NHL News: Some Immediate CBA Changes, Sonny Milano, Dennis Hildeby, and Daniil Prokhorov - NHL Rumors

NHL News: Some Immediate CBA Changes, Sonny Milano, Dennis Hildeby, and Daniil Prokhorov - NHL Rumors

Some CBA changes are effective immediately Puck Pedia: Some parts of the new CBA will go into effect immediately, some on March 1st, and more on September 16th, 2026. Immediate Implementation and effective for the 2025-26 season New Playoff Salary Cap Limits/changes to LTIR, reducing the benefits a team receives in LTIR No Deferred Compensation (effective Oct 7, 2025) Restriction on Paper Loans Restriction on a second retention on a traded cont…

New CBA Changes & What They Mean for the Golden Knights

On Tuesday, September 2nd, the NHL and NHL Players Association officially ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new CBA is set to take effect on September 16th and includes several critical changes. It includes signing bonus limits, an 84-game regular season, and, most notably, new rules for playoff LTIR usage.  Here is a full list of the new rules, when they take effect, and how they impact the Golden Knights.  New LTIR Rules To p…

NHL Rule Changes on LTIR & Cap Effective Immediately; How They Affect Penguins

The NHL and NHLPA have been working quietly in the weeks following the ratification of a new CBA to begin next season. Later Tuesday afternoon, the sides announced a Memorandum of Understanding via significant rule changes that will take place, effective immediately, and some of the news is good for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Perhaps the biggest challenge league-wide deals with long-term injured reserve usage. The “Kucherov” or “Mark Stone” LTIR l…