Full media availability with head coach Peter Laviolette after this afternoon's contest against Vancouver.
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Washington Capitals
Head Coach Peter Laviolette
Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 99.3%
| Projected Cap Hit | $85,268,950 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $-3,768,950 |
| Current Cap Space | $1,324,166 |
| LTIR Pool | $5,592,095 |
| Roster | 22/23 |
| Contracts | 48/50 |
Transactions
| Carl Hagelin | Hagelin exited the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Sunday, per JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington. | Jan 16 |
| Dmitry Orlov | Orlov cleared the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Sunday, JJ Regan of NBC Sports Washington reports. | Jan 16 |
| Tom Wilson | Wilson scored his 10th goal of the season in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Islanders. | Jan 15 |
| Vitek Vanecek | Vanecek turned aside all 23 shots he faced in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Islanders. | Jan 15 |
| Tom Wilson | Wilson registered a goal in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Islanders. | Jan 15 |
Line Combinations Updated: Jan 16 (10:43am)
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$9,500,0009.5M
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$7,800,0007.8M
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$789,1670.8M
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$791,6670.8M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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| Line 1 $18,089,167 | Pairing 1 $3,291,667 | ||||
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$863,3340.9M
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$9,200,0009.2M
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$5,166,6675.2M
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$5,100,0005.1M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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| Line 2 $15,230,001 | Pairing 2 $7,600,000 | ||||
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$725,0000.7M
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$3,500,0003.5M
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$842,5000.8M
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$750,0000.8M
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$4,000,0004M
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| Line 3 $5,067,500 | Pairing 3 $4,750,000 | ||||
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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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$2,000,0002M
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$716,6670.7M
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| Line 4 $5,000,000 | Goalies $2,716,667 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Tue Jan 18, 2022
John Carlson - OUT - Covid-19
Sun Jan 16, 2022
John Carlson | Carlson (COVID-19 protocols) was placed on the COVID protocols list on Sunday.
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Expected Return Tue Jan 18, 2022
T.J. Oshie - OUT - Upper Body
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 Jan 18, 2022
Conor Sheary - OUT - Covid-19
Sat Jan 15, 2022
Conor Sheary | Sheary was designated for the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Saturday, per Brian Compton of (NHL).com.
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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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Postgame sound featuring Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Carl Hagelin, Dmitry Orlov.
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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 $57,086,668 70.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Ovechkin, Alex | LW NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$9,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Backstrom, Nicklas | C NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$9,200,000
NMC
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$9,200,000
NMC
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$9,200,000
M-NTC
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$9,200,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Oshie, T.J. | RW NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$5,750,000
M-NTC
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$5,750,000
M-NTC
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$5,750,000
M-NTC
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$5,750,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Eller, Lars | C NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$3,500,000
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$3,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Dowd, Nic | C NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$750,000
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$1,300,000
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$1,300,000
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$1,300,000
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Kuznetsov, Evgeny | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$7,800,000
M-NTC
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$7,800,000
M-NTC
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$7,800,000
M-NTC
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$7,800,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2025) |
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| Sgarbossa, Michael | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hagelin, Carl IR |
LW IR --> 0 | 33 |
$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Wilson, Tom | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$5,166,667
M-NTC
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$5,166,666
M-NTC
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$5,166,666
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Mantha, Anthony LTIR |
RW LTIR --> 0 | 27 |
$5,700,000
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$5,700,000
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$5,700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hathaway, Garnet | RW NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$1,500,000
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$1,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sheary, Conor IR |
LW IR --> 0 | 29 |
$1,500,000
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$1,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Sprong, Daniel | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$725,000
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$0
RFA
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$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 |
$57,086,668
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$56,069,167
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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 | |
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| Carlson, John | D NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$8,000,000
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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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$8,000,000
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Irwin, Matt | D NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Orlov, Dmitry
IR |
D IR --> 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
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$2,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Schultz, Justin | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$4,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| van Riemsdyk, Trevor | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
UFA
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| Kempny, Michal | D NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$2,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Cholowski, Dennis | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$900,000
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$0
RFA
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$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 | |
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| 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
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$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 | 19 | 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 |
$85,268,950 | $73,410,834 | $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 |
$-3,768,950 | $9,089,166 | $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 |
$1,324,166 | $9,089,166 | $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 |
$85,767,929 | $73,410,834 | $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 |
(21) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| McIlrath, Dylan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 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 --> | 29 |
$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
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$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
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$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
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$0
UFA
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| Krebs, Dru | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Clark, Chase | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$16,623,335
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$9,455,835
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$1,770,000
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