RT @CapitalsPR: ROSTER UPDATE: #Caps place Nick Jensen on IR (eligible to return 1/28 vs DAL)
Washington Capitals
Head Coach Peter Laviolette
Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 99.3%
| Projected Cap Hit | $84,869,575 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $-3,369,575 |
| Current Cap Space | $2,074,166 |
| LTIR Pool | $5,592,095 |
| Roster | 22/23 |
| Contracts | 48/50 |
Transactions
| Vitek Vanecek | Vanecek will defend the cage at home Monday against visiting Las Vegas, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports. | Jan 24 |
| John Carlson | Carlson departed the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Monday, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports. | Jan 24 |
| Dmitry Orlov | Orlov (suspension) will be available against Vegas on Monday after serving his two-game ban for kneeing. | Jan 24 |
| Vitek Vanecek | Vanecek made 20 saves in a 3-2 OT win over the Senators on Saturday. | Jan 22 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | Backstrom scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Ottawa. | Jan 22 |
Line Combinations Updated: Jan 24 (8:33am)
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$9,500,0009.5M
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$9,200,0009.2M
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$1,500,0001.5M
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$791,6670.8M
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$8,000,0008M
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| Line 1 $20,200,000 | Pairing 1 $8,791,667 | ||||
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$863,3340.9M
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$7,800,0007.8M
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$5,166,6675.2M
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$5,100,0005.1M
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$4,000,0004M
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| Line 2 $13,830,001 | Pairing 2 $9,100,000 | ||||
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$789,1670.8M
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$3,500,0003.5M
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$842,5000.8M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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$950,0001M
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| Line 3 $5,131,667 | Pairing 3 $3,450,000 | ||||
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$2,750,0002.8M
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$750,0000.8M
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$1,500,0001.5M
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$716,6670.7M
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$2,000,0002M
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| Line 4 $5,000,000 | Goalies $2,716,667 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Wed Jan 26, 2022
T.J. Oshie - IR - Upper Body
Mon Jan 24, 2022
T.J. Oshie | Oshie (upper body) did not take the morning skate and will not play in Monday's game against the Golden Knights, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Thu Jan 20, 2022
T.J. Oshie | Oshie (upper body) was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 16 on Thursday.
Tue Jan 18, 2022
T.J. Oshie | Oshie (upper body) is not playing Tuesday against Winnipeg, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Sun Jan 16, 2022
T.J. Oshie | Oshie (upper body) will not participate in Sunday's contest against Vancouver, per Tom Gulitti of (NHL).com.
Sat Jan 15, 2022
T.J. Oshie | Oshie (upper body) left Saturday's game against the Islanders and will not return.
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Expected Return Tue Feb 1, 2022
Nick Jensen - IR - Upper Body
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Nick Jensen | Jensen (upper body) did not take part in the morning skate and is in line to miss Monday's match against the Golden Knights, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Nick Jensen | Jensen (upper body) was designated as week-to-week Monday, per JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington.
Mon Jan 24, 2022
Nick Jensen | Jensen (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Sat Jan 22, 2022
Nick Jensen | Jensen (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Senators, Mike Vogel of the Capitals' official site reports.
Thu Jan 20, 2022
Nick Jensen | Jensen (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Bruins.
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Expected Return Tue Feb 1, 2022
Anthony Mantha - IR-LT - Shoulder
Sat Nov 6, 2021
Anthony Mantha | Mantha (shoulder) was formally moved to long-term injured reserve Saturday, Kevin Allen of USA Today reports.
Fri Nov 5, 2021
Anthony Mantha | The Capitals placed Mantha (upper body) on injured reserve Friday.
Fri Nov 5, 2021
Anthony Mantha | Mantha underwent shoulder surgery after Thursday's game and is out indefinitely.
Fri Nov 5, 2021
Anthony Mantha | Mantha underwent successful shoulder surgery Friday and will be out indefinitely, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Thu Nov 4, 2021
Anthony Mantha | Mantha (upper body) exited Thursday's game versus the Panthers and went under evaluation for the injury, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
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Media availability with John Carlson after today's morning skate.
#CapsKnights | @MedStarHealth t.co/CEK8ecT1qe
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Jensen has been placed on IR. He can return 1/28 vs. DAL. #Caps t.co/Y7j0T0XQqR
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RT @CapitalsPR: ROSTER UPDATE: #Caps place Nick Jensen on IR (eligible to return 1/28 vs DAL)
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(12) Forwards $56,336,668 69.1% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovechkin, Alex | LW NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Backstrom, Nicklas | C NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$9,200,000
NMC
|
$9,200,000
NMC
|
$9,200,000
M-NTC
|
$9,200,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2025) |
|
| Oshie, T.J. IR |
RW IR --> 0 | 35 |
$5,750,000
M-NTC
|
$5,750,000
M-NTC
|
$5,750,000
M-NTC
|
$5,750,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2025) |
|
| Eller, Lars | C NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$3,500,000
|
$3,500,000
|
$0
UFA
|
|||
| Dowd, Nic | C NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$750,000
|
$1,300,000
|
$1,300,000
|
$1,300,000
|
$0
UFA
(2025) |
|
| Kuznetsov, Evgeny | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$7,800,000
M-NTC
|
$7,800,000
M-NTC
|
$7,800,000
M-NTC
|
$7,800,000
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
(2025) |
|
| Hagelin, Carl | LW NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$2,750,000
|
$2,750,000
|
$0
UFA
|
|||
| Wilson, Tom | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$5,166,667
M-NTC
|
$5,166,666
M-NTC
|
$5,166,666
M-NTC
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Mantha, Anthony LTIR |
RW LTIR --> 0 | 27 |
$5,700,000
|
$5,700,000
|
$5,700,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Hathaway, Garnet | RW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000
|
$0
UFA
|
|||
| Sheary, Conor | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000
|
$0
UFA
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|||
| Sprong, Daniel | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
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| McMichael, Connor IR |
C IR --> 0 | 21 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Leason, Brett | RW NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
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||||
| Protas, Aliaksei | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$789,167
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$789,167
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$789,167
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$56,336,668
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$55,319,167
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$46,069,167
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$33,550,000
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$9,500,000
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(8) Defence $25,491,667 31.3% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlson, John
IR |
D IR --> 0 | 32 |
$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
|
$8,000,000
|
$8,000,000
|
$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Irwin, Matt | D NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Orlov, Dmitry | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$5,100,000
M-NTC
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$5,100,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Jensen, Nick | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Schultz, Justin | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$4,000,000
|
$0
UFA
|
||||
| van Riemsdyk, Trevor | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$950,000
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$950,000
|
$0
UFA
|
|||
| Kempny, Michal | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$2,500,000
|
$0
UFA
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||||
| Cholowski, Dennis | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$900,000
|
$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Fehervary, Martin | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$791,667
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$791,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$25,491,667
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$17,341,667
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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$8,000,000
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(2) Goalies $2,716,667 3.3% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanecek, Vitek | G NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$716,667
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Samsonov, Ilya | G NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,000,000
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$0
RFA
|
$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$2,716,667
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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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| 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 |
22 | 18 | 10 | 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 | 31 | 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 |
$81,500,000 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 |
| 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 |
$84,869,575 | $72,660,834 | $54,069,167 | $41,550,000 |
| 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 |
$-3,369,575 | $9,839,166 | $28,430,833 | $40,950,000 |
| 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 |
$2,074,166 | $9,839,166 | $28,430,833 | $40,950,000 |
| 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 |
$5,592,095 | $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 |
$85,017,929 | $72,660,834 | $54,069,167 | $41,550,000 |
| 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 |
$472,927 | $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 |
$297,500 | $82,500 | $82,500 | $0 |
| Retained Salary Remaining
Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
(22) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McIlrath, Dylan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sgarbossa, Michael
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C MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 29 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Jokipakka, Jyrki | D --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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| Schilling, Cameron | D MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$0
UFA
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| Maillet, Philippe | C MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Fucale, Zach | G MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hughes, Tommy | D --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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| Pinho, Brian | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$725,000
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$0
UFA
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| Gersich, Shane | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Spinner, Steven | RW --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Elgestal, Kevin | RW --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Copley, Pheonix | G MIN --> 0 --> | 30 |
$1,100,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| Johansen, Lucas | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Pilon, Garrett | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Riat, Damien | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$817,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Malenstyn, Beck | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Jonsson-Fjallby, Axel | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Vecchione, Mike | C MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Geisser, Tobias | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Walfridsson, Sebastian | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Maass, Benton | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Alexeyev, Alexander | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Clark, Kody | C MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$808,334
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$808,334
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$0
RFA
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| Sutter, Riley | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$764,167
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$764,167
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$0
RFA
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| Gibson, Mitchell | --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kannok-Leipert, Alex | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Florchuk, Eric | C --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Marthinsen, Kristian | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Morrison, Adam | G --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| McHale, Gavin | G --> 0 --> | 34 |
$0
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| Snively, Joe | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
|
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| Nardella, Bobby | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$750,000
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Has, Martin | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Sheppard, Derek | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Kessy, Kale | LW --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| McCarthy, Chris | C --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Whitney, Steven | RW --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Lapierre, Hendrix | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$894,167
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$894,167
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$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| Trineyev, Bogdan | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Hughes, Bear | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Bjorklund, Garin | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Magnusson, Oskar | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Iorio, Vincent | D MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$875,833
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$875,833
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$875,833
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$0
RFA
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| Shepard, Hunter
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G MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 26 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
|
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| Johnson, Brent | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Lemay, Joaquim | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Hanelt, Haakon | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Krebs, Dru | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| Clark, Chase | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
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| TOTALS |
$17,373,335
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$10,205,835
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$1,770,000
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