Detroit Red Wings 2021-2022 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Detroit Red Wings 2021-2022 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 % Notes
Larkin Dylan Larkin C 25 $6,750,000 - - $6,750,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 8.83
Leddy Nick Leddy D 30 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 7.96
DeKeyser Danny DeKeyser D 31 $4,500,000 $500,000 - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 7.24 M-NTC
Bertuzzi Tyler Bertuzzi LW 26 $4,250,000 - - $4,250,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 6.88
Hronek Filip Hronek D 23 $2,700,000 $500,000 - $3,200,000 $4,400,000 $4,400,000 6.37
Greiss Thomas Greiss G 35 $4,400,000 - - $4,400,000 $3,600,000 $3,600,000 5.21
Suter Pius Suter C 25 $2,750,000 - - $2,750,000 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 4.71
Nedeljkovic Alex Nedeljkovic G 25 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 4.34
Fabbri Robby Fabbri C 25 $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 $2,950,000 $2,950,000 4.27
Erne Adam Erne LW 26 $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 3.04
Namestnikov Vladislav Namestnikov C 28 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.90
Staal Marc Staal D 34 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.90 NMC
Stecher Troy Stecher D 27 $2,200,000 - - $2,200,000 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 2.46
Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen C 22 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,460,000 $1,460,000 2.11
Oesterle Jordan Oesterle D 29 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 1.95
Raymond Lucas Raymond RW 19 $832,500 $92,500 $2,500,000 $925,000 $925,000 $925,000 1.34 Two-Way
Seider Moritz Seider D 20 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $925,000 $894,167 $894,167 1.29 Two-Way
Zadina Filip Zadina RW 21 $832,500 - - $832,500 $894,167 $894,167 1.29 Two-Way
Gagner Sam Gagner C 32 $850,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 1.23
Lindstrom Gustav Lindstrom D 22 $750,000 - - $750,000 $850,000 $850,000 1.23
Rowney Carter Rowney C 32 $825,000 - - $825,000 $825,000 $825,000 1.19
Smith Givani Smith RW 23 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 1.09 Two-Way
Stephens Mitchell Stephens C 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $737,500 $737,500 1.07
 

2021 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
Vrana Jakub Vrana
(Shoulder)		 LW 25 $4,750,000 - - $4,750,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 7.60
 

2021 Buyout Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
NielsenFrans Nielsen C 37 $500,000 - - $500,000   $4,250,000 $4,250,000 6.15
AbdelkaderJustin Abdelkader LW 34 $1,055,556 - - $1,055,556   $2,305,556 $2,305,556 3.34
 

2021 Retained Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
PanikRichard Panik RW 30 - - - - $1,375,000 $1,375,000 1.99
 

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 $55,885,834
Injured Reserve Money $5,250,000
Buyout Money $6,555,556
Retained Money $1,375,000
Total Allocated Cap $69,066,390
Cap Space $12,433,610
Cap Type Cap Total
2021-2022 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Detroit's Adjusted Salary Cap $81,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $55,147,500 $1,185,000 $3,350,000 $56,332,500 $55,885,834 $55,885,834
Injured Reserve $4,750,000 - - $4,750,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000
Buyout Money $1,555,556 - - $1,555,556 $6,555,556 $6,555,556
Retained Money - - - - $1,375,000 $1,375,000
Total Cap Allocations $61,453,056 $1,185,000 $3,350,000 - $69,066,390 $69,066,390
Cap Space $12,433,610


2021-2022 Non-Roster Players

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

Player (21) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit
BerggrenJonatan Berggren RW 21 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $925,000 $925,000
CossaSebastian Cossa G 18 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000 $80,000 $925,000 $925,000
VelenoJoe Veleno C 21 $832,500 $92,500 $318,750 $70,000 $894,167 $894,167
PearsonChase Pearson C 24 $874,125 - - $70,000 $874,125 $874,125
SebrangoDonovan Sebrango D 19 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $850,833 $850,833
ViroEemil Viro D 19 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $850,833 $850,833
HiroseTaro Hirose LW 25 $850,000 - - $190,000 $850,000 $850,000
RenoufDan Renouf D 27 $850,000 - - $325,000 $850,000 $850,000
LarssonFilip Larsson G 23 $832,500 $92,500 $200,000 $70,000 $836,666 $836,666
BartonSeth Barton D 22 $700,000 $82,500 - $70,000 $832,500 $832,500
JohanssonAlbert Johansson D 20 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $825,833 $825,833
BrattstromVictor Brattstrom G 24 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $817,500 $817,500
BarberRiley Barber RW 27 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
MurphyRyan Murphy D 28 $800,000 - - $300,000 $800,000 $800,000
PickardCalvin Pickard G 29 $800,000 - - $250,000 $800,000 $800,000
NewpowerWyatt Newpower D 23 $750,000 $50,000 - $70,000 $800,000 $800,000
McIsaacJared McIsaac D 21 $750,000 - $132,500 $70,000 $764,167 $764,167
CriscuoloKyle Criscuolo F 29 $750,000 - - $170,000 $750,000 $750,000
LashoffBrian Lashoff D 31 $750,000 - - $325,000 $750,000 $750,000
WitkowskiLuke Witkowski D 31 $750,000 - - $250,000 $750,000 $750,000
FulcherKaden Fulcher G 23 $750,000 - - $65,000 $733,333 $733,333