The rising salary cap and an offer sheet have skewed the top of the NHL’s salary list toward younger players.
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Adam Fantilli’s signing on Thursday, Sept. 24, to a six-year, $82.5 million contract ($13.75 million average) means that three of the top five cap hits this season belong to the top three draft picks of 2023.
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In the past, teams could keep down the salaries of players coming out of their entry-level deals because they lacked arbitration rights. But the Philadelphia Flyers changed that with a five-year, $90 million offer sheet ($18 million cap hit) to Leo Carlsson.
The Ducks matched, and…
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