Minnesota Wild

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Head Coach Dean Evason

Assistant Coach Bob Woods
Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson

Projected Cap Hit	$82,681,924
Projected Cap Space	$818,076
Current Cap Space	$818,076
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	21/23
Contracts	47/50

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Marcus Foligno \| Foligno signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild on Friday,	Sep 29
Mats Zuccarello \| Zuccarello signed a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild on Friday.	Sep 29
Calen Addison \| Addison practiced on the Minnesota Wild's first power-play unit Monday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.	Sep 26
Hunter Jones \| Jones was assigned to AHL Iowa on Monday.	Sep 25
Ryan Hartman \| Hartman (upper body) was a full participant in Sunday's intrasquad scrimmage, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.	Sep 24

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	Expected Return Thu Oct 5, 2023 Daemon Hunt - OUT - Concussion Tue Sep 26, 2023 Daemon Hunt \| Hunt is in the concussion protocol after absorbing a hit from Colorado's Tanner Kero during Sunday's preseason contest, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
	Expected Return Fri Dec 1, 2023 Mason Shaw - OUT - Knee Surgery

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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

(12) Forwards $39,713,334 47.6% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Maroon, Pat	LW NHL --> 0	35	$800,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Johansson, Marcus	C NHL --> 0	32	$2,000,000 NTC	$2,000,000 NTC	$0 UFA
Foligno, Marcus	LW NHL --> 0	32	$3,100,000	$4,000,000 NMC	$4,000,000 NMC	$4,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2028)
Zuccarello, Mats	RW NHL --> 0	36	$6,000,000 NMC M-NTC	$4,125,000 NMC	$4,125,000 NMC	$0 UFA (2026)
Gaudreau, Frederick	C NHL --> 0	30	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$0 UFA (2028)
Hartman, Ryan	RW NHL --> 0	29	$1,700,000	$0 UFA
Eriksson Ek, Joel	C NHL --> 0	26	$5,250,000	$5,250,000 NMC M-NTC	$5,250,000 NMC M-NTC	$5,250,000 NMC M-NTC	$0 UFA (2029)
Kaprizov, Kirill	LW NHL --> 0	26	$9,000,000	$9,000,000 NMC	$9,000,000 NMC	$0 UFA (2026)
Duhaime, Brandon	RW NHL --> 0	26	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
Shaw, Mason	C NHL --> 0	24	$0 UFA			$0 UFA
Dewar, Connor	C NHL --> 0	24	$800,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Boldy, Matthew	LW NHL --> 0	22	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$0 UFA (2030)
Rossi, Marco	C NHL --> 0	22	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA
TOTALS			$39,713,334	$34,338,334	$31,475,000	$18,350,000

(7) Defence $20,975,000 25.1% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Goligoski, Alex	D NHL --> 0	38	$2,000,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Merrill, Jon	D NHL --> 0	31	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$0 UFA
Spurgeon, Jared	D NHL --> 0	33	$7,575,000 NMC	$7,575,000 M-NTC	$7,575,000 M-NTC	$7,575,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2027)
Brodin, Jonas	D NHL --> 0	30	$6,000,000 NMC	$6,000,000 NMC	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$0 UFA (2028)
Middleton, Jacob	D NHL --> 0	27	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	$0 UFA
Addison, Calen	D NHL --> 0	23	$825,000	$0 RFA
Faber, Brock	D NHL --> 0	21	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			$20,975,000	$18,150,000	$13,575,000	$13,575,000

(2) Goalies $7,250,000 8.7% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Fleury, Marc-Andre	G NHL --> 0	38	$3,500,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Gustavsson, Filip	G NHL --> 0	25	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2026)
TOTALS			$7,250,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000

(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
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(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $14,743,590 17.7% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Parise, Zach Buyout	LW NHL --> 0	39	$7,371,795	$7,371,795	$833,333	$833,333
Suter, Ryan Buyout	D NHL --> 0	38	$7,371,795	$7,371,795	$833,333	$833,333
TOTALS			$14,743,590	$14,743,590	$1,666,666	$1,666,666

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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	21	14	9	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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	47	27	15	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. 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	$82,681,924	$70,981,924	$50,466,666	$33,591,666
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	$818,076	$12,518,076	$33,033,334	$49,908,334
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	$818,076	$12,518,076	$33,033,334	$49,908,334
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	$82,681,924	$70,981,924	$50,466,666	$33,591,666
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	$850,000	$1,100,000	$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

(26) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Fogarty, Steven	RW MIN --> 0 -->	30	$762,500	$0 UFA
Khaira, Jujhar	LW NHL --> 0 -->	29	$775,000	$0 UFA
Petan, Nic	LW NHL --> 0 -->	28	$762,500	$0 UFA
Baddock, Brandon	LW MIN --> 0 -->	28	$0 UFA
McIntyre, Zane	G MIN --> 0 -->	31	$775,000	$0 UFA
Boka, Nicholas	D --> 0 -->	26	$0		$0 UFA
Sadek, Jack	D --> 0 -->	26	$0	$0 UFA
Mermis, Dakota	D MIN --> 0 -->	29	$775,000	$0 UFA
Walker, Jack	LW --> 0 -->	27	$0	$0 UFA
Lettieri, Vinni	RW MIN --> 0 -->	28	$775,000	$775,000	$0 UFA
Golden, Jacob	D --> 0 -->	24	$0			$0 UFA
Walker, Samuel	C NHL --> 0 -->	24	$855,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Swaney, Nick	RW NHL --> 0 -->	26	$775,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Johansson, Simon	D MIN --> 0 -->	24	$855,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Boudrias, Shawn	RW --> 0 -->	24	$0
Hentges, Sam	C MIN --> 0 -->	24	$855,000	$0 RFA
Pilon, Darian	LW --> 0 -->	24	$0				$0 UFA
Pilon, Drake	RW --> 0 -->	24	$0				$0 UFA
Thrower, Josh	D --> 0 -->	27	$0				$0 UFA
Lucchini, Jake	LW MIN --> 0 -->	28	$775,000	$0 UFA
Firstov, Vladislav	LW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Jones, Hunter	G MIN --> 0 -->	23	$787,500	$0 RFA
Beckman, Adam	C MIN --> 0 -->	22	$894,167	$0 RFA
Cajkovic, Maxim	RW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$850,833	$0 RFA
Guskov, Matvey	C --> 0 -->	22	$0				$0 UFA
Warren, Marshall	D --> 0 -->	22	$0				$0 UFA
Khusnutdinov, Marat	C --> 0 -->	21	$0				$0 UFA
O'Rourke, Ryan	D MIN --> 0 -->	21	$855,834	$855,834	$0 RFA
Hunt, Daemon	D MIN --> 0 -->	21	$828,333	$828,333	$0 RFA
Novak, Pavel	RW MIN --> 0 -->	21	$846,667	$846,667	$0 RFA
Lambos, Carson	D MIN --> 0 -->	20	$863,334	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA (2026)
Bankier, Caedan	C --> 0 -->	20	$867,500	$867,500	$867,500	$0 RFA (2026)
Wallstedt, Jesper	G MIN --> 0 -->	20	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Peart, Jack	D --> 0 -->	20	$0				$0 UFA
Masters, Kyle	D --> 0 -->	20	$865,000	$865,000	$865,000	$0 RFA (2026)
Benoit, Nate	D --> 0 -->	20	$0				$0 UFA
Haight, Hunter	C --> 0 -->	19	$897,500	$897,500	$897,500	$0 RFA (2026)
Milne, Michael	LW MIN --> 0 -->	21	$861,667	$861,667	$0 RFA
Öhgren, Liam	LW MIN --> 0 -->	19	$918,333	$918,333	$918,333	$0 RFA (2026)
Yurov, Danila	RW --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Lorenz, Rieger	C --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Healey, Ryan	D --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Spacek, David	D --> 0 -->	20	$862,500	$862,500	$862,500	$0 RFA (2026)
Petrovský, Servác	C --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Heidt, Riley	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Stramel, Charlie	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Kumpulainen, Rasmus	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Pionk, Aaron	D --> 0 -->	20	$0				$0 UFA
Parker, Kalem	D --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Clark, Jimmy	LW --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
TOTALS			$21,789,168	$11,291,668	$5,274,167

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