Max Pacioretty trade didn’t come as a shock but as a statement from the Canes
In a world where the salary cap has increased by $1 million in the last three years, cap space has become king. Escaping deals and not having to pay to move deals right now has become a very important part of the game. In a world with a flat cap, cap space will decide the fate of a lot of teams. One of those teams was Vegas, and Carolina got them to pay the price for being so wreckless with their Salary cap management.