Salary Cap to Jump to $78M-$82M

[blueandgoldguy]

Good news for some teams (Edmonton) while it's bad for others (Florida) who will likely lose millions more per season staying above the cap floor.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Crap...that’s terrible....ticket price increases.....I wish players would stop using escalator, they just pay more in escrow.

 

[DopeyFish]

If it goes up $7 million, Tavares sweepstakes gonna be craaazy

 

[WingsMJN2965]

I love this as a Leaf fan the more money we have to spend the better

 

[LeafChief]

 

[TT1]

Matthews, EK, Doughty, Tavares must all be really happy..

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Nonis doesn't run this team anymore

 

[Canada4Gold]

Prefer it goes up not that much this offseason where the Leafs have some room. We get Matthews, Nylander and Marner signed to deals before the cap jumps a lot. Potentially Tavares but probably not. And then it balloons after that giving us room to sign a 2019 UFA defenceman. If it goes up by 7 million this offseason your 10 millions become 11. Your 6 millions become 6.75, your 7 millions become 7.8. 2-3 of the extra 7 million will be used entirely on the big 3 getting more because it's a higher cap now

 

[TT1]

MTL is gonna have like 22M this offseason (after Plekanec' contract is off the books).

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

So anywhere from a $3-7M cap raise... And the UFA pool is absolute garbage... And league scoring is seriously inflated this year.

There's gonna be a lot of bad contracts handed out July 1st. I'm glad Ken Holland has almost no cap space...

Almost a free Draisaitl. Please happen.

 

[chizzler]

It doesnt really matter how high it goes. Teams will still get in trouble because the salaries will rise of course. Nothing changes. Its short term relief.

 

[Leafidelity]

 

[Filthy Dangles]

 

[Stimpythecat]

Teams with a lot of UFA/RFAs in the near future are going to feel the pain more.

 

[LeafFever]

Yeah...Not with this management group.

 

[LeafFever]

Great offseason to have a new Billionaire owner. Canes have $50 million in Cap spent for next year with basically only Hanifin, TVR and Elias Lindholm to re-sign.

Maybe the new owner throws a max contract at Tavares (if he gets to UFA)? So many possibilities. Canes fans are in for a treat.

You have no idea if he'll spend that though. The revenue coming in is very bad, One of the worst in the NHL. I'm not convinced they suddenly spend to the cap max.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Nonis doesn't run this team anymore

Unfortunately Holland still runs this one.

 

[LeafFever]

Unfortunately Holland still runs this one.

So hard to have so many cup banners with him as GM.

 

[Drytoast]

Again...I hate to be bring bad news but the salary cap increase will just mean the first line players will get more money.

ALL NEW CONTRACTS WILL BE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. And every team has contracts up at the end of the year and all those contracts will be asking for slightly more money which will eat the cap increase fairly quickly.

It's percentage based. So it really doesn't matter if we pay matthews 12 mil on a 72 mil cap or 14 mil off of an 82 mil cap.

And yes...all this will mean is ticket prices will increase. So yay?

 

[Drytoast]

It doesnt really matter how high it goes. Teams will still get in trouble because the salaries will rise of course. Nothing changes. Its short term relief.

Allot of people in this thread do not understand this concept. Everyteam has contracts they need to sign and if the expectation is that everyone is going to keep thier recapture costs the same with a higher cap, then you and both have bridges we could sell.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

So hard to have so many cup banners with him as GM.

Different league. He clearly has not adapted.

 

[GoldiFox]

You have no idea if he'll spend that though. The revenue coming in is very bad, One of the worst in the NHL. I'm not convinced they suddenly spend to the cap max.

You have a fundamental and basic misunderstanding of Revenue vs. Profit. Seems to be pretty common round these parts.

 

[Kshahdoo]

It the cap actually rises that high, Chicago fans will cry about that Panarin - Saad trade even more.

 

[10Ducky10]

This means that the Jets will be able to retain Wheeler in two years and Kaner becomes a free agent this off season and is smiling so wide he is getting lipstick on his ears.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

This means that the Jets will be able to retain Wheeler in two years and Kaner becomes a free agent this off season and is smiling so wide he is getting lipstick on his ears.

Maybe he'll finally be able to afford that waterproof jumpsuit.