Nashville Predators 2025-2026 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Nashville Predators 2025-2026 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (8) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi | D | 35 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $9,059,000 | $9,059,000 | 19.62 | NMC | |
| Filip Forsberg | C | 31 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 18.41 | NMC | |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 36 | $4,200,000 | - | - | $4,200,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 14.62 | M-NTC | |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 34 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 9.75 | ||
| Colton Sissons | C | 32 | $1,825,000 | - | - | $1,825,000 | $2,857,412 | $2,857,412 | 6.19 | ||
| Luke Schenn | D | 36 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 5.96 | ||
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 28 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 4.33 | ||
| Tanner Molendyk | D | 20 | $855,000 | $95,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | 2.06 | Two-Way |
2025 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Duchene | C | 35 | $1,555,556 | - | - | $1,555,556 | $6,555,556 | $6,555,556 | 14.20 | |
| Kyle Turris | C | 36 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 4.33 |
2025 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 35 | - | - | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.54 |
2025-2026 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2025-2026 NHL Salary Cap Max | $92,000,000 |
| 2025-2026 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $68,080,000 |
| Active Contracts | $37,366,412 |
| Buyout Money | $8,555,556 |
| Retained Money | $250,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $46,171,968 |
| Cap Space | $45,828,032 |
| Cap Floor Space | $-21,908,032 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 Salary Cap Max | $92,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 Salary Cap Floor | $68,080,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Nashville's Adjusted Salary Cap | $92,000,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $33,630,000 | $95,000 | - | $33,725,000 | $37,366,412 | $37,366,412 | |||
| Buyout Money | $3,555,556 | - | - | $3,555,556 | $8,555,556 | $8,555,556 | |||
| Retained Money | - | - | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $37,185,556 | $95,000 | - | - | $46,171,968 | $46,171,968 | |||
| Cap Space | $45,828,032 | ||||||||
| Cap Floor Space | $-21,908,032 | ||||||||
2025-2026 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyodor Svechkov | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $80,000 | $925,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Kalan Lind | LW | 21 | $775,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 | $82,500 | $870,000 | - | 0.00 |