The game is about to change.
In the 20 years the NHL has had a salary cap, the biggest single-season increase has been $6.3 million. But last week the league and the PA released salary cap estimates over the next three years, and those projections will significantly alter the economic reality for both teams and players. Next season the cap will rise by $7.5 million, then $8.5 million the year after, and another $9.5 million in 2027-28. In all, that will be a $25.5 million increase over three seasons — it took the league eight years to climb that much from its original salary cap in 2005-06.