Major update on the Maple Leafs' salary cap problems.

Huge update on the Leafs cap situation.

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Major update on the Maple Leafs' salary cap problems.

There has been a ton of speculation about the salary cap problem facing the Toronto Maple Leafs over the past few days, specifically as it pertains to their ability to sign restricted free agent defenseman Connor Brown.

However now we have a new report from James Mirtle of The Athletic that tells an entirely different story, one that suggests that the Leafs in fact are not facing any kind of cap issues whatsoever. 

From Mirtle's report:

That something is apparently that the Leafs can — and likely already have — use long-term injured reserve space in the summer.

That goes against what we've believed possible previously, but NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to The Athletic on Tuesday afternoon that it was allowed.

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“Yes, they can,” Daly said when asked if teams were permitted to access additional cap room in this fashion long before the season started. “Same as in-season.”

As a result of this new information, Mirtle now believes that the Leafs have already placed either Nathan Horton or Joffrey Lupul on long-term injured reserve. the LTIR would allow the Leafs to have a great deal more flexibility and Mirtle now believes they will have roughly $5 million in available cap space to sign Brown to a new deal. 

Whole there has been much speculation about the kind of deal Brown is set to earn from the Leafs, Mirtle believes it will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3 million per season.

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