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23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
An Intelligent Analysis Of The Rangers Salary Cap Dilemma
Talk about problems; the Rangers have a ton-and-half. It's all about making the team better and it starts and ends with the Salary Cap. Since I only received a "C" grade in Arithmetic at P.S. 54 – teacher Miss Yearwood was being kind – I'm turning this issue over to my Salary Cap captain Jess Rubenstein. His deluxe, expert opinion follows: "First," Jess offers, "thanks to the folks at Why Aren't The Blueshirts Just Like The Florida Panthers? It was only a year ago that the Rangers had the Panthers on the ropes. Rubenstein's head of steam follows: "If the Salary Cap rises to $95 million as they expect it to, then the Rangers are once again suffering a Cap nightmare. "Before they can even talk about their Restricted Free Agents, they have committed to $87,077,858 for 19 players for next season. That leaves $8,422,142 in cap space. I would say that it seals Chris Kreider's fate as a Ranger as they need to move his $6.5 million salary even if they must retain at least a third ($2.167 million) to free up an additional $4,333,333 in cap space. "If I was Chris Drury, I would pass on offering qualifying offers to either Kaliyev or Robertson. Neither has done anything to earn one nor do you want to risk having to go to arbitration with either player."Before I go on, I want to show how Drury extending Juuso Parssinen will come back to haunt him and the Rangers. Parssinen is going to go from $775,000 to $1,250,000 despite not playing well enough to warrant the raise. Which raises a key question: "How does the GM explain not giving Adam Edstrom, Matt Rempe, or even Zac Jones the same raise? "Edstrom? Maybe Drury uses his injury against him, but he still offered more than Parssinen. He has arbitration rights. "Rempe? They hold his suspensions against him, but he too offers more than Parssinen. He does not have arbitration rights. "Jones? Drury might say that he has not made a top six job his own. Still, he offers more than both Parssinen or Miller. He too has arbitration rights. More vexing questions: "How does the GM not give Will Cuylle a bigger raise than Parssinen? In every statistical argument, Cuylle did more than Parssinen. He may not have arbitration, but he'll be twice the player that Parssinen will ever be." Rubenstein calls a brief time-out for some math work. He we go: "Let's give Edstrom, Jones, and Rempe the same as Parssinen of $1.25 million, which adds up to $3.75 million. "Give Cuylle $1.6 million and that adds up to $5.35 million – subtract that from $8.4 million and you have just $3.05 million which you can't pay K'Andre Miller with unless you've traded Kreider. "Even if you do trade Kreider, that leaves you around $7.38 million which is not worth spending on Miller. Therefore, Miller has to go and be replaced." Comparisons prove; so, Jess, what does this all tell you about the Rangers and Panthers? "The Panthers are in the Eastern Conference Finals as the defending Cup Champions and the winners of two straight playoff games against the Hurricanes. 5-2 and 5-0!" Rubenstein concludes. The Blueshirts are playing golf! Or, at least trying their best at this very challenging sport.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Maple Leafs Now Know How Much Salary Cap Space They Have For 2025-26 And Beyond Following NHL/NHLPA Release
The Toronto Maple Leafs still have a lot of work to do when it comes to contract extensions between now and the summer, but at least they know exactly what they will be dealing with. The NHL and NHLPA announced salary cap ranges for not only the upcoming season but the two following in a somewhat unprecedented move. The NHL salary cap next season will be $95.5 million, an increase of $7.5 million over the $88 million in 2024-25. They also announced an estimated salary cap of $104 million in 2025-26 and $113.5 million in 2026-27, in a move that will "provide increased predictability on core Salary Cap economics for a minimum of the next three years (through 2027-28)" The NHLPA and @NHL announce team payroll ranges for the next three seasons: — NHLPA (@NHLPA) January 31, 2025 2025-26Upper Limit: $95.5 MillionLower Limit: $70.6 Million 2026-27Upper Limit: $104 MillionLower Limit: $76.9 Million 2027-28Upper Limit: $113.5 MillionLower Limit: $83.9 Million The NHL and NHLPA note that the numbers in 2027 and 2028 are projections and can be revised. The NHL's current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season, but the fact that the NHL and NHLPA have agreed on numbers beyond that is a great sign for labor negotiations. The Leafs have a long laundry list of players who will be free agents at the end of the season. Given this unprecedented clarity, it could help GM Brad Treliving get to work on figuring out some of the long-term contracts he wants signed. According to the Leafs now have $28,753,565 of free cap space in 2025-26, and that's followed by $46,403,565 and $61,320,231 in 2026-27, and 27-28, respectively. Of course, Mitch Marner is eligible for a contract extension and is an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Knowing that the cap will go to $113.5 million certainly could embolden his camp to remain firm on a desired asking forward John Tavares is also a free agent at the end of the season. The Leafs also have restricted free agents Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson, Connor Dewar and Pontus Holmberg due for new contracts. Having clarity on a 2025-26 doesn't have that much of an impact because numbers around $95.5 have been talked about for a while. But when you already know about big jumps for the following two years, that will get the current crop of free agents salivating. Stay updated with the most interesting Maple Leafs stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News to never miss a story.
