He had a right knee injury in training camp of 2015. Prior to joining the Leafs, Robidas had broken his right leg twice. He was unable to play during the last two years of his contract, 2015-17, and placed on Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIP) for the entirety of those two seasons. NHL.Com - Red Wings Trade Datysuk draft pick to Coyotes Send Player to “Robidas Island”Īn underperforming player, usually because of an injury, would be placed on Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR), or if it happened at the beginning of the season, placed on the “Injured – Non Roster” list, in order to make room for additional players.Įxile to Robidas Island was a running gag that the Toronto Maple Leafs blog, Editor In Leaf, had started back in 2015 when defenseman Stephane Robidas was placed on Injured Reserve due to knee issues. NHL.Com - Flyers Trade Contract of Chris Pronger NHL.Com - Marian Hossa Traded to Coyotes by Blachkawks The cap hit still remained for them because Datsyuk had signed his contract after his 35 th birthday.) (Note: the Detroit Red Wings traded Pavel Datsyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in 2016 when he “retired” to go to the KHL. Photo: Sports IllustratedĮxamples include the Philadelphia Flyers trading Chris Pronger to the Arizona Coyotes in 2014, when he could no longer play due to a concussion and an eye injury, and the Chicago Blackhawks trading Marian Hossa to the Arizona Coyotes in 2018 after he could no longer play due to a skin disorder. The solution is to trade him to a non-contending (or rebuilding) team where the players are not making high salaries, generally a small market team, such as past editions of the Arizona Coyotes, so that they can meet the salary cap floor without needing to spend much actual money. The player in this case is often unable to play. Many times, a team has an aging player on a front-loaded deal whose salary is lower than his cap hit. The system introduced a salary floor which was meant to induce teams to field a competitive team. Trade Player (and His Cap Hit) to a Small Market TeamĪs part of implementing the salary cap system, a maximum cap for each team was designated, but another provision was implemented as well. Each of these loopholes is described below. Several of these loopholes were closed as part of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement signed prior to the 2012-13 season, but a few still remain.
Many of these loopholes were utilized to avoid “buying out” the player entirely and being stuck with a dead cap space for years afterwards. Since the salary cap was implemented as part of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to the 2005-06 season, teams have taken advantage of loopholes to jettison a player who seemed overpaid relative to their perceived value.
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