![]() ![]() ![]() Colleague Pierre LeBrun reported Wednesday that the Devils’ Jesper Bratt could have a similar short-term deal in mind and that the Canadiens’ getting Cole Caufield to sign long term was also “a grind.” That could be a trend in free agency this year. The team was looking to go longer term on the contract, but agent Dan Milstein pushed for shorter term so Gavrikov can reenter the market when the cap has made a significant jump. Defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov signed a two-year deal ($5.875 million average annual value) with the Kings on Wednesday. ![]() We’re already seeing the impact that it will have if the league has a $1 million cap raise followed by what Bettman calls a “more normal cap increase” in 20. “I’m not going to close the door automatically to that,” new NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh said on The Athletic Hockey Show this week. The next few weeks are key in negotiations to see if there could be wiggle room to address this before figures are announced around the NHL Draft. If it only goes up $1 million this year because players still owe escrow payments to owners, that could mean sharp increases the following two years, creating an uneven playing field for free agents this year versus in 20. Some around the league estimate that the cap could be due to go up between $10 million and $12 million over the next three years, based on revenue. In Colorado, only Game 1 has a “get-in” of under $1,000.But in talking to players and league sources this week, the number doesn’t appear to be final - at least, not yet. The lowest “get-in” price of any game as of Tuesday’s look was $558 per ticket for Game 3 in Tampa. Wednesday’s game one had a “get-in” minimum price of $780 on Ticket Club as of Tuesday afternoon, with other major marketplaces slightly higher after service fees are added to the order. (Screenshot of the prices for the small number available from the box office Tuesday below). Games in Colorado were likely similarly priced, but have already sold out as the Avalanche clinched their spot in the finals earlier than their Eastern Conference foes. A brief look at the tickets available directly through the Tampa Bay box office on Tuesday morning showed a minimum price of just under $400 for nosebleed seats and over $1,000 for the high rows in the lower bowl of Amalie Arena for game four. Those numbers are substantially higher than Tampa Bay, which is seeing an average sold price of $1,079 and an average remaining listing of $1,884 for games 3, 4, and 6 (if necessary).Įven the minimum prices fans are seeing are very high, which has been the trend across ticketing for high profile events in recent years, and only accelerated by the COVID pause on live events. Tickets in Colorado – the Avalanche are hosting games 1 and 2 as well as games 5 and 7 if they are needed – are averaging a sold price of $1,465 and an average remaining listed price of $2,583. The trend for prices is markedly higher for games at Denver’s Ball Arena, as Colorado fans are clearly excited to see their team in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2001. The average price of a ticket sold for Game Seven – which would take place in Colorado on June 28 if necessary – is a whopping $2,177, with an average remaining ticket listing of $3,872 – and that’s for a Ticket Club member, which means no service fees are added to the ticket price. Should this one go the distance, it’s likely that it will only gain ground on previous years in terms of the prices fans are paying for tickets – the average price of remaining tickets listed on resale marketplaces only rises the deeper the games go. ![]()
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