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Head Coach Jared Bednar
Assistant Coach Ray Bennett
Assistant Coach Nolan Pratt
Goaltending Coach Jussi Parkkila
Assistant Coach, Video Brett Heimlich
Playoff Odds %
Projected Cap Hit $89,975,000
Projected Cap Space $-6,475,000
Current Cap Space $-6,475,000
LTIR Pool $0
Roster 21/23
Contracts 45/50
Transactions
Spencer Smallman | Smallman was placed on waivers Friday, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic. Sep 29
Keaton Middleton | Middleton was placed on waivers Friday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports. Sep 29
Tomas Tatar | Tatar is at practice Friday after sorting out his immigration papers, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports. Sep 29
Justus Annunen | Annunen stopped 31 of 34 shots in Thursday's 4-2 preseason loss to the Minnesota Wild. Sep 29
Jason Polin | Polin (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Thursday's preseason game versus the Minnesota Wild. Sep 28

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Injury Report
Bowen Byram
Expected Return Sun Oct 1, 2023
Bowen Byram - DAY-TO-DAY - Illness
Fri Sep 29, 2023
Bowen Byram | Byram missed practice Friday with an illness, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Cale Makar
Expected Return Sun Oct 1, 2023
Cale Makar - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Fri Sep 29, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar is recovering from a lower-body injury that has lingered all offseason, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Fri Sep 29, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (lower body) is practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports.
Wed Sep 27, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (undisclosed) skated on his own Tuesday for thesecond time this week, Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Sat Sep 23, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (undisclosed) is scheduled to skate either Sunday or Monday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Cale Makar | Makar (undisclosed) will miss time early in training camp but is expected to be full-go next week, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Josh Manson
Expected Return Sun Oct 1, 2023
Josh Manson - OUT - Lower Body
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Josh Manson | Manson is still dealing with a lower-body injury but is expected to be on the ice for Thursday's practice, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Ondrej Pavel
Expected Return Thu Oct 5, 2023
Ondrej Pavel - OUT - Undisclosed
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Ondrej Pavel | Pavel (undisclosed) will miss the start of the Colorado Avalanche's training camp Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Jean-Luc Foudy
Expected Return Thu Oct 5, 2023
Jean-Luc Foudy - OUT - Lower Body
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Jean-Luc Foudy | Foudy has a lower-body injury and has not been cleared to participate at the start of training camp Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(13) Forwards $55,725,000 66.7% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Helm, Darren LW 36
$0
UFA
Cogliano, Andrew C 36
$825,000
$0
UFA
Tatar, Tomas LW 32
$1,500,000
$0
UFA
Johansen, Ryan C 31
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$0
UFA
Landeskog, Gabriel
IR
LW 30
$7,000,000
NMC
$7,000,000
NMC
$7,000,000
M-NTC
$7,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2029)
MacKinnon, Nathan C 28
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2031)
Drouin, Jonathan LW 28
$825,000
$0
UFA
Lehkonen, Artturi LW 28
$4,500,000
NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Wood, Miles LW 28
$2,500,000
M-NTC
$2,500,000
M-NTC
$2,500,000
M-NTC
$2,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2029)
Olofsson, Fredrik C 27
$775,000
$0
UFA
Rantanen, Mikko RW 26
$9,250,000
$9,250,000
$0
UFA
Colton, Ross C 27
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
NTC
$4,000,000
M-NTC
$4,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Nichushkin, Valeri RW 28
$6,125,000
NMC
$6,125,000
NMC
$6,125,000
M-NTC
$6,125,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2030)
O'Connor, Logan RW 27
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$0
UFA
Kiviranta, Joel LW 27
$0
UFA
Meyers, Ben LW 24
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$55,725,000
$51,025,000
$36,725,000
$36,725,000
(7) Defence $28,212,500 33.8% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Johnson, Jack D 36
$775,000
$0
UFA
Manson, Josh D 31
$4,500,000
NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2026)
MacDermid, Kurtis D 29
$987,500
$0
UFA
Toews, Devon D 29
$4,100,000
$0
UFA
Girard, Samuel D 25
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$5,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Makar, Cale D 24
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$0
UFA

(2027)
Byram, Bowen D 22
$3,850,000
$3,850,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$28,212,500
$22,350,000
$18,500,000
$14,000,000
(1) Goalies $5,400,000 6.5% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Georgiev, Alexandar G 27
$3,400,000
$3,400,000
$0
UFA
Francouz, Pavel
IR
G 33
$2,000,000
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$5,400,000
$3,400,000
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
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Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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21 14 9 8
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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45 22 10 8
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$89,975,000 $76,775,000 $55,225,000 $50,725,000
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$-6,475,000 $6,725,000 $28,275,000 $32,775,000
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$-6,475,000 $6,725,000 $28,275,000 $32,775,000
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$89,975,000 $76,775,000 $55,225,000 $50,725,000
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$637,500 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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3 3 3 3
(22) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Holland, Peter C 32
$0
UFA
Wagner, Chris RW 32
$775,000
$0
UFA
Smallman, Spencer RW 27
$762,500
$0
UFA
Hunt, Brad D 35
$762,500
$0
UFA
Kamenev, Vladislav C 27
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Olhaver, Gustav C 26
$0
$0
UFA
Tufte, Riley LW 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Middleton, Keaton D 25
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Clurman, Nathan D 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Kvaca, Petr G 26
$0
$0
UFA
Holm, Arvid G 24
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Leivermann, Nick D 25
$0
$0
UFA
Merkley, Ryan D 23
$0
UFA
Annunen, Justus G 23
$775,000
$0
RFA
Ranta, Sampo LW 23
$0
RFA
Weiss, Tyler LW 23
$0
Saigeon, Brandon C 25
$0
$0
UFA
Kovalenko, Nikolai RW 23
$896,250
$896,250
$0
RFA
Shmakov, Shamil G 24
$0
Boucher, Matthew LW 25
$0
$0
UFA
Davis, Kevin D 26
$0
$0
UFA
Stienburg, Matthew C 22
$898,750
$898,750
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Fairbrother, Gianni D 23
$848,333
$0
RFA
Beaucage, Alex RW 22
$878,333
$0
RFA
Mutala, Sasha RW 22
$0
$0
UFA
Burzan, Luka C 23
$0
$0
UFA
Miner, Trent G 22
$828,333
$0
RFA
Schueneman, Corey D 28
$775,000
$0
UFA
Joly, Michael RW 28
$0
$0
UFA
O’Connor, Logan RW 27
$0
$0
UFA
Tischke, Peter D 27
$0
$0
UFA
Ahcan, Jack D 26
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Foudy, Jean-Luc C 21
$847,500
$847,500
$0
RFA
Ambrosio, Colby C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Olausson, Oskar LW 20
$863,334
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA

(2026)
Behrens, Sean D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Buyalsky, Andrei C 23
$0
$0
UFA
Makar, Taylor C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Burke, Cal C 26
$775,000
$0
UFA
Aamodt, Wyatt D 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Rydahl, Gustav C 29
$0
UFA
Romaine, Christopher D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Zhigalov, Ivan G 20
$0
$0
UFA
Polin, Jason C 24
$870,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Malinski, Sam D 25
$850,000
$850,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Pavel, Ondrej C 23
$870,000
$870,000
$0
RFA
Ritchie, Calum C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Gulyayev, Mikhail D 18
$0
$0
UFA
Ishimnikov, Nikita D 18
$0
$0
UFA
Hanzel, Jeremy D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Jedlicka, Maros LW 20
$0
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$17,925,833
$6,775,834
$863,334