Tampa Bay Lightning
Head Coach Jon Cooper
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 76.4%
| Projected Cap Hit | $90,483,825 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $-9,072,158 |
| Current Cap Space | $7,120,000 |
| LTIR Pool | $16,406,616 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 51/50 |
Transactions
| Ondrej Palat | Palat scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Canadiens. | Dec 8 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Vasilevskiy turned aside 21 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Canadiens. | Dec 8 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Vasilevskiy will protect the road goal Tuesday versus the Canadiens, per the (NHL) media site. | Dec 7 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | Barre-Boulet was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Tuesday. | Dec 7 |
| Fredrik Claesson | Claesson was elevated from AHL Toronto on Tuesday. | Dec 7 |
Line Combinations Updated: Dec 07 (8:06am)
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$5,300,0005.3M
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$8,500,0008.5M
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$737,5000.7M
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$7,875,0007.9M
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$1,300,0001.3M
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| Line 1 $14,537,500 | Pairing 1 $9,175,000 | ||||
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$4,450,0004.5M
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$4,800,0004.8M
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$791,6670.8M
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$6,750,0006.8M
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$850,0000.9M
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| Line 2 $10,041,667 | Pairing 2 $7,600,000 | ||||
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$758,3330.8M
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$1,125,0001.1M
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$758,3330.8M
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$4,800,0004.8M
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$850,0000.9M
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| Line 3 $2,641,666 | Pairing 3 $5,650,000 | ||||
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$900,0000.9M
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$1,000,0001M
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$1,000,0001M
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$9,500,0009.5M
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$900,0000.9M
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| Line 4 $2,900,000 | Goalies $10,400,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Thu Dec 9, 2021
Erik Cernak - DAY-TO-DAY - Lower Body
Not Specified
Tue Dec 7, 2021
Erik Cernak | Cernak (lower body) won't play Tuesday against Montreal, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Sun Dec 5, 2021
Erik Cernak | Cernak (lower body) won't play Sunday versus the Flyers, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Sat Dec 4, 2021
Erik Cernak | Cernak (undisclosed) did not finish Saturday's game versus the Bruins, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
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Expected Return Sat Dec 11, 2021
Gemel Smith - IR-NR - Lower Body
Not Specified
Tue Nov 23, 2021
Gemel Smith | Smith (lower body) is progressing in his recovery and is expected to return around the middle of December, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
Fri Oct 8, 2021
Gemel Smith | Smith (lower body) is considered out indefinitely, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
Thu Oct 7, 2021
Gemel Smith | Smith (undisclosed) is expected to miss some time to begin the regular season, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Wed Sep 29, 2021
Gemel Smith | Smith was held out of Wednesday's practice session due to an undisclosed injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
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Expected Return Thu Dec 23, 2021
Brayden Point - IR - Upper Body
Tue Nov 30, 2021
Brayden Point | Point (upper body) has been designated for injured reserve, per the (NHL) media site.
Tue Nov 23, 2021
Brayden Point | Point (upper body) is out indefinitely and is week-to-week, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
Tue Nov 23, 2021
Brayden Point | Point (upper body) is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks.
Sun Nov 21, 2021
Brayden Point | Point isn't playing Sunday against Minnesota due to an upper-body injury, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
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Expected Return Tue Jan 4, 2022
Nikita Kucherov - IR-LT - Lower Body
Surgery
Sat Dec 4, 2021
Nikita Kucherov | Kucherov (lower body) participated in Saturday's morning skate, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official sitee reports.
Wed Oct 27, 2021
Nikita Kucherov | Kucherov (lower body) underwent surgery Wednesday and is expected to miss 8-10 weeks.
Mon Oct 18, 2021
Nikita Kucherov | Kucherov (lower body) is scheduled to meet with a specialist to determine the next steps, with surgery on the table, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Mon Oct 18, 2021
Nikita Kucherov | Kucherov (lower body) is expected to miss some significant time with coach Jon Cooper telling reporters, "Definitely not a day-to-day thing," Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
Sat Oct 16, 2021
Nikita Kucherov | Kucherov went to the locker room in the third period of Saturday's game with an injury, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
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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 $47,120,833 57.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Gaborik, Marian | RW NHL --> 0 | 39 |
$0
UFA
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| Perry, Corey | RW NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$1,000,000
NTC
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$1,000,000
NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Maroon, Pat | LW NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$900,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Stamkos, Steven | C NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$8,500,000
NMC
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$8,500,000
NMC
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$8,500,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
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| Nash, Riley | C NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Kucherov, Nikita LTIR |
RW LTIR --> 0 | 28 |
$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
M-NTC
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$9,500,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2027) |
| Palat, Ondrej | LW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$5,300,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Killorn, Alex | LW NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$4,450,000
M-NTC
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$4,450,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Bellemare, Pierre-Edouard | LW NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$1,000,000
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$1,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Point, Brayden IR |
C IR --> 0 | 25 |
$6,750,000
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$0
RFA
(2030) |
| Cirelli, Anthony | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$4,800,000
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$4,800,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Joseph, Mathieu | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$737,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Katchouk, Boris | LW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$758,333
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$758,333
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$758,333
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Raddysh, Taylor | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$758,333
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$758,333
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$758,333
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Colton, Ross | C NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$1,125,000
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$1,125,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Fortier, Gabriel | LW NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$791,667
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$791,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$47,120,833
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$42,183,333
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$29,016,666
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$19,000,000
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$19,000,000
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(8) Defence $33,000,000 40.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Seabrook, Brent
LTIR |
D LTIR --> 0 | 36 |
$6,875,000
NMC
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$6,875,000
M-NTC
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$6,875,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Bogosian, Zach | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$850,000
NTC
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$850,000
NTC
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$850,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Hedman, Victor | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$7,875,000
NMC
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$7,875,000
M-NTC
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$7,875,000
M-NTC
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$7,875,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| McDonagh, Ryan | D NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$6,750,000
NTC
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$6,750,000
NTC
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$6,750,000
NTC
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$6,750,000
NTC
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$6,750,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Claesson, Fredrik | D NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Cernak, Erik | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,950,000
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$2,950,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Sergachev, Mikhail | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$4,800,000
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$4,800,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rutta, Jan | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$1,300,000
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$0
UFA
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| Foote, Callan | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$850,000
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$850,000
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$33,000,000
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$30,950,000
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$22,350,000
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$14,625,000
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$6,750,000
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(2) Goalies $10,400,000 12.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| McElhinney, Curtis | G NHL --> 0 | 38 |
$0
UFA
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| Elliott, Brian | G NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$900,000
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$0
UFA
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| Nilsson, Anders | G NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$0
UFA
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| Vasilevskiy, Andrei | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
NMC
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$9,500,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2028) |
| TOTALS |
$10,400,000
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$9,500,000
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$9,500,000
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$9,500,000
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$9,500,000
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $32,328 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Smith, Gemel - Season Opening LTIR |
NHL --> 1 | 0 |
$32,328
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| TOTALS |
$32,328
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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 | 19 | 10 | 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 |
51 | 30 | 17 | 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 |
$90,483,825 | $82,633,333 | $60,866,666 | $43,125,000 |
| 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 |
$-9,072,158 | $-1,133,333 | $20,633,334 | $38,375,000 |
| 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 |
$7,120,000 | $-1,133,333 | $20,633,334 | $38,375,000 |
| 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 |
$16,406,616 | $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 |
$90,698,283 | $82,633,333 | $60,866,666 | $43,125,000 |
| 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 |
$145,122 | $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 |
$132,500 | $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 |
(25) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Dumont, Gabriel | C MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Nieves, Boo | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Smith, Gemel | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hudon, Charles | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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| Lagace, Maxime | G MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sustr, Andrej | D MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Elie, Remi | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Vermin, Joel | RW --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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| Masin, Dominik | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Thomas, Ben | D NHL --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Walcott, Daniel | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Raddysh, Darren | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Day, Sean | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Somppi, Otto | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Lohin, Ryan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Morand, Antoine | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$778,333
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$0
RFA
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| Lipanov, Alexei | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$747,500
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$0
RFA
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| Perbix, Nicklaus | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Guttman, Cole | C --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Walker, Samuel | C --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Semykin, Dmitry | D MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$813,333
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$813,333
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$0
RFA
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| Green, Alexander | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$817,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Koepke, Cole | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$842,500
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$842,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Salda, Radim | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Taylor, Ty | G --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Archambault, Olivier | LW --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Barre-Boulet, Alex | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$758,333
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$758,333
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$758,333
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$0
UFA
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| Oullette, Martin | G --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Pederson, Brent | LW --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Huntington, Jimmy | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$809,166
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$0
RFA
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| Alnefelt, Hugo | G 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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| Cajkovic, Maxim | RW 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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| Crozier, Maxwell | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Schmiemann, Quinn | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Shalagin, Mikhail | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Webster, Mckade | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Abbandonato, Peter | C --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Valleau, Nolan | D --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Windsor, Clint | G --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Finley, Jack | C 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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| Goncalves, Gage | C MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$820,000
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$820,000
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$820,000
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$0
RFA
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| Groshev, Maxim | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Thompson, Jack | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$850,833
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$850,833
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$850,833
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$0
RFA
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| Powell, Eamon | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Dureau, Jaydon | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Capone, Nick | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Miftakhov, Amir | G MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$838,333
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$838,333
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$838,333
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$0
RFA
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| Mcdonnell, Declan | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Tufto, Odeen | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Ryfors, Simon | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Schmidt, Roman | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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| Duke, Dylan | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| MacDonald, Cameron | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Gagne, Alex | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Pylenkov, Daniil | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Flintonm, Robert | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Huuhtanen, Niko | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$19,782,497
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$8,944,998
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$5,789,165
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