TSN Hockey Insiders Darren Dreger, Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun detail the major topics discussed at the NHL general manager meetings in Florida. While there are no rule changes on a potential playoff salary cap, the Insiders revealed there will be more discussions around the playoff cap loophole in the future.
Watch and/or read a transcript at TSN like this...
Pierre LeBrun: And certainly not any discussions that led to any rules changes, because at the end of the day, that's a broader discussion. But the takeaway is that the discussion is not dead. Ken Holland of the Edmonton Oilers is the general manager that tabled this discussion on LTIR and a potential playoff cap. And the decision is to have this discussion again at the draft in Montreal in July - that perhaps there are ways to tweak this. And NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly afterwards said that he's already had discussions with the NHLPA about this. I think one of the other things we can also ascertain here is that there's been a lot of white noise around Vegas and how they've treated the LTIR this year. Last year was Tampa, this year is Vegas, at least in perception. Gary Bettman and Bill Daly could not be any more unequivocal in saying Vegas has been transparent, there's no issues in how they're handling their LTIR business - there you go.
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