(WGR 550) - NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly spoke at the NHL general managers' meetings in Florida on Wednesday. The biggest news was where the salary cap may be going. Daly said next year's cap is projected to be between $84 million and $88.2 million. That could be quite an increase from this years $81.5 million. Before we know exactly what the number will be, the NHL needs to negotiate it with the NHLPA.
Daly also told reporters in attendance that they are talking to the players about multi-year salary cap numbers, which would help for team planning.
In other news from Florida, the NHL general managers voted to change the offsides rule. A player would be ruled legal if he has one skate vertical and above the blue line.
In order for this be become an official rule change, it must be approved by the NHL Competition Committee and the NHL's board of governors.
The Sabres got back to Buffalo late on Wednesday morning, so Ralph Krueger canceled practice. Buffalo will host Pittsburgh on Thursday.
