Maple Leafs’ Cap Space Limits Trades Under Full-Term CBA Rule

Wednesday's FTB: Yet more on the Leafs cap space

Yesterday's Insider Trading included a bit more information on the so-called "tagging" issue regarding cap space, the Leafs, and your need to worry that they can't do the math.- TSNTSN’s Hockey Insiders on the hurdles Toronto faces in making trades, if the Sharks could be a fit for Simon Edvinsson, Nashville looking for youth and skill, the Flames and Morgan Frost, pending UFA Artturi Lehkonen off to a hot start and the Kraken seeking top line s…

Maple Leafs’ Cap Space Limits Trades Under Full-Term CBA Rule

Main Story Toronto’s current cap squeeze is largely tied to how the NHL requires teams to account for next season’s contracts when adding a player. Five players on injured reserve are making that calculation tighter, but the situation could ease as the roster returns to normal. The cap issue isn’t the main reason Toronto hasn’t recalled prospect Ben Danford: the team appears reluctant to rush him into the NHL.