#NHL CBA

Articles tagged with NHL CBA

Analysis Jun 24, 2026

NHL waivers explained: the 24-hour noon-to-noon ET claim window, why the worst team in the league claims first, the age-and-games exemption...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read

Analysis Jun 24, 2026

NHL entry-level slide rule explained: CBA Article 9.1(d), the 10-game cutoff (playoffs included), the September-to-December age trap, what s...

By Mike Johnson · 8 min read

Team Analysis Jun 20, 2026

Cale Makar can sign a Colorado extension on July 1, 2026, but the new CBA cuts the re-sign max from eight years to seven on September 16, so...

By James Wright · 8 min read

Analysis Jun 13, 2026

The NHL 2026-27 season expands to 84 games, the first since 1993-94. Both new games are divisional. Here is why it changed, when it starts,...

By Mike Johnson · 10 min read

Contract May 8, 2026

On July 1, 2026, six NHL teams will wire $63 million in lockout-proof signing bonuses to Draisaitl, McDavid, Matthews, Crosby, MacKinnon, an...

By Mike Johnson · 9 min read

Team Analysis Apr 29, 2026

NHL Article 50.10 recapture penalty in plain English. Kovalchuk, Luongo, Weber, Keith math + the 2020 rewrite that saved Nashville $24M + 20...

By Mike Johnson · 11 min read

Trade Rumors Apr 29, 2026

NMC blocks 3 doors. NTC blocks 1. Inside the Veto Gap with Parayko, Stamkos, Hamilton, the 2017 Fleury waiver, and the CBA Article 11.8 elig...

By Mike Johnson · 11 min read