The salary cap still remains a very important subject in the National Hockey League.
He dictates what each team can afford to do and how each team must sort out its own financial puzzle.
Any signing and trade is dependent on the salary cap, and so when it increases, it greatly benefits teams because they can spend more.
Currently, the NHL salary cap sits at $88 million.
And from what we have learned over the last few hours, well, this cap could increase by $7 to $9 million for the 2025-2026 season, or next season.
Indeed, according to Elliotte Friedman, this possibility will really be discussed in the coming weeks, while the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association will meet.
Business is good in the NHL, and so a larger increase than initially expected could actually occur for the next campaign.
The only problem is that currently, according to the rules of the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), the salary cap can only increase by 5% maximum per season.
Going from $88 million to $95/97 million, an increase of 8 to 10.2%, would therefore not be possible if this rule is not changed by next season.
Such an increase that does not respect the rule could, however, still take place if the NHL and the players’ association reach an agreement.
If there is no agreement, the salary cap will only rise to $92.5 million for the 2025-2026 season and could then increase further for the 2026-2027 season given that the current CBA expires in September 2026.
In short, we risk seeing a very nice increase in the salary cap in the coming years, which can only be positive for the teams, who will be able to spend more, and therefore put in place better alignments.
All this therefore remains to be followed.
In Burst
– Logic.
– He’s 21 today!
– Alex Ovechkin is the best scorer of all time, according to Jeremy Roenick. [Responsible Gambler]
– Wow !
– Phew.
