We are getting close to the date of no return, where all NHL teams are required to be under the mandated salary cap of $59.4 million. With GM Lou Lamoriello not indicating what he may do to get his team under the cap, we are all left to wonder what he will eventually do. The Devils currently have 19 players on their roster, and are already $2,245,832 over the cap (before bonuses are factored in. Here are a few of the different scenarios Lamoriello might be contemplating (or hoping not to have to explore before the October 6th deadline):
Option One: Trade Brian Rolston
Sure, this is easily the cleanest scenario for the Devils. Rolston, who makes $5,000,000 in salary this year (with a $5.062 million cap hit), has not lived up to the expectations of his four-year contract signed two offseasons ago. While he scored 20 goals last year, he just hasn't been enough to warrant the cap hit. Sure, if the Devils could re-negotiate his contract a lot closer to the $2 million/year area, no one would want to move Rolston. Unfortunately, that isn't an option, and with Rolston having signed his contract at the age of 35, the only way his c ...
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