Salary Cap what players included?

[HabsRenegade]

I want to know.

On the salary cap which players of your teams are include in?

You have 20 players constantly in your team, but when you don't need a player anymore you send him to your AHL club, but does his salary count on the cap?

If yes, does every of your prospects contracts are included in the cap?

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[HabsRenegade]

Nobody to answer this question?

 

[HabsRenegade]

Aaaah... I want to know it so hard... really NOBODY?

 

[kdb209]

No one knows for sure untill they release the damn CBA, but there was pre-agreement speculation/rumors that the Salary Cap included players in the AHL/ECHL earning more then $75K on one-way or two-way contracts with the NHL team. This was to prevent a team from stockpiling players under contract in the minor leagues for injury callups or future trades. There were also rumors that any minor league player (who has played enough NHL games to no longer be exempt from waivers) earning >$75K who gets called up is exposed to waivers when being called up in addition to being sent down. This would also discourage teams from stashing expensive talent in the minor leagues.

 

[matthew94]

Darcy Regier seemed to say that teams could vary b/w 20-23 players on their cap

 

[Wetcoaster]

I want to know.

On the salary cap which players of your teams are include in?

You have 20 players constantly in your team, but when you don't need a player anymore you send him to your AHL club, but does his salary count on the cap?

If yes, does every of your prospects contracts are included in the cap?

Any money paid as salary, signing bonus or individual performance bonuses from the team to the player will count against the cap.

CLUB PAYROLLS

What will be the range of Club payrolls?

The payroll range in Year One (2005-06) of the CBA will be $21.5 million (U.S.) at the lower limit and $39 million (U.S.) at the upper limit. A Club's payroll will include all salaries, signing bonuses and performance bonuses paid to players. Except in the case of bona fide long-term injury (injuries that sideline a player for a minimum of 24 days and 10 games) to one or more of a club's players, Club payrolls will never be permitted to be below the minimum or in excess of the maximum. Clubs at or near the upper limit that have players who incur a bona fide long-term injury will be entitled to replace up to the full value of the injured player's NHL salary (even if such salary would result in the club's team salary exceeding the upper limit). The "replacement salary" will not count against the club's upper limit but will count against the League-wide players' share. Upon return of the injured player, the team must come into immediate compliance with the requirements of the payroll range.

http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/cba/index.html

 

[kdb209]

Darcy Regier seemed to say that teams could vary b/w 20-23 players on their cap

That seems reasonable, since the last CBA did not have a roster minimum size other than the game day requirement of 20 (18 skaters / 2 goalies). The 23 man (and earlier 24 man) roster limits were just maximums.

But teams will have to alot cap space for minor injuries. The cap provisions for injury replacements only affect major injuries (24 days / 10 games minimum). If you have a 20 man roster and get a minor (couple of game) injury, you will take at least a $450K hit for a replacement.