from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,
Stan Bowman continues to limbo with the salary cap, but has his Chicago Blackhawks in position to be buyers with less than two weeks to go before the NHL’s trade deadline.
The decision to send veteran defenceman Rob Scuderi to the American Hockey League after he cleared waivers Wednesday was done with an eye on creating roster flexibility, and leaves Bowman with the ability to add $3.9-million worth of players on Feb. 29.
Of course, he’ll be able to do even more than that if he ships additional money out in the meantime.
The Blackhawks are now carrying $4.45-million in buried cap space – the most among NHL teams, according to generalfanager.com – with Bryan Bickell and Scuderi in AHL Rockford, and David Rundblad loaned to the ZSC Lions in Switzerland.
Each of those players represents a cap savings of $950,000 to Chicago.
Bowman has had to be creative while constantly reshaping an organization that has won the Stanley Cup three times in the last six years. He currently has more than $40-million of the $71.4-million cap tied up in his forwards.
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