Inside the NHL’s Most Shockingly Mismanaged Contracts That Defy Salary Cap Logic

So sure, it’s not a great roster today. But let’s look to the future. This time next year, we’ll have freed up a total of (runs numbers) no cap space whatsoever. Yeah. Not a single contract on this roster expires next year, so we’re stuck with this bunch until 2027. But we lose both goalies that year, which is always good roster management. As for the skaters, three are signed through 2028, four more through 2029, and three more through 2030. That means that five years from now, in the distant future of 2030, we’ll still have over $49 million in cap hit committed to eight players, including our entire first line. We’re somehow on the hook to Frederic through 2033, which won’t even be a real year. In total, we’ve committed to 95 years’ worth of contracts. But the cap is going up, so it’s probably fine.

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