Ever since we found out the cap was supposed to increase to $78 million-$82 million, New York Islanders fans have been patiently anxiously waiting for the official number so we can get this offseason cooking for real.
Well, today we found out the cap is expected to be between $79.5-$80 million courtesy of Gary Bettman the NHL Commissioner.
The reason this is so important for the Islanders is because they have a very important free agent to re-sign. John Tavares, as we all know, is coming off the final year of a deal that gave him a $5.