Detroit Red Wings Active Financial Summary

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Detroit Red Wings, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.

 

Salary Cap Breakdown Totals

A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.

    2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Total Cap Allocations   $101,030,049 $73,160,883 $48,319,216 $31,345,000 $17,000,000
Signed Players   48 27 15 6 3
Forwards   $45,458,352 $35,378,333 $30,500,000 $30,500,000 $17,000,000
Defensemen   $22,037,059 $16,893,750 $11,550,000
Goaltending   $7,150,000 $5,650,000
Injured Reserve  
Suspended  
Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap   $1,488,890 $1,588,890 $1,055,556


   

Dead Cap Figures

Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Jakub Vrana LW $2,625,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Justin Abdelkader LW $1,055,556 $1,055,556 $1,055,556 0- 0-
Kailer Yamamoto C $433,334 $533,334 0- 0- 0-
Klim Kostin RW 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
 

 

Non-Roster Forwards Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
DanielsonNate Danielson C $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 RFA -
BerggrenJonatan Berggren RW $154,976 RFA - - -
KasperMarco Kasper C $918,333 $918,333 $918,333 RFA -
MazurCarter Mazur LW $905,883 $905,883 $905,883 RFA -
SoderblomElmer Soderblom RW $878,333 $878,333 RFA - -
DoucetAlexandre Doucet C $870,000 $870,000 $870,000 RFA -
LombardiAmadeus Lombardi C $861,667 $861,667 RFA - -
HanasCross Hanas LW $859,167 $859,167 RFA - -
HiroseTaro Hirose LW $850,000 UFA - - -
GettingerTimothy Gettinger LW $775,000 $775,000 UFA - -
Aston-ReeseZach Aston-Reese C $44,638 UFA - - -
LuffMatt Luff RW $535,656 UFA - - -
 

Non-Roster Defensemen Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
WallinderWilliam Wallinder D $925,000 $925,000 $925,000 RFA -
TuomistoAntti Tuomisto D $867,500 $867,500 RFA - -
ViroEemil Viro D $850,833 RFA - - -
JohanssonAlbert Johansson D $820,000 RFA - - -
McIsaacJared McIsaac D $787,500 RFA - - -
NewpowerWyatt Newpower D $4,123 RFA - - -
RaffertyBrogan Rafferty D $36,522 $16,232 UFA - -
 

Non-Roster Goaltenders Money

Player Pos. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
CossaSebastian Cossa G $925,000 RFA - - -
LethemonJohn Lethemon G $787,500 UFA - - -
HutchinsonMichael Hutchinson G $40,580 UFA - - -