Ranking every NHL team’s 2026 salary cap situation: #8-1

NHL training camp is finally here, and preseason hockey is just a day away. With teams rushing to lock down their restricted free agents and signing any last-minute unrestricted free agents, we’re getting the true picture of every team’s salary-cap situation for the season. It also means it’s time for the salary-cap rankings at Daily Faceoff, where we look at all the different aspects of managing and excelling in the salary-cap era and rank teams based on their performance. This is accomplished through a somewhat complex process and system, which I have outlined in a summary for your convenience. We’ve…