2025-26 NHL salary cap. Estimated $92.5m, but could be $95-97m?

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857985782331416666

Will league and union do the status quo and raise cap to around $92.5m with BIG jump for 26-27? Or will there be more of a jump say between $95-97m for next season?

Stay tuned.

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[lakeshirts37]

It better be 95-97M. enough is enough.

 

[gstommylee]

It has to be CBA negotiated with the NHLPA...

It better be 95-97M. enough is enough.

It can't be the CBA only allows 5% increase per year.

 

[gstommylee]

 

[eojsmada]

I'll be curious to see what they come up with. I'm sure having Utah and not Arizona is a huge boon to the bottom line of the league.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

I wish that the minimum salary is raised.

 

[lakeshirts37]

It has to be CBA negotiated with the NHLPA...



It can't be the CBA only allows 5% increase per year.

What? They can go over 5% if they negotiate….

 

[gstommylee]

What? They can go over 5% if they negotiate….

And the CBA doesn't expire until after 25-26 season... Unless the new CBA gets done by the end of this season. I don't see why the owners would give NHLPA leverage to demand a EVEN HIGHER cap just after one happened prior to the new CBA agreement going into effect.

 

[StreetHawk]

I don't think the PA would risk going to the high end of $97 mill.
Based on last year's numbers, I believe escrow was at 6% and the PA ended up with about half of that back, thus a net of about 3% for escrow. That's kind of the range the PA prefers it being.

So, they'd sacrifice a couple of million of the cap to keep the net escrow in this 3% range, vs risk having it go up to 5-6% net after the numbers are all in.

Could see them push it up to $93-$94 mill if the escrow numbers are projected to remain close to the prior season.