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| Team |
Ros. |
Con. |
Ret. |
Proj. Cap |
LTIR Pool |
Current Space |
Forwards |
Defense |
Goalies |
Other |
Vegas Golden Knights
|
26/23 |
49/50 |
0/3 |
$115.3M
$115,273,682
|
-
-
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$-13.8M
$-13,775,000
|
$64.1M
$64,148,682
|
$33.2M
$33,175,000
|
$9.2M
$9,150,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Toronto Maple Leafs
|
26/23 |
50/50 |
0/3 |
$106.9M
$106,852,382
|
-
-
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$0.0M
$0
|
$63.8M
$63,839,280
|
$32.3M
$32,263,102
|
$10.8M
$10,750,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Florida Panthers
|
25/23 |
45/50 |
0/3 |
$106.5M
$106,473,214
|
-
-
|
$0.0M
$0
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$69.2M
$69,223,214
|
$29.1M
$29,100,000
|
$8.0M
$8,000,000
|
$0.2M
$150,000
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
29/23 |
45/50 |
1/3 |
$105.7M
$105,666,910
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-
-
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$0.0M
$0
|
$57.1M
$57,053,333
|
$38.4M
$38,368,334
|
$5.1M
$5,060,833
|
$5.2M
$5,184,410
|
Dallas Stars
|
23/23 |
45/50 |
0/3 |
$105.3M
$105,310,333
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-
-
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$0.0M
$0
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$64.6M
$64,650,000
|
$29.3M
$29,330,333
|
$9.2M
$9,250,000
|
$2.1M
$2,080,000
|
Los Angeles Kings
|
24/23 |
49/50 |
0/3 |
$104.0M
$104,004,167
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-
-
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$0.0M
$0
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$58.2M
$58,250,000
|
$36.7M
$36,725,000
|
$8.4M
$8,429,167
|
$0.6M
$600,000
|
New Jersey Devils
|
25/23 |
44/50 |
0/3 |
$103.9M
$103,925,000
|
-
-
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$0.1M
$75,000
|
$61.4M
$61,425,000
|
$37.4M
$37,350,000
|
$3.9M
$3,900,000
|
$1.2M
$1,250,000
|
New York Rangers
|
24/23 |
48/50 |
0/3 |
$103.9M
$103,879,524
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-
-
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$0.1M
$120,476
|
$51.7M
$51,686,667
|
$36.8M
$36,750,000
|
$15.4M
$15,442,857
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Minnesota Wild
|
25/23 |
45/50 |
0/3 |
$103.7M
$103,730,832
|
-
-
|
$0.3M
$269,168
|
$55.6M
$55,639,166
|
$36.4M
$36,425,000
|
$10.0M
$10,000,000
|
$1.7M
$1,666,666
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
25/23 |
49/50 |
0/3 |
$103.5M
$103,477,500
|
-
-
|
$0.5M
$522,500
|
$55.8M
$55,755,000
|
$35.2M
$35,150,000
|
$12.6M
$12,572,500
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Washington Capitals
|
23/23 |
48/50 |
0/3 |
$102.9M
$102,877,083
|
-
-
|
$1.1M
$1,122,917
|
$59.4M
$59,375,000
|
$34.7M
$34,652,083
|
$8.8M
$8,850,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Colorado Avalanche
|
21/23 |
44/50 |
0/3 |
$102.7M
$102,716,841
|
-
-
|
$1.3M
$1,283,159
|
$61.3M
$61,275,000
|
$31.4M
$31,400,000
|
$7.8M
$7,750,000
|
$2.3M
$2,291,841
|
Ottawa Senators
|
25/23 |
48/50 |
1/3 |
$101.7M
$101,675,000
|
-
-
|
$2.3M
$2,325,000
|
$59.3M
$59,312,500
|
$28.9M
$28,937,500
|
$11.6M
$11,550,000
|
$1.9M
$1,875,000
|
Buffalo Sabres
|
26/23 |
44/50 |
0/3 |
$101.5M
$101,463,016
|
-
-
|
$2.5M
$2,536,984
|
$56.4M
$56,382,858
|
$31.5M
$31,535,714
|
$7.1M
$7,100,000
|
$6.4M
$6,444,444
|
Anaheim Ducks
|
22/23 |
46/50 |
0/3 |
$101.1M
$101,062,439
|
-
-
|
$2.9M
$2,937,561
|
$69.7M
$69,662,439
|
$21.6M
$21,600,000
|
$9.8M
$9,800,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
New York Islanders
|
24/23 |
43/50 |
0/3 |
$100.9M
$100,911,250
|
-
-
|
$3.1M
$3,088,750
|
$57.4M
$57,425,000
|
$28.0M
$27,986,250
|
$12.0M
$12,000,000
|
$3.5M
$3,500,000
|
St. Louis Blues
|
25/23 |
48/50 |
0/3 |
$100.4M
$100,415,000
|
-
-
|
$3.6M
$3,585,000
|
$57.3M
$57,321,667
|
$32.4M
$32,360,000
|
$9.4M
$9,400,000
|
$1.3M
$1,333,333
|
Utah Mammoth
|
24/23 |
47/50 |
0/3 |
$100.4M
$100,387,857
|
-
-
|
$3.6M
$3,612,143
|
$67.4M
$67,365,357
|
$25.6M
$25,622,500
|
$6.8M
$6,750,000
|
$0.7M
$650,000
|
Boston Bruins
|
25/23 |
42/50 |
1/3 |
$100.3M
$100,335,834
|
-
-
|
$3.7M
$3,664,166
|
$55.4M
$55,370,834
|
$35.3M
$35,287,500
|
$9.1M
$9,062,500
|
$0.6M
$615,000
|
Edmonton Oilers
|
25/23 |
46/50 |
0/3 |
$100.3M
$100,286,667
|
-
-
|
$3.7M
$3,713,333
|
$56.9M
$56,886,667
|
$34.2M
$34,175,000
|
$6.4M
$6,375,000
|
$2.8M
$2,850,000
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
27/23 |
45/50 |
1/3 |
$100.0M
$100,017,491
|
-
-
|
$4.0M
$3,982,509
|
$61.7M
$61,684,158
|
$27.0M
$26,991,667
|
$8.6M
$8,583,333
|
$2.8M
$2,758,333
|
Winnipeg Jets
|
23/23 |
43/50 |
0/3 |
$98.5M
$98,467,834
|
-
-
|
$5.5M
$5,532,166
|
$55.7M
$55,652,834
|
$30.6M
$30,565,000
|
$12.2M
$12,250,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Carolina Hurricanes
|
23/23 |
44/50 |
0/3 |
$95.5M
$95,477,828
|
-
-
|
$8.5M
$8,522,172
|
$65.7M
$65,706,754
|
$25.0M
$25,021,074
|
$4.8M
$4,750,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
25/23 |
49/50 |
1/3 |
$94.8M
$94,761,250
|
-
-
|
$9.2M
$9,238,750
|
$55.4M
$55,361,250
|
$36.1M
$36,100,000
|
$2.8M
$2,800,000
|
$0.5M
$500,000
|
Philadelphia Flyers
|
26/23 |
45/50 |
1/3 |
$92.9M
$92,852,084
|
-
-
|
$11.1M
$11,147,916
|
$54.3M
$54,326,250
|
$29.5M
$29,459,167
|
$7.9M
$7,866,667
|
$1.2M
$1,200,000
|
San Jose Sharks
|
23/23 |
42/50 |
2/3 |
$92.6M
$92,584,945
|
-
-
|
$11.4M
$11,415,055
|
$50.4M
$50,352,917
|
$29.4M
$29,442,500
|
$6.2M
$6,150,000
|
$6.6M
$6,639,528
|
Nashville Predators
|
22/23 |
43/50 |
0/3 |
$92.3M
$92,304,556
|
-
-
|
$11.7M
$11,695,444
|
$49.8M
$49,775,000
|
$30.0M
$29,984,000
|
$9.0M
$8,990,000
|
$3.6M
$3,555,556
|
Calgary Flames
|
25/23 |
41/50 |
2/3 |
$91.0M
$91,041,667
|
-
-
|
$13.0M
$12,958,333
|
$53.0M
$52,987,917
|
$25.4M
$25,353,750
|
$8.8M
$8,850,000
|
$3.8M
$3,850,000
|
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
23/23 |
46/50 |
0/3 |
$90.6M
$90,595,000
|
-
-
|
$13.4M
$13,405,000
|
$47.2M
$47,175,000
|
$32.1M
$32,070,000
|
$11.4M
$11,350,000
|
$0.0M
$0
|
Seattle Kraken
|
23/23 |
47/50 |
0/3 |
$86.3M
$86,277,798
|
-
-
|
$17.7M
$17,722,202
|
$46.9M
$46,908,274
|
$28.1M
$28,090,357
|
$10.9M
$10,900,000
|
$0.4M
$379,167
|
Vancouver Canucks
|
22/23 |
46/50 |
1/3 |
$85.1M
$85,120,667
|
-
-
|
$18.9M
$18,879,333
|
$46.7M
$46,674,167
|
$18.3M
$18,329,833
|
$13.8M
$13,850,000
|
$6.3M
$6,266,667
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
21/23 |
45/50 |
0/3 |
$83.5M
$83,451,667
|
-
-
|
$20.5M
$20,548,333
|
$51.7M
$51,658,334
|
$23.4M
$23,393,333
|
$8.4M
$8,400,000
|
$0.0M
$0
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