There were concerns the salary cap could stay flat next season, but GMs could be rejoicing after deputy commissioner Bill Daly said there's potential for an increase of up to $3 million.

It wouldn’t be all too surprising to find a handful of the league’s GMs sleeping easier over the past couple of nights. As the GM meetings concluded in Boca Raton, Fla., NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly indicated that after all the talk of a potentially flat salary cap next season, the league could be looking at an increase between $2.5 and $3 million in time for next season, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. Nothing is set in stone, of course, and there’s the possibility the increase won’t be quite that much with dependance on the NHLPA using its cap escalator. However, there seems a greater chance now than there was earlier in the season that GMs will have more money to work with.


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