The NHL is going to see a sharp increase in the salary cap ceiling in the coming years, according to <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-preparing-teams-for-sharp-salary-cap-increase-over-next-three-seasons/">Sportsnet&#8217;s Elliotte Friedman</a>.

The cap has gone up only $1 million since the 2019-20 season due to the revenue shortfalls that the league suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was $81.5 million in three consecutive seasons and it rose to $82.5 million for the 2022-23 season.
<a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2020/04/16/lost-revenue-uncertainty-and-the-salary-cap/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Here’s a more detailed explanation I wrote at the start of the pandemic while the league was paused about the NHL’s revenue challenges, escrow, and what it’ll mean for the salary cap moving forward</a>. 
Friedman reported that NHL teams have been given some guidance on where the salary cap could wind up over the next few years&#8230;
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As Friedman says, these numbers are a projection and they aren&#8217;t guaranteed, but it matches up with the report from <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2022/03/29/the-nhls-salary-cap-will-rise-to-82-5-million-for-the-2022-23-season/">Frank Seravalli last season</a> that said the NHL Players&#8217; Association should have its debt to the owners paid off by the end of the 2024-25 season and that the salary cap would start to rise significantly immediately after that.
From an Edmonton Oilers perspective, this would be a nicely-timed increase, as Leon Draisaitl&#8217;s contract is set to expire after the 2024-25 season and Connor McDavid&#8217;s deal is scheduled to come to an end the following summer.

The NHL is going to see a sharp increase in the salary cap ceiling in the coming years, according to <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-preparing-teams-for-sharp-salary-cap-increase-over-next-three-seasons/">Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman</a>.



The cap has gone up only $1 million since the 2019-20 season due to the revenue shortfalls that the league suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was $81.5 million in three consecutive seasons and it rose to $82.5 million for the 2022-23 season.

<a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2020/04/16/lost-revenue-uncertainty-and-the-salary-cap/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">Here’s a more detailed explanation I wrote at the start of the pandemic while the league was paused about the NHL’s revenue challenges, escrow, and what it’ll mean for the salary cap moving forward</a>. 

Friedman reported that NHL teams have been given some guidance on where the salary cap could wind up over the next few years...

<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-121078" src="https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-27-at-3.52.00-PM-1024x425.png" alt="" width="1024" height="425" />

As Friedman says, these numbers are a projection and they aren't guaranteed, but it matches up with the report from <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2022/03/29/the-nhls-salary-cap-will-rise-to-82-5-million-for-the-2022-23-season/">Frank Seravalli last season</a> that said the NHL Players' Association should have its debt to the owners paid off by the end of the 2024-25 season and that the salary cap would start to rise significantly immediately after that.

From an Edmonton Oilers perspective, this would be a nicely-timed increase, as Leon Draisaitl's contract is set to expire after the 2024-25 season and Connor McDavid's deal is scheduled to come to an end the following summer.

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