Ranking every NHL team’s 2026 salary cap situation: #24-17

Sep 4, 2026, 11:49 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),

We’ve already ranked the eight worst teams, but now we move on to the second part of the list, which always includes a few different types of teams. Some are mediocre teams fighting to stay competitive. Some are young up-and-coming teams putting their ghosts of Cap Hell past to rest. And some are teams who were elite at cap management and are finally slipping up.

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