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BOCA RATON, Fla. - Fans and executives of teams that can spend up to the salary cap should put their rivalries aside to root for the Canadian dollar. Thats because the value of the loonie for the rest of this NHL season will help determine just how far the cap deviates from the preliminary estimate of US$73 million the board of governors was given Monday. Commissioner Gary Bettman, owners and general managers will continue to watch the loonie carefully. Our best guess, and its got some variation in it, is that if the Canadian stays where it is now for the rest of the season, which is about 88 cents, that the cap for next season would be approximately $73 million, Bettman said. Thats a guess, its subject to variation, and it also assumes that the Canadian dollar stays where it is now. The NHL, more than any other major professional sports league, is beholden to the Canadian dollar because it has 23 U.S.-based franchises and seven in Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens generate significant revenue, but when the Canadian dollar is weak, that amount is less when its converted to U.S. funds. Bettman cautioned that the estimate of $73 million (and floor of $54 million) is not carved in stone. Much of the uncertainty has to do with the fluctuation of the Canadian dollar. Obviously if the Canadian dollar rises relative to the U.S. dollar, the cap will go up a little bit, and if it goes down the Canadian dollar, the cap will go down a little bit, but thats the universe that were in, Bettman said. Bettman added that any speculation about the cap going down from $69 million would require either a lack of understanding of the way the system works or the economy of Canada ceasing to exist, and thats not going to happen. General managers, even those of U.S.-based teams, have to care about the health of the loonie because of what it means to next years budget. Here we are in (December) and we have the Canadian Dollar fluctuating so much, you sort of look at it, digest it, talk about it when you get home with your people, your general manager, your cap people, Columbus Blue Jackets president John Davidson said. Its nothing out of the ordinary. ___ Follow @SWhyno on Twitter David Bingham USA Jersey . The Italian side scored twice in a four-minute span in the second half to defeat former stars from S. Erik Palmer-Brown USA Jersey . - The Oakland Athletics have finalized an agreement on a 10-year extension to play at the Coliseum through the 2024 season. http://www.usasoccerauthority.com/matt-hedges-usa-jersey/ . His right arm rested in a sling and was encased in a cast from above the elbow to his hand. "Im excited," Fernandez said with a grin. Joe Corona Jersey . Curtis Davies and Robert Koren secured the victory with goals inside 35 minutes of the fifth-round replay against the second-tier side. Andrija Novakovich Jersey . The weekend at Oriole Park has been less kind, with three players suffering varying degrees of injury. The worst ailment of the three, at least optically, is the deep bone bruise suffered by Adam Lind when he fouled a pitch off the top of his right foot in the sixth inning of Saturdays game.Former New York Rangers forward Sean Avery is joining the cast of ABCs Dancing with the Stars this spring, according to Page Six of The New York Post. The newspaper reports that Avery was seen preparing for the show in its New York studio. Avery joins a long list of sports figures that have appearred on the program, including former Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.dddddddddddd Avery, 33, played 10 years in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings. He retired from the game in 2012. ' ' '