Players traded or claimed off waivers after this date were not eligible to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season.
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Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.