The March edition of the National Hockey League’s general manager meetings took place last week in Florida and one of the big takeaways was that the 2020-21 salary cap will be a decent amount higher than it was in 2019-20. That’s good news for the 31 NHL clubs, but despite a rising cap the Flames will still have some tough roster decisions to make.
But first, let’s talk escrow
Okay, let’s get into the weeds a bit, folks, so you can get why the NHL’s players don’t want the cap to go up too much:
- Every year, the NHL provides projections for how they expect hockey-related revenues (HRR) to grow in the upcoming season.