Montreal Canadiens 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Montreal Canadiens 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 (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Price | G | 33 | $1,000,000 | $8,750,000 | - | $9,750,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 13.29 | |
| Shea Weber | D | 35 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $7,857,143 | $7,857,143 | 9.95 | |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 26 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.96 | |
| Jeff Petry | D | 32 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.96 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | LW | 25 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.96 | |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 29 | $3,200,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $5,300,000 | $4,800,000 | 6.08 | |
| Jake Allen | G | 30 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,350,000 | $4,350,000 | 5.51 | |
| Tyler Toffoli | RW | 28 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.38 | |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 27 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.43 | |
| Ben Chiarot | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.43 | |
| Paul Byron | C | 31 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.30 | |
| Phillip Danault | C | 27 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,083,333 | $3,083,333 | 3.90 | |
| Joel Armia | RW | 28 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.29 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 25 | $2,200,000 | $200,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 3.04 | |
| Brett Kulak | D | 26 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 2.34 | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $893,088 | 1.13 | |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | $537,500 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $841,059 | 1.06 | |
| Victor Mete | D | 22 | $735,000 | - | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 | 0.93 | |
| Jake Evans | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $640,134 | 0.81 | |
| Corey Perry | RW | 35 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $562,542 | 0.71 | |
| Cayden Primeau | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $880,833 | $235,383 | 0.30 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal (Covid-19) |
C | 35 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $1,112,066 | $3,250,000 | $1,625,000 | 2.06 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 28 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,750,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Alzner | D | 32 | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $3,958,333 | $3,958,333 | 5.01 |
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 | $73,994,642 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $3,250,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $3,750,000 |
| Buried Money | $350,432 |
| Buyout Money | $3,958,333 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,644,167 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $86,947,574 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Montreal's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $48,932,500 | $14,135,000 | $3,037,500 | $63,067,500 | $73,994,642 | $72,497,682 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $3,000,000 | - | - | $1,112,066 | $3,250,000 | $1,625,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,750,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $2,225,000 | - | - | $2,225,000 | $350,432 | $350,432 | |||
| Buyout Money | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $3,958,333 | $3,958,333 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,582,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $1,675,000 | $1,644,167 | $567,908 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $59,323,333 | $14,227,500 | $3,250,000 | - | $86,947,574 | $78,999,355 | |||
| Cap Space | $2,500,645 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Leskinen | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Brandon Baddock | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $110,000 | - | - |
| Michael McNiven | G | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - |
| Alexander Romanov | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $554,976 |
| Michael Frolik | RW | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $12,932 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiden Guhle | D | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $420,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Ryan Poehling | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Jesse Ylönen | RW | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Cameron Hillis | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $838,333 | $838,333 |
| Josh Brook | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Arsen Khisamutdinov | C | 22 | $700,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Vasili Demchenko | G | 26 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Cale Fleury | D | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $771,666 | $771,666 |
| Joel Teasdale | C | 21 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | $753,333 | $753,333 |
| Hayden Verbeek | C | 22 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | $753,333 | $753,333 |
| Gustav Olofsson | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Charlie Lindgren | G | 26 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Michael Pezzetta | C | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $743,333 | $743,333 |
| Alex Belzile | RW | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Joseph Blandisi | RW | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $325,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Laurent Dauphin | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Jacob Lucchini | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $85,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Lukas Vejdemo | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $105,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Jordan Weal | C | 28 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | $1,400,000 | $325,000 |
| Xavier Ouellet | D | 27 | $725,000 | - | - | $425,000 | $737,500 | $25,432 |