The salary cap in the NHL made a significant jump this summer and is expected to make a similar jump next summer to a salary of $104 million. In theory, this should be good news for a Buffalo Sabres team that is trying to end a playoff drought and have the chance to add talent to bolster their roster.
However, with some of the contracts already on the roster, like Tage Thompson and Josh Norris, along with Jeff Skinner still accounting for over $6 million, they won't have as much cap space as other teams. According to Puckpedia, the Sabres, as of today, are projected to have just over $24 million, which, most summers, would be a lot, but that is the seventh-smallest cap space currently around the league.