The NHL salary cap is projected to rise $2.5-3 million for the 2017-18 season, reports Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. That comes straight from NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, who said that the final number will depend on negotiations with the NHLPA over the inflator clause.
With a current salary cap of $73 million, the new number for next season should fall around $75.5-76 million.
For teams like the Blackhawks that are regularly right up against the upper limit, this is fantastic news. There were reports in December and February indicating the salary cap increase for 2017-18 would be extremely small, or potentially not happen at all.