Carolina Hurricanes 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Carolina Hurricanes 2019-2020 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 (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | LW | 22 | $700,000 | $11,300,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $8,454,000 | $8,454,000 | 10.04 | |
| Jordan Staal | C | 31 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.12 | |
| Teuvo Teravainen | C | 25 | $6,250,000 | - | - | $6,250,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 6.41 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 25 | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | 6.29 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | RW | 27 | $5,850,000 | - | - | $5,850,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 6.23 | |
| Brady Skjei | D | 25 | $4,400,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $969,896 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 6.23 | |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | 26 | $5,250,000 | - | - | $1,157,266 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 5.64 | |
| Jake Gardiner | D | 29 | $3,650,000 | - | - | $3,650,000 | $4,050,000 | $4,050,000 | 4.81 | |
| James Reimer | G | 31 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.04 | |
| Ryan Dzingel | C | 27 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | 4.01 | |
| Petr Mrazek | G | 27 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | 3.71 | |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 26 | $3,100,000 | - | - | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | 3.68 | |
| Trevor Van Riemsdyk | D | 28 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | 2.73 | |
| Brock McGinn | LW | 25 | $1,900,000 | - | - | $1,900,000 | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 2.49 | |
| Jordan Martinook | LW | 27 | $1,850,000 | - | - | $1,850,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.37 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,650,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.10 | |
| Martin Necas | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $537,500 | $925,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.03 | |
| Haydn Fleury | D | 23 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.01 | |
| Warren Foegele | LW | 23 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $700,000 | $746,667 | $746,667 | 0.89 | |
| Justin Williams | RW | 37 | $700,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $331,144 | $700,000 | $331,144 | 0.39 |
2019 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Pesce (Upper-body) |
D | 24 | $4,025,000 | - | - | $4,025,000 | $4,025,000 | $4,025,000 | 4.78 | |
| Sami Vatanen (Undisclosed) |
D | 28 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $991,954 | $4,875,000 | $2,437,500 | 2.89 |
2019 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 26 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,750,000 | - | 0.00 |
2019 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Semin | RW | 35 | $2,333,333 | - | - | $2,333,333 | $2,333,333 | $2,333,333 | 2.77 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (6) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Marleau | LW | 40 | $416,667 | - | - | $416,667 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 7.42 | |
| Justin Faulk | D | 27 | - | - | - | - | $676,667 | $676,667 | 0.80 | |
| Lucas Wallmark | C | 24 | $545,717 | - | - | $545,717 | $545,717 | $545,717 | 0.65 | |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 21 | $67,554 | - | - | $67,554 | $67,554 | $67,554 | 0.08 | |
| Julien Gauthier | RW | 21 | $40,284 | - | - | $40,284 | - | $41,778 | 0.05 | |
| Erik Haula | C | 28 | $2,143,815 | - | - | $2,143,815 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $67,939,000 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,900,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,750,000 |
| Buried Money | $278,115 |
| Buyout Money | $2,333,333 |
| Retained Money | $7,539,938 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $92,740,386 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Raleigh's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $60,115,000 | $12,565,000 | $4,507,500 | $63,615,806 | $67,939,000 | $67,570,144 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $8,525,000 | - | - | $5,016,954 | $8,900,000 | $6,462,500 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,750,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $3,625,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $3,705,000 | $278,115 | $278,115 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,333,333 | - | - | $2,333,333 | $2,333,333 | $2,333,333 | |||
| Retained Money | $3,214,037 | - | - | $3,214,037 | $7,539,938 | $7,581,716 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $83,812,370 | $12,645,000 | $4,527,500 | - | $92,740,386 | $84,225,808 | |||
| Cap Space | $-2,725,808 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Bokk | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Oliwer Kaski | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Ryan Suzuki | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $70,000 | $874,125 | $874,125 |
| Jake Bean | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $500,000 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 |
| Jacob Pritchard | LW | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Joey Keane | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Stelio Mattheos | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Jesper Sellgren | D | 21 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $803,333 | $803,333 |
| Jeremy Helvig | G | 22 | $700,000 | $77,500 | - | $70,000 | $761,666 | $761,666 |
| Callum Booth | G | 22 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $67,500 | $758,334 | $758,334 |
| Spencer Smallman | RW | 23 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $758,333 | $758,333 |
| Steven Lorentz | C | 23 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $60,000 | $728,333 | $728,333 |
| Alex Lintuniemi | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $85,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Max McCormick | LW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Roland McKeown | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Brian Gibbons | RW | 31 | $725,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $725,000 | $105,246 |
| Anton Forsberg | G | 26 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $70,839 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | 23 | $725,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $737,500 | $55,510 |
| Clark Bishop | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $700,000 | $30,104 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $763,333 | $16,416 |