Salary cap: An increase of $17 million by the 27-28 season is possible.
Marc-Olivier Cook
We know it’s going to increase in the coming years because the league’s revenues are strong right now… But what can we really expect?
If we take Allan Walsh’s words into account, it could really be different starting from the 27-28 season.
It is known that the cap could rise by $10 million as early as next season, but the anticipated increase for the 27-28 season… That’s something:
“I’ll tell you right now, the upper limit of the salary cap next year will be $97 million,” adding that it could reach $105 million by 2027-28. – Elliotte Friedman
That’s a significant amount… Especially since 2027 is only two years away:
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Players’ salaries will rise, but teams will have more flexibility to maneuver and sign quality players.
An additional $17 million on the salary cap would be enough to offer a new contract to both Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov, for example…
That said, this would be great news for the league because it would prove that the NHL is healthy. The salary cap, while sometimes disliked for various reasons, would make it cool to build a team with lots of star players… But we can see what is happening in MLB right now.
There is no salary cap in Major League Baseball, which allows some teams to take advantage. Think of the Los Angeles Dodgers, for example… Who were able to sign nearly all the players they wanted this winter.
It’s like it’s the rich against the poor…
Seeing such an increase in the salary cap would be exciting… And at that level, it will be interesting to see what the plans are for different teams in the league.
In Brief
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