Ive given up on understanding the cap. From reading the boards in the past I came to the conclusion that long term IR did not bring cap relief. Then i read articles like this where theres talk about money saved from injuries... Im also not familar with Pagnotta so I dont know whether to trust the source.
http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/...otta100204.html
"Thanks to long-term injuries to Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall and Andreas Lilja, the Wings are bordering $3 million in available cap space. Depending on which players they deal in exchange for Kovalchuk, the Wings will have enough room to fit him under the salary cap for this season."
