Nashville Predators 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Nashville Predators 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 (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi | D | 30 | $750,000 | $11,000,000 | - | $11,750,000 | $9,059,000 | $9,059,000 | 11.58 | |
| Matt Duchene | C | 29 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 10.23 | |
| Ryan Johansen | C | 28 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 10.23 | |
| Ryan Ellis | D | 29 | $5,300,000 | - | - | $5,300,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 7.99 | |
| Filip Forsberg | C | 26 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.67 | |
| Pekka Rinne | G | 37 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.39 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW | 27 | $4,250,000 | - | - | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 5.43 | |
| Mikael Granlund | C | 28 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.79 | |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 30 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.79 | |
| Colton Sissons | C | 26 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,857,412 | $2,857,412 | 3.65 | |
| Luke Kunin | C | 22 | $2,300,000 | - | - | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | 2.94 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C | 29 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.56 | |
| Mark Borowiecki | D | 31 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.56 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi | RW | 27 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.56 | |
| Erik Haula | C | 29 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2.24 | |
| Juuse Saros | G | 25 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.92 | |
| Nick Cousins | C | 27 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.92 | |
| Matthew Benning | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.28 | |
| Brad Richardson | RW | 35 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.28 | |
| Dante Fabbro | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.18 | |
| Yakov Trenin | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.93 | |
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | 21 | $832,500 | - | $2,850,000 | $832,500 | $894,166 | $639,764 | 0.82 | |
| Ben Harpur | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $476,686 | 0.61 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Sbisa (Upper-body) |
D | 30 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.02 | |
| Mathieu Olivier (Undisclosed) |
RW | 23 | $700,000 | $30,000 | - | $730,000 | $730,000 | $623,007 | 0.80 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Turris | C | 31 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.56 | |
| Steven Santini | D | 25 | $275,000 | - | - | $275,000 | $41,667 | $41,667 | 0.05 |
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 | $75,210,578 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $1,530,000 |
| Buried Money | $12,932 |
| Buyout Money | $2,041,667 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $79,495,177 |
| Cap Space | $3,265,396 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Nashville's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $63,365,000 | $11,092,500 | $3,700,000 | $74,457,500 | $75,210,578 | $74,732,862 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $1,500,000 | $30,000 | - | $1,530,000 | $1,530,000 | $1,423,007 | |||
| Buried | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $12,932 | $12,932 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,275,000 | - | - | $2,275,000 | $2,041,667 | $2,041,667 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $24,136 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $68,590,000 | $11,122,500 | $3,700,000 | - | $79,495,177 | $78,234,604 | |||
| Cap Space | $3,265,396 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carrier | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | - | - |
| Connor Ingram | G | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $120,000 | - | - |
| Tanner Jeannot | LW | 23 | $700,000 | $30,000 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Kasimir Kaskisuo | G | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - |
| Michael McCarron | RW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $700,000 | $24,136 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Craggs | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jeremy Davies | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $400,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Patrick Harper | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Josh Wilkins | C | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Philip Tomasino | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Rem Pitlick | C | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $70,000 | $874,125 | $874,125 |
| Brandon Fortunato | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Luke Evangelista | RW | 18 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $80,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Thomas Novak | C | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| Luke Prokop | D | 18 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Egor Afanasyev | LW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $803,333 | $803,333 |
| Cole Smith | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Devin Cooley | G | 23 | $700,000 | $60,000 | - | $70,000 | $785,000 | $785,000 |
| Anthony Richard | C | 23 | $735,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 |
| Frederic Allard | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $70,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 |
| Michael Carcone | RW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $115,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Tyler Lewington | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Sean Malone | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $750,000 | $12,932 |