Report: 2018-19 NHL salary cap projected to be $78M-$82M
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NHL general managers will have some extra money to play with next season.
The league unveiled Friday to the Board of Governors that next season's salary cap is projected to come in between $78 million and $82 million, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
The cap is currently set at $75 million, meaning teams can expect a raise of $3 million to $7 million.
Bill Daly confirmed that based on $78-$82 M range, cap would be $78 M if NHLPA wants zero inflator, $80 M at 2.5 percent inflator and $82 M at full five percent inflator. Again, that's based on current revenue projections which aren't written in stone
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 8, 2017
The increase would also bring the salary cap to it's highest point since it was introduced at $39 million ahead of the 2005-06 season.
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