The NHL’s salary cap is both good and bad. It allows teams with far smaller cash flow to still ice a roster that can compete with the most wealthiest franchises. It was implemented to try to curb overspending and the concept of “buying” a Stanley Cup. However, where the real failure falls is in the fine print. A great example of this is when the Tampa Bay Lightning were able to utilize Long Term Injured Reserve to bury the cap hit of a star player, such as Nikita Kucherov, and replace the salary for that player via acquisitions. When the playoffs come around, the cap is no longer applicable, and they activated that player legally. A simple way to fix that loophole is to make it so the cap is applicable during the postseason as well. That way, the rosters are adhering to the same rules in the postseason as well.