





Pittsburgh Penguins

Projected Cap Hit | $83,839,216 |
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Projected Cap Space | $-1,339,216 |
Current Cap Space | $3,887,675 |
LTIR Pool | $5,842,017 |
Roster | 23/23 |
Contracts | 46/50 |
Casey DeSmith | DeSmith saved 31 of 34 shots in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
Chad Ruhwedel | Ruhwedel netted a goal in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
Evgeni Malkin | Malkin tallied a goal in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
Jake Guentzel | Guentzel contributed a goal in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
Ryan Poehling | Poehling scored a goal in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
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Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Jan Rutta - OUT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Jan Rutta | Rutta was labeled week-to-week Monday due to his lower-body problem.
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Jan Rutta | Rutta (undisclosed) is not on the ice for pregame warmups and isn't expected to play Saturday against the New York Rangers, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
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Expected Return Tue Mar 28, 2023
Jeff Petry - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) will be missing from the lineup Saturday versus Washington, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) won't return Thursday versus Dallas, per the NHL media site.
Wed Mar 22, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) isn't expected to play against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) is with the Pittsburgh Penguins for their two-game road trip, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) is considered day-to-day and will miss out against the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the New York Rangers, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Fri Mar 17, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) was not at practice Friday, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
Thu Mar 16, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (upper body) left Thursday's game versus the New York Rangers in the first period, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Thu Mar 16, 2023
Jeff Petry | Petry (undisclosed) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the New York Rangers, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Tue Apr 4, 2023
Nick Bonino - IR-LT - Abdomen
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Nick Bonino | Bonino (kidney laceration) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to March 9.
Sat Mar 11, 2023
Nick Bonino | Bonino (kidney laceration) is out week-to-week, according to coach Mike Sullivan, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Expected Return Thu Apr 6, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov - IR-LT - Lower Body
Wed Mar 15, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday.
Tue Mar 14, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov (lower body) was labeled week-to-week by coach Mike Sullivan on Tuesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Sun Mar 12, 2023
Dmitry Kulikov | Kulikov left Sunday's game against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Thu Apr 13, 2023
Marcus Pettersson - IR-LT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Marcus Pettersson | Pettersson (lower body) was designated for long-term injured reserve Monday retroactively to March 18.
Sat Mar 18, 2023
Marcus Pettersson | Pettersson is undergoing evaluation for a lower-body injury he sustained in Saturday's game versus the New York Rangers, Taylor Haase of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
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Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Carter, Jeff | C NHL --> 0 | 38 |
$3,125,000
NMC
|
$3,125,000
NMC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Crosby, Sidney | C NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$8,700,000
NMC
|
$8,700,000
NMC
|
$8,700,000
NMC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Malkin, Evgeni | C NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
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Bonino, Nick LTIR |
C LTIR --> 0 | 34 |
NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Granlund, Mikael | LW NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$5,000,000
|
$5,000,000
|
$5,000,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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Zucker, Jason | LW NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$5,500,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Rust, Bryan | RW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$5,125,000
|
$5,125,000
|
$5,125,000
|
$5,125,000
|
$5,125,000
|
$0
UFA
(2028) |
Rakell, Rickard | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$5,000,000
M-NTC
|
$5,000,000
M-NTC
|
$5,000,000
M-NTC
|
$5,000,000
M-NTC
|
$5,000,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2028) |
Archibald, Josh | RW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$900,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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Guentzel, Jake | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
|
$6,000,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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Heinen, Danton | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,000,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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Nylander, Alexander | LW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Poehling, Ryan | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
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O'Connor, Drew | LW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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TOTALS |
$49,725,000
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$39,050,000
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$29,925,000
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$16,225,000
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$10,125,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Letang, Kris | D NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
|
$6,100,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2028) |
Kulikov, Dmitry
LTIR |
D LTIR --> 0 | 32 |
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
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Petry, Jeff | D NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$6,250,000
M-NTC
|
$6,250,000
M-NTC
|
$6,250,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
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Dumoulin, Brian | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$4,100,000
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$0
UFA
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Fedun, Taylor | D NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
UFA
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Ruhwedel, Chad | D NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$800,000
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$800,000
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$0
UFA
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Pettersson, Marcus
LTIR |
D LTIR --> 0 | 26 |
$4,025,175
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$4,025,175
M-NTC
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$4,025,175
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
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Friedman, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Rutta, Jan | D NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
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Joseph, Pierre-Olivier | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$825,000
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$825,000
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$0
RFA
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TOTALS |
$27,512,675
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$22,287,675
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$19,125,175
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$6,100,000
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$6,100,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Jarry, Tristan | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$3,500,000
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$0
UFA
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DeSmith, Casey | G NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$1,800,000
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$1,800,000
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$0
UFA
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TOTALS |
$5,300,000
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$1,800,000
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Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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TOTALS |
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Johnson, Jack Buyout |
D NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$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 |
$1,916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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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 |
23 | 16 | 9 | 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 |
46 | 28 | 16 | 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 |
$82,500,000 | $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 |
$83,839,216 | $64,054,342 | $49,966,842 | $23,241,667 |
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 |
$-1,339,216 | $19,445,658 | $33,533,158 | $60,258,333 |
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 |
$3,887,675 | $19,445,658 | $33,533,158 | $60,258,333 |
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 |
$5,842,017 | $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 |
$84,454,342 | $64,054,342 | $49,966,842 | $23,241,667 |
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 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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Tokarski, Dustin | G MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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Ouellet, Xavier | D MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
UFA
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Bengtsson, Lukas | D MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
RFA
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Caggiula, Drake | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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Bjorkqvist, Kasper | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
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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 --> | 23 |
$0
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Palojarvi, Antti | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
||||
Smith, Ty | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$863,334
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$0
RFA
|
||||
Hallander, Filip | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$764,167
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$0
RFA
|
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Gruden, Jonathan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$788,333
|
$0
RFA
|
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St. Ivany, John | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$857,500
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$857,500
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$0
RFA
|
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Diliberatore, Peter | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$880,833
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$0
RFA
|
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Uher, Dominik | C --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
RFA
|
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Poulin, Samuel | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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Legare, Nathan | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$789,167
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$789,167
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$0
RFA
|
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Caulfield, Judd | C --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Lindberg, Filip | G MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Puustinen, Valtteri | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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Airola, Santeri | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Kim, Michael | D --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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Blomqvist, Joel | G --> 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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$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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$844,167
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$0
RFA
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Yoder, Chase | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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Maniscalco, Josh | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$853,333
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$0
RFA
|
$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
UFA
|
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McCleary, Ryan | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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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 --> | 21 |
$859,167
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$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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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Andonovski, Corey | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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Swoyer, Colin | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
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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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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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Pickering, Owen | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$950,000
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$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 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Plante, Zam | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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Collins, Nolan | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$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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TOTALS |
$17,713,336
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$10,271,669
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$6,074,168
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$1,793,333
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