Today, the NHL has announced that the salary cap for next season will be $81.5 million.
Earlier projections had the cap at $83 million, and that’s the figure most people have been using for projections for next season. This slight decrease in that upper limit won’t affect very many teams, but the ones who care, might care a lot.
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The bigger issue around the salary cap is the question of the so-called inflator. That figure is the amount the NHLPA must vote on and agree to.