Islanders Need to Capitalize on the Road to End Season
The New York Islanders’ dazzling home record of 18-2-2 this season is a huge reason why they’re in a neck-and-neck battle with the Washington Capitals for first place in the…
NHL Salary Cap
NHL “Flat Salary Cap” Will Lead to Bumpy Road
Reduced hockey-related revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a “flat” NHL salary cap for the 2020-21 season. With no increase from the previous year’s upper limit of…
Jets Can Still Flourish with a Flat Cap
Any chance of the NHL salary cap increasing substantially for the 2020-21 season is dead. The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the league to pause the 2019-20 season in March, has…
3 Canucks That Could Become Cap Casualties
Before the wrench that is the COVID-19 pandemic was thrown into the mix, the NHL was projecting an increase in the ceiling of the salary cap to between $84 and…
Flyers Get Wiggle Room With New Salary Cap
Over the years, the NHL has evolved in adding speed and talent to grow the sport. Hockey constantly thrusts itself into the debate as one of the most grueling and…
Capitals’ Salary Cap: Decision Time in DC
As we wait for hockey to return, front offices, coaching staff, and fans alike have plenty of free time to look ahead and plan for the future. For the coaching…
Salary Cap Economics Squeezing Out NHL’s Middle Class
Stanley Cup-winning experience isn’t worth what it used to be. Neither is experience of any kind.
As NHL teams move toward paying their stars more money and relying on young players to fill the gaps, hockey’s middle class is being squeezed out. Veteran…
AP Source: NHL Salary Cap Will Fall Short of Projections
VANCOUVER — The NHL salary cap for next season will be between $81.5 and $82 million, which is at least $1 million lower than initially projected, The Associated Press has confirmed.
The figure was disclosed Friday by a person with direct knowledge of …
Salary Cap Could Spawn NHL Trade Frenzy
Matt Niskanen wasn’t totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week.
One look at their salary cap picture explained it.
“I know what kind of situation Washington was in, so I knew there was a possibility,” he said.
Ge…
The Maple Leafs Dubious Dubas
“We can, and we will.” That’s how newly-minted Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas confidently replied to SportsNet’s Elliott Friedman when asked recently if the Leafs will be able to retain…
NHL Salaries Not As Advertised
NHL player salaries haven’t always been public. Back in the day, contracts were kept secret even amongst teammates. But with the rise of the internet, social media, and websites like CapFriendly,…
Red Wings History: First Salary Cap Team
Back when the NHL salary cap was first implemented, general manager Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were faced with a constraint they had never dealt with before: spending…