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Posts About "NHL Salary Cap"

Salary Cap Economics Squeezing Out NHL's Middle Class

Salary Cap Economics Squeezing Out NHL's Middle Class

September 19th, 2019 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

AP Source: NHL Salary Cap Will Fall Short of Projections

June 21st, 2019 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

Salary Cap Could Spawn NHL Trade Frenzy

June 19th, 2019 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

The Maple Leafs Dubious Dubas

July 16th, 2018 “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 just-acquired superstar John Tavares and their trio of young studs in Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and William...
NHL Salaries Not As Advertised

NHL Salaries Not As Advertised

May 11th, 2018 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, it doesn’t take long for new contract details to spread like wildfire to the public. The league is also the healthiest it’s ever...
Red Wings History: First Salary Cap Team

Red Wings History: First Salary Cap Team

January 24th, 2018 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 limits. In the years leading up to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the Red Wings consistently ranked near the top in terms of team payroll. In fact, their Stanley...
Why NHL Expansion Is Bad for Fans

Why NHL Expansion Is Bad for Fans

December 18th, 2017 The National Hockey League’s salary cap is going up for next season, likely falling somewhere between $78 and $82 million (it currently sits at $75 million). Ostensibly, this is a good thing; a salary cap increase, especially one as big as this, seems to indicate the NHL is financially healthy and reliably prosperous. Additionally,...
NHL's Salary Cap Increases Product Value

NHL's Salary Cap Increases Product Value

July 27th, 2017 The sale of exclusive media rights for professional sports entertainment is a global phenomenon. Sports being played at the highest levels around the world are drawing enormous crowds and so too are they drawing the interests of media networks. The result has been bigger rights deals in every league and the ripple effects are especially...
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