The Stanley Cup Playoffs are seven months away, and the NHL trade deadline is still six months from now. Heck, training camps don’t open for the New York Rangers and the other 31 teams in the League for another couple weeks.
But there was significant news Tuesday that affects each and every club, now and down the road.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli reported that the NHL and NHLPA agreed to institute the new playoff salary cap format beginning this season. The sides agreed to the new postseason accounting in the memorandum of understanding for the new collective bargaining agreement, set to go in effect prior to the 2026-27 season.