Selanne Announces Return To Ducks–NHL’s Salary Cap Raised.
Since the draft is now complete and July 1st ( the day unrestricted free agents hit the open market ) is rapidly approaching, I thought I would take the time to break down each team. See who they drafted, what holes they have and how they plan on plugging those holes and upgrading their club. So tomorrow we’ll start with the Northeast Division and work our way from there.
News and Notes
The Anaheim Ducks retained a lot of experience this week when ten-time all-star and future hall of famer Teemu Selanne announced that he would be returning to the team for one more season. He is the Ducks’ all-time scoring leader with 352 goals, including 59 game-winners, and 743 points. Selanne’s decision, announced by the Ducks on Saturday, came a day after defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who turns 36 in August, told the team he’s coming back. Selanne turns 39 next week. He and Niedermayer were key players in the Ducks’ run to the 2007 Stanley Cup championship.
The NHL’s salary cap for next season will be $56.8 million, the league announced on Friday. The figure is a mere $100,000 increase from the cap total of last season, what a joke. When you think about it Hockey was lucky to have the run in the playoffs like they did this yearand they deserve to be rewarded. However, next years cap will be reduced to 40.8 million dollars, way to reward the players. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman must do a better job at marketing the game because right now hockey is a distant 4th when it comes to money compared to the other major sports, baseball, football and basketball.
Jun 29th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I don’t think the NHL through Gary Bettman can do a better job. This man has used up his usefulness. With him, it’s his way or the highway. If the NHL owners were smart as opposed to being lazy and working with blindfolds on, concerning the commissioner, they would get rid of him.
I can’t wait for July 1st when the free agents can sign with new teams. Let the money flow, and hope that the new signers , will bring their team closer to the Stanley Cup.