A report out of James Mirtle’s venture, The Athletic, indicates that there could be quite a salary cap bump announced in the coming days.
That report is summarized on SBN’s NHL page, but the gist of it is this: Mirtle expects the salary cap to rise to $75 million for next season, but indicates that it could rise as high as $77.5 million depending on what the NHLPA’s executive board decides to do.
The board will be able to decide what to do with escrow and their escalator clause. It’s a lot of complicated CBA speak that few people truly understand, but the bottom line is this: there’s a decent chance the cap goes up to $77.