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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1804343" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/notebook-blues-gm-doug-armstrong-reserving-judgment-on-reports-of-cap-increase/article_8755fd4b-008f-50c9-9b70-bca56b1b8216.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas" target="_blank">Jim Thomas</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>EDMONTON, Alberta — At the NHL Board of Governors meetings early this week, commissioner Gary Bettman reported that “revenue’s pretty vibrant,” to the point that the days of the league’s flat salary cap may be ending sooner than expected. Bettman said it’s possible that the cap could increase by $4 million to $4.5 million next season.</p><p>Due to revenue shortfalls caused by the league’s struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, original projections called for the cap to increase by only a $1 million for the 2023-24 season. It had remained flat for two seasons, and increased by only $1 million this year. An extra $3 million to $3.5 million could aid lots of cap-strapped teams — including the Blues.</p><p></p><p>And that could make it more likely that the Blues re-sign Ryan O’Reilly, or one of their other pending unrestricted free agents after this season — a group that also includes Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev and Niko Mikkola.</p><p>According to CapFriendly, the Blues have 14 players under contract for the 2023-24 season, leaving slightly more than $11 million available to fill out the roster. That’s assuming the cap goes up only $1 million to $83.5 million.</p><p>When asked about the possibility of more cap dollars, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong quipped: “I’ll believe it when I see it.”</p><p>There is skepticism elsewhere around the league about the possibility of a $4 million to $4.5 million cap bump, and a final determination on the 2023-24 cap probably won’t come until the end of this season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1804343, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/notebook-blues-gm-doug-armstrong-reserving-judgment-on-reports-of-cap-increase/article_8755fd4b-008f-50c9-9b70-bca56b1b8216.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas']Jim Thomas[/URL] EDMONTON, Alberta — At the NHL Board of Governors meetings early this week, commissioner Gary Bettman reported that “revenue’s pretty vibrant,” to the point that the days of the league’s flat salary cap may be ending sooner than expected. Bettman said it’s possible that the cap could increase by $4 million to $4.5 million next season. Due to revenue shortfalls caused by the league’s struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, original projections called for the cap to increase by only a $1 million for the 2023-24 season. It had remained flat for two seasons, and increased by only $1 million this year. An extra $3 million to $3.5 million could aid lots of cap-strapped teams — including the Blues. And that could make it more likely that the Blues re-sign Ryan O’Reilly, or one of their other pending unrestricted free agents after this season — a group that also includes Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev and Niko Mikkola. According to CapFriendly, the Blues have 14 players under contract for the 2023-24 season, leaving slightly more than $11 million available to fill out the roster. That’s assuming the cap goes up only $1 million to $83.5 million. When asked about the possibility of more cap dollars, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong quipped: “I’ll believe it when I see it.” There is skepticism elsewhere around the league about the possibility of a $4 million to $4.5 million cap bump, and a final determination on the 2023-24 cap probably won’t come until the end of this season. [/QUOTE]
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