How the NHL's rising salary cap could eventually benefit the Blackhawks

How the NHL's rising salary cap could eventually benefit the Blackhawks

So far, the precipitous rise of the NHL's salary cap has mostly hurt the Blackhawks.At this stage of the Hawks' rebuild, as they turn their roster over to young players — many of whom are on cheap entry-level contracts — they expected to have abundant cap space, and they indeed do.However, because the cap jumped up by $7.5 million this season — to a maximum of $95.5 million — and is projected to increase by $8.5 and $9.5 million in the next two …