In yesterday's post I talked about wanting to see the Islanders spend a little above the salary floor. Then I thought, "That's easy for you to say, Mr. Moneybags, spending Charles Wang's hard-earned cash like that."
So I decided to crunch the numbers and try to determine how much I more I want the team to spend, and what would need to happen to cover that extra investment. It's a good thing I like math.
The NHL salary cap in 2010-22 is $59.4 million, with a salary floor of $43.4 million. According to NHLnumbers.com , the Islanders have almost $32.5 committed for next season, leaving them $11 million below the floor.
I'd like them to spend more, but how much more can we realistically ask? Halfway to the cap is $51.4 million, but there is no way that the Islanders ...
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