It's safe to say that the 2020-21 salary cap will not be in the $84 million to $88.2 million range that NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly projected in early March.
The NHL sets its salary cap based on the previous season's revenue, and the league will suffer significant losses in revenue this season, regardless if the league is able to resume its season.
Nobody knows what next season's salary cap will look like. TSN's Pierre LeBrunreported last month that both the league and player's association are unlikely to allow the salary cap's upper limit below the current figure of $81.