Columbus Blue Jackets 2023-2024 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Columbus Blue Jackets 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gaudreau | LW | 30 | $7,750,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | 14.62 | NMC | |
| Zachary Werenski | D | 26 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | 14.37 | NMC | |
| Patrik Laine | RW | 25 | $7,100,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $9,100,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | 13.05 | M-NTC | |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | 29 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 8.10 | M-NTC | |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | 32 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 6.00 | M-NTC | |
| Jack Roslovic | C | 27 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 6.00 | ||
| Boone Jenner | C | 30 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 5.62 | M-NTC | |
| Andrew Peeke | D | 25 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 4.12 | ||
| Adam Boqvist | D | 23 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.90 | ||
| Sean Kuraly | C | 31 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.75 | M-NTC | |
| Jake Bean | D | 25 | $2,900,000 | - | - | $2,900,000 | $2,333,333 | $2,333,333 | 3.50 | ||
| Eric Robinson | LW | 28 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.40 | ||
| Alexandre Texier | C | 24 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,525,000 | $1,525,000 | 2.29 | ||
| Daniil Tarasov | G | 24 | $1,050,000 | - | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.57 | ||
| Justin Danforth | RW | 30 | $975,000 | - | - | $975,000 | $975,000 | $975,000 | 1.46 | ||
| Kent Johnson | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $1,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | Two-Way | |
| Kirill Marchenko | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | Two-Way | |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | Two-Way | |
| Emil Bemstrom | C | 24 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.35 | ||
| Nick Blankenburg | D | 25 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 1.24 | ||
| Liam Foudy | C | 23 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 | 1.14 |
2023 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 29 | $891,666 | - | - | $891,666 | $891,666 | $891,666 | 1.34 |
2023-2024 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max | $83,500,000 |
| 2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $61,790,000 |
| Active Contracts | $65,779,166 |
| Buyout Money | $891,666 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $66,670,832 |
| Cap Space | $16,829,168 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 Salary Cap Max | $83,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor | $61,790,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Columbus's Adjusted Salary Cap | $83,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $64,597,500 | $6,277,500 | $3,550,000 | $70,875,000 | $65,779,166 | $65,779,166 | |||
| Buyout Money | $891,666 | - | - | $891,666 | $891,666 | $891,666 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $65,489,166 | $6,277,500 | $3,550,000 | - | $66,670,832 | $66,670,832 | |||
| Cap Space | $16,829,168 | ||||||||
2023-2024 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Jiricek | D | 20 | $855,000 | $95,000 | $1,000,000 | $82,500 | $950,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 19 | $855,000 | $95,000 | $750,000 | $82,500 | $950,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Hunter McKown | C | 21 | $855,000 | $95,000 | $250,000 | $82,500 | $950,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Corson Ceulemans | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | 20 | $855,000 | $95,000 | - | $82,500 | $923,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Jordan Dumais | RW | 19 | $855,000 | $95,000 | - | $82,500 | $923,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Mikael Pyyhtiä | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $897,500 | - | 0.00 |
| James Malatesta | LW | 20 | $775,000 | $87,500 | $12,500 | $80,000 | $870,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Samuel Knazko | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $870,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Stanislav Svozil | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $870,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Cameron Butler | RW | 21 | $775,000 | $82,500 | - | $82,500 | $858,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Tyler Angle | C | 23 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $850,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Ole Julian Bjørgvik Holm | D | 21 | $775,000 | $90,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 | $845,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Yegor Chinakhov | RW | 22 | $800,000 | - | - | - | $800,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Nolan Lalonde | G | 19 | $775,000 | $25,000 | - | $65,000 | $798,333 | - | 0.00 |
| Jacob Christiansen | D | 24 | $775,000 | - | - | $275,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Brendan Gaunce | C | 29 | $775,000 | - | - | - | $762,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 27 | $775,000 | - | - | $135,000 | $762,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Jet Greaves | G | 22 | $775,000 | - | - | $80,000 | $758,333 | - | 0.00 |