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Realistic Trades to Move Some of the NHL's Worst Contracts

In a salary-cap league, there is always going to be deep analysis of each team's cap situation and every contract.

Every dollar a team spends on one player or one position is a dollar they will not have for another player, position or need. Some contracts look like head-scratchers the minute pen gets put to paper, and they are viewed as unmovable or albatross deals that will forever sink a team's cap situation.

But there are always creative ways for teams to dump other undesirable contracts.

Sometimes it takes adding a sweetener to convince a team to take on that financial commitment.