Every year, players get moved because of their contract situation. It happens in every sport, and the NHL is no different.
This year is no different, but at the same time, it’s very different. With the COVID-19 pandemic ravishing the United States and changing the way we consume sports, the professional sports leagues are being affected in a number of ways, including the need for a flat salary cap in the NHL.
Now, deals that were made by teams with players with the expectation of a growing salary cap ceiling are making things much tighter for clubs, which means that there will be even more players on the market who could be moved as a cap casualty.