Some news came out on Friday that should help the Blackhawks with their next step. The salary cap is projected to increase substantially over the next three years. The cap is expected to go up ...

Chicago had just $622,882 in cap space prior to the move, per Spotrac. Hall had a $6 million cap hit. The Hurricanes enter Friday with the second-most points in the Eastern Conference (63).

Seth Jones’ contract became more palatable for the Blackhawks on Friday ... look much less problematic for the Hawks. His $9.5 million cap hit stands to occupy only 8.3% of their total cap ...