Detroit Red Wings 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Detroit Red Wings 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 (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Larkin | C | 24 | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,750,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 8.43 | |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 26 | $4,200,000 | $300,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 7.88 | |
| Marc Staal | D | 33 | $1,200,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 7.88 | |
| Danny DeKeyser | D | 30 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.91 | |
| Darren Helm | C | 33 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.32 | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 34 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 4.98 | |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | 36 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.15 | |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | 28 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.15 | |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | 32 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.15 | |
| Robby Fabbri | C | 24 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 4.08 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 27 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.76 | |
| Luke Glendening | C | 31 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.49 | |
| Troy Stecher | D | 26 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 2.35 | |
| Christian Djoos | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.38 | |
| Bobby Ryan | RW | 33 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.38 | |
| Adam Erne | LW | 25 | $997,500 | - | - | $997,500 | $997,500 | $997,500 | 1.38 | |
| Jon Merrill | D | 28 | $925,000 | - | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.28 | |
| Filip Zadina | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.24 | |
| Sam Gagner | C | 31 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.18 | |
| Mathias Brome | LW | 26 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $821,322 | 1.14 | |
| Filip Hronek | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $157,500 | $700,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 | 0.99 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Zetterberg (Back) |
LW | 39 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $6,083,333 | $6,083,333 | 8.41 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi (Upper-body) |
LW | 25 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.84 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Abdelkader | LW | 33 | $1,055,556 | - | - | $1,055,556 | $1,805,556 | $1,805,556 | 2.50 | |
| Stephen Weiss | RW | 37 | $1,666,667 | - | - | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | 2.30 |
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 | $54,705,833 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $9,583,333 |
| Buried Money | $295,638 |
| Buyout Money | $3,472,223 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $6,125,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $74,182,027 |
| Cap Space | $9,160,447 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 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 | $42,887,500 | $3,485,000 | $1,220,000 | $46,372,500 | $54,705,833 | $54,602,155 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | |||
| Buried | $3,157,500 | - | $1,007,500 | $3,157,500 | $295,638 | $295,638 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,722,223 | - | - | $2,722,223 | $3,472,223 | $3,472,223 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,375,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $5,875,000 | $6,125,000 | $4,386,204 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $56,642,223 | $5,985,000 | $2,227,500 | - | $74,182,027 | $72,339,553 | |||
| Cap Space | $9,160,447 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frans Nielsen | C | 36 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $4,175,000 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Alex Biega | D | 32 | $875,000 | - | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | $211,204 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz Seider | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Joe Veleno | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $894,166 | $894,166 |
| Chase Pearson | C | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $858,750 | $858,750 |
| Filip Larsson | G | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $307,500 | $70,000 | $836,666 | $836,666 |
| Albert Johansson | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Victor Brattstrom | G | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Riley Barber | RW | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Gustav Lindstrom | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Kevin Boyle | G | 28 | $775,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Jared McIsaac | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Dominic Turgeon | C | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $115,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Kaden Fulcher | G | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Turner Elson | LW | 28 | $725,000 | - | - | $115,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Kyle Criscuolo | F | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Joe Hicketts | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $115,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Brian Lashoff | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Calvin Pickard | G | 28 | $800,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $96,990 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | $850,000 | $70,000 | $894,166 | $92,496 |
| Taro Hirose | LW | 24 | $825,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $825,000 | $56,896 |
| Givani Smith | RW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $157,500 | $70,000 | $714,166 | $49,256 |