The NHL is expecting a significant increase in regard to the salary cap over the course of the next three years, which should give the Montreal Canadiens plenty of financial manoeuvrability as they take the next step in the rebuild.
The salary cap for the 2025-26 season should be set at $95.5 million, representing an 8.5 percent increase over the current salary cap of $88 million. It will then rise to $104 million in 2026-27, an 8.9 percent increase over the previous year. Finally, 2027-28 will feature a 9.2 percent increase, with the salary cap set at $113.5 million
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NHL/NHLPA have released cap estimates for next three seasons:
2025-26: $95.5M
2026-27: $104 M
2027-28: $113.5M— Elliotte Friedman…