MAR 15, 2023 (11:11)

Gary Bettman provides update on next year's salary cap and it's more bad news
BY ANDREW LOFTUS
Look for commissioner Gary Bettman to make an announcement on this soon. Typically, Bettman will claim that it is okay and that the league has never been better. However, not giving teams more flexibility is going to hinder a lot of franchises. Other than a few bottom feeder teams in the league, most teams don't have a lot of cap space available to them.
Look at all the big money contracts franchises handed out this year alone. The salary cap era could continue to force teams into making some tough decisions involving their rosters. Also look for teams to continue to get creative in finding relief, particularly in using long-term injured reserve.
A deal between the NHL and NHLPA could bridge the gap and help teams finally get over the flat cap.
DO YOU LIKE THE SALARY CAP? MARCH 15 140 ANSWERS | ||
YES, IT KEEPS THINGS FAIR | 58 | 41.4 % |
NO, GET RID OF IT COMPLETELY | 30 | 21.4 % |
NO, GO TO A SOFT CAP | 52 | 37.1 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
TOP 5
LEADERS 2022-2023 | ||||||||
GP | G | A | PTS | |||||
1- CONNOR MCDAVID | 71 | 58 | 78 | 136 | ||||
2- LEON DRAISAITL | 69 | 44 | 62 | 106 | ||||
3- NIKITA KUCHEROV | 71 | 28 | 72 | 100 | ||||
4- MATTHEW TKACHUK | 67 | 33 | 62 | 95 | ||||
5- DAVID PASTRNAK | 69 | 48 | 45 | 93 | ||||
6- NATHAN MACKINNON | 58 | 30 | 59 | 89 | ||||
7- MITCH MARNER | 69 | 26 | 63 | 89 | ||||
8- ELIAS PETTERSSON | 67 | 33 | 55 | 88 | ||||
9- JASON ROBERTSON | 70 | 41 | 47 | 88 | ||||
10- TAGE THOMPSON | 69 | 42 | 45 | 87 | ||||
2022-2023 LEADERS |
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