The 2020-21 NHL season is going to be challenging for a lot of teams for salary cap and logistics reasons. In an effort to make the somewhat convoluted roster, cap and waivers situation for the Calgary Flames a little bit easier to follow, we’ve developed this page to keep track of things.
It will be kept updated throughout the season.
The salary cap
There’s really two salary caps, in a sense, so let’s get into the distinctions.
The “overall” season-long cap
For the entirety of the 2020-21 NHL season, teams are required to have average annual cap spending of less than $81.