NHL reveals 14 teams who exceeded the salary cap and will face cap penalties next season
Due to the flat salary cap last season was set at $82,500,000. While the majority of the league didn't exceed that amount there were 14 teams who had bonus overages to account for that could not be covered under last year's cap.
Due to those bonus overages the following teams will be forced to operate under a reduced salary cap this season.
According to Elliotte Friedman the NHL officially informed the following 14 teams that they exceeded the cap.
Vancouver: $1,250,000
Montreal: $1,132,500
St. Louis: $1,100,000
Edmonton: $896,000
Dallas: $675,000
Florida and Los Angeles: $637,500
Philadelphia: $295,000
Islanders: $245,795
Chicago: $237,500
Toronto: $212,500
Carolina: $112,500
Washington: $100,000
Colorado: $25,000
Montreal: $1,132,500
St. Louis: $1,100,000
Edmonton: $896,000
Dallas: $675,000
Florida and Los Angeles: $637,500
Philadelphia: $295,000
Islanders: $245,795
Chicago: $237,500
Toronto: $212,500
Carolina: $112,500
Washington: $100,000
Colorado: $25,000
All of these teams will be forced to subtract this total from the current salary cap of $83,500,000.
The practice of exceeding the salary cap is not a new one and usually involves playoff bound teams who spend to the cap at the deadline and are unable to cover the cost of rookie performance bonuses.
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