BluPuk Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 from Sportsnet Maple Leafs shake up roster to place Horton on LTIRChris Johnston October 27, 2015, 5:50 PMTORONTO — In a salary-cap world, not every transaction is quite what it seems.Case in point: The news late Tuesday afternoon that the Toronto Maple Leafs had recalled winger Casey Bailey from the American Hockey League while sending centre Byron Froese back down.That raised some alarm bells, especially since Leafs coach Mike Babcock has repeatedly praised Froese’s performance in recent days and had already said he’ll “be in the lineup” for Friday’s game at Madison Square Garden.Those plans haven’t changed.What the Froese/Bailey flip-flop was really about instead is maximizing the benefit the Leafs received by placing Nathan Horton on long-term injured reserve. That roster move also happened Tuesday, according to a source.The Leafs have had the option to do that with Horton since the regular season began because the 30-year-old winger continues to suffer from a debilitating back issue that is expected to end his NHL career. (Horton flew to Toronto to undergo a medical with Leafs doctors at the beginning of training camp). However, the key aspect of the LTIR provision is that it only allows a team to exceed the salary cap ceiling by the amount it needs while a player is out. It was therefore more beneficial for the Leafs to be as close to the $71.4-million cap as possible when it was invoked, something the Froese/Bailey transaction accomplished.With Bailey due to earn $337,500 more than Froese in the NHL this season, the move put Toronto within $88,333 of the cap ceiling, according to capfriendly.com. Horton's $5.3-million annual deal was then placed on LTIR, which will permit the Leafs to exceed the cap by almost that entire amount for the remainder of the season.That leaves the front office with plenty of flexibility in the months ahead.Meanwhile, long before the puck is dropped in New York on Friday night, Froese should be back with the Leafs while Bailey rejoins the Marlies. Neither player currently requires waivers, so that expected transaction will be much more clear-cut than the one they were originally part of. I hate the hard cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Looking forward to see how Casey Bailey does in the NHL. The kid was a standout at Penn State last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Looking forward to see how Casey Bailey does in the NHL. The kid was a standout at Penn State last year. Same here, I made a point of checking in on his pro career. Very cool how Penn State is now sending players to the pros. I think it was Beluga that donated the arena, was it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Who?Bob Frose's kid, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Bob Frose's kid, maybe?I wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I wonder. I Googled and nothing came up, guess not, but it is spelled the same and not exactly a common name, that is what got me wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Same here, I made a point of checking in on his pro career. Very cool how Penn State is now sending players to the pros. I think it was Beluga that donated the arena, was it not? Wiki --It was announced on January 21, 2011 that the arena would be named in honor of Kim and Terry Pegula whose $100 million donation helped fund the arena and the creation of men's and women's varsity ice hockey programs.[3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I hate the hard cap. While slightly off topic, anyone else in favour of a luxury tax system like MLB has rather than a hard salary cap? I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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