The long-awaited salary cap hike is finally here. After a nearly four-year pause, a significant increase is on the horizon. <h2>NHL Set for $4-Million Salary Cap Boost</h2> According to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, the league's salary cap is set to rise to a range between 87 and 88 million dollars. This change represents an augmentation of roughly four million, up from its present $83.5M cap. Such an increase is bound to offer teams more leeway, a development general managers are likely to welcome. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/pierrevlebrun/status/1709671258474897876?s=46'> </a></blockquote></div>