The NHL slate is light today, so the agenda leans on the latest wire movement. Rising NHL salary cap scales reshape off-season strategies.

ON THE SLATE

• No NHL games are on today's schedule. Rising NHL salary cap scales reshape off-season strategies.

LOOKING AHEAD

• The next checkpoint is the follow-through from NHL coverage, with the wire carrying the next result as soon as it lands.

FROM THE WIRE

• Proposed transaction ultimately collapsed.
• Milestone sparks debate over greatest franchise captains.
• Robertson files for arbitration amid Penguins trade interest.

Next update lands with the next live turn or final result.