Thanks to the salary cap jump, Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz has gone from having his back against the cap to flush with cash.
How much cash? With just Luke Evangeslista left to sign, the Predators are sitting on just over $10 million in cap space. Vange will probably land somewhere in the $3 to $4 million range, so let's conservatively put the final total somewhere around $6.5 million.
You might be thinking, what good is money that isn't being spent? Why not use every available dollar to try and help the team?
Here's how the Nashville Predators can use their remaining cap space this upcoming season
You saw a great example of why not last season.