Following an NHL Board of Governors meeting last month in Columbus, Ohio, ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun reported commissioner Gary Bettman projected the salary cap could rise from this season's ceiling of $69 million to between $71 and $73 million for 2015-16. For some teams, this raises serious cap issues.
Several clubs have well over $50 million invested in their respective salary-cap payrolls for next season. They also have key players to re-sign or replace. Those teams could face a stark choice: shed salary to free up cap space to re-sign those players or lose them to free agency.
Here's a look at the 10 NHL teams facing the worst salary-cap issues. The ranking is based upon salary-cap space, key players to be re-signed (including their current annual cap hits), estimated re-signing costs and potential impact of limited cap space upon each roster.
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Article written by Lyle Richardson