Cap In Hand?
Pretty much since the current CBA between the NHL and player’s association was signed, I have wondered how the NHL calculated the salary cap during the off-season. When could a player be reassigned to the minor leagues? How many players, and indeed, which players counted towards the cap?
So when one of the OTG faithful posed the question recently in the forums, I figured it was probably about time I did a bit of research. As it turns out, the answer is in Article 50 of the CBA (for those who want to read it themselves).