Dallas Stars 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Dallas Stars 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Seguin | C | 28 | $1,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,850,000 | $9,850,000 | 12.55 | |
| Jamie Benn | LW | 31 | $1,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 12.11 | |
| Joe Pavelski | C | 36 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 8.92 | |
| Esa Lindell | D | 26 | $4,800,000 | - | - | $4,800,000 | $5,800,000 | $5,800,000 | 7.39 | |
| John Klingberg | D | 28 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.42 | |
| Anton Khudobin | G | 34 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,333,333 | $3,333,333 | 4.25 | |
| Andrew Cogliano | LW | 33 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 4.14 | |
| Radek Faksa | C | 26 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 4.14 | |
| Roope Hintz | LW | 23 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $3,150,000 | $3,150,000 | 4.01 | |
| Denis Gurianov | RW | 23 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | 3.25 | |
| Blake Comeau | LW | 34 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 3.06 | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 27 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,137,500 | $2,137,500 | 2.72 | |
| Sami Vatanen | D | 29 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $448,266 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.55 | |
| Jason Dickinson | C | 26 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.91 | |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 34 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.91 | |
| Jake Oettinger | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.18 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $894,166 | $894,166 | 1.14 | |
| Joel Kiviranta | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $853,218 | 1.09 | |
| Mark Pysyk | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.96 | |
| Jason Robertson | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $795,000 | $719,565 | 0.92 | |
| Joel Hanley | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.89 | |
| Justin Dowling | C | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $588,406 | 0.75 | |
| Rhett Gardner | C | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $462,492 | 0.59 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Radulov (Lower-body) |
RW | 34 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 7.96 |
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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bishop | G | 33 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $4,916,667 | $2,704,094 | 3.45 | |
| Stephen Johns | D | 28 | $2,050,000 | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,350,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 25 | $450,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | 0.57 |
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 | $68,134,999 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $6,250,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $7,266,667 |
| Buried Money | $545,194 |
| Buyout Money | $450,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,663,333 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $86,310,193 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-3,047,866 | ||||||||
| Dallas's Adjusted Salary Cap | $78,452,134 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $42,530,000 | $20,370,000 | $3,007,500 | $61,348,266 | $68,134,999 | $67,363,680 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $3,050,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $5,550,000 | $7,266,667 | $2,704,094 | |||
| Buried | $1,665,000 | $185,000 | $750,000 | $1,850,000 | $545,194 | $545,194 | |||
| Buyout Money | $450,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,675,000 | - | - | $3,675,000 | $3,663,333 | $1,157,716 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $52,370,000 | $26,055,000 | $3,757,500 | - | $86,310,193 | $78,470,684 | |||
| Cap Space | $-18,550 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (14) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Caamano | RW | 22 | $725,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $738,333 | $343,710 |
| Joel L'Esperance | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $725,000 | $337,500 |
| Taylor Fedun | D | 32 | $775,000 | - | - | $375,000 | $737,500 | $228,888 |
| Tanner Kero | C | 28 | $775,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $762,500 | $223,482 |
| Landon Bow | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $700,000 | $24,136 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cecconi | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Tye Felhaber | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Colton Point | G | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Riley Tufte | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Riley Damiani | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $803,333 | $803,333 |
| Fredrik Karlstrom | C | 22 | $700,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Jerad Rosburg | D | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Dawson Barteaux | D | 20 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $783,333 | $783,333 |
| Adam Mascherin | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $40,000 | - | $78,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Benjamin Gleason | D | 22 | $725,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $761,666 | $761,666 |
| Julius Honka | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Ty Dellandrea | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $537,500 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $491,238 |
| Thomas Harley | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $53,956 |