Montreal Canadiens 2021-2022 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Montreal Canadiens 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 (21) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
Price Carey Price G 34 $2,000,000 $11,000,000 - $13,000,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 12.47
Gallagher Brendan Gallagher RW 29 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 7.72
Petry Jeff Petry D 33 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 7.42
Anderson Josh Anderson RW 27 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 6.53
Hoffman Mike Hoffman LW 31 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 5.34
Dvorak Christian Dvorak C 25 $5,075,000 - - $5,075,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000 5.28
Toffoli Tyler Toffoli RW 29 $5,125,000 - - $5,125,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 5.05
Savard David Savard D 30 $2,800,000 - - $2,800,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.16
Chiarot Ben Chiarot D 30 $2,500,000 $1,000,000 - $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.16
Edmundson Joel Edmundson D 28 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 4.16
Armia Joel Armia RW 29 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 4.04
Allen Jake Allen G 31 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,875,000 $2,875,000 3.41
Lehkonen Artturi Lehkonen LW 26 $2,300,000 - - $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 2.73
Kulak Brett Kulak D 27 $2,200,000 - - $2,200,000 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 2.20
Paquette Cedric Paquette C 28 $950,000 - - $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 1.13
Perreault Mathieu Perreault C 33 $950,000 - - $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 1.13
Romanov Alexander Romanov D 21 $832,500 $92,500 $637,500 $925,000 $894,167 $894,167 1.06
Caufield Cole Caufield RW 20 $832,500 $92,500 $300,000 $925,000 $880,833 $880,833 1.05
Suzuki Nick Suzuki C 22 $832,500 - - $832,500 $863,333 $863,333 1.02
Evans Jake Evans C 25 $800,000 - - $800,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.89
Wideman Chris Wideman D 31 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 0.89
 

2021 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
Weber Shea Weber
(Thumb)		 D 36 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $7,857,143 $7,857,143 9.33
 

2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
Drouin Jonathan Drouin LW 26 $5,500,000 - - $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 6.53
Byron Paul Byron C 32 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 $3,400,000 - 0.00
 

2021 Buyout Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit		 Cap %
AlznerKarl Alzner D 33 $833,333 - - $833,333   $1,958,333 $1,958,333 2.33
 

2021-2022 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Total
2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Active Contracts $68,913,333
Injured Reserve Money $7,857,143
Long Term Reserve Money $8,900,000
Buyout Money $1,958,333
Total Allocated Cap $87,628,809
Cap Type Cap Total
2021-2022 Salary Cap Max $81,500,000
2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor $60,200,000
Overage/Adjustment $-597,561
Montreal's Adjusted Salary Cap $80,902,439
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $51,947,500 $12,185,000 $937,500 $64,132,500 $68,913,333 $68,913,333
Injured Reserve $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $7,857,143 $7,857,143
Long Term Injured Reserve $9,500,000 - - $9,500,000 $8,900,000 $5,500,000
Buyout Money $833,333 - - $833,333 $1,958,333 $1,958,333
Total Cap Allocations $68,280,833 $12,185,000 $937,500 - $87,628,809 $84,228,809
Cap Space $-3,326,370


2021-2022 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (22) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit		 Adj.
Cap Hit
GuhleKaiden Guhle D 19 $832,500 $92,500 $420,000 $80,000 $925,000 $925,000
PrimeauCayden Primeau G 22 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $880,833 $880,833
YlönenJesse Ylönen RW 21 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $880,833 $880,833
NorlinderMattias Norlinder D 21 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $859,167 $859,167
MysakJan Mysak LW 19 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $850,833 $850,833
FairbrotherGianni Fairbrother D 21 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $848,333 $848,333
HillisCameron Hillis C 21 $750,000 $92,500 $82,500 $70,000 $838,333 $838,333
Harvey-PinardRafael Harvey-Pinard LW 22 $750,000 $75,000 - $70,000 $825,000 $825,000
BrookJosh Brook D 22 $800,000 - $32,500 $70,000 $795,000 $795,000
KhisamutdinovArsen Khisamutdinov C 23 $750,000 $70,000 - $70,000 $795,000 $795,000
BaddockBrandon Baddock LW 26 $750,000 - - $150,000 $750,000 $750,000
BelpedioLouis Belpedio D 25 $750,000 - - $225,000 $750,000 $750,000
BelzileAlex Belzile RW 30 $750,000 - - $250,000 $750,000 $750,000
DauphinLaurent Dauphin C 26 $750,000 - - $175,000 $750,000 $750,000
DeaJean-Sebastien Dea C 27 $750,000 - - $450,000 $750,000 $750,000
McNivenMichael McNiven G 24 $750,000 - - $100,000 $750,000 $750,000
NikuSami Niku D 24 $750,000 - - $425,000 $750,000 $750,000
PezzettaMichael Pezzetta C 23 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000
PoehlingRyan Poehling C 22 $750,000 - - $225,000 $750,000 $750,000
SchuenemanCorey Schueneman D 25 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000
VejdemoLukas Vejdemo C 25 $750,000 - - $175,000 $750,000 $750,000
OuelletXavier Ouellet D 28 $750,000 - - $425,000 $737,500 $737,500