Dreger: NHL GMs upset waiting for salary cap to be set. Want to make deals

[StreetHawk]

They already know it's $82M (+/-). Teams with little to no cap space need to stop crying

You shouldn’t project more than $2 mill more than current cap ceiling. If the end number is higher you have more space.

GMs should only be upset with themselves.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Owners and GM's want to have cost certainty. **** them right?

I'd agree with you except for they already know it's going to be close to $82M (+/-). I think they can work with this on draft day. If they didn't have an idea, then you may have a point

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[Habs Halifax]

If you're a GM, how are you supposed to work with that not knowing if there will be an escalator. And it's ridiculous to ask the NHLPA to make a decision until you give them the final number. This is 100% poor form by the NHL for not getting this done sooner and GMs have every right to be irritated.

But they already met and have discussed the numbers dude. This is not information the NHL is hiding from them. The final cap hit depends on what the NHLPA votes on for a escrow %. It's a process and the next step is likely to see what the NHLPA decides.

Just use $82M as the high. It's going to be close to that.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Bettman is waiting for the Canucks to weaponize their cap space by taking on Lucic.

Once that happens, Bettman will set the cap at 78 million.

 

[Dooble08]

Apparently nobody told Chuck Fletcher about this.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I'd agree with you except for they already know it's going to be close to $82M (+/-). I think they can work with this on draft day. If they didn't have an idea, then you may have a point

A million less or a million more is a big difference. Could be the difference for players in a trade or taking a cap dump. Could kill multiple deals. Its just not as simple as "Just work assuming this is your budget".

 

[Flames Fanatic]

A million less or a million more is a big difference. Could be the difference for players in a trade or taking a cap dump. Could kill multiple deals. Its just not as simple as "Just work assuming this is your budget".

This. If teams are assuming they need to fill out their roster and intend on being quite close to the cap, the difference a half million to a million a year when negotiating with RFA's and UFA's is a pretty big deal.

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Dreger needed to reach his quota of articles I guess.

What a waste of time. As if the managers don't have number crunchers for these things.

So the Cap hits at 81.5 million instead of 83 mill. Just work as if the Cap was always going to be 81 mill. If it goes to 83 mill then be happy you still have some room post trades.

I'm going to write an article too Titled: Fans upset they have to wait for trades.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Cap should be announced by the all star break. If not then then it will be by the trade deadline for sure. No need to panic.

 

[Marshall]

I'm kinda wondering why a decision hasn't been made yet - the players taking all the time allotted re: the escalator? Meetings just poorly scheduled in the CBA? Some kind of strategy involved?

 

[CupInSIX]

They already know it's $82M (+/-). Teams with little to no cap space need to stop crying

alright then, teams like Montreal wanting to take cap can't make trades either. Maybe it screws up a trade for them?

 

[Soundwave]

NHL is such a bush league operation at times, lol.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Sounds sort of dumb. Why don't they reveal it before the draft?

Agreed. They should have that number ready to go basically the day following the cup finals ending.

 

[KINGS17]

Typical criticism of Bettman over something over which he has no control.

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[BlueOil]

"more than a few" - so four gms

teams don't have to be under the cap until much later in the offseason, so i doubt this is really a concern holding up trades. more likely just leverage to complain with.

 

[Jozay]

Pretty f***ing bush league that they still dont know what the cap will be, this far into the offseason.

 

[Empoleon8771]

$81.5 to $82.1 according to Friedman. I'd guess it's either $81.5 or $82.

 

[Leafidelity]

 

[CupInSIX]

$81.5 to $82.1 according to Friedman. I'd guess it's either $81.5 or $82.

It might be down to 81.5 now?

 

[Langdon Alger]

$81.5 to $82.1 according to Friedman. I'd guess it's either $81.5 or $82.

Bold guess.

 

[Fourier]

Cap should be announced by the all star break. If not then then it will be by the trade deadline for sure. No need to panic.

The cap is based on real revenues for the whole season. If they announce it early and their prediction is off by enough then they have to change it in the summer when the audited numbers are known. Playoff revenues would be completely unknown at either of those points and can vary substantially depending on how long series go and which teams are involved.

 

[krutovsdonut]

They already know it's $82M (+/-). Teams with little to no cap space need to stop crying

actually, teams with lots of cap space need to know how much leverage they have over teams with little to no cap space in order to squeeze them properly. i am sure the leafs would rather move marleau before other teams know for sure how hosed they are.

 

[nzoilerfan]

I understand the arguments that they should just trade anyways - But they probably have a lot of balls in the air like if they do make X trade it will leave them Y budget to resign A players or go into free agency for any of D, F, or G players. If they don't know the cap they don't know if their trade will actually allow them to do the rest how they feel they need to. In uncertain times it can be better to stand pat. Once its sorted they know they're on level ground and can pull trigger.

Plus a lot of the teams moving salary around will want to know just how much retention, or if they'll need to do a buyout etc.