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| Team |
Ros. |
Con. |
Ret. |
Proj. Cap |
LTIR Pool |
Current Space |
Forwards |
Defense |
Goalies |
Other |
Vegas Golden Knights
|
17/23 |
35/50 |
0/3 |
$99.4M
$99,375,002
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-
-
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$4.6M
$4,624,998
|
$60.7M
$60,650,002
|
$30.5M
$30,475,000
|
$8.2M
$8,250,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Florida Panthers
|
20/23 |
33/50 |
0/3 |
$98.0M
$98,023,214
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-
-
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$6.0M
$5,976,786
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$72.0M
$71,998,214
|
$25.9M
$25,875,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
$0.2M
$150,000
|
Colorado Avalanche
|
19/23 |
35/50 |
0/3 |
$97.5M
$97,491,841
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-
-
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$6.5M
$6,508,159
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$57.2M
$57,150,000
|
$30.3M
$30,300,000
|
$7.8M
$7,750,000
|
$2.3M
$2,291,841
|
New York Islanders
|
21/23 |
35/50 |
0/3 |
$96.0M
$95,961,250
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-
-
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$8.0M
$8,038,750
|
$54.3M
$54,325,000
|
$27.1M
$27,136,250
|
$11.0M
$11,000,000
|
$3.5M
$3,500,000
|
Edmonton Oilers
|
17/23 |
36/50 |
0/3 |
$95.6M
$95,611,667
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-
-
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$8.4M
$8,388,333
|
$51.2M
$51,236,667
|
$36.2M
$36,150,000
|
$5.4M
$5,375,000
|
$2.8M
$2,850,000
|
Boston Bruins
|
22/23 |
32/50 |
1/3 |
$95.5M
$95,520,834
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-
-
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$8.5M
$8,479,166
|
$55.4M
$55,370,834
|
$28.1M
$28,087,500
|
$12.1M
$12,062,500
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Ottawa Senators
|
22/23 |
37/50 |
1/3 |
$94.8M
$94,787,500
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-
-
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$9.2M
$9,212,500
|
$55.7M
$55,725,000
|
$28.9M
$28,937,500
|
$8.2M
$8,250,000
|
$1.9M
$1,875,000
|
Dallas Stars
|
20/23 |
39/50 |
0/3 |
$93.8M
$93,835,333
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-
-
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$10.2M
$10,164,667
|
$49.9M
$49,925,000
|
$32.6M
$32,580,333
|
$9.2M
$9,250,000
|
$2.1M
$2,080,000
|
Minnesota Wild
|
18/23 |
29/50 |
0/3 |
$93.7M
$93,730,832
|
-
-
|
$10.3M
$10,269,168
|
$47.9M
$47,939,166
|
$35.1M
$35,125,000
|
$9.0M
$9,000,000
|
$1.7M
$1,666,666
|
Carolina Hurricanes
|
21/23 |
34/50 |
0/3 |
$93.4M
$93,402,828
|
-
-
|
$10.6M
$10,597,172
|
$65.7M
$65,706,754
|
$23.8M
$23,796,074
|
$3.9M
$3,900,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Los Angeles Kings
|
19/23 |
40/50 |
0/3 |
$93.1M
$93,054,167
|
-
-
|
$10.9M
$10,945,833
|
$49.2M
$49,150,000
|
$34.9M
$34,875,000
|
$8.4M
$8,429,167
|
$0.6M
$600,000
|
New Jersey Devils
|
19/23 |
30/50 |
0/3 |
$91.5M
$91,475,000
|
-
-
|
$12.5M
$12,525,000
|
$45.9M
$45,925,000
|
$36.5M
$36,500,000
|
$7.8M
$7,800,000
|
$1.2M
$1,250,000
|
Buffalo Sabres
|
21/23 |
36/50 |
0/3 |
$91.3M
$91,313,016
|
-
-
|
$12.7M
$12,686,984
|
$51.0M
$51,032,858
|
$26.7M
$26,735,714
|
$7.1M
$7,100,000
|
$6.4M
$6,444,444
|
St. Louis Blues
|
21/23 |
44/50 |
0/3 |
$90.6M
$90,631,667
|
-
-
|
$13.4M
$13,368,333
|
$48.9M
$48,871,667
|
$32.4M
$32,360,000
|
$9.4M
$9,400,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
23/23 |
30/50 |
1/3 |
$90.1M
$90,116,910
|
-
-
|
$13.9M
$13,883,090
|
$46.3M
$46,253,333
|
$36.9M
$36,868,334
|
$5.1M
$5,060,833
|
$1.9M
$1,934,410
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
22/23 |
41/50 |
0/3 |
$89.4M
$89,377,500
|
-
-
|
$14.6M
$14,622,500
|
$51.0M
$51,005,000
|
$26.6M
$26,650,000
|
$11.7M
$11,722,500
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Washington Capitals
|
21/23 |
40/50 |
0/3 |
$88.6M
$88,589,583
|
-
-
|
$15.4M
$15,410,417
|
$48.5M
$48,525,000
|
$30.4M
$30,402,083
|
$9.7M
$9,662,500
|
$0.0M
$0
|
New York Rangers
|
21/23 |
37/50 |
0/3 |
$88.4M
$88,353,691
|
-
-
|
$15.6M
$15,646,309
|
$52.9M
$52,910,834
|
$23.0M
$23,000,000
|
$12.4M
$12,442,857
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Calgary Flames
|
25/23 |
36/50 |
1/3 |
$85.4M
$85,391,667
|
-
-
|
$18.6M
$18,608,333
|
$57.9M
$57,887,917
|
$17.3M
$17,253,750
|
$8.8M
$8,850,000
|
$1.4M
$1,400,000
|
Winnipeg Jets
|
18/23 |
35/50 |
0/3 |
$83.0M
$82,981,667
|
-
-
|
$21.0M
$21,018,333
|
$48.8M
$48,766,667
|
$25.7M
$25,715,000
|
$8.5M
$8,500,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Utah Mammoth
|
17/23 |
38/50 |
0/3 |
$82.1M
$82,087,857
|
-
-
|
$21.9M
$21,912,143
|
$47.1M
$47,065,357
|
$29.6M
$29,622,500
|
$4.8M
$4,750,000
|
$0.7M
$650,000
|
Nashville Predators
|
19/23 |
36/50 |
0/3 |
$81.5M
$81,529,556
|
-
-
|
$22.5M
$22,470,444
|
$43.8M
$43,825,000
|
$25.2M
$25,159,000
|
$9.0M
$8,990,000
|
$3.6M
$3,555,556
|
Vancouver Canucks
|
20/23 |
38/50 |
1/3 |
$81.2M
$81,220,667
|
-
-
|
$22.8M
$22,779,333
|
$44.5M
$44,524,167
|
$16.6M
$16,579,833
|
$13.8M
$13,850,000
|
$6.3M
$6,266,667
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
17/23 |
33/50 |
0/3 |
$80.1M
$80,064,882
|
-
-
|
$23.9M
$23,935,118
|
$47.0M
$46,951,780
|
$29.4M
$29,363,102
|
$3.8M
$3,750,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Seattle Kraken
|
20/23 |
40/50 |
0/3 |
$79.7M
$79,727,798
|
-
-
|
$24.3M
$24,272,202
|
$40.4M
$40,358,274
|
$28.1M
$28,090,357
|
$10.9M
$10,900,000
|
$0.4M
$379,167
|
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
17/23 |
34/50 |
0/3 |
$76.0M
$75,970,000
|
-
-
|
$28.0M
$28,030,000
|
$40.2M
$40,250,000
|
$30.3M
$30,320,000
|
$5.4M
$5,400,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
16/23 |
34/50 |
0/3 |
$72.2M
$72,183,334
|
-
-
|
$31.8M
$31,816,666
|
$44.2M
$44,158,334
|
$21.6M
$21,625,000
|
$6.4M
$6,400,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Philadelphia Flyers
|
20/23 |
34/50 |
1/3 |
$71.5M
$71,452,084
|
-
-
|
$32.5M
$32,547,916
|
$39.4M
$39,426,250
|
$23.0M
$22,959,167
|
$7.9M
$7,866,667
|
$1.2M
$1,200,000
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
19/23 |
38/50 |
0/3 |
$66.0M
$65,986,250
|
-
-
|
$38.0M
$38,013,750
|
$36.8M
$36,786,250
|
$29.2M
$29,200,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
20/23 |
34/50 |
1/3 |
$64.2M
$64,167,491
|
-
-
|
$39.8M
$39,832,509
|
$34.6M
$34,609,158
|
$20.7M
$20,716,667
|
$8.6M
$8,583,333
|
$0.3M
$258,333
|
San Jose Sharks
|
18/23 |
29/50 |
2/3 |
$61.9M
$61,859,943
|
-
-
|
$42.1M
$42,140,057
|
$38.3M
$38,277,917
|
$11.9M
$11,942,500
|
$5.0M
$5,000,000
|
$6.6M
$6,639,526
|
Anaheim Ducks
|
13/23 |
30/50 |
0/3 |
$56.8M
$56,787,439
|
-
-
|
$47.2M
$47,212,561
|
$36.8M
$36,837,439
|
$11.2M
$11,250,000
|
$8.7M
$8,700,000
|
$0.0M
$0
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