It seems like everything in the NHL these days revolves around the salary cap. The salary cap will be a problem for a number of teams this off-season, including the Canadiens and Maple Leafs. Back then, Canadian teams paid players in Canadian money and American teams paid players in U.S. dollars. The minimum NHL salary is now US$750,000. He actually earned $13 million this season, according to CapFriendly, with $1 million in base salary and a $12-million signing bonus.

Source: Forbes May 18, 2022 10:39 UTC