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Q: How much wiggle room does Holland have under the salary cap?
A: Holland has committed about $32 million to 18 players, including bonus money in the contracts of Steve Yzerman and Chris Chelios.
A special clause in the new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to exceed the cap by as much as 7.5 percent with bonus money for entry-level players, players returning from long-term injuries, and players past 35 who sign one-year contracts. Chelios and Yzerman fall into that last category. But the amount spent over the cap would be deducted from the team's cap room next season.
Eli siellä olisi se ylitysvara tulokassopimuksille, pitkältä loukkaantumisperiodilta paalaaville, sekä yli 35 vuotiaille 1-vuotisen sopimuksen tehneille pelaajille.
Ylitetty määrä vähennettäisiin tulevan kauden cap-varasta.