The salary cap for the 2011-2012 season is going to rise, this much we know. With a rise in the regular salary cap comes a rise in the summer salary cap, which is 10% higher than the regular season cap. At the projected $62.2 million cap for next season, the summer cap would increase to $68.42 million. That is an increase of $6.22 million for the summer months of free agency. This increase becomes essential for the Rangers, as all players that have an NHL contract are added to the summer roster/cap hit. This means that any player who is signed to an NHL deal, no matter where they played (ie: AHL) will be on the summer cap. This of course, means that Wade Redden and his $6.5 million cap hit will again become a factor in the Rangers summer plans.
For all intents and purposes, the summer cap rise and the re-introduction of Redden’s contract is a wash. The $6.5 million cap hit is $300k more than the projected salary cap rise. On the surface, this looks like a wash, but whe...
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