Rumor: Salary Cap Could Be Up To 88 Million in 2020-21

[Gniwder]

If the season is effectively over with no playoffs, as I believe will prove to be the case, the impact on the cap will be substantial. This virus is wreaking financial havoc globally. The NHL will feel it as is everyone else.

Just imagine what happens if they have to cancel next season as well....

 

[SCD]

The players will lose their entire escrow this year which is about 14%. Beyond that, I don't think the owners have any stop-loss built into the contract. Another words, no carry over of losses. I think a large determinate for next year's cap number will be how high are the players willing to go on escrow percentage for 20-21. With the potential of a fall spike in the virus infections, the owners are going to be reluctant to take on high risk. Especially if they have huge losses this year. The basis of the NHL-NHLPA agreement is a 50-50 split.