NHL news: Cap percentage, Tyson Barrie, Torey Krug, and TJ Oshie

High percentage of the cap

Puck Pedia: First season contracts starting in 2018-19, highest cap percentage:

McDavid 15.72%
Draisaitl 15.14% (to $92.5M Cap next year)
MacKinnon 15.09%
Matthews (24-25) 15.06%
Panarin 14.29%
Matthews (19-20) 14.27%
Karlsson 14.11%
Tavares 13.84%
Doughty 13.5%
Pastrnak 13.47%
Marner 13.37%
Price 13.21%
Pettersson 13.18%
Nylander (24-25) 13.07%
Eichel 12.58%
Huberdeau 12.57%
Dahlin 12.50%

NHL News: Edmonton Oilers Extend Leon Draisaitl to Eight Years

Tyson Barrie gets PTO

Pierre LeBrun: The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Tyson Barrie to a PTO. Barrie hopes he can turn that into a minor league deal.

Torey Krug is out for the season

Louis Blues: Defenseman Torey Krug will miss the entire 2024-25 season as he undergoes ankle surgery to address pre-arthritic changes. He was trying to fix it without surgery.

The Dobber: “It’s easy to think that Justin Faulk wins here, but Scott Perunovich’s breakout does too and this is a great opportunity for him. However, I will have to wait to see what training camp opens up with. The Blues didn’t do well last year, but their Powerplay improved a lot when Drew Bannister became head coach.”

Leon Draisaitl’s New Contract Shows Commitment to Edmonton and Winning

TJ Oshie’s status should be known in two weeks

Sammi Silber of Hockey News: The status of Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie this season remains to be seen as the 37-year-old is dealing with chronic back pain.

Oshie said this offseason that if they can’t find a long-term fix, and their options are dwindling, he may have to leave hockey.

Capitals training camp starts in two weeks. Veteran training camp physicals begin on September 18th, so that will be a big day for Oshie.