It’s no secret that the Calgary Flames have a tight salary cap situation as they approach the opening of the 2019-20 season. Some expensive contract mistakes, a looming big contract extension and Juuso Valimaki’s injury have conspired against the Flames, to the point where there are some questions about how the Flames can squeeze under the $81.5 million cap.
Yeah, it’s gonna suck. But by using the long term injury reserve salary exemption they get due to Valimaki’s injury, there’s a way for the Flames to fit under the cap without trading anybody away.
Step 1: minimize cap space
There are two key things to remember about Valimaki and LTIR:
- The Flames have to be cap compliant with him on the roster when they file their roster with the league office on Oct.