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Nashville Predators
Head Coach John Hynes
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 41%
| Projected Cap Hit | $71,494,410 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $10,005,590 |
| Current Cap Space | $13,993,833 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 24/23 |
| Contracts | 44/50 |
Transactions
| Roman Josi | Josi scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings. | Dec 8 |
| Ryan Johansen | Johansen scored a power-play goal and added two even-strength assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings. | Dec 8 |
| David Rittich | Rittich made 14 saves in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings. | Dec 8 |
| David Rittich | Rittich will get the starting nod for Tuesday's game in Detroit. | Dec 7 |
| Connor Ingram | Ingram was called up from AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday. | Dec 7 |
Line Combinations Updated: Dec 07 (3:41pm)
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$6,000,0006M
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$5,000,0005M
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$8,000,0008M
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$9,059,0009.1M
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$2,400,0002.4M
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| Line 1 $19,000,000 | Pairing 1 $11,459,000 | ||||
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$1,450,0001.5M
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$8,000,0008M
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$2,300,0002.3M
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$2,000,0002M
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$733,3330.7M
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| Line 2 $11,750,000 | Pairing 2 $2,733,333 | ||||
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$725,0000.7M
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$2,857,1432.9M
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$800,0000.8M
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$2,550,0002.6M
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$800,0000.8M
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| Line 3 $4,382,143 | Pairing 3 $3,350,000 | ||||
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$1,500,0001.5M
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$817,5000.8M
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$863,3340.9M
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$1,250,0001.3M
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$5,000,0005M
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| Line 4 $3,180,834 | Goalies $6,250,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Thu Dec 9, 2021
Matt Benning - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Tue Dec 7, 2021
Matt Benning | Benning (upper body) is considered day-to-day and will not play Tuesday against Detroit, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 9, 2021
Juuse Saros - DAY-TO-DAY - Illness
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Expected Return Thu Dec 9, 2021
Mattias Ekholm - DAY-TO-DAY - Illness
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Expected Return Fri Jul 1, 2022
Luca Sbisa - OUT - Upper Body
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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 $39,062,977 47.9% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Duchene, Matt | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
M-NTC
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$8,000,000
M-NTC
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$8,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Johansen, Ryan | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Granlund, Mikael | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Cousins, Nick | C NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Forsberg, Filip | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$6,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sissons, Colton | C NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$2,857,143
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$2,857,143
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$2,857,143
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$2,857,143
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$2,857,143
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Trenin, Yakov | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Novak, Thomas | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$817,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Kunin, Luke | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,300,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Luff, Matt | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Tolvanen, Eeli | RW NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$1,450,000
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$1,450,000
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$1,450,000
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$0
RFA
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| Jeannot, Tanner | LW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$800,000
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$800,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Tomasino, Philip | C NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$39,062,977
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$26,970,477
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$26,170,477
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$23,857,143
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$10,857,143
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(8) Defence $22,292,333 27.4% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Sbisa, Luca | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$0
UFA
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| Ekholm, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$3,750,000
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$6,250,000
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$6,250,000
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$6,250,000
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$6,250,000
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Josi, Roman | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$9,059,000
NMC
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$9,059,000
NMC
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$9,059,000
NMC
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$9,059,000
NMC
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$9,059,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
| Borowiecki, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$2,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Benning, Matt | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Harpur, Ben | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$800,000
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$0
UFA
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| Carrier, Alexandre | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$733,333
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$733,333
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Myers, Philippe | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,550,000
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$2,550,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Fabbro, Dante | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$2,400,000
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$2,400,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$22,292,333
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$20,992,333
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$15,309,000
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$15,309,000
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$15,309,000
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(3) Goalies $6,983,333 8.6% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Rinne, Pekka | G NHL --> 0 | 39 |
$0
UFA
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| Saros, Juuse | G NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Ingram, Connor | G NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$733,333
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$733,333
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rittich, David | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$1,250,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$6,983,333
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$5,733,333
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$5,000,000
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$5,000,000
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(1) Buried $875,000 1.1% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Grimaldi, Rocco | RW MIN --> 0 | 28 |
$875,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$875,000
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(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $2,275,000 2.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Turris, Kyle Buyout |
C NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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| Santini, Steven Buyout |
D MIN --> 0 | 26 |
$275,000
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| TOTALS |
$2,275,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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$2,000,000
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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 |
24 | 14 | 9 | 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 |
44 | 25 | 15 | 7 |
| 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 |
$71,494,410 | $55,696,143 | $48,479,477 | $46,166,143 |
| 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 |
$10,005,590 | $25,803,857 | $33,020,523 | $35,333,857 |
| 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 |
$13,993,833 | $25,803,857 | $33,020,523 | $35,333,857 |
| 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 |
$71,488,643 | $55,696,143 | $48,479,477 | $46,166,143 |
| 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 |
$82,500 | $212,500 | $212,500 | $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 |
(20) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Grimaldi, Rocco | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$2,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Tennyson, Matt | D MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Richard, Anthony | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| McCarron, Michael | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sherwood, Kole | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Kaskisuo, Kasimir | G MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
UFA
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| Allard, Frederic | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Haman Aktell, Hardy | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Volkov, Konstantin | G --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Davies, Jeremy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Smith, Adam | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Healey, Josh | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Glass, Cody | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Mismash, Grant | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$842,500
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$842,500
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$0
RFA
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| Farrance, David | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Vomacka, Tomas | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$810,000
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$810,000
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$0
RFA
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| Koltygin, Pavel | C --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Paquette, Jacob | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Army, Derek | C --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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| Kelleher, Tyler | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Perfetpo, Stephen | C --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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| Kondelik, Jachym | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Stastney, Spencer | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Yeryomenko, Vladislav | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Kloucek, Milan | G --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lane, Matthew | C --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Olivier, Mathieu | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Overhardt, Alex | C --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Craggs, Lukas | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Wilkins, Josh | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Afanasyev, Egor | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$789,167
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$789,167
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$789,167
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$0
RFA
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| Campbell, Alexander | LW --> 0 --> | 32 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Del Gaizo, Marc | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$850,833
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$850,833
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$850,833
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$0
RFA
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| Chystyakov, Semyon | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Haider, Ethan | G --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Walther, Isak | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Parssinen, Juuso | LW MIN --> 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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| Atwal, Arvin | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Garlent, Hunter | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Roy, Hugo | C --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Savage, Scott | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Smith, Cole | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cooley, Devin | G MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$785,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Askarov, Yaroslav | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Evangelista, Luke | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$820,000
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$820,000
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$820,000
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$0
RFA
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| Prokop, Luke | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$811,667
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$811,667
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$811,667
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$0
RFA
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| Wilsby, Adam | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Reid, Luke | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Fontaine, Gunnarwolfe | --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Mclane, Chase | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| L'Heureux, Zachary | LW MIN --> 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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| Svechkov, Fyodor | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Olsson, Anton | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Ufko, Ryan | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Matier, Jack | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Knak, Simon | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$15,273,334
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$8,950,000
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$5,047,500
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