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Salary Cap

Ilya Kovalchuk is Officially Off Devils’ Books

Daniel Amoia | July 1, 2025

The Ilya Kovalchuk deal that led to absolute catastrophe for the New Jersey Devils is officially a thing of the past. At 12:00 PM EDT on Jul. 1, 2025, with…

Categories New Jersey Devils, NHL News

Minnesota Wild Can Really Capitalize With Salary Cap Increases

Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | February 17, 2025

The NHL has been discussing raising the salary cap for quite some time, but now they’ve made it official that it will be happening. In 2025-26, it will increase to…

Categories Minnesota Wild

Red Wings Ready to Capitalize on Rising Salary Cap

Tony Wolak | February 3, 2025

The Detroit Red Wings received some encouraging news on Friday when the NHL and NHLPA jointly announced salary cap projections for the next three seasons. This is a significant jump…

Categories Commentary, Detroit Red Wings, Editor's Choice, Red Wings Management

Devils Can Greatly Benefit From Salary Cap Increase

Daniel Amoia | February 1, 2025

On Friday, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced in a memo that each team’s cap space upper limit would increase from $88 million to $95.5 million in 2025-26, another $8.5…

Categories New Jersey Devils

NHL/NHLPA Estimate Cap Increase of $25.5 Million Over Next 3 Seasons

Jacob Billington | January 31, 2025

The NHL and NHL Players Associate (NHLPA) have released their estimates for the salary cap for each of the next three seasons. The projected cap for the 2025-26 season is…

Categories NHL News

NHL Player Agent Allan Walsh States the Salary Cap Will Be $97 Million

Jacob Billington | January 10, 2025

In the latest episode of Agent Provocateur, a podcast hosted by SDPN, NHL agent Allan Walsh reported that the NHL’s salary cap will have an upper limit of $97 million…

Categories NHL News

Report: NHL Salary Cap Could Increase by $9 Million Next Season

Jim Bay | November 16, 2024

The NHL and NHLPA will discuss the possibility of increasing the salary cap by between $7 million and $9 million for the 2025-26 season, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Hockey…

Categories NHL News, NHL Rumors

Sharks Could Take Advantage of Oilers’ Desperation With Ceci Trade

Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 16, 2024

The Edmonton Oilers were recently blindsided after the St. Louis Blues successfully sent offer sheets to restricted free agents (RFAs) Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg who both chose to sign…

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks

Red Wings Should Retain Salary at the Trade Deadline

Logan Horn | February 16, 2023

The NHL Trade Deadline is roughly two weeks away, and while I don’t expect the Detroit Red Wings to be the most active team at this year’s trade deadline, either…

Categories Red Wings Transactions, Trade Deadline

Blues Will Face a Cap Crunch Even With Rumored Cap Increase

Mike Meyer | October 20, 2022

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Tuesday that the NHL could see a sizable increase to the league’s salary cap by $4 million for the 2023-24 season. When asked about the…

Categories St Louis Blues

Red Wings’ 2022-23 Salary Cap Outlook

Tony Wolak | October 10, 2022

Last season, the Detroit Red Wings were among the league leaders in salary cap space. General manager Steve Yzerman had been frugal since joining the organization, opting to only sign…

Categories Editor's Choice, Red Wings Management

Penguins’ Cap Troubles Actually an Advantage in the Trade Market

Ben Wagner | September 15, 2022

Before NHL Free Agency began on July 13, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in an extremely precarious position. Long-time icons Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang were un-signed, and general manager Ron…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins
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