kliq 3,755 Report post Posted December 8, 2017 https://www.tsn.ca/salary-cap-projects-to-rise-at-least-3m-for-2018-19-1.938437 Interesting. 2 Dabura and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 8, 2017 Few of us called it months ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted December 8, 2017 JOHN TAVARES HERE WE COME Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Article states it’s going to increase between $3-7 million. $7 million would be awesome. Actually the entire article is filled with some interesting info. NHL is at an all time high in revenue and pretty close to NBA. Edited December 8, 2017 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 Thanks to Vegas for this! It will be interesting to see how much space we'll have. But that will all depend on whether we're planning on bringing back Green and where Mrazek fits into things. Anyway, good thing for a big offseason where we have to re-sign Mantha, Larkin, AA. to deals (Frk too). 2 krsmith17 and kliq reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) If its 7mil, that is huge for us. Makes the bad contracts less of a liability. Hopefully we don't spend it on anything other then elite talent/RFA's. Edited December 9, 2017 by kliq 2 krsmith17 and PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 53 minutes ago, kliq said: If its 7mil, that is huge for us. Makes the bad contracts less of a liability. Hopefully we don't spend it on anything other then elite talent/RFA's. What if Holland wastes it just to see how the members on this website react? Edited December 9, 2017 by kickazz 1 Keep Your Stick On the Ice reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 58 minutes ago, kliq said: If its 7mil, that is huge for us. Makes the bad contracts less of a liability. Hopefully we don't spend it on anything other then elite talent/RFA's. I wouldn't count on it. 3 hours ago, Dabura said: JOHN TAVARES HERE WE COME http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/21588800/nhl-eight-teams-new-york-islanders-center-john-tavares-sign-2018-free-agent-market Guess who's on the list? Someone is playing with my emotions. 1 1 Keep Your Stick On the Ice and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 44 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: I wouldn't count on it. http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/21588800/nhl-eight-teams-new-york-islanders-center-john-tavares-sign-2018-free-agent-market Guess who's on the list? Someone is playing with my emotions. Im not surprised, at the end of the day we are players in free agency. Local fans are biased when it comes to stuff like this, they tend to either think we have no chance at anything, or that everything will workout perfectly. The truth usually lays in the middle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,951 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 Does this mean the floor raises too? We could sure help some teams out with some salary! 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Wing 1,521 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) Here's CBC's entry in the story, a good read http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-salary-cap-1.4439767 Edited December 9, 2017 by Jersey Wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveMyRedWings56 73 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 According to Gary Bettman the league should generate between $4.5 billion to $5 billion that would increase the cap between $5 million to $7 million with $3 million being the very least in which is still good so a salary cap of $78 million to possibly $82 million would be pretty awesome. 12 hours ago, LeftWinger said: Does this mean the floor raises too? We could sure help some teams out with some salary! I would assume so if the salary cap increases to either $80 million or $82 million then yeah one would think that the floor raises also. 1 LeftWinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,951 Report post Posted December 9, 2017 Put everyone making $3.5M+, not named Zetterberg on the block! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveMyRedWings56 73 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 4 hours ago, LeftWinger said: Put everyone making $3.5M+, not named Zetterberg on the block! That's fine but most of those players making $3.5M+ Have full NTC so unless they agree to be moved it wont happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, LoveMyRedWings56 said: That's fine but most of those players making $3.5M+ Have full NTC so unless they agree to be moved it wont happen. They’ll agree. Maybe not everyone but a few would. You really think someone would stay employed at a place where their boss doesn’t want them anymore? A lot of players waive their NTC/NMC. Fleury did it last season for example. He had no reason to really, he could have said no and stayed with Pitt and won possibly a third cup. No one in Detroit has even remotely that type of incentive to stay Edited December 10, 2017 by kickazz 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, kickazz said: They’ll agree. You really think someone would stay employeed at a place where their boss doesn’t want them? A lot if players waive their NTC/NMC. Fleury did it last season for example. Agreed. These things are put in by the players so they have control over where they are going. Eliminates the possibility of waking up one morning and seeing you have been traded to a place you have zero desire to live. The only player I can ever remember refusing to waive one was Joe Thornton. Edited December 10, 2017 by kliq Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 56 minutes ago, kliq said: The only player I can ever remember refusing to waive one was Joe Thornton. And Phaneuf. But seriously, would your male ego want to stay in a place where your boss straight up tells you, “can you please ******* leave?” Not unless you have some good reasons and suck it up to stay. Like Frans Nielsen just having a new born like last year or whatever. I could see him saying no. Edited December 10, 2017 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 53 minutes ago, kickazz said: And Phaneuf. But seriously, would your male ego want to stay in a place where your boss straight up tells you, “can you please ******* leave?” Not unless you have some good reasons and suck it up to stay. Like Frans Nielsen just having a new born like last year or whatever. I could see him saying no. The phraneuf one was different though...right? That wasn’t so much a “we want to get rid of you” thing, it was more of a “we can only protect 3 in the expansion draft thing, and don’t want to lose player x” thing. More to your point though if that’s correct. I don’t think the wings will attempt to move Nielsen at this point, I think he is going to be playing recruiter in the hopeful JT sweepstakes. If they don’t land JT, different story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 10, 2017 Yea Phaneuf was probably a different situation but just one other player who declined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) On 12/8/2017 at 8:20 PM, kickazz said: What if Holland wastes it just to see how the members on this website react? Isn't that what he usually does? There are a lot of Holland type guys available this summer. 12 hours ago, kliq said: Agreed. These things are put in by the players so they have control over where they are going. Eliminates the possibility of waking up one morning and seeing you have been traded to a place you have zero desire to live. The only player I can ever remember refusing to waive one was Joe Thornton. Correct. It's not that they don't want to be traded ever, it's just that they want some control over when and where they are traded. Totally understandable. The NTC/NMC uproar by fans is WAY overblown. It's not those clauses that make them difficult to trade anyway, its their albatross contracts. 11 hours ago, kickazz said: And Phaneuf. But seriously, would your male ego want to stay in a place where your boss straight up tells you, “can you please ******* leave?” Not unless you have some good reasons and suck it up to stay. Like Frans Nielsen just having a new born like last year or whatever. I could see him saying no. Agree. I actually think he WANTS to be in Detroit. He only had the full NMC on the first 2 years to avoid being exposed in the expansion draft. Starting next season, he can only submit a list of 10 teams he won't except trades to, and I can see him refusing if Holland tries to trade him to one of those 10. Edited December 11, 2017 by Neomaxizoomdweebie 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted December 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Agree. I actually think he WANTS to be in Detroit. He only had the full NMC on the first 2 years to avoid being exposed in the expansion draft. Starting next season, he can only submit a list of 10 teams he won't except trades to, and I can see him refusing if Holland tries to trade him to one of those 10. He does. He mentioned it in his interview when he first signed. Detroit suburbs are good if you have a family. I could see the younger guys being open to leaving for the bigger cities and warmer places though. For example Helm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juklitz 85 Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Is this actually good news for us? I believe cap issue is one of the very few reasons Holland to wake up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted December 13, 2017 Great news for us. Obviously will provide some relief via liability for so many incredibly bad Holland contracts. Here's hoping it'll go up to $7+ million. Imagine for a quick minute a reality in which we unload at least $10-15 million in bad contracts by the 2018 Draft, plus an additional $7+ million becomes free via cap - then, Mantha, Larkin, and AA are signed to reasonable fair market contracts, which leaves us room to be competitive in signing some 1st line scoring talent. Jesus, oh my, what an imagination I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted December 19, 2017 So Bettman is A+ now right? Expansions in Vegas + Seattle + profits? Winning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) The NHL salary cap has finally caught up to the Red Wings pre-cap salary levels. Red Wings had about $78 million in salary in 2003-4. This year, the cap goes over $75M to $79.5M. As an additional tidbit, adjusted for inflation, an NHL team's cap today would need to be about $106 mil to equal the spending of the 2003 Red Wings team. The wings still reign as the highest payroll team of all time. Edited July 13, 2018 by ChristopherReevesLegs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
