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TORONTO — The Maple Leafs’ infirmary gained two more members this week. And their limited salary cap space can’t keep up. are both unavailable for Toronto’s tilt against Ottawa on Saturday, and the Leafs’ are so close to the flat $81.5 million salary cap ceiling they can’t afford to recall another player.
Last season, NHL clubs were allowed to carry a four-to-six-player taxi squad that had to include at least one goaltender. Teams could bring those individuals in and out of the lineup when needed, without having them count against the cap. “He's still being assessed in terms of just how long he's going to be out, but it's not looking like it's going to be long-term,” said Keefe, adding the Leafs aren’t expecting to need Long-Term Injured Reserve for Mrazek.
“I know he's excited,” Keefe said. “He’s played well, and he'll go right in and do a job for us. He has done that before; it's not new to him, in the sense of when he's come up and played in times when we needed him and he's done a good job, so we expect more of that.” Bishop had a little more notice about what was coming. And he even managed to impress a few teammates at morning skate, despite not playing a game since Feb. 16, 2020 due to the pandemic. Prior to that, Bishop put together a 20-6-0 record in 2019-20, with a .922 save percentage and 2.40 goals-against average.
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