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 (26) | 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 | 15.34 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 24 | $2,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 10.43 | |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 27 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.36 | |
| James Neal | LW | 33 | $5,750,000 | - | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.06 | |
| Darnell Nurse | D | 25 | $5,600,000 | - | - | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | 6.87 | |
| Mikko Koskinen | G | 32 | $3,300,000 | $500,000 | - | $3,800,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.52 | |
| Adam Larsson | D | 27 | $5,100,000 | - | - | $5,100,000 | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 5.11 | |
| Kris Russell | D | 33 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 4.91 | |
| Tyson Barrie | D | 29 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.60 | |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | 30 | $2,150,000 | - | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 2.64 | |
| Ethan Bear | D | 23 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.45 | |
| Mike Smith | G | 38 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.84 | |
| Josh Archibald | RW | 27 | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.84 | |
| Jujhar Khaira | LW | 26 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.47 | |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | RW | 22 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | 1.44 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 29 | $1,150,000 | - | - | $257,764 | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 1.41 | |
| Dominik Kahun | C | 25 | $975,000 | - | - | $975,000 | $975,000 | $975,000 | 1.20 | |
| Gaëtan Haas | C | 28 | $915,000 | - | - | $915,000 | $915,000 | $915,000 | 1.12 | |
| Kailer Yamamoto | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | $230,000 | $832,500 | $894,166 | $894,166 | 1.10 | |
| Caleb Jones | D | 23 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $800,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.04 | |
| William Lagesson | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | |
| Alex Stalock | G | 33 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $785,000 | $460,156 | 0.56 | |
| Devin Shore | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $416,346 | 0.51 | |
| Joakim Nygard | LW | 27 | $875,000 | - | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | $256,462 | 0.31 | |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $834,167 | $86,292 | 0.11 | |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $500,000 | $925,000 | $863,333 | $52,101 | 0.06 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Kassian | RW | 29 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 3.93 | |
| Oscar Klefbom | D | 27 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,167,000 | $869,344 | 1.07 | |
| Slater Koekkoek | D | 26 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | 0.00 |
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 | 3.07 | |
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 34 | - | - | - | - | $1,333,333 | $1,333,333 | 1.64 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | 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 | 0.92 | |
| Troy Grosenick | G | 31 | $144,816 | - | - | $144,816 | - | - | 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 | $73,858,332 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $8,217,000 |
| Buried Money | $6,422 |
| Buyout Money | $3,833,333 |
| Retained Money | $750,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $4,134,166 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $90,799,253 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-341,326 | ||||||||
| Edmonton's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,158,674 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $51,730,000 | $21,035,000 | $812,500 | $71,872,764 | $73,858,332 | $71,072,189 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $7,850,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $8,850,000 | $8,217,000 | $4,069,344 | |||
| Buried | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $700,000 | $6,422 | $6,422 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $3,833,333 | $3,833,333 | |||
| Retained Money | $894,816 | - | - | $894,816 | $750,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,525,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $3,617,500 | $4,134,166 | $1,744,452 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $66,199,816 | $22,127,500 | $1,052,500 | - | $90,799,253 | $81,475,740 | |||
| Cap Space | $-317,066 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ennis | C | 30 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Philip Broberg | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Tyler Benson | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Kyle Turris | C | 31 | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | $1,650,000 | $575,000 |
| Patrick Russell | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $108,612 |
| Stuart Skinner | G | 21 | $725,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $784,166 | $60,840 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Philip Kemp | D | 21 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $786,667 | $786,667 |
| Kirill Maksimov | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $82,500 | $87,500 | $70,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Ostap Safin | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $87,500 | $87,500 | $70,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Alan Quine | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Seth Griffith | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Adam Cracknell | RW | 35 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Joseph Gambardella | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $190,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Dylan Wells | G | 22 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $745,000 | $6,422 |
| Logan Day | D | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |