Minnesota Wild 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Minnesota Wild 2021-2022 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 (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | LW | 24 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 11.51 | ||
| Mats Zuccarello-Aasen | RW | 34 | $7,500,000 | - | - | $7,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.67 | NMC | |
| Mathew Dumba | D | 27 | $7,400,000 | - | - | $7,400,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.67 | M-NTC | |
| Jonas Brodin | D | 28 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.67 | NMC | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 24 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 6.72 | ||
| Kevin Fiala | LW | 25 | $5,100,000 | - | - | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | 6.52 | ||
| Alex Goligoski | D | 36 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.40 | Full-NTC | |
| Victor Rask | C | 28 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 5.12 | M-NTC | |
| Cameron Talbot | G | 34 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,666,666 | $3,666,666 | 4.69 | ||
| Marcus Foligno | LW | 33 | $2,100,000 | - | - | $2,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | 3.97 | ||
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 30 | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 2.88 | M-NTC | |
| Jordan Greenway | LW | 24 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 2.69 | ||
| Ryan Hartman | RW | 27 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 2.17 | ||
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 28 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.53 | ||
| Jordie Benn | D | 34 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.15 | ||
| Nick Bjugstad | C | 29 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.15 | ||
| Jon Merrill | D | 29 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.09 | ||
| Brandon Duhaime | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.96 | ||
| Kaapo Kahkonen | G | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.93 | Two-Way | |
| Nico Sturm | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.93 |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Spurgeon (Lower-body) |
D | 31 | $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $7,575,000 | $7,575,000 | 9.69 |
2021 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Parise | LW | 37 | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $2,371,794 | $2,371,794 | 3.03 | |
| Ryan Suter | D | 36 | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $2,371,794 | $2,371,794 | 3.03 |
2021 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rem Pitlick | C | 24 | $426,777 | - | - | $426,777 | - | - | 0.00 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $65,216,666 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $7,575,000 |
| Buried Money | $643,862 |
| Buyout Money | $4,743,588 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $78,179,116 |
| Cap Space | $3,320,884 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Minneapolis's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $58,950,000 | - | - | $58,950,000 | $65,216,666 | $65,216,666 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $7,575,000 | $7,575,000 | |||
| Buried | $8,497,500 | $462,500 | $1,665,000 | $8,960,000 | $643,862 | $643,862 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,666,666 | - | - | $1,666,666 | $4,743,588 | $4,743,588 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $74,540,943 | $4,462,500 | $1,665,000 | - | $78,179,116 | $78,179,116 | |||
| Cap Space | $3,320,884 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (26) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Chaffee | RW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Carson Lambos | D | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Ryan O'Rourke | D | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $886,667 | $886,667 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Nick Swaney | RW | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Hunter Jones | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Damien Giroux | C | 21 | $750,000 | $85,000 | $15,000 | $70,000 | $818,333 | $818,333 |
| Alexander Khovanov | C | 21 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $811,667 | $811,667 |
| Fedor Gordeev | D | 22 | $750,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $791,667 | $791,667 |
| Joseph Cramarossa | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $170,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Joe Hicketts | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Zane McIntyre | G | 29 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Nolan Stevens | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dominic Turgeon | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $155,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dereck Baribeau | G | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Matthew Boldy | LW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $600,000 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $184,968 |
| Calen Addison | D | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $127,200 |
| Connor Dewar | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $82,580 |
| Kyle Rau | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $60,000 |
| Kevin Czuczman | D | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $52,500 |
| Adam Beckman | LW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $40,239 |
| Mason Shaw | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $750,000 | $30,000 |
| Dakota Mermis | D | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $26,250 |
| Andrew Hammond | G | 33 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $22,500 |
| Marco Rossi | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $13,875 |
| Jon Lizotte | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $750,000 | $3,750 |