I think some of you are missing this point regarding cap sapce!
Beleskey 1.9 to the AHL
Smith 4.350 to the AHL
McKegg 750K to the AHL
Nieves 700K to the AHL
Total 7.7M returns to cap space
- patersonnick46
Two corrections:
I am fairly sure that the amount which can be buried in the minors is not the full amount of his cap hit. Meaning that for Beleskey, not all $1.9 mil would come off the books.
The same for Smith, even if he passes through waivers, so even though his cap hit is $4.35 million, a large portion of that would remain on the cap even if he passes through waivers and is sent down.
Per HockeyStatMiner, who I trust on all cap hit matters: The rule for burying guys is the max cap relief is $375k + that year's minimum salary. So since the minimum salary next year is $700k, the max burial relief is $700k+$375k=$1.075m. Therefore, Smith's cap hit if buried would be $4.35m - $1.075m = $3.275m
