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Columbus Blue Jackets
Head Coach Brad Larsen
Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Playoff Odds 50%
| Cap Hit | $68,581,696 |
|---|---|
| Cap Space | $12,918,304 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 44/50 |
Transactions
| Kent Johnson | Johnson will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season. | Aug 20 |
| Cole Sillinger | Sillinger signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. | Aug 18 |
| Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm | Bjorgvik-Holm penned a three-year, entry-level pact with Columbus on Monday. | Aug 16 |
| Stanislav Svozil | Svozil signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Columbus on Friday. | Aug 13 |
| Zac Rinaldo | Rinaldo penned a one-year, two-way deal with Columbus on Friday. | Aug 13 |
Line Combinations Updated: Jul 29 (7:13am)
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$7,500,0007.5M
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$1,838,3621.8M
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$5,400,0005.4M
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$5,000,0005M
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$894,1670.9M
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| Line 1 $14,738,362 | Pairing 1 $5,894,167 | ||||
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$5,500,0005.5M
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$5,300,0005.3M
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$8,250,0008.3M
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$2,800,0002.8M
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$787,5000.8M
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| Line 2 $19,050,000 | Pairing 2 $3,587,500 | ||||
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$3,750,0003.8M
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$1,525,0001.5M
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$894,1670.9M
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$2,330,0002.3M
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$1,650,0001.7M
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| Line 3 $6,169,167 | Pairing 3 $3,980,000 | ||||
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$975,0001M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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$925,0000.9M
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$4,000,0004M
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$2,800,0002.8M
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| Line 4 $4,400,000 | Goalies $6,800,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 2021
Alexandre Texier - OUT - Lower Body
Wed Jul 28, 2021
Alexandre Texier | Texier (lower body) signed a two-year, $3.05 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports.
Sat May 8, 2021
Alexandre Texier | Texier (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Saturday's season finale against Detroit.
Wed May 5, 2021
Alexandre Texier | Texier is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not play Wednesday against Nashville.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 2021
Adam Boqvist - OUT - Wrist
Fracture
Fri Jul 23, 2021
Adam Boqvist | Boqvist (wrist) was traded from Chicago to Columbus along with draft picks in exchange for Seth Jones on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Tue Apr 27, 2021
Adam Boqvist | Boqvist (wrist) will not return to Tuesday's game versus the Lightning.
Tue Apr 27, 2021
Adam Boqvist | Boqvist suffered a broken right wrist in Tuesday's game versus the Lightning and is out for the season, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 2021
Joonas Korpisalo - OUT - Lower Body
Not Specified
Tue Apr 27, 2021
Joonas Korpisalo | Korpisalo (lower body) won't return this season, SportsNet reports.
Sun Apr 25, 2021
Joonas Korpisalo | Korpisalo will patrol the road crease in Sunday's matchup against Tampa Bay, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Sun Apr 25, 2021
Joonas Korpisalo | Korpisalo left Sunday's game against the Lightning with a lower-body injury and will not return.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 2021
Zach Werenski - OUT - Abdomen
Surgery
Thu Jul 29, 2021
Zach Werenski | Werenski (abdomen) signed a six-year, $57.5 million extension with the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports.
Fri Apr 9, 2021
Zach Werenski | Werenski is set to undergo surgery to address an inguinal/sports hernia and will miss the rest of the 2020-21 campaign. The 24-year-old blueliner has also been placed on injured reserve.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 2021
Boone Jenner - DAY-TO-DAY - Finger
Fracture
Wed Jul 28, 2021
Boone Jenner | Jenner (finger) snagged a four-year, $15 million contract extension from Columbus on Wednesday.
Thu Apr 8, 2021
Boone Jenner | Jenner (finger) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
Wed Apr 7, 2021
Boone Jenner | Jenner will miss an estimated six weeks with a broken finger, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Tue Apr 6, 2021
Boone Jenner | Jenner (wrist) is expected to miss time after leaving Tuesday's game versus the Lightning with an injury, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports.
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(13) Forwards $45,407,529 55.7% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Dubinsky, Brandon | C NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$0
UFA
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| Voracek, Jakub | RW NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$8,250,000
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$8,250,000
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$8,250,000
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$0
UFA
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| Nyquist, Gustav | RW NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$5,500,000
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$5,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Jenner, Boone | C NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$3,750,000
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$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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$3,750,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Kuraly, Sean | C NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$2,500,000
NTC
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$2,500,000
M-NTC
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$2,500,000
M-NTC
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$2,500,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Grigorenko, Mikhail | C NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Domi, Max | C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$5,300,000
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$0
UFA
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| Bjorkstrand, Oliver | RW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$5,400,000
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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
|
$5,400,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Roslovic, Jack | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,838,362
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Stenlund, Kevin | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,050,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Robinson, Eric | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$975,000
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$1,600,000
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$1,600,000
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$0
UFA
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| Laine, Patrik | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$7,500,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Texier, Alexandre | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$1,525,000
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$1,525,000
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$0
RFA
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| Bemstrom, Emil | RW NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Foudy, Liam | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$45,407,529
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$28,525,000
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$21,500,000
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$11,650,000
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$9,150,000
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$0
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(8) Defence $15,932,500 19.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington, Scott | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,633,333
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$0
UFA
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| Kukan, Dean | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,650,000
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$0
UFA
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| Werenski, Zach | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$5,000,000
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$9,583,333
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$9,583,333
NMC
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$9,583,333
NMC
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$9,583,333
NMC
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$0
UFA
(2028)
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| Carlsson, Gabriel | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Gavrikov, Vladislav | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$2,800,000
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$2,800,000
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$0
UFA
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| Bean, Jake | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$2,330,000
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$2,330,000
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$2,330,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Boqvist, Adam | D NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| Lehtonen, Mikko | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$900,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$15,932,500
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$14,713,333
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$11,913,333
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$9,583,333
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$9,583,333
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$0
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(2) Goalies $6,800,000 8.3% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Korpisalo, Joonas | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$2,800,000
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$0
UFA
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| Merzlikins, Elvis | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$4,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$6,800,000
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $441,667 0.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wennberg, Alexander Buyout |
C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$441,667
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$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 | TOTALS |
$441,667
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$441,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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$891,667
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$0
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Cap Summary Projection
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| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 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 |
44 | 20 | 12 | 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 |
$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 |
$68,581,696 | $43,680,000 | $34,305,000 | $22,125,000 |
| 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 |
$12,918,304 | $37,820,000 | $47,195,000 | $59,375,000 |
| 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 |
$12,918,304 | $37,820,000 | $47,195,000 | $59,375,000 |
| 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 |
$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 |
$68,581,696 | $43,680,000 | $34,305,000 | $22,125,000 |
| 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 |
$2,100,000 | $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 |
(21) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Gerbe, Nathan | C NHL --> 0 --> | 34 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Rinaldo, Zac | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hofmann, Gregory | C --> 0 --> | 28 |
$900,000
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$0
UFA
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| Gaunce, Brendan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Zaar, Daniel | RW --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
RFA
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| Austin, Brady | D --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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| Quenneville, Peter | C --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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| Pendenza, Joseph | C --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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| Vainio, Veeti | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Peeke, Andrew | D NHL --> 0 --> | 23 |
$787,500
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$787,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Pu, Cliff | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Thome, Peter | G --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Thurkauf, Calvin | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Bayreuther, Gavin | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Tarasov, Daniil | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Meyer, Carson | RW --> 0 --> | 24 |
$820,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Stucker, Robbie | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| MacIntyre, Bobby | LW --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kulbakov, Ivan | G --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Marchenko, Kirill | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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| Karlberg, Marcus | RW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Berni, Tim | D MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Fix-Wolansky, Trey | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$809,166
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$0
RFA
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| Sikura, Tyler | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Christiansen, Jake | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Cockerill, Garret | D --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| DeSalvo, Dan | C --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Raaymakers, Joseph | G --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Wade, Justin | D --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Johnson, Cameron | G MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hjorth, Eric | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Voronkov, Dimitri | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Angle, Tyler | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$850,833
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$850,833
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$850,833
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Barach, Derek | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Karlsson, Anton | D --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Stewart, Hayden | G --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Chinakhov, Yegor | RW NHL --> 0 --> | 20 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Knazko, Samuel | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$870,000
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$870,000
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$870,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Pyyhtia, Mikael | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Bjorgvik-Holm, Ole Julian | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$845,833
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$845,833
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$845,833
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Johannesson, Samuel | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Dunne, Joshua | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Danforth, Justin | RW --> 0 --> | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| Sillinger, Cole | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
|
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| Johnson, Kent | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
||||||
| Ceulemans, Corson | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
||||||
| Svozil, Stanislav | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$870,000
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$870,000
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$870,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Richard, Guillaume | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
||||||
| Makarov, Nikolai | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Malatesta, James | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Boyd, Ben | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rysavy, Martin | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$17,553,332
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$8,674,166
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$4,361,666
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$0
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$0
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$0
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