Who Will Be The NHL’s First $30 Million Player: Connor McDavid Or Auston Matthews?

Who Will Be The NHL’s First $30 Million Player: Connor McDavid Or Auston Matthews?

The NHL salary cap is projected to reach $127.5 million by 2028-29, putting Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and other stars in position for potentially record-setting contracts.

McDavid Or Matthews?: With The Cap Rising To Unheard-Of Levels, Who Will Be The NHL's First $30-Million Player?

According to a report from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the NHL's salary cap is expected to jump from $104 million to $127.5 million in the next two years.And just like that, all the contracts that were signed this summer now seem like bargains.It's a strange thing to say after Colorado's Cale Makar became the league's first $20-million-per-year player following an eight-year extension worth $163.2 million. But with the cap expected to increas…