Los Angeles Kings 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Los Angeles Kings 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Doughty | D | 30 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 15.46 | |
| Anze Kopitar | C | 33 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 14.06 | |
| Dustin Brown | RW | 35 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,875,000 | $5,875,000 | 8.26 | |
| Jonathan Quick | G | 34 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $5,800,000 | $5,800,000 | 8.15 | |
| Olli Maatta | D | 26 | $4,083,000 | - | - | $4,083,000 | $4,083,333 | $3,333,225 | 4.69 | |
| Sean Walker | D | 25 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | 3.72 | |
| Alex Iafallo | C | 26 | $2,450,000 | - | - | $2,450,000 | $2,425,000 | $2,425,000 | 3.41 | |
| Adrian Kempe | LW | 24 | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.81 | |
| Brendan Lemieux | LW | 24 | $1,450,000 | - | - | $525,000 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 2.18 | |
| Andreas Athanasiou | C | 26 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.69 | |
| Austin Wagner | LW | 23 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $1,133,333 | $1,133,333 | 1.59 | |
| Michael Anderson | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.30 | |
| Blake Lizotte | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.30 | |
| Gabe Vilardi | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.26 | |
| Kurtis Macdermid | D | 26 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $875,000 | $875,000 | 1.23 | |
| Cal Petersen | G | 25 | $875,000 | - | - | $875,000 | $858,333 | $858,333 | 1.21 | |
| Trevor Moore | LW | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 1.09 | |
| Carl Grundstrom | RW | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.02 | |
| Matt Roy | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.98 | |
| Matt Luff | RW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $633,570 | $700,000 | $633,570 | 0.89 | |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $623,598 | $894,167 | $570,392 | 0.80 | |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | 21 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $506,856 | $747,500 | $541,296 | 0.76 | |
| Lias Andersson | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | - | $215,310 | $894,166 | $231,240 | 0.33 | |
| Christian Wolanin | D | 25 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $241,388 | $900,000 | $217,252 | 0.31 | |
| Troy Grosenick | G | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $205,156 | $700,000 | $205,156 | 0.29 | |
| Rasmus Kupari | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $128,385 | $863,333 | $37,215 | 0.05 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Phaneuf | D | 35 | $1,416,667 | - | - | $1,416,667 | $4,062,500 | $4,062,500 | 5.71 | |
| Mike Richards | C | 35 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.98 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 37 | $4,250,000 | - | - | $4,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 8.79 | |
| Jeff Carter | C | 35 | $1,551,734 | - | - | $1,551,734 | $2,636,363 | $2,636,363 | 3.71 | |
| Michael Amadio | C | 24 | $398,244 | - | - | $398,244 | - | - | 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 | $60,093,332 |
| Buried Money | $947,278 |
| Buyout Money | $4,762,500 |
| Retained Money | $8,886,363 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,419,999 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $77,109,472 |
| Cap Space | $10,356,790 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Los Angeles's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $49,853,000 | $2,462,500 | $2,732,500 | $48,162,263 | $60,093,332 | $56,080,179 | |||
| Buried | $4,970,000 | $185,000 | $265,000 | $1,104,042 | $947,278 | $947,278 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,116,667 | - | - | $2,116,667 | $4,762,500 | $4,762,500 | |||
| Retained Money | $6,199,978 | - | - | $6,199,978 | $8,886,363 | $8,886,363 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $2,257,500 | $142,500 | $2,757,500 | $582,804 | $2,419,999 | $466,890 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $65,397,145 | $2,790,000 | $5,755,000 | - | $77,109,472 | $71,143,210 | |||
| Cap Space | $10,356,790 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hults | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $125,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Tyler Madden | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Jacob Ingham | G | 20 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Kale Clague | D | 22 | $725,000 | - | $107,500 | $70,000 | $761,666 | $380,828 |
| Quinton Byfield | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,650,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $79,740 |
| Drake Rymsha | C | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $6,322 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Kaliyev | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $62,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Vladimir Tkachyov | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Alex Turcotte | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $1,550,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jordan Spence | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Markus Phillips | D | 21 | $700,000 | $77,500 | - | $70,000 | $796,666 | $796,666 |
| Samuel Fagemo | LW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Akil Thomas | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Johan Sodergran | RW | 20 | $700,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $791,667 | $791,667 |
| Aidan Dudas | C | 20 | $700,000 | $77,500 | - | $70,000 | $786,667 | $786,667 |
| Martin Frk | RW | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Jacob Moverare | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $706,666 | $706,666 |
| Michael Eyssimont | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $85,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Austin Strand | D | 23 | $735,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $735,000 | $152,064 |
| Mark Alt | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $18,102 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $13,952 |
| Matt Villalta | G | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $778,333 | $13,420 |
| Bokondji Imama | LW | 24 | $735,000 | - | - | $60,000 | $735,000 | $12,672 |
| Daniel Brickley | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $700,000 | $12,068 |