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Category Archives: NHL Salary Cap

Bettman's Apocalypse – A Distraction from Hockeyless Summer

31 July, 2008

As July winds down and August draws near, hockey fans everywhere are itching for the NHL to return. This time of hockey drought is difficult; sure, a few storylines remain, like Mats Sundin (the NHL’s version of the Brett Favre saga) and for Washington Capitals fans the team’s salary cap management decisions. But this is [...]

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The Cost of Becoming Competitive

16 May, 2008

NHLnumbers.com is an invaluable resource for monitoring the allotments of millions of dollars to NHL players, and judging your team’s standing in relation to the NHL’s salary cap. It also allows you to play armchair GM a bit during the offseason, and fantasy-negotiate with your team’s restricted and unrestricted free agents. The salaries and contract [...]

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Ovechkin on Crosby's New Deal

10 July, 2007

Our good friend Dmitry Chesnokov of Sovetsky Sport (your Russian needs to be pretty polished to read it) was able to reach Alexander Ovechkin by telephone today and get his reaction to Sidney Crosby’s new contract with the Penguins. Here’s what he told Dmitry:
“What can I say? Good for Crosby! It is easier for any [...]

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Jilted GM out West Gets Desperate

6 July, 2007

TSN is reporting that the Edmonton Oilers†this week†offered†a†lucrative multi-year pact to restricted free agent†winger Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres. Lucrative as in 7 years and $50 million. Edmonton would have had to pony up four first-round draft picks†as compensation for Vanek (43 goals in his sophomore NHL campaign). †
However, in just†the past few†moments Sabres’ [...]

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Silly Season Begins at Noon

1 July, 2007

Like throngs of shoppers descending upon the mall on the day after Thanksgiving, the NHL’s 30 general managers are getting their credit cards ready for 12:00:01 p.m. this afternoon when the Unrestricted Free Agent signing period begins.
The top dogs available are well known, with names like Gomez, Drury, and Briere speculated to get over $7 [...]

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Rolling in Revenue

29 June, 2007

Wondering if the collective bargaining agreement is proving to be a good move fiscally for the players? Today TSN reports that the NHL will have a $50.3 million salary cap for next season — an increase of more than $6 million from last season.
The Caps, today below $30 million in committed salary for next season, [...]

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