Golden Knights’ Deadline Strategy Clearer With Weber Deal
Once you get past reflexively noticing Shea Weber’s name involved in a transaction and realize the now-inactive former star defenseman is only included for contract purposes, it becomes clear that Thursday’s (Feb. 23) trade wasn’t a particularly significant one. Trading the three-plus years remaining on Weber’s deal signals a focus on addressing offseason salary cap issues and trying to rid themselves of LTIR commitments. While Weber wasn’t going to impact Vegas’ cap situation this season, his $ million cap hit would’ve caused headaches in the summer. Furthermore, heading into the 2023-24 season without LTIR commitments would enable the Golden Knights to accrue cap space as the season rolls along. As it stands, the Golden Knights are roughly $4 million over the 10 percent cap overage threshold that comes into effect after the season wraps....
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