
Columbus Blue Jackets


Projected Cap Hit | $81,296,102 |
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Projected Cap Space | $2,635,339 |
Current Cap Space | $27,085,427 |
LTIR Pool | $9,522,995 |
Roster | 23/23 |
Contracts | 43/50 |
Nolan Lalonde | Lalonde was assigned AHL Cleveland on Sunday. | Mar 26 |
Jon Gillies | Gillies was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Sunday. | Mar 26 |
Andrew Peeke | Peeke recorded an assist to complement three blocked shots in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. | Mar 26 |
Lane Pederson | Pederson scored a goal on three shots in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 8-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. | Mar 26 |
Kirill Marchenko | Marchenko scored a goal on four shots in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 8-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. | Mar 26 |
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Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Elvis Merzlikins - DAY-TO-DAY - Leg
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Elvis Merzlikins | Merzlikins will guard the road goal versus the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Elvis Merzlikins | Merzlikins left Saturday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens favoring his right leg, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Mathieu Olivier - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Mathieu Olivier | Olivier suffered a lower-body injury and won't return to Friday's game versus the New York Islanders.
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Mathieu Olivier | Olivier (lower body) will not travel to Montreal on Saturday, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Expected Return Sat Apr 1, 2023
Erik Gudbranson - OUT - Upper Body
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Erik Gudbranson | Gudbranson (upper body) will not return to Friday's game against the New York Islanders, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Erik Gudbranson | Gudbranson (upper body) will not travel to Montreal on Saturday and could be dealing with a "longer-term" injury, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Expected Return Sat Apr 8, 2023
Patrik Laine - OUT - Triceps
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Patrik Laine | Laine suffered a triceps strain at practice Thursday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, as reports.
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Expected Return Mon May 1, 2023
Justin Danforth - IR - Shoulder
Surgery
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Columbus Blue Jackets Voices
The Columbus Blue Jackets have added goaltender Jon Gillies to the roster on emergency recall from the @monstershockey.
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New locker room, same stall for No. 3️⃣8️⃣
Captain Boone Jenner takes us into the #CBJ locker room to see how the space has changed and improved throughout his 10-year tenure with the team on One Lap with @shelleyhawk45, presented by @Huntington_Bank. t.co/vgOweEPBib
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The Athletic / #CBJ:
BJSG: Sean Kuraly, Justin Danforth, and fighting to return from injury in a lost season
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#CBJ allowing goals at record pace
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CBJ mailbag
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RT @TheAthletic: Jared Bednar's extension didn't generate major waves, which is probably the coach's preference.
But for the coaching frat…
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Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jenner, Boone | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$3,750,000
M-NTC
|
$3,750,000
M-NTC
|
$3,750,000
M-NTC
|
$3,750,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
|
Gaudreau, Johnny | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$9,750,000
NMC
|
$9,750,000
NMC
|
$9,750,000
NMC
|
$9,750,000
NMC
|
$9,750,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2029) |
Kuraly, Sean | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$2,500,000
M-NTC
|
$2,500,000
M-NTC
|
$2,500,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Roslovic, Jack | C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$4,000,000
|
$4,000,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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Pederson, Lane | C NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$750,000
|
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Robinson, Eric | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,600,000
|
$1,600,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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Laine, Patrik | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$8,700,000
|
$8,700,000
M-NTC
|
$8,700,000
M-NTC
|
$8,700,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
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Texier, Alexandre SUSP |
C SUSP --> 0 | 23 |
$1,525,000
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Bemstrom, Emil | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$900,000
|
$900,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Foudy, Liam | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$762,500
|
$762,500
|
$0
RFA
|
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Marchenko, Kirill | RW NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$925,000
|
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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Fix-Wolansky, Trey | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$750,000
|
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Olivier, Mathieu | RW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$750,000
|
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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Danforth, Justin IR |
RW IR --> 0 | 30 |
$975,000
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$975,000
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$0
UFA
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Johnson, Kent | C NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$925,000
|
$925,000
|
$0
RFA
|
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McKown, Hunter | C NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$950,000
|
$950,000
|
$950,000
|
$0
RFA
|
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TOTALS |
$37,987,500
|
$37,262,500
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$25,650,000
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$22,200,000
|
$9,750,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gudbranson, Erik | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$4,000,000
M-NTC
|
$4,000,000
M-NTC
|
$4,000,000
M-NTC
|
$4,000,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
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Werenski, Zach
LTIR |
D LTIR --> 0 | 25 |
$9,583,333
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$9,583,333
NMC
|
$9,583,333
NMC
|
$9,583,333
NMC
|
$9,583,334
NMC
|
$0
UFA
(2028) |
Bean, Jake
IR |
D IR --> 0 | 24 |
$2,333,333
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$2,333,333
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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Peeke, Andrew | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$787,500
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$2,750,000
|
$2,750,000
|
$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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Bayreuther, Gavin | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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Boqvist, Adam | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$2,600,000
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$2,600,000
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$2,600,000
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$0
RFA
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Berni, Tim | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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Christiansen, Jake | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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Blankenburg, Nick | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$825,000
|
$825,000
|
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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TOTALS |
$22,729,166
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$22,091,666
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$18,933,333
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$16,333,333
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$9,583,334
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hutchinson, Michael | G NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$750,000
|
$0
UFA
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Merzlikins, Elvis | G NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$5,400,000
M-NTC
|
$5,400,000
M-NTC
|
$5,400,000
M-NTC
|
$5,400,000
M-NTC
|
$5,400,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2027) |
TOTALS |
$6,150,000
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$5,400,000
|
$5,400,000
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$5,400,000
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$5,400,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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TOTALS |
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Nyquist, Gustav Retained Salary |
RW IR --> 0 | 33 | ||||||
Quick, Jonathan Retained Salary |
G NHL --> 0 | 37 | ||||||
Wennberg, Alexander Buyout |
C NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$441,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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TOTALS |
$6,091,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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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 |
23 | 20 | 10 | 7 |
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 |
43 | 38 | 23 | 15 |
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 |
$82,500,000 | $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. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$81,296,102 | $65,645,833 | $50,875,000 | $44,825,000 |
Projected Cap Space
Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$2,635,339 | $17,854,167 | $32,625,000 | $38,675,000 |
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$27,085,427 | $17,854,167 | $32,625,000 | $38,675,000 |
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$9,522,995 | $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 |
$72,958,333 | $65,645,833 | $50,875,000 | $44,825,000 |
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. 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 |
$1,350,000 | $2,950,000 | $1,000,000 | $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 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Gaunce, Brendan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
UFA
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Gillies, Jon | G MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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Vainio, Veeti | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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Thome, Peter | G --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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Thurkauf, Calvin | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Tarasov, Daniil | G MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$1,050,000
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$1,050,000
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$1,050,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Meyer, Carson | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Stucker, Robbie | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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MacIntyre, Bobby | LW --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Kulbakov, Ivan | G --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Karlberg, Marcus | RW --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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Raaymakers, Joseph | G --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Hjorth, Eric | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Voronkov, Dimitri | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Angle, Tyler | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$850,833
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$850,833
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$0
RFA
|
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Luoto, Joona | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Barach, Derek | C --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Richards, Justin | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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Chinakhov, Yegor | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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Knazko, Samuel | D MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$847,500
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$847,500
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$847,500
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$0
RFA
|
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Pyyhtia, Mikael | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$897,500
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$897,500
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$897,500
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$0
RFA
|
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Bjorgvik-Holm, Ole Julian | D MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$825,000
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$825,000
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$825,000
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$0
RFA
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Johannesson, Samuel | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Dunne, Joshua | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$874,125
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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Sillinger, Cole | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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Ceulemans, Corson | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
UFA
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Svozil, Stanislav | D MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$847,500
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$825,000
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$825,000
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$825,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Hreschuk, Aidan | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Richard, Guillaume | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Makarov, Nikolai | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Malatesta, James | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$870,833
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$841,666
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$841,666
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$841,666
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Boyd, Ben | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Rysavy, Martin | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Greaves, Jet | G MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$758,333
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$758,333
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$0
RFA
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Sweezey, Billy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
UFA
|
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Bjork, Marcus | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Mateychuk, Denton | D MIN --> 0 --> | 18 |
$950,000
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$918,333
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$918,333
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$918,333
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Del Bel Belluz, Luca | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$923,333
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$891,666
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$891,666
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$891,666
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Dumais, Jordan | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 18 |
$923,333
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$891,666
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$891,666
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$891,666
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Jiricek, David | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
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Dolzhenkov, Kirill | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Ivanov, Sergei | G --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Fisher, James | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Lalonde, Nolan | G MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$798,333
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$796,111
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$796,111
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$796,111
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Butler, Cameron | RW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$858,333
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$858,333
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$858,333
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TOTALS |
$19,666,623
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$15,576,941
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$11,517,775
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$6,947,775
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