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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

They'll be making EGG salad in Jersey tonight. I hope they wash their hands.

TSN is reporting that Patrik "Hepatitis Boy" Elias will make his return to the lineup tonight when the Devils play host to the Florida Panthers.

He will be slotted in with Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta to put the EGG together again.

Aside from all the jokes I could make about eggs (food) and Hepatitis A (foodborne illness), I have a serious concern. One that I brought up in August, but which has been on the "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it" back burner since. How can they do this? Now, his salary starts counting towards the cap. By my count, their total payroll is $40,123,929, according to the salaries and the roster posted on TSN. Remember, the cap is $39M. I know it's sort of complicated how those salaries work, and that the cap is calculated on a daily basis, but I still don't see how they come in under cap. I didn't see any transactions made by them to free up cap space.

Any help here?

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