"Good Chance" Salary Cap Doesn't Get to $70M Next Season

[Johnnydollaz89]

@JSportsnet:

As @SNHockeyCentral at noon reported...good chance the cap next year doesnt get to 70 mil...for 1 simple reason...the 90 cent Cdn dollar.

Uhh-ohh.​

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[jstewismybastardson]

since when does the canadian dollar have anything to do with revenue growth and the prosperity of the NHL ... right Gary? Gary are you there?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

 

[Cobiemonster]

And teams who were planning on going to the cap at 71 million have a case of the sads

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Coughhhh, Pittsburgh, coughhh

 

[dash]

Hard to generate the revenue for a $70 million cap when you are selling $7 tickets to NHL games...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Hard to generate the revenue for a $70 million cap when you are selling $7 tickets to NHL games...

CAMAN DASH ... IT'S $7.75 TICKETS!!!

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

CAMAN DASH ... IT'S $7.75 TICKETS!!!

Oh boy, I'll bet they were lined up around the corner for that Panthers option.

 

[dash]

Damn it, I could have got a signed Sochi Coyotes poster!!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

if im in winnipeg (thank god Im not) damn rights Im going to that coyotes game

 

[dash]

Hearing closer to a $68 million cap for next season - expanded video review, OT also being discussed.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Consensus is the 3 on 3 OT will get shutdown.

 

[element1286]

Consensus is the 3 on 3 OT will get shutdown.

Good, that's barely hockey.

I saw a suggestion to go to long change for OT.

Long change, extend to 10minutes, keep it 4v4, and I think that is a much better idea.

 

[dash]

Long change, extend to 10minutes, keep it 4v4, and I think that is a much better idea.

Yeah, I agree with this, put another five minutes on the clock and I think we'll see a lot fewer shootouts deciding games.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Games should be worth 3 points. Regulation win gets you 3 points. Overtime/shootout goes 2 points for win, 1 point for OT loss.

 

[dash]

Games should be worth 3 points. Regulation win gets you 3 points. Overtime/shootout goes 2 points for win, 1 point for OT loss.

Yes it should, but the league loves the built-in parity that the current points system provides.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Yes it should, but the league loves the built-in parity that the current points system provides.

Oh sure. It keeps more teams in the playoff hunt late into the season and I would guess keeps more revenue going to those teams that might otherwise be out already.

 

[DevilishWon]

Consensus is the 3 on 3 OT will get shutdown.

No goalie and no body checking, sudden death done away with whoever scores teh most goals in a 5 minute free for all wins!

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Hearing closer to a $68 million cap for next season - expanded video review, OT also being discussed.

What's the word on what would be included in the expanded video review?

The one that I'd like to see most would be whether the puck deflected for the puck over the glass penalty (I'd rather see it gotten rid of entirely, but you take what you can get) and whether the puck hits the netting behind the glass.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Games should be worth 3 points. Regulation win gets you 3 points. Overtime/shootout goes 2 points for win, 1 point for OT loss.

Agreed. Or just get rid of the shootout all together.