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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
There was a global pandemic that caused the players to owe the owners a billion dollars, hence the flat cap for the last few years.
It’s not to say the cap doesn’t need to be managed, but we are rapidly approaching a point where the cap is going to be too high to get too ####ed up - they’re going to have to overpay guys just to reach the floor when it’s $85 or $90 million.
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Pre-pandemic NHL revenue was 5.09 billion. Before the playoffs ended, revenue was already at 6.2 billion. We are still feeling the recession and spending/salaries haven't caught up to inflation.
When the dust settles, the cap is going to be up another 20-30%, minimum.