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 (25) | 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 | 12.95 | |
| Shea Weber | D | 35 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $7,857,143 | $7,857,143 | 9.69 | |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 26 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.79 | |
| Jeff Petry | D | 32 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.79 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | LW | 25 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.79 | |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 29 | $3,200,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $5,300,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.92 | |
| Jake Allen | G | 30 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,350,000 | $4,350,000 | 5.37 | |
| Tyler Toffoli | RW | 28 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.24 | |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 27 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.32 | |
| Ben Chiarot | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.32 | |
| Paul Byron | C | 31 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.19 | |
| Phillip Danault | C | 27 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,083,333 | $3,083,333 | 3.80 | |
| Joel Armia | RW | 28 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.21 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 25 | $2,200,000 | $200,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 2.96 | |
| Brett Kulak | D | 26 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 2.28 | |
| Eric Staal | C | 35 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $1,112,066 | $3,250,000 | $1,625,000 | 2.00 | |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | 28 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $672,412 | $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.85 | |
| Jon Merrill | D | 28 | $925,000 | - | - | $215,298 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.14 | |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $896,324 | $925,000 | $893,088 | 1.10 | |
| Alexander Romanov | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $903,501 | $894,167 | $871,004 | 1.07 | |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | $537,500 | $811,001 | $863,333 | $841,059 | 1.04 | |
| Corey Perry | RW | 35 | $750,000 | - | - | $562,542 | $750,000 | $562,542 | 0.69 | |
| Jake Evans | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $518,924 | $750,000 | $556,076 | 0.69 | |
| Cayden Primeau | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $257,571 | $880,833 | $174,639 | 0.22 | |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $164,908 | $880,833 | $91,116 | 0.11 |
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 | 4.88 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Mete | D | 22 | $570,264 | - | - | $570,264 | - | - | 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 | $82,209,642 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $3,750,000 |
| Buried Money | $395,906 |
| Buyout Money | $3,958,333 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $750,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $91,063,881 |
| 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 | $56,655,000 | $14,320,000 | $3,382,500 | $64,314,547 | $82,209,642 | $76,630,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,750,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $3,757,500 | $92,500 | - | $1,661,745 | $395,906 | $395,906 | |||
| Buyout Money | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $3,958,333 | $3,958,333 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $71,126 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $65,316,097 | $14,412,500 | $3,382,500 | - | $91,063,881 | $81,055,365 | |||
| Cap Space | $444,635 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Teasdale | C | 21 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Charlie Lindgren | G | 26 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Pezzetta | C | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Joseph Blandisi | RW | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $325,000 | - | - |
| Michael Frolik | RW | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $71,126 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gustav Olofsson | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Brandon Baddock | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $110,000 | $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 |
| Michael McNiven | G | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $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 | $50,864 |
| Alex Belzile | RW | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $175,000 | $700,000 | $12,068 |
| Otto Leskinen | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $7,974 |