Dave Mishkin and Greg Linnelli preview tonight’s Tampa Bay Lightning game vs. the Winnipeg Jets as Ryan McDonagh is set to return to the lineup after missing the last 15 games with a lower-body injury. They are joined by Chris Johnston from The Athletic.
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This is a very good discussion on how to view the cap, building a roster, and "overpaying" players. To view a single player's cap hit without the context of the entire team is kinda dumb. Also, the entire league is a business. Palat overperformed his team-friendly deals for a very long time and another team helped even it out for the player. This happens for a lot of players. They may not get paid by their starting team and have to move on to be "made whole" by another team.
Kind of a an unwritten gentleman's agreement in the league.
Also, Callahan helped bring so many Rangers to Tampa, hehe.
Sdpn's Chris Johnston!!!