A look into the Wild's 2016-17 Salary Cap Situation

a tip of the (salary) cap. - Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesYesterday we learned that the league had released some preliminary numbers regarding the salary cap for the 2016-17 season. The number reported is a potential $74.5M, which is a $3.1M increase over this season's $71.4M ceiling. It is important to note that this is a preliminary number and that the final decision on next year's cap won't come until after this season. The NHL floated out a similar number last year, only to have it fall to the current cap number, so this is by no means set in stone, and could change dramatically. The strength of the Canadian Dollar is still weaker than the league would like, so the number is likely to settle at least somewhat lower than $74.5M. But the league has stated this is the upper-bound of where it believes the final number could land.

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