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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 $70,150,000
Projected Cap Space $13,350,000
Current Cap Space $13,350,000
LTIR Pool $0
Roster 12/23
Contracts 25/50
Transactions
Valeri Nichushkin | Nichushkin (personal) will not be investigated by the NHL and is eligible to play in 2023-24, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Jun 3
Nate Clurman | Clurman signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. May 30
Sampo Ranta | Ranta inked a two-year deal with Modo of the Swedish Elite League, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports. May 25
Ben Meyers | Meyers was assigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday. May 1
Brad Hunt | Hunt was loaned to AHL Colorado on Sunday. May 1

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Injury Report
Artturi Lehkonen
Expected Return Fri Sep 15, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen - OUT - Toe
Tue May 9, 2023
Artturi Lehkonen | Lehkonen suffered a broken toe during Colorado's first-round playoff series against the Seattle Kraken, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Pavel Francouz
Expected Return Fri Sep 15, 2023
Pavel Francouz - OUT - Groin
Tue May 9, 2023
Pavel Francouz | Francouz had an adductor procedure following Colorado's first-round playoff exit, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Andrew Cogliano
Expected Return Fri Sep 15, 2023
Andrew Cogliano - OUT - Neck
Fracture
Tue May 9, 2023
Andrew Cogliano | Cogliano (neck) is not expected to require surgery and is looking at a recovery timetable of 6-8 weeks, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Sun Apr 30, 2023
Andrew Cogliano | Cogliano will miss the rest of the playoffs after suffering a fractured neck in Game 6 of the first round against the Seattle Kraken on Friday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Sat Apr 29, 2023
Andrew Cogliano | Cogliano sustained a fractured neck in the second period of Friday's Game 6 versus the Seattle Kraken, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Josh Manson
Expected Return Fri Sep 15, 2023
Josh Manson - OUT - Undisclosed
Tue May 9, 2023
Josh Manson | Manson had an unspecified procedure after Colorado was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Seattle, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Sat Apr 29, 2023
Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't be available for Game 7 versus Seattle on Sunday, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.
Fri Apr 28, 2023
Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Game 6 versus Seattle on Friday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Wed Apr 26, 2023
Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) didn't play in the third period of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Seattle Kraken after aggravating his previous injury, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Darren Helm
Expected Return Fri Sep 15, 2023
Darren Helm - OUT - Undisclosed
Sat Apr 29, 2023
Darren Helm | Helm (undisclosed) will miss Game 7 versus Seattle on Sunday, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.

Fri Apr 28, 2023
Darren Helm | Helm (undisclosed) is slated to miss Friday's contest against the Seattle Kraken, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Wed Apr 26, 2023
Darren Helm | Helm (undisclosed) isn't expected to return Wednesday versus Seattle, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.
Mon Apr 24, 2023
Darren Helm | Helm (undisclosed) will not play Monday against the Seattle Kraken, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Sat Apr 22, 2023
Darren Helm | Helm (undisclosed) isn't expected to play in Game 3 against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.

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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
(5) Forwards $40,525,000 48.5% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Helm, Darren LW 36
$0
UFA
Cogliano, Andrew C 35
$0
UFA
Eller, Lars C 34
$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)
Nieto, Matt LW 30
$0
UFA
MacKinnon, Nathan C 27
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$12,600,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2031)
Compher, J.T. LW 28
$0
UFA
Lehkonen, Artturi LW 27
$4,500,000
NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$4,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Rodrigues, Evan LW 29
$0
UFA
Rantanen, Mikko RW 26
$9,250,000
$9,250,000
$0
UFA
Malgin, Denis C 26
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
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 26
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$0
UFA
Newhook, Alex C 22
$0
RFA
Meyers, Ben LW 24
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$40,525,000
$40,525,000
$30,225,000
$30,225,000
(5) Defence $23,587,500 28.2% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Johnson, Jack D 36
$0
UFA
Johnson, Erik D 35
$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 21
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$23,587,500
$18,500,000
$18,500,000
$14,000,000
(2) 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 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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12 10 7 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.

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25 15 8 6
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 $82,500,000
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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$70,150,000 $62,425,000 $48,725,000 $44,225,000
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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$13,350,000 $21,075,000 $34,775,000 $38,275,000
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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$13,350,000 $21,075,000 $34,775,000 $38,275,000
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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$70,150,000 $62,425,000 $48,725,000 $44,225,000
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
(12) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Kinkaid, Keith G 33
$0
UFA
Galchenyuk, Alex C 29
$0
UFA
Hudon, Charles LW 28
$0
UFA
Smallman, Spencer RW 26
$762,500
$0
UFA
Hunt, Brad D 34
$762,500
$0
UFA
Jacobs, Josh D 27
$0
UFA
Kamenev, Vladislav C 26
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Johansson, Jonas G 27
$0
UFA
Boikov, Sergei D 27
$0
RFA
Olhaver, Gustav C 25
$0
$0
UFA
Middleton, Keaton D 25
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Maltsev, Mikhail C 25
$0
UFA-Group6
$0
UFA
Clurman, Nathan D 25
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Kvaca, Petr G 25
$0
$0
UFA
Leivermann, Nick D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Merkley, Ryan D 22
$0
RFA
Annunen, Justus G 23
$0
RFA
Ranta, Sampo LW 23
$0
RFA
Weiss, Tyler LW 23
$0
Saigeon, Brandon C 24
$0
$0
UFA
Kovalenko, Nikolai RW 23
$0
Shmakov, Shamil G 23
$0
Boucher, Matthew LW 25
$0
$0
UFA
Davis, Kevin D 26
$0
$0
UFA
Stienburg, Matthew C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Beaucage, Alex RW 21
$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
Joly, Michael RW 28
$0
$0
UFA
O’Connor, Logan RW 26
$0
$0
UFA
Tischke, Peter D 27
$0
$0
UFA
Foudy, Jean-Luc C 21
$847,500
$847,500
$0
RFA
Ambrosio, Colby C 20
$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 22
$0
$0
UFA
Makar, Taylor C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Burke, Cal C 26
$775,000
$0
UFA
Aamodt, Wyatt D 25
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Rydahl, Gustav C 28
$0
UFA
Romaine, Christopher D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Zhigalov, Ivan G 20
$0
$0
UFA
Polin, Jason C 23
$870,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Malinski, Sam D 24
$850,000
$850,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Pavel, Ondrej C 22
$870,000
$870,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$9,857,500
$4,205,834
$863,334