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Assistant Coach Brad Larsen
Assistant Coach Kenny McCudden
Assistant Coach Brad Shaw
Goaltending Coach Manny Legace

Cap Hit	$76,405,532
Cap Space	$5,094,468
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	25/23
Contracts	46/50

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signed G Elvis Merzlikins to a two-year, $8 million contract extension.	Apr 23
signed C Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year, $1.2 million contract.	Apr 20
signed G Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year, $5.6 million contract extension.	Apr 17
signed D Tim Berni to a three-year, entry-level contract.	Apr 2
activated RW Cam Atkinson from injured reserve.	Mar 12

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Line Combinations Updated: Mar 08 (7:59am)

Wennberg $4,900,0004.9M	Dubois $894,1660.9M	Bemstrom $925,0000.9M	Werenski $5,000,0005M	Nutivaara $2,700,0002.7M
Line 1 $6,719,166			Pairing 1 $7,700,000
Foligno $5,500,0005.5M	Jenner $3,750,0003.8M	Nyquist $5,500,0005.5M	Gavrikov $925,0000.9M	Savard $4,250,0004.3M
Line 2 $14,750,000			Pairing 2 $5,175,000
Stenlund $864,1660.9M	Nash $2,750,0002.8M	Robinson $874,1250.9M	Harrington $1,633,3331.6M	Peeke $916,6660.9M
Line 3 $4,488,291			Pairing 3 $2,549,999
Lilja $792,5000.8M	Shore $2,300,0002.3M	Matteau $725,0000.7M	Merzlikins $874,1250.9M	Korpisalo $1,150,0001.2M
Line 4 $3,817,500			Goalies $2,024,125

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Injury Report

	Brandon Dubinsky - Wrist Dubinsky is on the injured reserve list due to a chronic wrist condition. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season. I-R - out for season Updated May 27, 2020
	Josh Anderson - Shoulder Anderson has been sent to the injured reserve list after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in his left shoulder. He is lining up to return to the fold sometime in August. I-R - Mid Aug Updated May 27, 2020
	Nathan Gerbe - Groin Gerbe is recovering from a groin strain and is expected to return in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference qualifying round versus the Maple Leafs. probable - day-to-day Updated May 27, 2020
	Alexandre Texier - Back Texier is recuperating from a lumbar stress fracture while on the injured reserve list. It is likely that he will be activated prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference qualifying round versus the Maple Leafs. I-R - day-to-day Updated May 27, 2020

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35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

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Has Arbitration Rights
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(15) Forwards $48,296,582 59.3% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Dubinsky, Brandon IR	C IR --> 0	34	$5,850,000 M-NTC	$5,850,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Foligno, Nick	LW NHL --> 0	32	$5,500,000 NMC M-NTC	$5,500,000 NMC M-NTC	$0 UFA
Gerbe, Nathan	C NHL --> 0	32	$675,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Nash, Riley	C NHL --> 0	31	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Nyquist, Gustav	RW NHL --> 0	30	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$0 UFA
Atkinson, Cam IR	RW IR --> 0	30	$5,875,000 NTC	$5,875,000 M-NTC	$5,875,000 M-NTC	$5,875,000 M-NTC	$5,875,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Jenner, Boone	C NHL --> 0	26	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$0 UFA
Grigorenko, Mikhail	C --> 0	26		$1,200,000	$0 UFA
Matteau, Stefan	C NHL --> 0	26	$725,000	$725,000	$0 UFA
Shore, Devin	LW NHL --> 0	25	$2,300,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Anderson, Josh IR	RW IR --> 0	26	$1,850,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Wennberg, Alexander	C NHL --> 0	25	$4,900,000	$4,900,000	$4,900,000	$4,900,000	$0 UFA
Bjorkstrand, Oliver	RW NHL --> 0	25	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
MacInnis, Ryan	C NHL --> 0	24	$874,125	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Stenlund, Kevin	C NHL --> 0	23	$864,166	$0 RFA
Robinson, Eric	LW NHL --> 0	24	$874,125	$975,000	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Dubois, Pierre-Luc	LW NHL --> 0	21	$894,166	$0 RFA
Texier, Alexandre IR	C IR --> 0	20	$897,500	$897,500	$0 RFA
Bemstrom, Emil	RW NHL --> 0	20	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Lilja, Jakob	LW NHL --> 0	26	$792,500	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$48,296,582	$42,097,500	$20,950,000	$16,275,000	$5,875,000	$0

(8) Defence $27,044,165 33.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Savard, David	D NHL --> 0	29	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$0 UFA
Harrington, Scott	D NHL --> 0	27	$1,633,333	$1,633,333	$1,633,333	$0 UFA
Murray, Ryan	D NHL --> 0	26	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	$0 RFA
Jones, Seth IR	D IR --> 0	25	$5,400,000	$5,400,000 M-NTC	$5,400,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Kukan, Dean IR	D IR --> 0	26	$725,000	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	$0 UFA
Werenski, Zach	D NHL --> 0	22	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Carlsson, Gabriel	D NHL --> 0	23	$894,166	$0 RFA
Gavrikov, Vladislav	D NHL --> 0	24	$925,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Nutivaara, Markus	D NHL --> 0	25	$2,700,000	$2,700,000	$2,700,000	$0 UFA
Peeke, Andrew	D NHL --> 0	22	$916,666	$916,666	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$27,044,165	$26,149,999	$16,383,333	$0	$0	$0

(2) Goalies $2,024,125 2.5% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Korpisalo, Joonas	G NHL --> 0	26	$1,150,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$0 UFA
Merzlikins, Elvis	G NHL --> 0	26	$874,125	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$2,024,125	$6,800,000	$6,800,000	$0	$0	$0

(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
TOTALS			TOTALS		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $2,708,333 3.3% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Hartnell, Scott Buyout	LW NHL --> 0	38	$1,250,000	$1,250,000
Tyutin, Fyodor Buyout	D --> 0	36	$1,458,333
TOTALS			TOTALS		$2,708,333	$1,250,000	$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	31	26	12	3
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	33	16	5
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	$76,405,532	$78,022,499	$44,133,333	$17,138,334
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	$5,094,468	$3,477,501	$37,366,667	$64,361,666
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	$5,094,468	$3,477,501	$37,366,667	$64,361,666
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	$80,073,205	$78,022,499	$44,133,333	$17,138,334
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	$4,757,500	$1,700,000	$850,000	$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	3	3	3	3

(16) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Dalpe, Zac	C MIN --> 0	30	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Clendening, Adam	D MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Simpson, Dillon	D MIN --> 0	27	$675,000	$0 UFA
Sedlak, Lukas	C NHL --> 0	27	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Somerby, Doyle	D MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Austin, Brady	D --> 0	26	$0	$0 UFA
Fortier, Maxime	RW MIN --> 0	25	$759,166	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Dano, Marko	LW MIN --> 0	25	$800,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Quenneville, Peter	C --> 0	26	$0		$0 UFA
Collins, Ryan	D MIN --> 0	24	$880,833	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Koules, Miles	C --> 0	25	$0		$0 UFA
Pendenza, Joseph	C --> 0	29	$0
Bittner, Paul	LW MIN --> 0	23	$747,500	$0 RFA
Vainio, Veeti	D --> 0	22	$0
Sherwood, Kole	RW MIN --> 0	23	$693,333	$0 RFA
Thome, Peter	G --> 0	23	$0
Thurkauf, Calvin	C MIN --> 0	22	$715,000	$0 RFA
Scott, Justin	C MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Kivlenieks, Matiss	G MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$0 RFA
Tarasov, Daniil	G --> 0	21	$0
Howarth, Kale	C --> 0	22	$0
Meyer, Carson	RW --> 0	22	$0
Stucker, Robbie	D --> 0	21	$0
MacIntyre, Bobby	LW --> 0	23	$0
Kulbakov, Ivan	G --> 0	23	$0
Foudy, Liam	C MIN --> 0	20	SLIDE	$863,334	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA
Marchenko, Kirill	D --> 0	19	$0
Karlberg, Marcus	RW --> 0	20	$0
Berni, Tim	D --> 0	20		$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Vehvilainen, Veini	G MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Fix-Wolansky, Trey	RW MIN --> 0	21	$809,166	$809,166	$809,166	$0 RFA
Cockerill, Garret	D --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
DeSalvo, Dan	C --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Raaymakers, Joseph	G --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Sokolov, Yegor	RW --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Wade, Justin	D --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Tarasov, Danil	RW MIN --> 0	28	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Hjorth, Eric	D --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Voronkov, Dimitri	LW --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Angle, Tyler	C --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Barach, Derek	C --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Karlsson, Anton	D --> 0	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Sokolov, Egor	RW --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Stewart, Hayden	G --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$12,599,165	$5,897,500	$3,522,500	$1,788,334	$0	$0

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