The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) term of the day seems to be ‘tagging’. From what I understand, it basically means that a team can’t commit to spending more money next season then the current season’s salary cap. The present NHL salary cap is at $56.8M, and the Blackhawks are already on the hook for roughly $43M in twelve players. If the reported figures are close to correct, the immanent contract extensions of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith would add about another $16M to next year’s payroll – that would make it somewhere around $59M.
Stan Bowman would have to clear enough salary off next year’s payroll, and that is what the hold up is regarding the extensions of Toews, Kane and Keith. Deals could already be in place, but the organization could be waiting to make the necessary moves until the circus road trip is over – when it is believed Marian Hossa will make his debut.
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