The Blue Jackets of Columbus staff will ultimately have no financial puzzle to be paid before October 7, the deadline for the NHL teams in order to respect the salary floor.
On the sidelines of the meeting of the Governors’ Office in New York, the director general Don Waddell obtained confirmation from the Bettman circuit that his club was not going to contravene regulations.
Journalist Aaron Portzline, from The Athleticexplains that a sum of $ 2 million had been granted last July to the now deceased Johnny Gaudreau, and that this sum will be part of the calculation of the payroll of Jackets.
Being understanding for a delicate situation to say the least, the NHL will allow Waddell to go beyond the scheduled deadline to reach the $ 65 million floor, since it expects Columbus to happen ” within a reasonable time ”.
The specialized site PuckPedia Specifies for its part that with 21 active players and the presence of striker Justin Danforth on the injured list, the Jackets are found at $ 64.4 million.
Thus, by adding an amount of $ 2 million to Gaudreau at the start of the summer, the Ohio training would soon respect, with 22 active skaters, the amount indicated by the collective agreement.
In order to avoid contravening the regulations, Columbus had notably announced the contract under contract of the veteran James Van Riemdsyk, in mid-September.
