Columbus Blue Jackets
Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
| Projected Cap Hit | $78,533,333 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $4,966,667 |
| Current Cap Space | $4,966,667 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 50/50 |
| Spencer Martin | Martin was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. | Sep 29 |
| Patrik Laine | Laine skated at center between Johnny Gaudreau and Kirill Marchenko during Wednesday's practice and hasn't been ruled out as an option up the middle during the season, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. | Sep 29 |
| Ivan Provorov | Provorov (soreness) returned to practice Friday after missing a couple of days, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. | Sep 29 |
| Kirill Marchenko | Marchenko (back) returned to practice Tuesday and feels good go, per Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch. | Sep 26 |
| Adam Fantilli | Fantilli collected two assists, one shorthanded, in a 4-3 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in preseason action Sunday. | Sep 25 |
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Expected Return unknown
Yegor Chinakhov - DAY-TO-DAY - Back
Strain
Sat Sep 23, 2023
Yegor Chinakhov | Chinakhov missed his third straight day of training camp Saturday because of a back strain, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.
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Expected Return Wed Oct 4, 2023
Mathieu Olivier - OUT - Lower Leg
Fri Sep 29, 2023
Mathieu Olivier | Olivier (lower leg) is practicing Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Mathieu Olivier | Olivier (lower leg) is considered to be week-to-week going into training camp, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
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Expected Return Wed Oct 4, 2023
Jake Bean - OUT - Shoulder
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Jake Bean | Bean (shoulder) is regarded as week-to-week as training camp begins, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
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Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023
Jon Gillies - OUT - Lower Body
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Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Jenner, Boone | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$3,750,000
M-NTC
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$3,750,000
M-NTC
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$3,750,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Gaudreau, Johnny | LW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$9,750,000
NMC
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$9,750,000
NMC
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$9,750,000
NMC
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$9,750,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2029) |
| Kuraly, Sean | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$2,500,000
M-NTC
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$2,500,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Roslovic, Jack | C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$4,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Robinson, Eric | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,600,000
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$0
UFA
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| Laine, Patrik | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$8,700,000
M-NTC
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$8,700,000
M-NTC
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$8,700,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Texier, Alexandre | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,525,000
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$0
RFA
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| Bemstrom, Emil | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$900,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Foudy, Liam | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$762,500
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$0
RFA
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| Marchenko, Kirill | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Olivier, Mathieu | RW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$1,100,000
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$1,100,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sillinger, Cole | C MIN --> 0 | 20 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Johnson, Kent | C NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$37,362,500
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$25,800,000
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$22,200,000
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$9,750,000
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| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Gudbranson, Erik | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$4,000,000
M-NTC
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$4,000,000
M-NTC
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$4,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Severson, Damon | D NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$6,250,000
NTC
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$6,250,000
NTC
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$6,250,000
NTC
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$6,250,000
NTC
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$0
UFA
(2031) |
| Provorov, Ivan | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$0
UFA
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| Werenski, Zach | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$9,583,333
NMC
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$9,583,333
NMC
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$9,583,333
NMC
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$9,583,334
NMC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
| Bean, Jake | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$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 |
$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Boqvist, Adam | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$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 |
$0
RFA
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| Blankenburg, Nick | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$825,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$33,066,666
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$29,908,333
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$22,583,333
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$15,833,334
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| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Gillies, Jon | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Martin, Spencer | G MIN --> 0 | 28 |
$762,500
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$0
UFA
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| Merzlikins, Elvis | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$5,400,000
M-NTC
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$5,400,000
M-NTC
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$5,400,000
M-NTC
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$5,400,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2027) |
| Tarasov, Daniil IR |
G IR --> 0 | 24 |
$1,050,000
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$1,050,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$7,212,500
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$6,450,000
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$5,400,000
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$5,400,000
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| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Wennberg, Alexander Buyout |
C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$891,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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| TOTALS |
$891,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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| 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 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 |
50 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 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 |
$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$78,533,333 | $63,050,000 | $51,075,000 | $30,983,334 |
| 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 |
$4,966,667 | $20,450,000 | $32,425,000 | $52,516,666 |
| 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 |
$4,966,667 | $20,450,000 | $32,425,000 | $52,516,666 |
| 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 |
$78,533,333 | $63,050,000 | $51,075,000 | $30,983,334 |
| 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 |
$3,550,000 | $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. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Gaunce, Brendan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$762,500
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$0
UFA
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| Matteau, Stefan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Dell, Aaron | G MIN --> 0 --> | 34 |
$0
UFA
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| Meloche, Nicolas | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Vainio, Veeti | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Thome, Peter | G --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Thurkauf, Calvin | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Meyer, Carson | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Stucker, Robbie | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| MacIntyre, Bobby | LW --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kulbakov, Ivan | G --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Karlberg, Marcus | RW --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Fix-Wolansky, Trey | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Christiansen, Jake | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Raaymakers, Joseph | G --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Voronkov, Dimitri | LW --> 0 --> | 23 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
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| Angle, Tyler | C NHL --> 0 --> | 23 |
$850,833
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$0
RFA
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| Barach, Derek | C --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Chinakhov, Yegor | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$800,000
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$0
RFA
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| Knazko, Samuel | D NHL --> 0 --> | 21 |
$847,500
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$847,500
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$0
RFA
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| Pyyhtia, Mikael | C NHL --> 0 --> | 21 |
$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 --> | 21 |
$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 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Danforth, Justin | RW NHL --> 0 --> | 30 |
$975,000
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$0
UFA
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| Ceulemans, Corson | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Svozil, Stanislav | D NHL --> 0 --> | 20 |
$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 --> | 20 |
$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 --> | 20 |
$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 --> | 22 |
$758,333
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$0
RFA
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| Sweezey, Billy | D NHL --> 0 --> | 27 |
$762,500
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$0
UFA
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| Bjork, Marcus | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Mateychuk, Denton | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$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 |
$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 --> | 19 |
$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 |
$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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| Dolzhenkov, Kirill | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Ivanov, Sergei | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Fisher, James | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lalonde, Nolan | G MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$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 --> | 21 |
$858,333
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$858,333
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$858,333
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| McKown, Hunter | C NHL --> 0 --> | 21 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
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| Fantilli, Adam | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
$0
UFA
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| Brindley, Gavin | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Whitelaw, William | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Strathmann, Andrew | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Pinelli, Luca | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Strahl, Melvin | G --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Keskinen, Oiva | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Peddle, Tyler | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$22,070,274
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$14,061,108
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$8,816,108
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