Will goalies be left out of NHL’s financial boom?
Seemingly every other day this offseason, shockingly enormous contracts are getting handed out in the NHL. From Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson getting $18 million per season for five years after receiving an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers, to Washington Capitals winger Ryan Leonard and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Zeev Buium signing mammoth eight-year extensions after just one full season of NHL experience, money has been getting thrown around in a way that would make faces melt on fans from the NHL’s flat-cap era. We’re in a new age, however, and the NHL’s increasing revenue and balooning salary cap means…
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