Can the Canucks avoid using LTIR to start the 2024-25 season?
With one game remaining in the preseason, the Vancouver Canucks have some serious roster decisions ahead of them.
Why does avoiding LTIR matter? When a team uses the cap relief from LTIR, they are considered to be right up against the salary cap, with no real cap space. That means they cannot accrue cap space over the course of the season, limiting their ability to add a player mid-season, such as at the trade deadline.
The Canucks have not been able to take advantage of accruing cap space for several years, as they have consistently been in LTIR right from the start of the season until the end of the season. Tucker Poolman, whose career has essentially been ended by debilitating migraines, has been on LTIR for the past two seasons and will once again be out this season.
Notably, that’s with 24 active players — one more than the limit. The Canucks will have to send down one more player to meet the 23-man roster limit. The Canucks could, in theory, put Nils Åman and Mark Friedman on waivers, trusting that they wouldn’t get claimed as teams put together their final rosters. That would leave the Canucks with a 21-man roster that still isn’t cap-compliant.
Because Hirose was injured while on the Canucks’ NHL roster, he has to stay on the NHL roster until medically cleared. That also means his cap hit will count against the Canucks’ salary cap during that time. Unfortunately, SOIR does not apply for Hirose, as he is on a one-way contract. His full cap hit will remain on the books as long as he’s on the injured reserve list.
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