NHL teams forced to make tough cuts to respect the limit!

Brutal for tight knit groups…

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NHL teams forced to make tough cuts to respect the limit!
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While NHL clubs that are taking part in the 24-team playoff tournament can bring on unlimited goalies within the mandated 31 player roster, there are still very tough decisions to make overall, seeing that teams entering the bubble are only allowed 52 people.

Darren Dreger explained on Tuesday night’s edition of Insider Trading on TSN, some clubs will be forced to make tough cuts to respect the limit imposed by the NHL, and we wouldn’t want to be in their shoes… 

“Some real tough decisions for NHL general managers because again I think we have to appreciate that the culture of hockey operations is a tight knit group. Everybody, because hockey has returned, wants to work. Now on Monday every NHL team of the 24-team tournament had to submit that list of 52 individuals. Automatically you have the 31 players who can be included, so that leaves 21 spots for your management, your coaches, your training staff, your medical staff, your equipment people, strength and conditioning and the list goes on. I talked to a number of NHL general managers who had to have real difficult conversations in the past few days with people who aren’t going to be included in the trips to Edmonton or Toronto.”

Imagine losing your spot on the plane out to Toronto or Edmonton because your team is over the limit?! Brutal. We can’t imagine the tough calls some general managers had to make and hope, in the end, it won’t hinder their chances for a long playoff run. 

Everybody wants in, of course, hockey is back! 

Source: TSN