Nothing has been confirmed yet as to what is going to happen with the salary cap. The cap was initially going to increase to anywhere between $84 and $88 million, but the pause has created a serious issue for revenue which will have to push a new – and much lower – number on the Montreal Canadiens and the rest of the league.
A flat cap is the expected solution where the number remains at $81.5 million for some time to compensate for the loss of revenue and to keep escrow from skyrocketing. Compliance buyouts will be in place to help teams who are really up against it, and although the Habs don’t need one specifically, having a window to take some more money off the books couldn’t help.