The success of the Vegas Golden Knights in their first season of existence has given the league a fair amount revenue, and as a result the teams will all have more money to spend on players for the 2018-19 season. The salary cap increased $4.5 million from what it was for the 2017-18 season. after rising an average of $2 million in each of the previous three years.
The increased funds give the Montreal Canadiens even more unused space than they carried through last season, opening up several possibilities.
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The boost to the salary cap’s upper limit means the first year of Carey Price’s eight-year extension accounts for 13.