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If There Was No Salary Cap In The NHL

03/20/2019 at 11:40am EDT

from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,

With Mike Trout nearing a new professional sports high with $426.5 million deal over 12 years with the Angels, it is interesting to wonder where NHL salaries would be for top stars without a salary cap.

“I’d say in excess of $20 million for sure,” said Brisson who represents several stars, including Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby.

Agent Alan Walsh said in a free market system “franchise players would be making upwards of $25 million per season."

“While NHL player salaries for elite players have been severely constrained by the salary cap since 2005, the value of NHL franchises are skyrocketing,” Walsh said. “In just a four-year span, even the value of an expansion franchise has jumped from $500 million (Vegas) to $650 million (Seattle). Shockingly, top NHL player salaries today are comparable to what they were in 2002-03.”

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