Gary Bettman failed to do the one thing everyone wanted: raising the cap.
Bad management over the years has led to the currently stagnant cap structure, and teams must follow strict rules.
A few teams announced that they are unable to field a lineup of 23 players and had to make significant changes to become cap compliant.
One team can only carry 20 players at the moment, and several rosters have only 21 players right now. In total, 28 people have lost their jobs.
The NHL's revenues are slowly growing, and currently, stability of ownership across the League will help increase the salary cap.
It's expected to reach $90 million after the current season, which is significantly more than the $83.5 million teams have right now.
Also, if the NHL gets a 33rd team, revenues will also increase drastically.
Do you think the salary cap will reach $90 million next summer?
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11 OCTOBRE | 73 ANSWERS Gary Bettman's Poor Decisions Lead To Nearly 30 People Losing Their Job Do you think the salary cap will reach $90 million next summer? | ||
Yes | 36 | 49.3 % |
No | 37 | 50.7 % |
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