Ken Wiebe of The Athletic: The Winnipeg Jets definitely miss not having Dustin Byfuglien on their blue line, as well as not have the ability to use his $7.6 million in salary cap space.
The Jets need to keep the salary space available if he’s going to return after recovering from his surgery.
“There’s cap challenges every day in the National Hockey League. Nothing has really changed with respect to how we have to operate on a daily basis,” said Cheveldayoff. “It’s something we’ve been challenged with and are managing daily.