St. Louis Game Time · Jun 11, 2015
A Farewell To Barret Jackman
Barret Jackman annoying Red Wings is one of the things I will miss the most. - Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsThe Blues' defenseman is out the door come July 1.
In the cold world of the salary cap, there's no room for sentimentality.
With the cap, players are treated more than ever as commodities. Players aren't 30 point guys, but rather $1.2 million cap hits. When a cap hit exceeds a player's production, the player is no longer worth keeping around.
Barret Jackman turned 34 in March and had a cap hit of $3,166.667. He is a pending unrestricted free agent and Thursday morning it was announced the Blues won't be bringing him back for a 15th season with the club.