Tampa Bay Lightning 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Tampa Bay Lightning 2020-2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (26) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 26 | $3,500,000 | $8,500,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 9.51 | NMC | |
| Victor Hedman | D | 30 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | 7.88 | ||
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 31 | $5,460,000 | - | - | $5,460,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 6.76 | Full-NTC | |
| Brayden Point | C | 24 | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 6.76 | ||
| Ondrej Palat | LW | 29 | $3,445,000 | - | - | $3,445,000 | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | 5.31 | Full-NTC | |
| Yanni Gourde | C | 29 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | 5.17 | Full-NTC | |
| Tyler Johnson | C | 30 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 5.01 | Full-NTC | |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 23 | $900,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 4.81 | ||
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 22 | $900,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 4.81 | ||
| Alexander Killorn | C | 31 | $4,450,000 | - | - | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 4.46 | M-NTC | |
| Erik Cernak | D | 23 | $775,000 | $700,000 | - | $1,475,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 2.95 | ||
| Blake Coleman | C | 29 | $1,800,000 | - | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 1.80 | ||
| Curtis McElhinney | G | 37 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.30 | ||
| David Savard | D | 30 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $965,524 | $4,250,000 | $1,062,500 | 1.06 | ||
| Barclay Goodrow | LW | 27 | $750,000 | $100,000 | - | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 0.93 | ||
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 32 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.90 | M-NTC | |
| Jan Rutta | D | 30 | $800,000 | $100,000 | - | $900,000 | $1,300,000 | $815,640 | 0.82 | ||
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $737,500 | $737,500 | 0.74 | ||
| Mitchell Stephens | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $737,500 | $737,500 | 0.74 | ||
| Chris Gibson | G | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $350,000 | 0.35 | Two-Way | |
| Gemel Smith | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $350,000 | 0.35 | Two-Way | |
| Fredrik Claesson | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $700,000 | $300,000 | 0.30 | Two-Way | |
| Ben Thomas | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $700,000 | $200,000 | 0.20 | Two-Way | |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | 23 | $700,000 | $77,777 | - | $228,627 | $758,333 | $163,425 | 0.16 | ||
| Ross Colton | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $700,000 | $125,000 | 0.13 | Two-Way | |
| Daniel Walcott | D | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $6,034 | $700,000 | $6,034 | 0.01 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov (Hip) |
RW | 27 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 9.51 | |
| Steven Stamkos (Lower-body) |
C | 30 | $1,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - | $9,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 8.51 | |
| Marian Gaborik (Foot) |
RW | 38 | $3,075,000 | - | - | $3,075,000 | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | 4.88 | |
| Anders Nilsson (Concussion) |
G | 30 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 2.60 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lecavalier | RW | 40 | $1,761,905 | - | - | $1,761,905 | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Volkov | RW | 23 | $428,470 | - | - | $428,470 | - | - | 0.00 |
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 | $73,114,265 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $25,475,000 |
| Buried Money | $994,023 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $295,708 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $99,878,996 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $53,530,000 | $15,977,777 | - | $63,055,185 | $80,249,999 | $73,114,265 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $10,475,000 | $13,500,000 | - | $23,975,000 | $25,475,000 | $25,475,000 | |||
| Buried | $2,240,500 | $92,500 | $500,000 | $1,022,763 | $994,023 | $994,023 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,500,000 | - | - | $295,708 | $1,500,000 | $295,708 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $69,935,875 | $29,570,277 | $500,000 | - | $108,219,022 | $99,878,996 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized | - | - | - | - | - | $-18,378,996 | |||
| Cap Space | $0 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Schenn | D | 31 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $289,674 |
| Spencer Martin | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Foote | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $500,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $637,920 | 0.64 |
| Andreas Borgman | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $350,000 | 0.35 |
| Cristoval Nieves | C | 27 | $708,000 | - | - | $708,000 | $708,000 | $6,103 | 0.01 |
| Boris Katchouk | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $833,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Taylor Raddysh | RW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $833,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Jack Finley | C | 18 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $80,000 | $825,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $80,000 | $825,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Alexander Green | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Dmitri Semykin | D | 20 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $813,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Huntington | C | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | - | 0.00 |
| Ryan Lohin | C | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $791,667 | - | 0.00 |
| Antoine Morand | C | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $778,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Otto Somppi | C | 23 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $763,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Alexei Lipanov | C | 21 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $747,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Sean Day | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $700,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Brian Lashoff | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Luke Witkowski | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | - | 0.00 |