[Sports Illustrated: The Hockey News] - Red Wings to Carry Salary Cap Overage into 2025-26 Season

We typically think of the NHL's salary cap as a 'hard cap' with a clearly defined minimum and maximum for the clubs' payrolls. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Long-Term Injured Reserve is one that always seems to come up lately as the playoffs arrive, and another is the concept of the "salary cap overage." Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Detroit Red Wings will be one of (at least) 11 teams with cap overages that will carry over onto next year's books.