"I've seen some preliminary estimates recently which would make me more optimistic on the cap going up sooner whether that's in two seasons or three seasons, I think it's more likely than not two seasons rather than three," Daly said in an interview with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek from European Media Day on Wednesday.
Let's not forget the revenue brought in 2021-2022, was a record $5.3 Billion, for the sport.
It is Bettman's mismanagement of tv contracts to blame for the lack of popularity for the sport, which of course affects escrow and player contracts. If we could see someone replace Gary Bettman and Bill Daley maybe things would be better for all.