Cap implications Re: McDdavid's injury?

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I'm guessing I'm not the only one on here that has this question, and I'm reaching out to you Smarty-Pants (tm) HFOils. I have a question on potential cap implications with the latest news and upcoming schedule here:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851657006207394164

If McDavid doesn't go on LTIR and is out only a short time, then I realize nothing changes. I believe to put someone on LTIR means you have to miss 10 games, but then you get Cap relief. Is this as simple as if McDavid goes on the LTIR shelf for 10 games as an almost-worst-case result, then we'd get approximately 12% of his salary as Cap relief, and we could apply that to having more $ available at the trade deadline?

If this is correct, then how do we convert that into what that means at the trade deadline. 12% of his salary is only $1.5m but I know it has to be pro-rated (guessing the number of games left in the season?). Anyone shed some light on this and what that potential increase in Cap might be at the TDL?

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[unicornBLOOD]

McDavid more than likely will not go on LTIR, just regular IR. With calling up Drake C and Philp, they will simply have to dip into LTIR, which Kane is already on, until they get back until the cap, when they send one or both of them, or someone else back down to the AHL, and then are once again UNDER the cap.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

If they were going to, they would have put him on LTIR already, no?

 

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If they were going to, they would have put him on LTIR already, no?

I don't think they have to right away, but can do it later on retroactively?