It's always interesting this time of year when Bill Daly or Gary Bettman from the NHL give preliminary talks about the following year's salary cap figure.
Bill Daly says the NHL's salary cap is projected to be $75.5M-$76M next season, but adds it will depend on inflator negotiations with NHLPA.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 8, 2017
The union, I believe, has always voted for the inflator to push up the upper limit. This is a double-edged sword for the players though, depending on where they are. On one hand, if you're an impending free agent you want the inflator.