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Looking at the recalls and cap space balancing act down the stretch

There are 28 days remaining in the NHL’s regular season. Teams are in the middle of balancing their performance over the stretch drive, nagging player injuries, making a playoff push, and figuring out how to manage the salary cap and roster management restrictions they’re under over the last month of the season.

Here’s what you need to know to understand the roster moves the Calgary Flames will (or won’t) make between now and the end of the season.

Teams are limited to four non-emergency recalls following the trade deadline

Non-emergency recalls are effectively recalls you make to have extra players around for various purposes, usually for injury insurance.