PuckSleuthCap committed
$104.649M
of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 20
Cap space
$0
Retained slots used: 0 of 3
Active roster
23
42 of 50 NHL contracts
5v5 xGF%
56.3
5th · small sample: 9 games
PP% / PK%
19.4 / 81.8
small sample: 9 games
Fan sentiment
58
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Cap by position
- Forwards$63.106M · 59.8%
- Defense$31.4M · 29.8%
- Goalies$7.75M · 7.3%
- Injured reserve$975K · 0.9%
- Other dead cap$2.292M · 2.2%
Injured reserve: Zachary L'Heureux ($875K); Taylor Makar ($100K).
Other dead cap: Other dead cap (2026-09-28 cap sheet total) ($2.292M).
Players in the minors count only above the buried allowance (league minimum salary plus $375,000). Roster status, buyouts, and bonus overages come from team announcements and news, checked daily. Players on long-term injured reserve count in full here; the cap cards at the top subtract LTIR relief when the team is over the ceiling.
Expiring this season
Pending UFAs
13
Pending RFAs
5
Cap coming off
$23.24M
- Artturi LehkonenUFA · $4.5M · age 31
- Nicolas RoyUFA · $3M · age 29
- Scott WedgewoodUFA · $2.5M · age 34
- Ilya NabokovRFA · $975K · age 23
- T.J. HughesUFA · $953K · age 24
- Cooper GayUFA · $948K · age 24
Most trade chatter
- Mackenzie Blackwood2 mentions
Blackwood traded to Montreal in exchange for Lehkonen, per arrow notation.
- Artturi Lehkonen1 mentions
Lehkonen is listed as coming to the team in a Blackwood deal.
- Sam Malinski1 mentions
Commenter predicts Malinski will be traded out of Colorado soon.
Cap by season
Signed cap hits by season. A badge marks the final season of each deal: UFA or RFA after it. Later seasons count only contracts signed so far.
| Player | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||
| Adam BeckmanL | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Artturi LehkonenLM-NTC | $4.5MUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Brock NelsonCNMC | $7.5M | $7.5MUFA | · | · | · |
| Cooper GayR | $948KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Fabian LysellR | $850KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Fedor SvechkovC | $1.25M | $1.25MRFA | · | · | · |
| Gabriel LandeskogL | $7M | $7M | $7MUFA | · | · |
| Gavin BrindleyC | $875K | $875KRFA | · | · | · |
| Georgii MerkulovC | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Jaden SchwartzL | $3.25M | $3.25M | $3.25MUFA | · | · |
| Logan O'ConnorRM-NTC | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5MUFA |
| Martin NecasC | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M |
| Matthew DiMarsicoC | $980K | $980KRFA | · | · | · |
| Nathan MacKinnonCNMC | $12.604M | $12.604M | $12.604M | $12.604M | $12.604MUFA |
| Nazem KadriCM-NTC | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.6MUFA | · | · |
| Nicolas RoyC | $3MUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Nikita PrishchepovC | $882KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Parker KellyC | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7MUFA | · |
| T.J. HughesR | $953KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Taylor MakarL | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Tristen NielsenC | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Zachary L'HeureuxL | $875K | $875KRFA | · | · | · |
| Defense | |||||
| Alex GagneD | $910KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Brent BurnsD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Brett KulakD | $4.5M | $4.5M | $4.5M | $4.5M | $4.5MUFA |
| Cale MakarDNMC | $9M | $20.4M | $20.4M | $20.4M | $20.4M |
| Christian WolaninD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Devon ToewsDNMC | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25M | $7.25MUFA |
| Domenick FensoreD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Gustav StjernbergD | $980K | $980KUFA | · | · | · |
| Josh MansonDM-NTC | $3.95M | $3.95MUFA | · | · | · |
| Keaton MiddletonD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Noah JuulsenD | $1.1M | $1.1MUFA | · | · | · |
| Saige WeinsteinD | $883K | $883KRFA | · | · | · |
| Sam MalinskiD | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75MUFA | · |
| Sean BehrensD | $923KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Wyatt AamodtD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Goalies | |||||
| Ilya NabokovG | $975KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Mackenzie BlackwoodGM-NTC | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25MUFA | · |
| Nikita NovosyolovG | $980K | $980KRFA | · | · | · |
| Scott WedgewoodG | $2.5MUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Trent MinerG | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Committed | $104.649M | $107.427M | $86.304M | $70.454M | $58.754M |
| Players signed | 42 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Cap ceiling | $104M | $113.5M | not set | not set | not set |
| Cap space | $0 | $6.073M | — | — | — |
This season's committed total is the full cap charge used above (players in the minors count only above the buried allowance, plus dead cap), less long-term injured relief when the team is over the ceiling. The 2027-28 ceiling of $113.5M is the league's announced figure; later ceilings are not set yet. Buyouts and dead cap in future seasons are not included.
Reserve list under NHL contract, not on the NHL roster · 19 players
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | Yrs | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Stjernberg | D | 24 | $980K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Matthew DiMarsico | C | 22 | $980K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Nikita Novosyolov | G | 22 | $980K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Ilya Nabokov | G | 23 | $975K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Cooper Gay | R | 24 | $948K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Sean Behrens | D | 23 | $923K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Alex Gagne | D | 24 | $910K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Saige Weinstein | D | 21 | $883K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Nikita Prishchepov | C | 22 | $882K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Adam Beckman | L | 25 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Taylor Makar | L | 25 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Christian Wolanin | D | 31 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Domenick Fensore | D | 25 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Fabian Lysell | R | 23 | $850K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Georgii Merkulov | C | 26 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Keaton Middleton | D | 28 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Trent Miner | G | 25 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Tristen Nielsen | C | 26 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Wyatt Aamodt | D | 28 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
Prospects and depth players signed to NHL contracts, including two-way deals. Players on AHL-only contracts are not listed.