$88m Initial NHL LIVE SALARY CAP
$110m Total Franchise Operations Budget
The NHL Salary Cap is expected to be $87.7m
Each Team is given an extra $22.0m for its minor league affiliate & we round up the change to be GM Friendly.
All of which is included in NHL LIVE Franchise Operations Budget.
This is the hard line number which cannot be exceeded
46 players are mandatory (21 NHL + 25 AHL) at all times during the regular season.