It was expected that the NHL salary cap would be on the rise next season with the additional revenue flowing in from the Vegas Golden Knights’ arrival in the league, and last week an estimate of that increase was given at the Board of Governors meetings.
The upper limit that teams can spend to is currently projected between $78 and $82 million. That number can rise or fall depending on the actual revenue brought in between now and the end of the season, and will also be effected by whether the players decide to artificially inflate it a maximum of 5% in hopes of better-than-expected growth in 2018-19.