DETROIT -- NHL teams must dress lineups within the salary cap during the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting this season, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Wednesday at a meeting of coaches and general managers that touched on many topics.

“Playoff Cap Counting” is outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, which agreed June 27 to a four-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The current CBA expires Sept. 15, 2026. The new one begins the following day and runs through Sept. 15, 2030. But Daly said the playoff cap is among a list of changes that will start this season.

The NHL salary cap is rising by $7.5 million this season, from $88 million to $95.5 million.

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