Colorado Avalanche 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Colorado Avalanche 2020-2021 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 (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen | RW | 23 | $12,000,000 | - | - | $12,000,000 | $9,250,000 | $9,250,000 | 12.04 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 25 | $6,150,000 | - | - | $6,150,000 | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | 8.20 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 27 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $5,571,429 | $5,571,429 | 7.25 | |
| Brandon Saad | LW | 27 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.51 | |
| Samuel Girard | D | 22 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.51 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 25 | $4,400,000 | - | - | $4,400,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | 6.38 | |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 29 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.86 | |
| Devon Toews | D | 26 | $2,350,000 | - | - | $2,350,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.34 | |
| Joonas Donskoi | RW | 28 | $2,900,000 | - | - | $2,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 5.08 | |
| J.T Compher | C | 25 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.56 | |
| Phillip Grubauer | G | 28 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,333,333 | $3,333,333 | 4.34 | |
| Ryan Graves | D | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,166,666 | $3,166,666 | 4.12 | |
| Matt Calvert | LW | 30 | $1,875,000 | - | - | $1,875,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 3.71 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 25 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.25 | |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 35 | $1,450,000 | - | - | $1,450,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.34 | |
| Tyson Jost | C | 22 | $874,125 | - | - | $874,125 | $874,125 | $874,125 | 1.14 | |
| Conor Timmins | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $837,270 | 1.09 | |
| Hunter Miska | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $631,250 | 0.82 | |
| Logan O'Connor | C | 0 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $568,750 | 0.74 | |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $493,750 | 0.64 | |
| Kiefer Sherwood | LW | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $452,620 | 0.59 | |
| Jayson Megna | C | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $416,346 | 0.54 | |
| Dan Renouf | D | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $416,346 | 0.54 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar (Upper-body) |
D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 | 1.15 | |
| Bowen Byram (Upper-body) |
D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $809,340 | 1.05 | |
| Dennis Gilbert (Face) |
D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $661,842 | 0.86 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Francouz | G | 30 | $2,300,000 | - | - | $2,300,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.60 | |
| Erik Johnson | D | 32 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole | D | 31 | $181,034 | - | - | $181,034 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.04 |
2020-2021 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $72,795,553 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $2,700,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $8,000,000 |
| Buried Money | $1,317,491 |
| Retained Money | $800,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $85,613,044 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Denver's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $67,131,625 | $2,092,500 | - | $69,224,125 | $72,795,553 | $70,361,885 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $2,497,500 | $277,500 | $5,000,000 | $2,775,000 | $2,700,000 | $2,352,015 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $8,300,000 | - | - | $8,300,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Buried | $5,961,750 | $277,500 | $632,500 | $6,239,250 | $1,317,491 | $1,317,491 | |||
| Retained Money | $181,034 | - | - | $181,034 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $84,071,909 | $2,647,500 | $5,632,500 | - | $85,613,044 | $76,831,391 | |||
| Cap Space | $4,668,609 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (12) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Henry | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Travis Barron | LW | 22 | $755,000 | $55,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Peyton Jones | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $65,000 | - | - |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Pateryn | D | 30 | $2,750,000 | - | - | - | $2,250,000 | $1,175,000 |
| Josh Dickinson | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Justus Annunen | G | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $257,500 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| T.J. Tynan | C | 28 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Ty Lewis | LW | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $716,666 | $716,666 |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Miikka Salomaki | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Mike Vecchione | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Adam Werner | G | 23 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $87,156 |
| Sheldon Dries | C | 26 | $771,750 | - | - | $395,000 | $771,750 | $39,918 |
| Shane Bowers | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $150,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $7,974 |
| Martin Kaut | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $7,443 |