About Cap Horizon

INDEPENDENT NHL ANALYSIS · MAZEN SAMHAT
CAP HORIZON
Every dollar. Every roster. Every season.

NHL cap analysis that follows the money across seasons.

Cap Horizon examines how contract commitments, roster needs and collective bargaining rules shape each team’s choices. One original article each day, with a rotation through all 32 clubs.

What every team review aims to answer

  • What is the current cap position, and what does that number include?
  • Which commitments, renewals and roster gaps matter over the next three to five seasons?
  • How do LTIR, retained salary, buyouts, bonuses, contract terms and playoff rules affect the available choices?
  • Which figures are confirmed, estimated, hypothetical or unavailable?

The recurring features

Team Horizon: a team’s present position and future commitments.
Rule Check: one rule, its effective date and a worked example.
Decision Window: the next meaningful roster choice.
League Lens: comparisons using the same dates and definitions.

How the analysis is built

Contract announcements and NHL/NHLPA agreements anchor the facts. Public cap databases provide dated estimates; they are not represented as official internal accounts. Calculations include formulas and assumptions. Future ceilings and unsigned-player costs are clearly labeled as projections or scenarios.

We distinguish cap management allowed by the agreement, disputed interpretations and formal circumvention findings. No allegation is inferred from a negative table entry or a player’s injury status.

Charts use comparable scales and readable labels. Colorful raised cards summarize the key findings, with the same information available as selectable text. Corrections will be dated and explained in the affected article.

Every dollar. Every roster. Every season.
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Written by Mazen Samhat. Independent publication; no affiliation with the NHL, NHLPA or any club. Team names are used for identification.

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Measurement added October 28, 2026.

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