With the NHL's salary cap continuing to be a hot-button topic, the league's commissioner, Gary Bettman, addressed the growing speculation.

MANALAPAN, Florida -- The NHL salary cap is projected to be $92.4 million next season with the potential of it climbing slightly higher pending a possible negotiation between the League and NHL Players’ Association, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. This season’s salary cap is $88 million.

At minimum, the NHL’s cap will rise to $92.4 million next year, which is a potential infusion of $141 million into the system. At the high end, the new money total could hit $288 million.