Detroit Red Wings 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Detroit Red Wings 2019-2020 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Larkin | C | 23 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 8.63 | |
| Mike Green | D | 33 | $5,250,000 | - | - | $5,250,000 | $5,375,000 | $5,375,000 | 7.61 | |
| Frans Nielsen | C | 35 | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 7.43 | |
| Justin Abdelkader | LW | 32 | $4,250,000 | $500,000 | - | $4,750,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 6.01 | |
| Jonathan Ericsson | D | 35 | $4,250,000 | - | - | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 6.01 | |
| Jimmy Howard | G | 35 | $4,000,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 5.66 | |
| Darren Helm | C | 32 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.45 | |
| Trevor Daley | D | 35 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $3,166,667 | $3,166,667 | 4.48 | |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | 27 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.25 | |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | 35 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.25 | |
| Luke Glendening | C | 30 | $1,600,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,700,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.55 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 24 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.98 | |
| Adam Erne | LW | 24 | $950,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.49 | |
| Madison Bowey | D | 24 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $978,432 | 1.38 | |
| Jacob De La Rose | LW | 24 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.27 | |
| Brendan Perlini | LW | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $752,000 | $874,125 | $874,125 | 1.24 | |
| Alex Biega | D | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $825,000 | $793,865 | 1.12 | |
| Christoffer Ehn | C | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $700,000 | $759,167 | $726,596 | 1.03 | |
| Filip Hronek | D | 21 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $700,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 | 1.01 | |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $894,166 | $692,208 | 0.98 | |
| Filip Zadina | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $605,682 | 0.86 | |
| Givani Smith | RW | 21 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $700,000 | $714,166 | $433,920 | 0.61 | |
| Calvin Pickard | G | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $374,976 | 0.53 |
2019 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny DeKeyser (Undisclosed) |
D | 29 | $5,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 7.08 | |
| Anthony Mantha (Concussion) |
RW | 25 | $3,300,000 | - | - | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | 4.67 | |
| Jonathan Bernier (Lower-body) |
G | 31 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.25 | |
| Andreas Athanasiou (Lower-body) |
C | 25 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.25 |
2019 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Zetterberg | LW | 38 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $6,083,333 | - | 0.00 | |
| Johan Franzen | LW | 39 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $3,954,545 | - | 0.00 |
2019 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Weiss | RW | 36 | $1,666,667 | - | - | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | 2.36 | |
| Xavier Ouellet | D | 26 | - | - | - | - | $216,667 | $216,667 | 0.31 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Comrie | G | 24 | $259,647 | - | - | $259,647 | $259,647 | $259,647 | 0.37 | |
| Oliwer Kaski | D | 24 | $4,973 | - | - | $4,973 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $54,816,624 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $14,300,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $10,037,878 |
| Buried Money | $630,408 |
| Buyout Money | $1,883,334 |
| Retained Money | $259,647 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $81,927,891 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-145,000 | ||||||||
| Detroit's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,355,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $53,589,125 | $977,500 | $2,447,500 | $54,259,500 | $54,816,624 | $53,585,637 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $14,550,000 | $500,000 | - | $15,050,000 | $14,300,000 | $14,300,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $10,037,878 | - | |||
| Buried | $4,597,500 | $185,000 | $2,125,000 | $4,782,500 | $630,408 | $630,408 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,666,667 | - | - | $1,666,667 | $1,883,334 | $1,883,334 | |||
| Retained Money | $264,620 | - | - | $264,620 | $259,647 | $259,647 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $76,667,912 | $1,662,500 | $4,572,500 | - | $81,927,891 | $70,659,026 | |||
| Cap Space | $10,695,974 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz Seider | D | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Joe Veleno | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $894,166 | $894,166 |
| Chase Pearson | C | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $858,750 | $858,750 |
| Filip Larsson | G | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $282,500 | $70,000 | $836,666 | $836,666 |
| Jared McIsaac | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Gustav Lindstrom | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Kaden Fulcher | G | 21 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $716,666 | $716,666 |
| Dominic Turgeon | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Kyle Wood | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $80,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Turner Elson | LW | 27 | $70,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Matt Puempel | LW | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $375,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 |
| Chris Terry | RW | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $425,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 |
| Taro Hirose | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $308,326 |
| Brian Lashoff | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $94,075 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $90,312 |
| Joe Hicketts | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $700,000 | $67,734 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | $425,000 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $64,988 |
| Ryan Kuffner | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $4,973 |