Sad news: the key player from Boston has been terminated his contract, concerning the…

One thing we’re guaranteed to hear a lot about this season (and every season, really) is the salary cap and how close teams are to the upper limit.

Relatedly, we’re also going to hear a lot about the players whose deals are most responsible for that and whether they’re living up to that price tag or not. It’s all fun and games on the ice, but off of it, the business of hockey can’t help but be analyzed with an electron microscope.