Colorado Avalanche 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Colorado Avalanche 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 (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen | RW | 24 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,250,000 | $9,250,000 | 12.07 | |
| Cale Makar | D | 22 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 11.75 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 28 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 9.14 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 26 | $6,850,000 | - | - | $6,850,000 | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | 8.22 | |
| Erik Johnson | D | 33 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.83 | |
| Samuel Girard | D | 23 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.53 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 26 | $5,400,000 | - | - | $5,400,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | 6.39 | |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 30 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.87 | |
| Devon Toews | D | 27 | $3,550,000 | - | - | $3,550,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.35 | |
| Darcy Kuemper | G | 31 | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.57 | |
| J.T Compher | C | 26 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.57 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 26 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.26 | |
| Ryan Murray | D | 28 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.61 | |
| Tyson Jost | C | 23 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.61 | |
| Pavel Francouz | G | 31 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.61 | |
| Darren Helm | C | 34 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.31 | |
| Bowen Byram | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.17 | |
| Kurtis Macdermid | D | 27 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $875,000 | $875,000 | 1.14 | |
| Mikhail Maltsev | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $809,167 | $809,167 | 1.06 | |
| Stefan Matteau | LW | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.98 | |
| Kiefer Sherwood | LW | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.98 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $77,628,334 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $77,628,334 |
| Cap Space | $3,130,203 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-1,741,463 | ||||||||
| Denver's Adjusted Salary Cap | $79,758,537 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $76,032,500 | $2,185,000 | $2,582,500 | $78,217,500 | $77,628,334 | $76,628,334 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $76,032,500 | $2,185,000 | $2,582,500 | - | $77,628,334 | $76,628,334 | |||
| Cap Space | $3,130,203 | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Barron | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Shane Bowers | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $200,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Oskar Olausson | RW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Sampo Ranta | LW | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Andreas Wingerli | C | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $908,333 | $908,333 |
| Justus Annunen | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Alex Beaucage | RW | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $878,333 | $878,333 |
| Jean-Luc Foudy | C | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $878,333 | $878,333 |
| Martin Kaut | RW | 21 | $832,500 | - | $425,000 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 |
| Nathan Clurman | D | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Trent Miner | G | 20 | $750,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $828,333 | $828,333 |
| Dylan Sikura | C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Nick Henry | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $798,333 | $798,333 |
| Dennis Gilbert | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $160,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jordan Gross | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jonas Johansson | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Roland McKeown | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jayson Megna | C | 31 | $750,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $375,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Hunter Miska | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $120,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Logan O'Connor | C | 0 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |