News: Salary Cap staying at 81.5M

[Just Linda]

This explains the recent string of signings (Scandella, Korpisalo, etc)

 

[Legion34]

This is a HUGE advantage for teams like Montreal who have a lot of high profile players to sign in the next two years; UFA (Danault, Tatar, Gallagher, Petry, Armia) and RFA (Domi, Kotkaniemi, Poehling, Suzuki, Lehkonen).

This is also a huge advantage for teams who currently have a lot of cap space. It’s time for those teams to take advantage of the situation.

And what if those owners can’t afford it? The cap is staying level for a reason........

 

[wintersej]

So all the RFA who signed backloaded contracts last summer just became huge poison pills for their respective team. What do you do with the Tkachuk, Werenski, McCavoy of this world who will cost a fortune to qualify in what will most likely be a flat cap for a couple of years

I don't know why you included McAvoy at 7.3 on that list?

 

[Baksfamous112]

I don't know why you included McAvoy at 7.3 on that list?

Because his qualifying offer needs to be over 8m per season. That’s a lot of money

 

[Kranix]

Guess what. we can and we will

 

[rent free]

Because his qualifying offer needs to be over 8m per season. That’s a lot of money

his qualifying offer only needs to be 7.3 because his salary is over 1 million, but yah i agree that's gonna cost a lot

 

[rent free]

Guess what. we can and we will

dubas admirer strikes again

 

[RomanianLeafs]

We can and we will regret

You can and you will regret drafting around 13 again

 

[CanadienShark]

you didn't even mention the worst one in timo meier. his qualifying offer is 10 million. oof

Doesn’t matter if the qualifying offer for Meier is 10m, 9.9m for Tkachuk, 8.25m for McCavoy, 7.7m for Werenski etc...

Teams are going to have to overpay to keep those guys or let them walk for nothing in a cap that will stay flat with high escrow % for a couple of years



Yeah, missed him. Wow that is going to f*** San Jose big time.

You guys do realize Meier signed a 4 year deal, right? His qualifying offer isn't a concern for another 3 years.

 

[Tripod]

To those saying teams with lots of cap space can take advantage.....well the owners might not want to spend that cap space given the lack of money they will be bring in with possibly no fans next year.

Reality is "rich" teams like the Leafs or NYR at least won't be hurt by the lack of fans for one year. Other teams might not be so lucky.

 

[TBF1972]

This is a HUGE advantage for teams like Montreal who have a lot of high profile players to sign in the next two years; UFA (Danault, Tatar, Gallagher, Petry, Armia) and RFA (Domi, Kotkaniemi, Poehling, Suzuki, Lehkonen).

This is also a huge advantage for teams who currently have a lot of cap space. It’s time for those teams to take advantage of the situation.

This list of high profile players made me smile.

 

[TBF1972]

Eh in four years I dont expect us to be competing. Burns Vlasic and Karlsson will be 4 years older and still under contract. We will probaby trade Meier and he will sign a long term contract with someone

Did SJ compete this season?

 

[rent free]

This list of high profile players made me smile.

i bet the list of players using their no-trade clauses and nmc to block a trade to new jersey is even more exciting

 

[TBF1972]

i bet the list of players using their no-trade clauses and nmc to block a trade to new jersey is even more exciting

No worry, Alzner and Price aren't on NJ wish list.

On a serious note. There are a lof of players with ntc or nmc in their contracts, which are overpaid - even more so in a flat cap environment. The players, NJ would target, are the RFAs, who can't find a fair contract from an already capped out team. I could see TB having trouble finding a team, who takes an expensive veteran of their roster.

 

[themelkman]

Did SJ compete this season?

No, but we could still next year. However the rebuild will need to start in 3-4 years for sure

 

[Mick Jagr]

LeBrun is an idiot.

If by idiot you mean one of the most reliable insiders (probably 2nd only to Bob McKenzie in reliability and accuracy) in all of hockey... then, yeah.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

If by idiot you mean one of the most reliable insiders (probably 2nd only to Bob McKenzie in reliability and accuracy) in all of hockey... then, yeah.

Ehh, Elliott is still closest to Bob for the folks who understand that when he prefaces something with, "I think", it's speculation, not a rumor.

 

[Canada4Gold]

If there are escrow debt paybacks how does that work for someone who’s contract changes this season? For example if there’s 25% escrow this year but the players only paid 15% from their cheque’s they owe 10%. Would a player who was paid say 1 million but resigned for 5 million be paying the 100k he owes(10% of 1 million, his prior contract to make up his share) or does the NHLPA as a whole pay 10% this year, meaning the guy who is suddenly making 5 million is paying 500k now. I would assume the former, players individually make up their share based on prior years and not as a whole based on next year

 

[Junohockeyfan]

If there are escrow debt paybacks how does that work for someone who’s contract changes this season? For example if there’s 25% escrow this year but the players only paid 15% from their cheque’s they owe 10%. Would a player who was paid say 1 million but resigned for 5 million be paying the 100k he owes(10% of 1 million, his prior contract to make up his share) or does the NHLPA as a whole pay 10% this year, meaning the guy who is suddenly making 5 million is paying 500k now. I would assume the former, players individually make up their share based on prior years and not as a whole based on next year

Escrow payback is based on 2019/2020 salary. They will have to pay out of pocket

 

[TS Quint]

Well look what happened, an artificial 81.5 cap. Who could have predicted?

 

[TS Quint]

If by idiot you mean one of the most reliable insiders (probably 2nd only to Bob McKenzie in reliability and accuracy) in all of hockey... then, yeah.

LOL, LeBrun is dumber than Milbury. Le Brun ads nothing but rumour and opinion. Having LeBrun on a panel of insiders is the same as having Kevin Lowe included on a Team Canada management group. It just reeks of some sort of nepotism.

 

[Flukeshot]

And a butt load of Escrow.

 

[ole ole]

We can and we will regret

Great post.
Hope it at least stays where it's at. A small drop would even be better.I can here the whines now.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Flat cap works perfectly for the Habs.

 

[rent free]

Flat cap works perfectly for the Habs.

bergevin won't spend much cap anyways...