Pittsburgh Penguins 2020-2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2020-2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (32) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Malkin Evgeni Malkin C 34 $4,500,000 $5,000,000 - $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 11.02 NMC
Crosby Sidney Crosby C 33 $9,600,000 - - $9,600,000 $8,700,000 $8,700,000 10.09 NMC
Letang Kris Letang D 33 $7,250,000 - - $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 8.41 NMC
Guentzel Jake Guentzel C 26 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 6.96
Zucker Jason Zucker LW 29 $4,800,000 - - $4,800,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 6.38 M-NTC
Matheson Michael Matheson D 26 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $4,875,000 $4,875,000 5.65
Dumoulin Brian Dumoulin D 29 $4,100,000 - - $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 4.75
Pettersson Marcus Pettersson D 24 $4,025,175 - - $4,025,175 $4,025,175 $4,025,175 4.67
Rust Bryan Rust RW 28 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.06
Jarry Tristan Jarry G 25 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.06
Kapanen Kasperi Kapanen RW 24 $1,860,000 $1,000,000 - $2,860,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 3.71
McCann Jared McCann LW 24 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,940,000 $2,940,000 3.41
Carter Jeff Carter C 36 $2,000,000 - - $448,266 $5,272,727 $2,636,363 3.06
Ceci Cody Ceci D 27 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.45
DeSmith Casey DeSmith G 29 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.45
Sceviour Colton Sceviour C 31 $1,200,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 1.39
Riikola Juuso Riikola D 27 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,150,000 $1,150,000 1.33
Aston-Reese Zach Aston-Reese C 26 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 1.16
Marino John Marino D 23 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $925,000 $925,000 $925,000 1.07 Two-Way
Blueger Theodor Blueger C 26 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.87
Friedman Mark Friedman D 25 $700,000 - - $700,000 $725,000 $725,000 0.84
Jankowski Mark Jankowski C 26 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 0.81
Rodrigues Evan Rodrigues LW 27 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 0.81
Ruhwedel Chad Ruhwedel D 30 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 0.81 Two-Way
Trotman Zach Trotman D 30 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 0.81 Two-Way
Lafferty Sam Lafferty C 25 $700,000 - - $639,604 $750,000 $685,396 0.79
Zohorna Radim Zohorna LW 24 $832,500 $92,500 $132,500 $403,486 $925,000 $310,986 0.36 Two-Way
Gaudreau Frederick Gaudreau C 27 $700,000 - - $241,360 $700,000 $241,360 0.28 Two-Way
Weber Yannick Weber D 32 $700,000 - - $144,816 $700,000 $144,816 0.17 Two-Way
Lagace Maxime Lagace G 28 $700,000 - - $48,272 $700,000 $48,272 0.06 Two-Way
D'Orio Alex D'Orio G 21 $700,000 - - $12,068 $733,333 $12,644 0.01 Two-Way
Larmi Emil Larmi G 24 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $98,534 $792,500 $6,832 0.01 Two-Way
 

2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Tanev Brandon Tanev
(Upper-body)
C 29 $2,500,000 $1,000,000 - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.06
 

2020 Buried Cap

Player (6) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
ReillyWill Reilly D 23 $700,000 $80,000 $20,000 $454,108 $806,250 $430,900 0.50
O'ConnorDrew O'Connor LW 22 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $350,872 $925,000 $287,064 0.33
JosephPierre-Olivier Joseph D 21 $832,500 - $212,500 $265,549 $863,333 $275,391 0.32
AngelloAnthony Angello C 24 $700,000 - - $162,918 $725,000 $168,750 0.20
CzuczmanKevin Czuczman D 30 $700,000 - - $150,850 $700,000 $150,850 0.17
CurrieJosh Currie C 28 $700,000 - - $24,136 $700,000 $24,136 0.03
 

2020 Buyout Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohnsonJack Johnson D 34 $916,667 - - $916,667   $1,116,667 $1,116,667 1.29
 

2020 Retained Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
BjugstadNick Bjugstad C 28 - - - - $2,050,000 $2,050,000 2.38
 

2020-2021 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Active Contracts $78,226,844
Long Term Reserve Money $3,500,000
Buried Money $1,337,091
Buyout Money $1,116,667
Retained Money $2,050,000
Total Allocated Cap $86,230,602
Cap Type Cap Total
2020-2021 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Pittsburgh's Adjusted Salary Cap $81,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $70,950,175 $6,277,500 $1,115,000 $72,046,581 $84,713,735 $78,226,844
Long Term Injured Reserve $2,500,000 $1,000,000 - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Buried $4,465,000 $172,500 $1,082,500 $1,408,433 $1,337,091 $1,337,091
Buyout Money $916,667 - - $916,667 $1,116,667 $1,116,667
Retained Money - - - - $2,050,000 $2,050,000
Total Cap Allocations $78,831,842 $7,450,000 $2,197,500 - $92,717,493 $86,230,602
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-4,730,602
Cap Space $0


2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players

Player (17) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
GrudenJonathan Gruden LW 20 $750,000 $82,500 - $70,000 - -


2020-2021 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (17) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
ReillyWill Reilly D 23 $700,000 $80,000 $20,000 $70,000 $806,250 $430,900 0.50
O'ConnorDrew O'Connor LW 22 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $70,000 $925,000 $287,064 0.33
JosephPierre-Olivier Joseph D 21 $832,500 - $212,500 $70,000 $863,333 $275,391 0.32
AngelloAnthony Angello C 24 $700,000 - - $100,000 $725,000 $168,750 0.20
CzuczmanKevin Czuczman D 30 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $150,850 0.17
CurrieJosh Currie C 28 $700,000 - - $350,000 $700,000 $24,136 0.03
LeeCameron Lee D 23 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $925,000 - 0.00
PoulinSamuel Poulin RW 19 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $894,167 - 0.00
ManiscalcoJoshua Maniscalco D 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $853,333 - 0.00
AlmariNiclas Almari D 22 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $809,167 - 0.00
AlmeidaJustin Almeida C 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $809,166 - 0.00
DrozgJan Drozg RW 21 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $809,166 - 0.00
LegareNathan Legare RW 20 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $795,000 - 0.00
BjorkqvistKasper Bjorkqvist RW 23 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $792,500 - 0.00
LindgrenJesper Lindgren D 23 $700,000 $92,500 $132,500 $70,000 $775,833 - 0.00
BelleriveJordy Bellerive C 21 $700,000 - - $70,000 $733,333 - 0.00
MileticSam Miletic LW 23 $700,000 - - $75,000 $700,000 - 0.00