Colorado Avalanche

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Head Coach Jared Bednar

Assistant Coach Ray Bennett
Assistant Coach Nolan Pratt
Goaltending Coach Jussi Parkkila

Colorado Eagles (AHL)

Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)

Cap Hit	$75,543,027
Cap Space	$5,956,973
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	23/23
Contracts	46/50

Cap Breakdown

Draft Picks

Transactions

recalled RW Logan O'Connor from Colorado (AHL).	Feb 22
signed G Pavel Francouz to a two-year, $4 million contract extension.	Feb 21
recalled C Sheldon Dries from Colorado (AHL).	Feb 20
assigned C T.J. Tynan to Colorado (AHL).	Feb 20
recalled RW Martin Kaut from Colorado (AHL).	Feb 18

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Saturday, Feb 22 | 7:30pm

The Colorado Avalanche will be looking for revenge Saturday when they visit the Los Angeles Kings, less than one week after falling as the host team of the 2020 Stadium Series. The Kings squad will look quite different this time around as Saturday’s outdoor contest was the final game with the team for defenseman Alec Martinez and forward Tyler Toffoli, who provided a hat trick in the 3-1 victory, as the pair were traded this week to Vegas and Vancouver, respectively. Full Preview

Wednesday, Feb 26 | 5:00pm

Friday, Feb 28 | 4:30pm

All times Pacific
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Friday, Feb 21

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1-0 (W)

Wednesday, Feb 19

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1-3 (W)

Monday, Feb 17

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4-3 (OTL)

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Line Combinations Updated: Feb 21 (8:49am)

Landeskog $5,571,4295.6M	MacKinnon $6,300,0006.3M	Burakovsky $3,250,0003.3M	Graves $735,0000.7M	Makar $880,8330.9M
Line 1 $15,121,429			Pairing 1 $1,615,833
Nichushkin $850,0000.9M	Compher $3,500,0003.5M	Donskoi $3,900,0003.9M	Girard $728,3330.7M	Zadorov $3,200,0003.2M
Line 2 $8,250,000			Pairing 2 $3,928,333
Kaut $925,0000.9M	Bellemare $1,800,0001.8M	Nieto $1,975,0002M	Cole $4,250,0004.3M	Johnson $6,000,0006M
Line 3 $4,700,000			Pairing 3 $10,250,000
Dries $735,0000.7M	Jost $885,8330.9M	Kamenev $750,0000.8M	Francouz $950,0001M	Miska $700,0000.7M
Line 4 $2,370,833			Goalies $1,650,000

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Injury Report

	Samuel Girard - Hand Girard is suffering from a hand injury, but it is likely that he will be a participant in Saturday's matchup against the Kings. probable - Prob Sat Updated Feb 22, 2020
	Mikko Rantanen - Collarbone Rantanen has been designated for the injured reserve list and will miss six to eight weeks while recovering from a broken collarbone. I-R - Mid April Updated Feb 18, 2020
	Philipp Grubauer - Groin Grubauer will miss an extended period due to a groin injury. out - Out indefinitely Updated Feb 17, 2020
	Matt Calvert - Lower Body Calvert has been sent to the injured reserve list due to a lower-body injury. A timetable for return has yet to be established. I-R - Out indefinitely Updated Feb 17, 2020

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Avalanche February 22 We have recalled Logan O’Connor from the Colorado Eagles. #GoAvsGo t.co/MI6NQUWHvf
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AJHaefele February 22 A fun thread that really drives home Colorado is legit good. I'm kind of amazed there are 22 games left and I'm still having to try to convince some folks of this. They good y'all t.co/cOwviDD2Pz
AJHaefele February 21 lol. t.co/sSvIMkRDRl
AJHaefele February 21 1-0. Good win. You'll take it. Avs move past Dallas for second in the Central Division. Three points behind St. Louis with two games in hand. Avs-Kings tomorrow night in LA. Watch party!

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(13) Forwards $50,567,262 62.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Wilson, Colin IR	C IR --> 0	30	$2,600,000	$0 UFA
Kadri, Nazem IR	C IR --> 0	29	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Donskoi, Joonas	RW NHL --> 0	27	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$0 UFA
Calvert, Matt IR	LW IR --> 0	30	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	$0 UFA
Landeskog, Gabriel	LW NHL --> 0	27	$5,571,429 M-NTC	$5,571,429 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Nieto, Matt	LW NHL --> 0	27	$1,975,000	$0 UFA
MacKinnon, Nathan	C NHL --> 0	24	$6,300,000	$6,300,000 M-NTC	$6,300,000 M-NTC	$6,300,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Burakovsky, Andre	LW NHL --> 0	25	$3,250,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Compher, J.T.	LW NHL --> 0	24	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Bellemare, Pierre-Edouard	LW NHL --> 0	34	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$0 UFA
Kamenev, Vladislav	C NHL --> 0	23	$750,000	$0 RFA
Rantanen, Mikko IR	RW IR --> 0	23	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$0 UFA (2025)
Jost, Tyson	C NHL --> 0	21	$885,833	$0 RFA
Dries, Sheldon	C NHL --> 0	25	$735,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Kaut, Martin	RW NHL --> 0	20	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Nichushkin, Valeri	RW NHL --> 0	24	$850,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
O'Connor, Logan	RW MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$50,567,262	$38,596,429	$27,450,000	$22,950,000	$9,250,000	$0

(7) Defence $17,244,166 21.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Johnson, Erik	D NHL --> 0	31	$6,000,000 NMC M-NTC	$6,000,000 NMC M-NTC	$6,000,000 NMC M-NTC	$6,000,000 NMC M-NTC	$0 UFA
Cole, Ian	D NHL --> 0	31	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$0 UFA
Barberio, Mark	D NHL --> 0	29	$1,450,000	$0 UFA
Graves, Ryan	D NHL --> 0	24	$735,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Zadorov, Nikita	D NHL --> 0	24	$3,200,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Girard, Samuel	D NHL --> 0	21	$728,333	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$0 UFA (2027)
Makar, Cale	D NHL --> 0	21	$880,833	$880,833	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$17,244,166	$16,130,833	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$5,000,000	$0

(3) Goalies $4,983,333 6.1% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Grubauer, Philipp	G NHL --> 0	28	$3,333,333	$3,333,333	$0 UFA
Miska, Hunter	G NHL --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Francouz, Pavel	G NHL --> 0	29	$950,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$4,983,333	$5,333,333	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$0

(1) Buried $300,000 0.4% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Connauton, Kevin	D MIN --> 0	29	$300,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$300,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $4,250,000 5.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Barrie, Tyson Retained Salary	D NHL --> 0	28	$2,750,000
Orpik, Brooks Buyout	D NHL --> 0	39	$1,500,000
TOTALS			TOTALS	$4,250,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Cap Summary Projection Share Copy Link Embed Tweet It
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	27	15	8	6
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	46	28	11	7
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$75,543,027	$60,060,595	$40,450,000	$34,844,167
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$5,956,973	$21,439,405	$41,050,000	$46,655,833
Current Cap Space Amount of Cap Space that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$25,767,371	$21,439,405	$41,050,000	$46,655,833
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$77,344,761	$60,060,595	$40,450,000	$34,844,167
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$4,170,000	$2,925,000	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	2	3	3	3

(20) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cowen, Jared	D --> 0	29	$0
Connauton, Kevin	D MIN --> 0	29	$1,375,000	$0 UFA
Alt, Mark	D MIN --> 0	28	$725,000	$0 UFA
Ranford, Brendan	LW --> 0	27	$0
Megna, Jayson	C MIN --> 0	30	$700,000	$0 UFA
Bibeau, Antoine	G MIN --> 0	25	$675,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Nantel, Julien	C MIN --> 0	23	$0 UFA
Geertsen, Mason	D MIN --> 0	24	$0 UFA			$0 UFA
Tynan, TJ	C MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$0 UFA
Lindholm, Anton	D MIN --> 0	25	$742,500	$742,500	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Greer, A.J.	LW MIN --> 0	23	$735,000	$0 RFA
Boikov, Sergei	D MIN --> 0	24	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Olhaver, Gustav	C --> 0	22	$0
Morrison, Cameron	LW --> 0	21	$0
Anderson, Josh	D MIN --> 0	21	$765,000	$765,000	$0 RFA
Werner, Adam	G MIN --> 0	22	$842,500	$842,500	$0 RFA
Clurman, Nathan	D --> 0	21	$0
Barron, Travis	LW MIN --> 0	21	$741,666	$741,666	$0 RFA
Renouf, Dan	D MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Rosen, Calle	D MIN --> 0	26	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Bowers, Shane	C MIN --> 0	20	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Timmins, Conor	D MIN --> 0	21	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Henry, Nick	RW MIN --> 0	21	$798,333	$798,333	$798,333	$0 RFA
Kvaca, Petr	G --> 0	22	$0
Shvyrev, Igor	C MIN --> 0	21	$775,833	$775,833	$0 RFA
Smirnov, Denis	LW --> 0	22	$0
Leivermann, Nick	D --> 0	21	$0
Lewis, Ty	LW MIN --> 0	21	$716,666	$716,666	$0 RFA
Shaw, Brady	LW --> 0	27	$0	$0 UFA
Annunen, Justus	G --> 0	19	$0
Ranta, Sampo	LW --> 0	19	$0
Weiss, Tyler	LW --> 0	20	$0
Saigeon, Brandon	C --> 0	21	$0
Zhuravlyov, Danila	D --> 0	19	$0
Kovalenko, Nikolai	RW --> 0	20	$0
Shmakov, Shamil	G --> 0	20	$0
MacDonald, Jacob	D MIN --> 0	26	$750,000	$0 UFA
Dickinson, Josh	C MIN --> 0	22	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Boucher, Matthew	LW --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Davis, Kevin	D --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Byram, Bowen	D MIN --> 0	18	SLIDE	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Newhook, Alex	C --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Helleson, Drew	D --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Stienburg, Matthew	C --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Beaucage, Alex	RW --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Mutala, Sasha	RW --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Burzan, Luka	C --> 0	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Miner, Trent	G --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Joly, Michael	RW --> 0	24	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Larocque, Sasha	D --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
OConnor, Logan	RW --> 0	23	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Tischke, Peter	D --> 0	24	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$14,817,498	$10,501,665	$2,617,500	$894,167	$0	$0

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