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Head Coach Todd Reirden

Assistant Coach Scott Arniel
Assistant Coach Reid Cashman
Assistant Coach Blaine Forsythe

Hershey Bears (AHL)

South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Cap Hit	$81,088,408
Cap Space	$411,592
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	21/23
Contracts	45/50

Cap Breakdown

Draft Picks

Transactions

signed C Nicklas Backstrom to a five-year, $46 million contract extension.	Jan 14
assigned D Christian Djoos to Hershey (AHL).	Jan 11
recalled D Christian Djoos from Hershey (AHL).	Dec 27
assigned D Tobias Geisser to EV Zug (Switzerland).	Dec 5
TRADE ANALYSIS The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Chandler Stephenson from the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2021 fifth round pick	Dec 2

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Line Combinations Updated: Jan 18 (7:10am)

Ovechkin $9,538,4629.5M	Backstrom $6,700,0006.7M	Wilson $5,166,6675.2M	Kempny $2,500,0002.5M	Carlson $8,000,0008M
Line 1 $21,405,129			Pairing 1 $10,500,000
Vrana $3,350,0003.4M	Kuznetsov $7,800,0007.8M	Oshie $5,750,0005.8M	Orlov $5,100,0005.1M	Jensen $2,500,0002.5M
Line 2 $16,900,000			Pairing 2 $7,600,000
Hagelin $2,750,0002.8M	Eller $3,500,0003.5M	Panik $2,750,0002.8M	Siegenthaler $714,1660.7M	Gudas $2,345,0002.3M
Line 3 $9,000,000			Pairing 3 $3,059,166
Leipsic $700,0000.7M	Dowd $750,0000.8M	Hathaway $1,500,0001.5M	Holtby $6,100,0006.1M	Samsonov $925,0000.9M
Line 4 $2,950,000			Goalies $7,025,000

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Injury Report

	Richard Panik - Undisclosed Panik left the last game with an undisclosed injury and did not return. It is unknown if he will be able to face the Hurricanes on Monday. questionable - Ques Mon Updated Jan 12, 2020
	Christian Djoos - Upper Body Djoos has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, and it is unclear if he will return Saturday versus the Devils. questionable - Ques Sat Updated Jan 8, 2020

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(13) Forwards $51,055,129 62.6% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Ovechkin, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	34	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$9,538,462 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Backstrom, Nicklas	C NHL --> 0	32	$6,700,000 M-NTC	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 NMC	$9,200,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Oshie, T.J.	RW NHL --> 0	33	$5,750,000 M-NTC	$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	30	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Panik, Richard	RW NHL --> 0	28	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Dowd, Nic	C NHL --> 0	29	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Kuznetsov, Evgeny	C NHL --> 0	27	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$7,800,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Boyd, Travis	C NHL --> 0	26	$800,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Hagelin, Carl	LW NHL --> 0	31	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
Wilson, Tom	RW NHL --> 0	25	$5,166,667	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$5,166,666 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2024)
Leipsic, Brendan	LW NHL --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Vrana, Jakub	LW NHL --> 0	23	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hathaway, Garnet	RW NHL --> 0	28	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$51,055,129	$52,055,129	$39,166,667	$38,416,666	$27,916,666	$0

(6) Defence $21,159,166 26.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Carlson, John	D NHL --> 0	30	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$0 UFA (2026)
Orlov, Dmitry	D NHL --> 0	28	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$5,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Jensen, Nick	D NHL --> 0	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
Gudas, Radko	D NHL --> 0	29	$2,345,000	$0 UFA
Siegenthaler, Jonas	D NHL --> 0	22	$714,166	$0 RFA
Kempny, Michal	D NHL --> 0	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$21,159,166	$18,100,000	$18,100,000	$15,600,000	$8,000,000	$0

(2) Goalies $7,025,000 8.6% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Holtby, Braden	G NHL --> 0	30	$6,100,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Samsonov, Ilya	G NHL --> 0	22	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$7,025,000	$925,000	$0	$0	$0	$0

(2) Buried $200,000 0.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Djoos, Christian	D MIN --> 0	25	$175,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	28	$25,000	$25,000	$0	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$200,000	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	21	16	13	11
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	45	33	23	13
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	$81,088,408	$71,105,129	$57,266,667	$55,705,833
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	$411,592	$10,394,871	$24,233,333	$25,794,167
Current Cap Space Amount of Cap Space that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$1,007,318	$10,394,871	$24,233,333	$25,794,167
Maximum LTIR Pool The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$80,589,295	$71,105,129	$57,266,667	$55,705,833
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	$1,150,000	$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	$632,500	$600,000	$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

(26) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Sgarbossa, Michael	C MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Jokipakka, Jyrki	D --> 0	28	$0
Djoos, Christian	D MIN --> 0	25	$1,250,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
O'Brien, Liam	C MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Maillet, Philippe	C MIN --> 0	27	$700,000	$700,000	$0 UFA
Hughes, Tommy	D --> 0	27	$0
Pinho, Brian	C MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Lewington, Tyler	D MIN --> 0	25	$675,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Vanecek, Vitek	G MIN --> 0	24	$716,667	$716,667	$716,667	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Gersich, Shane	LW MIN --> 0	23	$700,000	$0 RFA
Spinner, Steven	RW --> 0	24	$0				$0 UFA
Elgestal, Kevin	RW --> 0	23	$0				$0 UFA
Copley, Pheonix	G MIN --> 0	28	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
Hobbs, Connor	D MIN --> 0	23	$720,000	$0 RFA
Williams, Colby	D MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Johansen, Lucas	D MIN --> 0	22	$925,000	$0 RFA
Pilon, Garrett	C MIN --> 0	21	$745,000	$745,000	$0 RFA
Riat, Damien	LW --> 0	22	$0
Malenstyn, Beck	LW MIN --> 0	21	$736,666	$736,666	$0 RFA
Jonsson-Fjallby, Axel	LW MIN --> 0	21	$860,000	$860,000	$0 RFA
Mitchell, Mason	LW MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Bindulis, Kristofers	D MIN --> 0	24	$792,500	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Gustafsson, Hampus	C MIN --> 0	26	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Geisser, Tobias	D MIN --> 0	20	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	$0 RFA
Walfridsson, Sebastian	D --> 0	20	$0
Maass, Benton	D --> 0	21	$0
Roykas Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	20	$0
Alexeyev, Alexander	D MIN --> 0	20	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Fehervary, Martin	D MIN --> 0	20	$805,833	$805,833	$805,833	$0 RFA
Clark, Kody	C MIN --> 0	20	$839,167	$839,167	$839,167	$0 RFA
Sutter, Riley	RW MIN --> 0	20	$786,667	$786,667	$786,667	$0 RFA
Gibson, Mitchell	--> 0	24	$0			$0 UFA
Kannok-Leipert, Alex	D --> 0	19	$0
Florchuk, Eric	C --> 0	20	$0
Bau-Hansen, Mathias	LW MIN --> 0	26	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Marthinsen, Kristian	LW --> 0	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Morrison, Adam	G --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Thompson, Logan	G --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McHale, Gavin	G --> 0	32	$0
Snively, Joe	LW MIN --> 0	24	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Nardella, Bobby	D MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
McMichael, Connor	C MIN --> 0	19	SLIDE	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Leason, Brett	RW MIN --> 0	20	$842,500	$842,500	$842,500	$0 RFA
Protas, Aliaksei	C MIN --> 0	19	SLIDE	$795,000	$795,000	$795,000	$0 RFA
Has, Martin	D --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Kessy, Kale	LW --> 0	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
McCarthy, Chris	C --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Warm, Beck	G --> 0	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Whitney, Steven	RW --> 0	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$18,915,000	$12,940,834	$7,349,168	$1,689,167	$0	$0

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