Below is a transcript of the media call with Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois that followed his trade of Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators on Sunday. The GM talked about the difficulty of trading his veteran defenseman and the realities of life in a salary cap world.
During one of his answers, he talked about the issue of “salary cap tagging”. For more on what salary cap tagging is, this link to Pro Hockey Rumors from 2019 explains it.
The questions and answers have been edited for clarity.