All players on 1-way contracts, regardless of where (or if) they were playing the previous year.Ģ. In the offseason, the following players count:ġ. Also included are any deferred salary and bonuses earned as a result of playing in a league year under the new CBA, and any ordinary buyouts (George Laraque for example). It also includes players who have a “bona-fide long-term injury” or LTIR as well as players sent to the minors on conditioning assignments (Antero Niittymaki for example) and players placed on waivers (Wade Redden for example) (until such time that they have cleared waivers and are assigned to the AHL). This includes players on the Active Roster, Injured Reserve, Injured Non-Roster and Non-Roster. Before we have a look at the different ways teams have found to circumvent the salary cap, let’s have a look at different pieces of information about the matter:įirst, who counts against the salary cap?ĭuring the season anyone on a team’s NHL roster counts against the cap. In the era of the salary cap ($64,300,000 this season), some NHL teams must juggle with numbers to find a way to stay under the maximum salary payroll allowed by the league and be cap-compliant.
