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 (23) | 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 | 8.27 | |
| Marc Staal | D | 33 | $1,200,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 7.73 | |
| Frans Nielsen | C | 36 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 7.12 | |
| Danny DeKeyser | D | 30 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.78 | |
| Darren Helm | C | 33 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.22 | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 34 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 4.88 | |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | 24 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $672,412 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | 4.54 | |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | 36 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.07 | |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | 32 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.07 | |
| Richard Panik | RW | 29 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $493,116 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.73 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 27 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.71 | |
| Luke Glendening | C | 31 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.44 | |
| Troy Stecher | D | 26 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 2.31 | |
| Christian Djoos | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.36 | |
| Adam Erne | LW | 25 | $997,500 | - | - | $997,500 | $997,500 | $997,500 | 1.35 | |
| Filip Zadina | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.21 | |
| Sam Gagner | C | 31 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.15 | |
| Filip Hronek | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $157,500 | $700,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 | 0.97 | |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | $850,000 | $832,500 | $894,166 | $547,268 | 0.74 | |
| Alex Biega | D | 32 | $875,000 | - | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | $467,666 | 0.63 | |
| Mathias Brome | LW | 26 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $398,700 | 0.54 | |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $894,166 | $231,240 | 0.31 | |
| Gustav Lindstrom | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $792,500 | $775,833 | $173,888 | 0.24 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (5) | 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 | 8.25 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi (Upper-body) |
LW | 25 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.75 | |
| Robby Fabbri (Upper-body) |
C | 24 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 4.00 | |
| Bobby Ryan (Upper-body) |
RW | 33 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.36 | |
| Evgeny Svechnikov (Covid-19) |
LW | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $874,125 | $874,125 | $354,192 | 0.48 |
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 | 2.45 | |
| Stephen Weiss | RW | 37 | $1,666,667 | - | - | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | 2.26 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Nemeth | D | 28 | $2,099,998 | - | - | $2,099,998 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.03 | |
| David Savard | D | 29 | - | - | - | - | $1,062,500 | $1,062,500 | 1.44 | |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 26 | $3,258,618 | $300,000 | - | $3,558,618 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Jon Merrill | D | 28 | $709,702 | - | - | $709,702 | - | - | 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 | $55,919,998 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $14,407,458 |
| Buried Money | $202,015 |
| Buyout Money | $3,472,223 |
| Retained Money | $2,562,500 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $750,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $77,314,194 |
| Cap Space | $7,774,832 |
| 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 | $42,102,500 | $5,777,500 | $2,202,500 | $43,845,528 | $55,919,998 | $53,374,595 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $9,174,125 | - | - | $9,174,125 | $14,407,458 | $13,887,525 | |||
| Buried | $2,357,500 | $92,500 | $370,000 | $2,450,000 | $202,015 | $202,015 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,722,223 | - | - | $2,722,223 | $3,472,223 | $3,472,223 | |||
| Retained Money | $6,068,318 | $300,000 | - | $6,368,318 | $2,562,500 | $2,562,500 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $750,000 | $226,310 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $63,224,666 | $6,170,000 | $2,572,500 | - | $77,314,194 | $73,725,168 | |||
| Cap Space | $7,774,832 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Goloubef | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | - | - |
| Calvin Pickard | G | 28 | $800,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $226,310 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (18) | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hayden Verbeek | C | 22 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | $753,333 | $753,333 |
| 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 |
| Dylan McIlrath | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Givani Smith | RW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $157,500 | $70,000 | $714,166 | $92,355 |
| Taro Hirose | LW | 24 | $825,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $825,000 | $71,120 |
| Joe Veleno | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $38,540 |