Edmonton Oilers 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Edmonton Oilers 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 (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | C | 23 | $1,000,000 | $12,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | 17.35 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 24 | $2,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 11.80 | |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 27 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 8.33 | |
| James Neal | LW | 33 | $5,750,000 | - | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.98 | |
| Darnell Nurse | D | 25 | - | - | - | - | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | 7.77 | |
| Mikko Koskinen | G | 32 | $3,300,000 | $500,000 | - | $3,800,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 6.25 | |
| Oscar Klefbom | D | 27 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,167,000 | $4,167,000 | 5.78 | |
| Adam Larsson | D | 27 | $5,100,000 | - | - | $5,100,000 | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 5.78 | |
| Kris Russell | D | 33 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 5.55 | |
| Zack Kassian | RW | 29 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 4.44 | |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | 30 | $2,150,000 | - | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 2.98 | |
| Josh Archibald | RW | 27 | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.08 | |
| Jujhar Khaira | LW | 26 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.67 | |
| Gaëtan Haas | C | 28 | $915,000 | - | - | $915,000 | $915,000 | $915,000 | 1.27 | |
| Kailer Yamamoto | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | $230,000 | $832,500 | $894,166 | $894,166 | 1.24 | |
| Joakim Nygard | LW | 27 | $875,000 | - | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | $875,000 | 1.21 | |
| Caleb Jones | D | 23 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $800,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.18 | |
| Patrick Russell | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.97 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Sekera | D | 34 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.47 | |
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 34 | - | - | - | - | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | 1.85 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Lucic | LW | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.04 |
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 | $67,467,832 |
| Buyout Money | $3,833,333 |
| Retained Money | $750,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $72,051,165 |
| Cap Space | $8,766,182 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-682,653 | ||||||||
| Edmonton's Adjusted Salary Cap | $80,817,347 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $40,372,500 | $21,850,000 | $230,000 | $62,222,500 | $67,467,832 | $67,467,832 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $3,833,333 | $3,833,333 | |||
| Retained Money | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $42,622,500 | $21,850,000 | $230,000 | - | $72,051,165 | $72,051,165 | |||
| Cap Space | $8,766,182 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Philip Broberg | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Theodor Lennstrom | D | 26 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Cooper Marody | C | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $75,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Raphael Lavoie | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| Dmitri Samorukov | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $855,833 | $855,833 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $834,167 | $834,167 |
| Markus Niemelainen | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Olivier Rodrigue | G | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Tyler Benson | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $808,333 | $808,333 |
| Stuart Skinner | G | 21 | $725,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $784,166 | $784,166 |
| Kirill Maksimov | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $82,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $770,833 | $770,833 |
| Ostap Safin | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $87,500 | $87,500 | $70,000 | $770,833 | $770,833 |
| Dylan Wells | G | 22 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $745,000 | $745,000 |
| Adam Cracknell | RW | 35 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Joseph Gambardella | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $190,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |