News: Possible 86.5 M salary cap in 2023-24 if escrow balance paid off this season

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[Nikolajs Sillers]

So GM's will overpay even more?

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

So GM's will overpay even more?

Yes. At the same time middle of the road players will like see a decent raise too

 

[BruinsBtn]

A few more gambling ads should do it. How about live betting lines on the virtual boards with bright flashing colors whenever the lines change?

 

[DaveG]

So GM's will overpay even more?

As is tradition

 

[KrisLetAngry]

A few more gambling ads should do it. How about live betting lines on the virtual boards with bright flashing colors whenever the lines change?

O great idea. Heck also why not in the middle of the game have the Refs flip a puck with a head and tail on it. They can have the betting odds on top and make so much more.

 

[HaNotsri]

A few more gambling ads should do it. How about live betting lines on the virtual boards with bright flashing colors whenever the lines change?

My suggestions:
Puck tracking with company logo being super imposed on puck

Referee reading a sponsors slogan before every face off

Special gambling breaks before shootouts. Coaches pick the players and then you get a minute or two to bet on which players that score.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good to hear

 

[DJJones]

Sweet, just in time for the oilers and leafs to set new records

 

[violaswallet]

Klinberg is going to be rich after this disastrous offseason. Best D by far

 

[chethejet]

If 86.5 million next year players FA or able to extend will get a little more. But I so think good chances as well it is up to 83.5. In either case, 10 to 15 teams will be somewhat tight even at 86.5 next year.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

NICE

 

[My3Sons]

It's a $3 mil per team increase over what teams were probably projecting. Is that really earth shattering?

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

So GM's will overpay even more?

Exactly, Look for players to get bigger paydays.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It's a $3 mil per team increase over what teams were probably projecting. Is that really earth shattering?

For some teams absolutely. Like massive

 

[KevinRedkey]

This would certainly be big for Ottawa and their ability to retain DeBrincat and Zub. It also makes me budge on my "team-friendly" deal number if so.

 

[Seras]

Half the league is at or 500k from the cap limit, league needs a luxury tax or purging some shitty owners/teams in the lower rungs.

Incentivized losing while at the same time giving money to shitty teams/owners clearly isn't working

 

[Ncit3]

So glad got the long MacKinnon extension done now before that 4M goes to star players salaries. Incoming $16M Matthews contract.

 

[egelband]

Yes. At the same time middle of the road players will like see a decent raise too

That’s cool. Many got squeezed out these past couple of years.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Please delay until after Matthews' extension.

 

[Treb]

So GM's will overpay even more?

And deals signed before will look better.

 

[swiftwin]

This is why GMs were handing out 8 year deals like candy last summer.

 

[VanillaCoke]

This is why GMs were handing out 8 year deals like candy last summer.

The smrt ones

 

[Rynewed]

A few more gambling ads should do it. How about live betting lines on the virtual boards with bright flashing colors whenever the lines change?

Why do the boards bother so many people? Your eyes should be focused on the players not whats being advertised, is everyones attention span seriously this short?

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Yes. At the same time middle of the road players will like see a decent raise too

Naw. Austin matthews will get another 2 or 3 million per year and the roleplayers will get even less.