An excerpt from Foxsports.com (Spector/Lyle Richardson):

Teams like the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks, currently sitting over the NHL’s salary cap ceiling of $56.7 million, will be forced to make salary-dumping moves in the coming weeks, but they’re not the only teams forced by the cap to make offseason moves.

The Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes and Atlanta Thrashers are currently under the league’s cap “floor” of $40.7 million and must add salary to get over that mark before the start of next season.

As per NHLnumbers.com, the Coyotes ($38.592 million) and Thrashers ($37.719 million) are sitting comfortably within striking distance of the cap minimum, requiring little more than a few minor signings to get over the cap whilst filling their remaining roster spots.

The Kings, however, with a payroll of $27.756 million currently sit well below the cap minimum, and with 14 players under contract for next season have a long way to go to get over the cap and flesh out their roster.