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 | 13.01 | |
Shea Weber | D | 35 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $7,857,143 | $7,857,143 | 9.74 | |
Josh Anderson | RW | 26 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.81 | |
Jeff Petry | D | 32 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.81 | |
Jonathan Drouin | LW | 25 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.81 | |
Tomas Tatar | LW | 29 | $3,200,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $5,300,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.95 | |
Jake Allen | G | 30 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,350,000 | $4,350,000 | 5.39 | |
Tyler Toffoli | RW | 28 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.27 | |
Brendan Gallagher | RW | 28 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.65 | |
Joel Edmundson | D | 27 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.34 | |
Ben Chiarot | D | 29 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.34 | |
Paul Byron | C | 31 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.21 | |
Phillip Danault | C | 27 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,083,333 | $3,083,333 | 3.82 | |
Joel Armia | RW | 28 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.22 | |
Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 25 | $2,200,000 | $200,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 2.97 | |
Brett Kulak | D | 26 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 2.29 | |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $917,010 | 1.14 | |
Alexander Romanov | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $886,420 | 1.10 | |
Nick Suzuki | C | 21 | $832,500 | - | $537,500 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.07 | |
Victor Mete | D | 22 | $735,000 | - | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 | 0.91 | |
Corey Perry | RW | 35 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $678,930 | 0.84 |
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 | 4.90 |
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 | $77,007,976 |
Buried Money | $325,000 |
Buyout Money | $3,958,333 |
Total Allocated Cap | $81,291,309 |
Cap Space | $795,498 |
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 | $50,982,500 | $14,135,000 | $3,250,000 | $65,117,500 | $77,007,976 | $76,421,169 | |||
Buried | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $325,000 | $325,000 | |||
Buyout Money | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $3,958,333 | $3,958,333 | |||
Total Cap Allocations | $53,315,833 | $14,135,000 | $3,250,000 | - | $81,291,309 | $80,704,502 | |||
Cap Space | $795,498 |
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Poehling | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
Cale Fleury | D | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
Michael Frolik | RW | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | - | - |
Jake Evans | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $225,000 | - | - |
Charlie Lindgren | G | 26 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Otto Leskinen | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
Cayden Primeau | G | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $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 |
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 |
Michael Pezzetta | C | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $743,333 | $743,333 |
Xavier Ouellet | D | 27 | $725,000 | - | - | $425,000 | $737,500 | $737,500 |
Brandon Baddock | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $110,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
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 |
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 |