




Pittsburgh Penguins

Projected Cap Hit | $83,279,342 |
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Projected Cap Space | $220,658 |
Current Cap Space | $220,658 |
LTIR Pool | $0 |
Roster | 21/23 |
Contracts | 48/50 |
Andreas Johnsson | Johnsson (lower body) skated on a line with Reilly Smith and Evgeni Malkin at Thursday's practice. | Sep 21 |
Bryan Rust | Rust (hand) was on the ice for Thursday's practice. | Sep 21 |
Colin White | White signed a professional tryout agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. | Sep 9 |
Austin Wagner | Wagner inked a professional tryout agreement with Pittsburgh on Wednesday. | Aug 30 |
TRADE ANALYSIS The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Erik Karlsson, Dillon Hamaliuk and 2026 3rd Round Pick from the San Jose Sharks for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and 2024 1st round pick (top 10 protected) |
Aug 6 |
Colin White Has Local Roots, Long-Shot Odds on Penguins Tryout
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Expected Return Thu Sep 28, 2023
Owen Pickering - DAY-TO-DAY - Undisclosed
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Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023
Will Butcher - OUT - Undisclosed
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Will Butcher | Butcher is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
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Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023
Raivis Ansons - OUT - Undisclosed
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Raivis Ansons | Ansons (undisclosed) is considered out indefinitely, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
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Expected Return Tue Oct 24, 2023
Jake Guentzel - OUT - Ankle
Surgery
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Jake Guentzel | Guentzel (ankle) skated individually Thursday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Carter, Jeff +35 | C NHL --> 0 | 38 |
$3,125,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
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Crosby, Sidney | C NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$8,700,000
NMC
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$8,700,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
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Malkin, Evgeni | C NHL --> 0 | 37 |
$6,100,000
NMC
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$6,100,000
NMC
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$6,100,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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Eller, Lars | C NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$2,450,000
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$2,450,000
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$0
UFA
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Smith, Reilly | RW NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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Rust, Bryan | RW NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$5,125,000
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$5,125,000
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$5,125,000
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$5,125,000
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
Rakell, Rickard | LW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$5,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
Nieto, Matt | LW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$900,000
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$900,000
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$0
UFA
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Hinostroza, Vinnie | RW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Guentzel, Jake IR |
LW IR --> 0 | 28 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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Johnsson, Andreas | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$800,000
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$0
UFA
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White, Colin | C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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Wagner, Austin | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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Acciari, Noel | C NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$2,000,000
M-NTC
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$2,000,000
M-NTC
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$2,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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O'Connor, Drew | LW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
UFA
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TOTALS |
$46,900,000
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$36,200,000
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$18,225,000
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$10,125,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Letang, Kris | D NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$6,100,000
NMC
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$6,100,000
NMC
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$6,100,000
NMC
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$6,100,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
Karlsson, Erik | D NHL --> 0 | 33 |
NMC
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NMC
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NMC
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NMC
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$0
UFA
(2027) |
Pysyk, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$0
UFA
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Graves, Ryan | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$4,500,000
M-NTC
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$4,500,000
M-NTC
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$4,500,000
M-NTC
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$4,500,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2029) |
Ruhwedel, Chad | D NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$800,000
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$0
UFA
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Pettersson, Marcus | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$4,025,175
M-NTC
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$4,025,175
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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Joseph, Pierre-Olivier | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$825,000
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$0
RFA
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Smith, Ty | D MIN --> 0 | 23 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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TOTALS |
$27,025,173
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$24,625,173
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$20,599,998
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$20,599,998
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Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Jarry, Tristan | G NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$5,375,000
M-NTC
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$5,375,000
M-NTC
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$5,375,000
M-NTC
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$5,375,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
Nedeljkovic, Alex | G MIN --> 0 | 27 |
$1,500,000
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$0
UFA
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TOTALS |
$6,875,000
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$5,375,000
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$5,375,000
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$5,375,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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TOTALS |
Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Petry, Jeff Retained Salary |
D NHL --> 0 | 35 | |||||
Johnson, Jack Buyout |
D NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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TOTALS |
$2,479,167
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$2,479,167
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$916,667
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2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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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 |
21 | 14 | 8 | 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 |
48 | 25 | 12 | 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 |
$83,279,342 | $68,679,342 | $45,116,667 | $36,100,000 |
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 |
$220,658 | $14,820,658 | $38,383,333 | $47,400,000 |
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 |
$220,658 | $14,820,658 | $38,383,333 | $47,400,000 |
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 |
$83,279,342 | $68,679,342 | $45,116,667 | $36,100,000 |
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 |
$0 | $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 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Hellberg, Magnus | G NHL --> 0 --> | 32 |
$785,000
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$0
UFA
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Ouellet, Xavier | D MIN --> 0 --> | 30 |
$762,500
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$0
UFA
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Fedun, Taylor | D MIN --> 0 --> | 35 |
$762,500
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$0
UFA
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Butcher, Will | D MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Friedman, Mark | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Shea, Ryan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Nylander, Alexander | LW NHL --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Hajek, Libor | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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Bjorkqvist, Kasper | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Pitlick, Rem | RW NHL --> 0 --> | 26 |
$1,100,000
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$0
UFA
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Koppanen, Joona | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Masonius, Joseph | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Phillips, Clayton | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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Palojarvi, Antti | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Hallander, Filip | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
RFA
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Gruden, Jonathan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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St. Ivany, John | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$857,500
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$0
RFA
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Poulin, Samuel | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$863,334
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$0
RFA
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Hamaliuk, Dillon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$789,167
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$0
RFA
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Lindberg, Filip | G MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Puustinen, Valtteri | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Kim, Michael | D --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Abbandonato, Peter | C --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Zohorna, Radim | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Blomqvist, Joel | G --> 0 --> | 21 |
$886,667
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$886,667
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$886,667
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Nickl, Thimo | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Svejkovsky, Lukas | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Ansons, Raivis | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$844,167
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$844,167
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$0
RFA
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Yoder, Chase | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Broz, Tristan | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Belliveau, Isaac | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$875,000
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$875,000
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$875,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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Laatsch, Daniel | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Sillinger, Kirill | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Frasca, Jordan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Gauthier, Taylor | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Andonovski, Corey | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Swoyer, Colin | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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Glover, Ty | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Pickering, Owen | 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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Murashov, Sergei | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Plante, Zam | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Collins, Nolan | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Devlin, Luke | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Yager, Brayden | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Pieniniemi, Emil | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$870,000
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$870,000
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$870,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
$0
UFA
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Ilyin, Mikhail Ye. | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Foster, Cooper | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Järventie, Emil | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Kangas, Kalle | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Johnstone, Marc | RW --> 0 --> | 27 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
UFA
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TOTALS |
$21,650,836
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$9,380,835
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$3,550,000
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