Boston Bruins 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Boston Bruins 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Bergeron | C | 36 | $3,375,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,375,000 | $6,875,000 | $6,875,000 | 8.75 | M-NTC | |
| David Pastrnak | RW | 25 | $6,800,000 | - | - | $6,800,000 | $6,666,666 | $6,666,666 | 8.48 | M-NTC | |
| Brad Marchand | LW | 33 | $2,500,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,125,000 | $6,125,000 | 7.79 | NMC | |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 29 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.63 | M-NTC | |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 29 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 6.68 | M-NTC | |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.36 | ||
| Charles Mcavoy | D | 23 | $7,300,000 | - | - | $7,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | 6.23 | ||
| Brandon Carlo | D | 24 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.22 | ||
| Matthew Grzelcyk | D | 27 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,687,500 | $3,687,500 | 4.69 | ||
| Jake DeBrusk | LW | 24 | $4,850,000 | - | - | $4,850,000 | $3,675,000 | $3,675,000 | 4.68 | ||
| Craig Smith | C | 32 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | 3.94 | ||
| Derek Forbort | D | 29 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.82 | M-NTC | |
| Mike Reilly | D | 28 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.82 | ||
| Erik Haula | C | 30 | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,375,000 | $2,375,000 | 3.02 | ||
| Tomas Nosek | LW | 29 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2.23 | ||
| Trent Frederic | C | 23 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.34 | ||
| Connor Clifton | D | 26 | $900,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.27 | ||
| Jeremy Swayman | G | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $125,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.18 | Two-Way | |
| Oskar Steen | C | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $809,167 | $756,602 | 0.96 | Two-Way | |
| Karson Kuhlman | RW | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.92 | Two-Way | |
| Jakub Zboril | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.92 | Two-Way | |
| Jack Studnicka | C | 22 | $775,000 | - | $57,500 | $775,000 | $769,167 | $719,202 | 0.91 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Foligno (Upper-body) |
LW | 33 | $3,800,000 | - | - | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | 4.83 | |
| Curtis Lazar (Upper-body) |
C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.02 | |
| Anton Blidh (Upper-body) |
LW | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.95 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $71,404,970 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $5,350,000 |
| Buried Money | $1,850,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $78,604,970 |
| Cap Space | $2,895,030 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Boston's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $61,782,500 | $5,285,000 | $265,000 | $67,067,500 | $71,507,500 | $71,404,970 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $5,350,000 | - | - | $5,350,000 | $5,350,000 | $5,350,000 | |||
| Buried | $4,275,000 | - | - | $4,275,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $71,407,500 | $5,285,000 | $265,000 | - | $78,707,500 | $78,604,970 | |||
| Cap Space | $2,895,030 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Moore | D | 30 | $2,750,000 | - | - | - | $2,750,000 | $1,625,000 |
| Jack Ahcan | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Curtis Hall | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Fabian Lysell | RW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Urho Vaakanainen | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | $500,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Jesper Froden | RW | 27 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Victor Berglund | D | 22 | $750,000 | $85,000 | $15,000 | $70,000 | $818,333 | $818,333 |
| Matt Filipe | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Pavel Shen | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Brady Lyle | D | 22 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Jakub Lauko | C | 21 | $750,000 | - | $107,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Samuel Asselin | C | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Callum Booth | G | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Steven Fogarty | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Troy Grosenick | G | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Cameron Hughes | C | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Joona Koppanen | LW | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $80,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Tyler Lewington | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Zach Senyshyn | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Nick Wolff | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Kyle Keyser | G | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Chris Wagner | C | 30 | $1,525,000 | - | - | $1,525,000 | $1,350,000 | $225,000 |