Here are ways the Devils can get under the cap and where Adam Mair fits into the equation.
-They can place Bryce Salvador and Anssi Salmela on Long Term Injury Reserve (LTIR) and start the year with the league required minimum of 20 players on the roster. It will be 11 forwards and 7 defensemen plus the two goaltenders. That would get the Devils approximately $90,000 under the cap. Adam Mair is still unsigned. This would be a short term solution however as Salvador is not expected to miss significant amount of time, but it would give the Devils flexibility they need. However, they would need to make a move, likely a trade before activating Salvador of the LTIR.
-They sign Adam Mair and make a trade or demote a player under the age of 35 to get under the cap to the minors. Colin White or Dainius Zubrus would be good candidates.
-They can just make some trades and sign Mair and bring up highly touted prospects Mattias Tedenby and Jacob Josefson from Albany of AHL.
Notes: Defensemen Matt Taormina and Alexander Urbom have been told by Lou Lamoriello they will be sticking around for now. Urbom switched his number from 34 to 29, which belonged to Salmela. Salmela likely will be out until January or February. Taormina went from 39 to 20, Jay Pandolfo's old number. Taormina will likely head back to the minors once Salvador returns assuming Bryce is not traded. If Salvador is on LTIR, he cannot be traded without his consent. Like I mentioned yesterday Josefson and Tedenby or maybe one of them could be brought back up for Friday's opener from Albany. Judging by where things stand right now, it seems likely the Devils will go down to the wire finalizing their roster plans, so look for something to happen tomorrow.
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