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 (25) | 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 | 11.71 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 25 | $6,150,000 | - | - | $6,150,000 | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | 7.98 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | LW | 27 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $5,571,429 | $5,571,429 | 7.05 | |
| Brandon Saad | LW | 27 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.33 | |
| Samuel Girard | D | 22 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.33 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 25 | $4,400,000 | - | - | $4,400,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | 6.20 | |
| Nazem Kadri | C | 29 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.70 | |
| Devon Toews | D | 26 | $2,350,000 | - | - | $2,350,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.19 | |
| Joonas Donskoi | RW | 28 | $2,900,000 | - | - | $2,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 4.94 | |
| J.T Compher | C | 25 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.43 | |
| Phillip Grubauer | G | 28 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,333,333 | $3,333,333 | 4.22 | |
| Ryan Graves | D | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,166,666 | $3,166,666 | 4.01 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 25 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.17 | |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 35 | $1,450,000 | - | - | $1,450,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.28 | |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | 28 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $700,002 | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.90 | |
| Carl Soderberg | C | 34 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.27 | |
| Cale Makar | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 | 1.12 | |
| Tyson Jost | C | 22 | $874,125 | - | - | $874,125 | $874,125 | $874,125 | 1.11 | |
| Conor Timmins | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $645,129 | $925,000 | $613,998 | 0.78 | |
| Jacob MacDonald | D | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $476,686 | $725,000 | $493,750 | 0.63 | |
| Jonas Johansson | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $229,292 | $700,000 | $229,292 | 0.29 | |
| Liam O'Brien | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $193,088 | $700,000 | $193,088 | 0.24 | |
| Kiefer Sherwood | LW | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $135,786 | $750,000 | $135,786 | 0.17 | |
| Jayson Megna | C | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $60,340 | $700,000 | $60,340 | 0.08 | |
| Alex Newhook | C | 19 | $782,500 | $92,500 | $50,000 | $112,738 | $908,333 | $23,490 | 0.03 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Calvert (Undisclosed) |
LW | 30 | $1,875,000 | - | - | $1,875,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 3.61 | |
| Devan Dubnyk (Covid-19) |
G | 34 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $603,456 | $4,333,333 | $2,166,666 | 2.74 | |
| Bowen Byram (Upper-body) |
D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $846,085 | $894,167 | $809,340 | 1.02 | |
| Logan O'Connor (Undisclosed) |
C | 0 | $700,000 | - | - | $470,652 | $725,000 | $487,500 | 0.62 |
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 | 2.53 | |
| Erik Johnson | D | 32 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | 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 | 1.01 | |
| Greg Pateryn | D | 30 | $2,086,204 | - | - | $2,086,204 | - | - | 0.00 |
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 | $74,984,719 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,802,500 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $8,000,000 |
| Buried Money | $282,627 |
| Retained Money | $800,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,350,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $95,219,846 |
| 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 | $69,971,625 | $2,277,500 | $2,550,000 | $66,652,186 | $74,984,719 | $68,826,130 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $5,907,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $3,795,193 | $8,802,500 | $6,313,506 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $8,300,000 | - | - | $8,300,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Buried | $5,311,750 | $277,500 | $632,500 | $549,054 | $282,627 | $282,627 | |||
| Retained Money | $2,267,238 | - | - | $2,267,238 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,232,500 | $92,500 | - | $813,204 | $2,350,000 | $758,818 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $93,990,613 | $2,740,000 | $5,682,500 | - | $95,219,846 | $78,981,081 | |||
| Cap Space | $2,518,919 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (13) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampo Ranta | LW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| T.J. Tynan | C | 28 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | - | - |
| Hunter Miska | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $725,000 | $318,750 |
| Dennis Gilbert | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $271,116 |
| Dan Renouf | D | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $168,952 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | G | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $257,500 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Nick Henry | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $798,333 | $798,333 |
| Travis Barron | LW | 22 | $755,000 | $55,000 | - | $70,000 | $741,666 | $741,666 |
| Ty Lewis | LW | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $716,666 | $716,666 |
| Peyton Jones | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $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 | $101,682 |
| Martin Kaut | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $59,544 |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $700,000 | $48,272 |
| Sheldon Dries | C | 26 | $771,750 | - | - | $395,000 | $771,750 | $39,918 |
| Keaton Middleton | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $742,500 | $19,203 |
| Shane Bowers | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $150,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $7,974 |
| Miikka Salomaki | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |