New part of CBA kicks in

For reasons unknown to anyone, the NHLPA did not inform the NHL by the
Sept. 15 deadline that it is happy with the present Collective
Bargaining Agreement, even though it has no intention of tearing it
up. By not doing so, it left open the possibility this will be the
final year of the CBA, and as such, a new part of the agreement has
kicked into play and will remain all year whether the NHLPA now
extends the agreement or not.

In previous years, a performance bonus did not necessarily have to
count against the cap. It would count only if it were attained. That
meant that teams could go over the cap by up to seven per cent if it
comprised bonuses in agreements, generally with younger and older
players.

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