With Mark Stone being placed on LTIR, raising eyebrows, the NHL salary cap has been exposed as being flawed. It’s time redesign the cap structure, which would incidentally benefit the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the wealthiest teams in the NHL, which provides them with the ability to spend far more than other organizations.
That’s a big reason why the league introduced the salary cap beginning in the 2005-2006 season. It’s now time to revisit this system and make some needed changes.
The main purpose of the salary cap was to create parity within the league, making all games more exciting.