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The Tampa Bay Lightning didn't cheat their way to the Stanley Cup. Get over the salary cap thing | The Star
![The Hockey News] After the 2015 Stanley Cup, the Tampa Bay Lightning proposed a vote to end the salary cap loophole that enabled the Blackhawks to go $5 million over the cap. The Hockey News] After the 2015 Stanley Cup, the Tampa Bay Lightning proposed a vote to end the salary cap loophole that enabled the Blackhawks to go $5 million over the cap.](https://external-preview.redd.it/EDhEYpz5cLEGeNC8NcZ-8TXg5y65fnJNvZUsw_bWKuA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e7cd943346788e7581f657ee005e8613e11db852)
The Hockey News] After the 2015 Stanley Cup, the Tampa Bay Lightning proposed a vote to end the salary cap loophole that enabled the Blackhawks to go $5 million over the cap.
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