PuckSleuthCap committed
$102.556M
of $104M ceiling · $107.435M payroll less $4.878M LTIR relief · as of Oct 20
Cap space
$1.444M
Using $4.878M of LTIR relief · retained slots 0 of 3
Active roster
24
48 of 50 NHL contracts
5v5 xGF%
56.0
6th · small sample: 9 games
PP% / PK%
20.9 / 80.6
small sample: 9 games
Fan sentiment
58
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Cap by position
- Forwards$70.166M · 61.0%
- Defense$27.407M · 23.8%
- Goalies$8M · 7.0%
- Injured reserve$8.313M · 7.2%
- Long-term injured reserve$905K · 0.8%
- Other dead cap$150K · 0.1%
Injured reserve: Gustav Forsling ($5.75M); Alexander Petrovic ($875K); Cole Schwindt ($875K); Cole Reinhardt ($813K).
Long-term injured reserve: Jonah Gadjovich ($905K).
Other dead cap: Other dead cap (2026-09-28 cap sheet total) ($150K).
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
11
Pending RFAs
5
Cap coming off
$14.026M
- Garnet HathawayUFA · $1.2M · age 34
- Kirill GerasimyukRFA · $925K · age 23
- Kai SchwindtRFA · $873K · age 22
- Marek AlscherRFA · $865K · age 22
- Donovan SebrangoUFA · $850K · age 24
- MacKenzie EntwistleUFA · $850K · age 27
Most trade chatter
- Lars Eller1 mentions
Former Senator Eller returns to Ottawa with Florida, joked about.
- Seth Jones1 mentions
Wanted Toronto to trade for Jones; GM failed to make it happen.
- Sam Reinhart1 mentions
Fan jokes Buffalo won the Reinhart trade after six games.
- Matthew Tkachuk1 mentions
Commenter notes how hard it is to adjust after being traded.
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 | |||||
| Aleksander BarkovC | $10M | $10M | $10M | $10MUFA | · |
| Angus CrookshankC | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Anton LundellC | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5MUFA | · |
| Bokondji ImamaL | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Brad MarchandLNMC | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25MUFA |
| Brady TkachukLNMC | $8.206M | $8.206MUFA | · | · | · |
| Carter VerhaegheC | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M | $7M |
| Cole ReinhardtL | $813KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Cole SchwindtR | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Eetu LuostarinenC | $3M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M |
| Garnet HathawayR | $1.2MUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Gracyn SawchynC | $934K | $934KRFA | · | · | · |
| Hunter St. MartinL | $929K | $929KRFA | · | · | · |
| Jack DevineR | $973K | $973KRFA | · | · | · |
| John BeecherC | $850KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Jonah GadjovichL | $905K | $905KUFA | · | · | · |
| Kai SchwindtL | $873KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Lars EllerC | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| MacKenzie EntwistleR | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Matthew TkachukL | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5M | $9.5MUFA | · |
| Nathan BastianR | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Sam BennettC | $8M | $8M | $8M | $8M | $8M |
| Sam LaffertyC | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Sam ReinhartC | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M | $8.625M |
| Samu SalminenC | $980K | $980KUFA | · | · | · |
| Sandis VilmanisL | $930K | $930K | $930KRFA | · | · |
| Vinnie HinostrozaC | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Defense | |||||
| Aaron EkbladD | $6.1M | $6.1M | $6.1M | $6.1M | $6.1M |
| Alexander PetrovicD | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Casey FitzgeraldD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Dmitry KulikovD | $1.18M | $1.18MUFA | · | · | · |
| Donovan SebrangoD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Emil PieniniemiD | $907K | $907KRFA | · | · | · |
| Gustav ForslingD | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M |
| Ludvig JanssonD | $955K | $955KRFA | · | · | · |
| Marek AlscherD | $865KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Matvei ShuravinD | $1M | $1M | $1MRFA | · | · |
| Mikulas HovorkaD | $850KUFA | · | · | · | · |
| Niko MikkolaD | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M |
| Radko GudasD | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Seth JonesDNMC | $7.002M | $7.002M | $7.002M | $7.002MUFA | · |
| Tobias BjornfotD | $850KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Uvis BalinskisD | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Goalies | |||||
| Akira SchmidG | $2M | $2MUFA | · | · | · |
| Cooper BlackG | $875K | $875KUFA | · | · | · |
| Jacob MarkstromGM-NTC | $6M | $6MUFA | · | · | · |
| Kirill GerasimyukG | $925KRFA | · | · | · | · |
| Tyler MuszelikG | $960K | $960KRFA | · | · | · |
| Committed | $102.556M | $114.959M | $85.656M | $83.727M | $52.225M |
| Players signed | 48 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Cap ceiling | $104M | $113.5M | not set | not set | not set |
| Cap space | $1.444M | $0 | — | — | — |
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 · 24 players
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | Yrs | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matvei Shuravin | D | 20 | $1M | 3 | RFA | — |
| Samu Salminen | C | 23 | $980K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Jack Devine | R | 23 | $973K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Tyler Muszelik | G | 22 | $960K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Ludvig Jansson | D | 22 | $955K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Gracyn Sawchyn | C | 21 | $934K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Hunter St. Martin | L | 21 | $929K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | G | 23 | $925K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Emil Pieniniemi | D | 21 | $907K | 2 | RFA | — |
| Alexander Petrovic | D | 34 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Cole Schwindt | R | 25 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Cooper Black | G | 25 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 32 | $875K | 2 | UFA | — |
| Kai Schwindt | L | 22 | $873K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Marek Alscher | D | 22 | $865K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Angus Crookshank | C | 27 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 29 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Donovan Sebrango | D | 24 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| John Beecher | C | 25 | $850K | 1 | RFA | — |
| MacKenzie Entwistle | R | 27 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Mikulas Hovorka | D | 25 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Nathan Bastian | R | 28 | $850K | 1 | UFA | — |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | 25 | $850K | 1 | RFA | — |
| Cole Reinhardt | L | 26 | $813K | 1 | UFA | — |
Prospects and depth players signed to NHL contracts, including two-way deals. Players on AHL-only contracts are not listed.