Columbus Blue Jackets 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Atkinson | RW | 31 | $5,275,000 | - | - | $5,275,000 | $5,875,000 | $5,875,000 | 7.39 | |
| Nick Foligno | LW | 32 | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.92 | |
| Seth Jones | D | 25 | $5,400,000 | - | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 6.79 | |
| Max Domi | LW | 25 | $4,600,000 | - | - | $4,600,000 | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | 6.66 | |
| Zachary Werenski | D | 23 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.29 | |
| Patrik Laine | RW | 22 | $7,500,000 | - | - | $6,788,775 | $6,750,000 | $4,995,000 | 6.28 | |
| David Savard | D | 29 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.34 | |
| Boone Jenner | C | 27 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.72 | |
| Joonas Korpisalo | G | 26 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 3.52 | |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 24 | $1,650,000 | - | - | $1,650,000 | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 3.52 | |
| Riley Nash | C | 31 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.46 | |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.14 | |
| Jack Roslovic | C | 23 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $2,030,952 | $2,030,952 | 2.55 | |
| Dean Kukan | D | 27 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 2.07 | |
| Scott Harrington | D | 27 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,633,333 | $1,633,333 | 2.05 | |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | C | 26 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.51 | |
| Eric Robinson | LW | 25 | $975,000 | - | - | $975,000 | $975,000 | $975,000 | 1.23 | |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $897,500 | $889,755 | 1.12 | |
| Kevin Stenlund | C | 24 | $874,125 | - | - | $874,125 | $874,125 | $874,125 | 1.10 | |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.88 | |
| Gabriel Carlsson | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $687,500 | 0.86 | |
| Emil Bemstrom | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $582,102 | 0.73 | |
| Veini Vehvilainen | G | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $566,154 | 0.71 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Nyquist (Shoulder) |
RW | 31 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.92 | |
| Elvis Merzlikins (Upper-body) |
G | 26 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 5.03 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Dubinsky | C | 34 | $5,850,000 | - | - | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | $5,182,475 | 6.52 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hartnell | LW | 38 | - | - | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.57 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 26 | $891,666 | - | - | $891,666 | $441,666 | $441,666 | 0.56 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Koivu | C | 37 | $362,068 | - | - | $362,068 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | 22 | $317,705 | - | - | $317,705 | - | - | 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 | $65,210,910 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $9,500,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,850,000 |
| Buried Money | $419,832 |
| Buyout Money | $1,691,666 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,425,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $84,097,408 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Columbus's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $60,021,625 | $277,500 | $850,000 | $59,587,900 | $65,210,910 | $62,708,921 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $5,850,000 | - | - | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | $5,182,475 | |||
| Buried | $3,065,000 | $185,000 | $1,225,000 | $3,250,000 | $419,832 | $419,832 | |||
| Buyout Money | $891,666 | - | - | $891,666 | $1,691,666 | $1,691,666 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,450,000 | - | - | $1,450,000 | $1,425,000 | $24,568 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $79,958,064 | $462,500 | $2,075,000 | - | $84,097,408 | $79,527,462 | |||
| Cap Space | $1,972,538 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (13) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Dalpe | C | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | - | - |
| Ryan MacInnis | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $105,000 | - | - |
| Stefan Matteau | LW | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $725,000 | $12,500 |
| Cam Johnson | G | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $700,000 | $12,068 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Berni | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jacob Christiansen | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Daniil Tarasov | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Cliff Pu | RW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $745,000 | $745,000 |
| Kole Sherwood | LW | 23 | $735,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 |
| Gavin Bayreuther | D | 26 | $700,000 | $10,000 | - | $315,000 | $710,000 | $710,000 |
| Adam Clendening | D | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Calvin Thurkauf | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Liam Foudy | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $375,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $184,992 |
| Matiss Kivlenieks | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $225,000 | $725,000 | $106,250 |
| Andrew Peeke | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $916,666 | $102,726 |
| Nathan Gerbe | LW | 33 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $25,864 |