Pettersson on facing the Capitals on Friday: "The last two games here we've played good - we want to bring that into Washington. So, bring some swagger and some revenge. It's going to be a good game." t.co/QJiUx9YAiB
Pittsburgh Penguins
Head Coach Mike Sullivan
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 51%
| Projected Cap Hit | $83,236,655 |
|---|---|
| Projected Cap Space | $-2,586,655 |
| Current Cap Space | $6,975,000 |
| LTIR Pool | $9,378,205 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 47/50 |
Transactions
| Jason Zucker | Zucker posted an assist, two shots on net, three hits and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 6-1 win over the Kraken. | Dec 6 |
| Danton Heinen | Heinen scored a goal on three shots, supplied two assists and went plus-3 in Monday's 6-1 win over the Kraken. | Dec 6 |
| Brian Boyle | Boyle is no longer dealing with an upper-body injury and instead has been sitting as a healthy scratch, Dave Molinari of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. | Dec 5 |
| Tristan Jarry | Jarry allowed a goal on 23 shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Canucks. | Dec 4 |
| Tristan Jarry | Jarry will guard the road goal during Saturday's matchup with the Canucks. | Dec 4 |
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Line Combinations Updated: Dec 06 (12:09pm)
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$6,000,0006M
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$8,700,0008.7M
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$1,000,0001M
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$4,100,0004.1M
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$7,250,0007.3M
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| Line 1 $15,700,000 | Pairing 1 $11,350,000 | ||||
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$5,500,0005.5M
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$2,636,3642.6M
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$1,100,0001.1M
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$4,025,1754M
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$4,400,0004.4M
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| Line 2 $9,236,364 | Pairing 2 $8,425,175 | ||||
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$2,750,0002.8M
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$2,200,0002.2M
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$3,200,0003.2M
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$4,875,0004.9M
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$750,0000.8M
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| Line 3 $8,150,000 | Pairing 3 $5,625,000 | ||||
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$1,725,0001.7M
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$925,0000.9M
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$750,0000.8M
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$1,250,0001.3M
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$3,500,0003.5M
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| Line 4 $3,400,000 | Goalies $4,750,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Fri Dec 10, 2021
Bryan Rust - IR - Lower Body
Not Specified
Mon Nov 29, 2021
Bryan Rust | Rust (lower body) was designated as week-to-week by coach Mike Sullivan, who told reporters, "His status right now is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. He did not make the trip with us -- he is back in Pittsburgh rehabbing."
Sun Nov 28, 2021
Bryan Rust | The Penguins placed Rust (lower body) on injured reserve Sunday.
Sat Nov 27, 2021
Bryan Rust | Rust (lower body) will not play Saturday against visiting Montreal, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Fri Nov 26, 2021
Bryan Rust | Rust (undisclosed) was a late scratch Friday against the Islanders, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Fri Nov 26, 2021
Bryan Rust | Rust is being evaluated for a lower-body injury after missing Friday's game against the Islanders.
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Expected Return Tue Dec 14, 2021
Evgeni Malkin - IR-LT - Knee
Surgery
Mon Nov 29, 2021
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin (knee) participated in Monday's game-day skate sporting a non-contact sweater. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "He's at the next stage of his rehab process. Our medical thinks he's ready to have our players around him and participate in a non-contact fashion. We're excited about that step - it's certainly real encouraging."
Mon Oct 18, 2021
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin (knee) was on the ice Monday without gear for the first time since offseason knee surgery, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Tue Oct 12, 2021
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin (knee), as expected, was designated for long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
Thu Sep 23, 2021
Evgeni Malkin | Penguins general manager Ron Hextall announced Thursday that Malkin (knee) will miss at least the first two months of the season.
Fri Jun 4, 2021
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin underwent successful knee surgery and is not expected to be ready for training camp.
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Expected Return Fri Dec 17, 2021
Jake Guentzel - OUT - Upper Body
Not Specified
Wed Dec 8, 2021
Jake Guentzel | Guentzel is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Wednesday, "Jake is going to be week-to-week with an upper-body injury."
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Pittsburgh Penguins Voices
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Kapanen on the upcoming faceoff vs. Washington on Friday: "The earlier game we played against them wasn't our best. The way we've been playing lately, I think our game is on another level than it was then. So we've just got to keep doing that." t.co/Z8GJQRLD5K
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(14) Forwards $50,986,364 62.6% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Jeff | C NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$0
UFA
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| Crosby, Sidney | C NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$8,700,000
NMC
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$8,700,000
NMC
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$8,700,000
NMC
|
$8,700,000
NMC
|
$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Malkin, Evgeni LTIR |
C LTIR --> 0 | 35 |
$9,500,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
|
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| Boyle, Brian | C NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| Zucker, Jason | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$5,500,000
M-NTC
|
$5,500,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
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| Rust, Bryan IR |
RW IR --> 0 | 29 |
$3,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| McGinn, Brock | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Blueger, Teddy | C NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$2,200,000
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$2,200,000
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$0
RFA
|
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| Guentzel, Jake | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$6,000,000
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$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$6,000,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Kapanen, Kasperi | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$3,200,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Lafferty, Sam | C NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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||||
| Rodrigues, Evan | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,000,000
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$0
UFA
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||||
| Simon, Dominik | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Heinen, Danton | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$1,100,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Aston-Reese, Zach | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,725,000
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$0
UFA
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| O'Connor, Drew | LW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$50,986,364
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$25,150,000
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$17,450,000
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$11,450,000
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(7) Defence $26,125,175 32.1% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letang, Kris | D NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$7,250,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Dumoulin, Brian | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$4,100,000
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$4,100,000
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$0
UFA
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| Matheson, Mike | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$4,875,000
M-NTC
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$4,875,000
M-NTC
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$4,875,000
M-NTC
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$4,875,000
M-NTC
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$4,875,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Ruhwedel, Chad | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Pettersson, Marcus | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$4,025,175
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$4,025,175
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$4,025,175
M-NTC
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$4,025,175
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Friedman, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Marino, John | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$4,400,000
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$4,400,000
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$4,400,000
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$4,400,000
M-NTC
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$4,400,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2027) |
| TOTALS |
$26,125,175
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$17,400,175
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$13,300,175
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$13,300,175
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$9,275,000
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(2) Goalies $4,750,000 5.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarry, Tristan | G NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$3,500,000
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$3,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| DeSmith, Casey | G NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$1,250,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| TOTALS |
$4,750,000
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$3,500,000
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(1) Buried $25,000 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riikola, Juuso | D MIN --> 0 | 28 |
$25,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$25,000
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(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $1,166,667 1.4% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Jack Buyout |
D NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$1,166,667
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$1,916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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| TOTALS |
$1,166,667
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$1,916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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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 | 6 | 5 |
| 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 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 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 |
$83,236,655 | $47,966,842 | $31,666,842 | $25,666,842 |
| 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 |
$-2,586,655 | $33,533,158 | $49,833,158 | $55,833,158 |
| 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 |
$6,975,000 | $33,533,158 | $49,833,158 | $55,833,158 |
| 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 |
$9,378,205 | $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 |
$83,053,205 | $47,966,842 | $31,666,842 | $25,666,842 |
| 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 | $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 |
(22) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Weber, Yannick | D MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$0
UFA
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| Chaput, Michael | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Domingue, Louis | G MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Trotman, Zach | D MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$0
UFA
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| Bartkowski, Matt | D MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$0
UFA
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| Fedun, Taylor | D MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Segalla, Ryan | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Angello, Anthony | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Lindgren, Jesper | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Bengtsson, Lukas | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
RFA
|
|||||
| Bjorkqvist, Kasper | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Almari, Niclas | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$809,166
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Masonius, Joseph | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Joseph, Pierre-Olivier | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$863,333
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$0
RFA
|
||||
| Lauzon, Zachary | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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|||||
| Phillips, Clayton | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Drozg, Jan | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$809,166
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$0
RFA
|
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| Palojarvi, Antti | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Reilly, William | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$806,250
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
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| Hallander, Filip | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$764,167
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$764,167
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$0
RFA
|
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| Gruden, Jonathan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$788,333
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$788,333
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$0
RFA
|
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| Almeida, Justin | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$809,166
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$0
RFA
|
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| Gorman, Liam | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Riikola, Juuso | D MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$1,150,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| Currie, Josh | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
UFA
|
|||||
| Bellerive, Jordan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$733,333
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$0
RFA
|
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| D'Orio, Alex | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$733,333
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$0
RFA
|
||||
| Peters, Anthony | G --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
||||
| Uher, Dominik | C --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
RFA
|
|||||
| Larmi, Emil | G MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Poulin, Samuel | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$863,334
|
$863,334
|
$863,334
|
$0
RFA
|
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| Legare, Nathan | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$789,167
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$789,167
|
$789,167
|
$0
RFA
|
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| Caulfield, Judd | --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Lindberg, Filip | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
|
$925,000
|
$0
RFA
|
|||
| Puustinen, Valtteri | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$842,500
|
$842,500
|
$0
RFA
|
|||
| Airola, Santeri | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Abt, Matt | D --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Berger, Chase | C --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Kim, Michael | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Lee, Cam | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
|
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Zohorna, Radim | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$750,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Blomqvist, Joel | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Clang, Calle | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Svejkovsky, Lukas | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Ansons, Raivis | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Yoder, Chase | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Maniscalco, Josh | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$853,333
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$853,333
|
$0
RFA
|
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| Broz, Tristan | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Belliveau, Isaac | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| McCleary, Ryan | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Laatsch, Daniel | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| Sillinger, Kirill | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| TOTALS |
$16,789,581
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$6,575,834
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$1,652,501
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