Last year, the Vegas Golden Knights significantly exceeded the salary cap during the playoffs, partly due to the return of Mark Stone.
Indeed, the captain miraculously came back in full form for the first game of the postseason, raising serious questions.
It is practically a joke, as the Golden Knights took advantage of the situation to make solid acquisitions, such as Anthony Mantha, Noah Hanifin, and Tomas Hertl, among others.
The NHL really needs to address this problem because it is becoming far too blatant. Remember in 2022, when the Canadiens put Shea Weber on the long-term injured reserve list. Gary Bettman immediately made sure that the injury was legitimate.