Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on the NHL wage cap going ahead and the way it might get an additional bump.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “So one of many tales that we’ve been following this week is, is the wage cap for subsequent yr. And presently of yr, the Gamers Affiliation meets with all of the gamers as a part of its fall tour, and it’s taken that quantity of significance, as a result of there’s going to be a CBA negotiation subsequent yr.
And one of many issues they’re speaking about is the wage cap, which is meant to be about 92 and a half for subsequent yr.
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Now, when this deal was completed, we had been in the course of COVID. We had no thought what the world was going to seem like, and there have been very cautious guardrails, put it on the wage cap, simply in case issues didn’t get better.
Nicely, luckily for the NHL, revenues have been sturdy. They’ve been superb. They’ve outpaced the guardrails on that wage cap.
So principally, we have now two paths to comply with right here. Primary is that they hold the cap subsequent yr at round 92 and a half, after which there’s an enormous soar the yr after in 2026-27, or what the gamers say they’ve form of been informed about is the likelihood that the cap strikes greater subsequent yr, most likely across the 95 to 97 space.
Now there’s no affirmation but of which one goes to occur, however I’m listening to that it’s undoubtedly going to be mentioned, and there’s some optimism that they’ll discover a option to do it, however nothing will get completed till it’s completed. It’s undoubtedly on the market, and the gamers have undoubtedly been informed concerning the chance.”
Maclean: “And (Paul Bissonnette) being a participant wished to know is that this being 84 video games later, going to 84.”
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Friedman: “I don’t know any of that stuff but. I’m similar to, one factor at a time, Biz, one factor at a time. I don’t, I don’t have your scatterbrain detention span.”
Maclean: “Yeah, he desires one versus eight and 84 video games. if you wish to know.”
