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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I’m not sure why you’d think that.
We have already seen salary cap increases of:
12.82%
14.32%
12.72%
.18%
4.58%
8.25%
-6.69%
7.17%
7.31%
3.48%
2.24%
2.74%
6%
2.52%
0%
0%
1.23%
1.21%
Capfriendly seems to have the NHL estimating a 4.79% increase for 24/25 and a 5.14% for 25/26 (although unsure where they have those estimates from, haven’t looked into it)
Especially with inflation being what it has been in recent years, 5% increases seem on the pretty realistic side of projections.
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If the economy stabalizes in any meaningful way, 5% cap increases are imminent. Inflation over the last few years was 20-30% and the cap remained flat. As soon as everything evens out with wages, prices, cost of living etc... that 20-30% inflation will be reflected with in the cap. I'd expect 5+% cap inflation for the next 5-6 years. We've got all the inflation ongoing now to account for and all the inflation for the last 4 years, while the cap was flat.