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.

Player (26) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Rantanen Mikko Rantanen RW 25 $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 $9,250,000 $9,250,000 11.08
Makar Cale Makar D 23 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 10.78
Landeskog Gabriel Landeskog LW 29 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 8.38 NMC Two-Way
MacKinnon Nathan MacKinnon C 26 $6,850,000 - - $6,850,000 $6,300,000 $6,300,000 7.54 M-NTC
Johnson Erik Johnson D 33 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 7.19 M-NTC
Girard Samuel Girard D 23 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 5.99
Burakovsky Andre Burakovsky LW 26 $5,400,000 - - $5,400,000 $4,900,000 $4,900,000 5.87
Kadri Nazem Kadri C 31 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - $4,000,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 5.39
Toews Devon Toews D 27 $3,550,000 - - $3,550,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 4.91
Kuemper Darcy Kuemper G 31 $5,500,000 - - $5,500,000 $4,500,000 $3,500,000 4.19
Compher J.T Compher C 26 $4,500,000 - - $4,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.19
Nichushkin Valeri Nichushkin RW 26 $2,800,000 - - $2,800,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 2.99
Murray Ryan Murray D 28 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.40
Lehkonen Artturi Lehkonen LW 26 $2,300,000 - - $448,500 $2,300,000 $1,150,000 1.38
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 25 $1,047,625 - - $1,047,625 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 1.29
Helm Darren Helm C 35 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 1.20
Byram Bowen Byram D 20 $832,500 $92,500 $2,500,000 $925,000 $894,167 $894,167 1.07 Two-Way
Macdermid Kurtis Macdermid D 27 $900,000 - - $900,000 $875,000 $875,000 1.05
Newhook Alex Newhook C 21 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $816,862 $908,333 $790,308 0.95 Two-Way
Johnson Jack Johnson D 35 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.90
O'Connor Logan O'Connor C 25 $750,000 - - $750,000 $725,000 $725,000 0.87 Two-Way
Sturm Nico Sturm C 26 $750,000 - - $168,750 $725,000 $725,000 0.87
Cogliano Andrew Cogliano LW 34 $1,000,000 - - $195,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 0.60
MacDonald Jacob MacDonald D 28 $750,000 - - $425,000 $725,000 $425,000 0.51
Meyers Ben Meyers LW 23 $807,500 $92,500 $25,000 $157,108 $912,500 $132,462 0.16 Two-Way
Annunen Justus Annunen G 21 $832,500 $92,500 $125,000 $129,967 $880,833 $44,040 0.05 Two-Way
 

2021 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Manson Josh Manson
(Finger)
D 30 $4,450,000 - - $1,023,500 $4,100,000 $2,050,000 2.46
 

2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Francouz Pavel Francouz
(Hip)
G 31 $1,700,000 - - $1,700,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.40
 

2021 Buried Cap

Player (10) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
SikuraDylan Sikura C 26 $800,000 - - $500,000 $800,000 $500,000 0.60
MatteauStefan Matteau LW 27 $750,000 - - $476,250 $750,000 $476,250 0.57
MegnaJayson Megna C 31 $750,000 - - $380,000 $750,000 $380,000 0.46
BurkeCallahan Burke C 24 $750,000 $75,000 - $393,750 $861,940 $366,350 0.44
SherwoodKiefer Sherwood LW 26 $750,000 - - $365,000 $750,000 $365,000 0.44
GrossJordan Gross D 26 $750,000 - - $288,750 $750,000 $288,750 0.35
KautMartin Kaut RW 22 $832,500 - $425,000 $174,846 $863,333 $181,314 0.22
RantaSampo Ranta LW 21 $832,500 $92,500 $425,000 $209,064 $925,000 $129,500 0.16
MaltsevMikhail Maltsev LW 23 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $205,000 $809,167 $121,380 0.15
MiskaHunter Miska G 26 $750,000 - - $7,500 $725,000 $7,250 0.01
 

2021 Retained Cap

Player (3) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JostTyson Jost C 23 $1,356,250 - - $1,356,250 - - 0.00
JohanssonJonas Johansson G 26 $236,250 - - $236,250 - - 0.00
BarronJustin Barron D 20 $13,875 - - $13,875 - - 0.00
 

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 $76,635,977
Injured Reserve Money $2,050,000
Long Term Reserve Money $2,000,000
Buried Money $2,815,794
Total Allocated Cap $83,501,771
Cap Type Cap Total
2021-2022 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 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 $80,152,625 $2,370,000 $3,500,000 $77,313,812 $81,320,833 $76,635,977
Injured Reserve $4,450,000 - - $1,023,500 $4,100,000 $2,050,000
Long Term Injured Reserve $1,700,000 - - $1,700,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Buried $7,715,000 $260,000 $932,500 $3,000,160 $2,815,794 $2,815,794
Total Cap Allocations $95,624,000 $2,630,000 $4,432,500 - $90,236,627 $83,501,771
Long Term Injured Reserve Utilized - - - - - $-2,001,771
Cap Space $0


2021-2022 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (20) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
SikuraDylan Sikura C 26 $800,000 - - $450,000 $800,000 $500,000 0.60
MatteauStefan Matteau LW 27 $750,000 - - $225,000 $750,000 $476,250 0.57
MegnaJayson Megna C 31 $750,000 - - $350,000 $750,000 $380,000 0.46
BurkeCallahan Burke C 24 $750,000 $75,000 - $75,000 $861,940 $366,350 0.44
SherwoodKiefer Sherwood LW 26 $750,000 - - $335,000 $750,000 $365,000 0.44
GrossJordan Gross D 26 $750,000 - - $200,000 $750,000 $288,750 0.35
KautMartin Kaut RW 22 $832,500 - $425,000 $70,000 $863,333 $181,314 0.22
RantaSampo Ranta LW 21 $832,500 $92,500 $425,000 $70,000 $925,000 $129,500 0.16
MaltsevMikhail Maltsev LW 23 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $809,167 $121,380 0.15
MiskaHunter Miska G 26 $750,000 - - $120,000 $725,000 $7,250 0.01
BowersShane Bowers C 22 $832,500 $92,500 $200,000 $70,000 $925,000 - 0.00
OlaussonOskar Olausson RW 19 $832,500 $92,500 - $80,000 $925,000 - 0.00
WingerliAndreas Wingerli C 24 $832,500 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $925,000 - 0.00
BeaucageAlex Beaucage RW 20 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $878,333 - 0.00
FoudyJean-Luc Foudy C 19 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $80,000 $878,333 - 0.00
ClurmanNathan Clurman D 23 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $842,500 - 0.00
MinerTrent Miner G 20 $750,000 $70,000 - $70,000 $828,333 - 0.00
HenryNick Henry RW 22 $750,000 $80,000 - $70,000 $798,333 - 0.00
GilbertDennis Gilbert D 25 $750,000 - - $160,000 $750,000 - 0.00
McKeownRoland McKeown D 26 $750,000 - - $200,000 $750,000 - 0.00