New Jersey Devils 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the New Jersey Devils 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 (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.K. Subban | D | 32 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 12.41 | ||
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 28 | $750,000 | $5,550,000 | - | $6,300,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 12.41 | NMC | |
| Nico Hischier | C | 22 | $7,250,000 | - | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 10.00 | ||
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 30 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 6.21 | ||
| Damon Severson | D | 27 | $5,050,000 | - | - | $5,050,000 | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 5.75 | ||
| Jonathan Bernier | G | 33 | $3,350,000 | $250,000 | - | $3,600,000 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | 5.69 | ||
| Andreas Johnsson | LW | 26 | $750,000 | $1,750,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.69 | ||
| Ryan Graves | D | 26 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,166,666 | $3,166,666 | 4.37 | ||
| Jesper Bratt | LW | 23 | $3,450,000 | - | - | $3,450,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.79 | ||
| Pavel Zacha | C | 24 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.10 | ||
| Yegor Sharangovich | C | 23 | $1,800,000 | - | - | $1,800,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.76 | Two-Way | |
| Janne Kuokkanen | C | 23 | $1,500,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,600,000 | $1,825,000 | $1,825,000 | 2.52 | ||
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 24 | $1,050,000 | - | - | $1,050,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | 1.55 | ||
| Michael Mcleod | C | 23 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $975,000 | $975,000 | 1.34 | ||
| Dawson Mercer | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.28 | Two-Way | |
| Ty Smith | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $400,000 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.19 | Two-Way | |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | 29 | $825,000 | - | - | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 1.14 | Two-Way | |
| Nico Daws | G | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $850,833 | $808,260 | 1.11 | Two-Way | |
| Frederik Gauthier | C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.10 | ||
| Christian Jaros | D | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.10 | Two-Way | |
| Jimmy Vesey | LW | 28 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.10 | ||
| Marian Studenic | RW | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.03 | ||
| Mason Geertsen | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.00 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie Blackwood (Heel) |
G | 24 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 3.86 | |
| Miles Wood (Undisclosed) |
LW | 26 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.79 | |
| Jack Hughes (Shoulder) |
C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.28 |
2021 Buyout Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schneider | G | 35 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.76 | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 38 | $250,000 | - | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.34 |
2021 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Butcher | D | 26 | - | - | - | - | $910,569 | $910,569 | 1.26 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $62,829,925 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $6,475,000 |
| Buried Money | $51,189 |
| Buyout Money | $2,250,000 |
| Retained Money | $910,569 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $72,516,683 |
| Cap Space | $8,983,317 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Newark's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $44,790,000 | $13,835,000 | $907,500 | $58,625,000 | $62,872,498 | $62,829,925 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $7,132,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $7,225,000 | $6,475,000 | $6,475,000 | |||
| Buried | $1,582,500 | $92,500 | $400,000 | $1,675,000 | $51,189 | $51,189 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |||
| Retained Money | - | - | - | - | $910,569 | $910,569 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $55,755,000 | $14,020,000 | $4,157,500 | - | $72,559,256 | $72,516,683 | |||
| Cap Space | $8,983,317 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Alexander Holtz | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Chase Stillman | RW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Reilly Walsh | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Graeme Clarke | RW | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Akira Schmid | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $65,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Michael Vukojevic | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Aarne Talvitie | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Kevin Bahl | D | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Nate Schnarr | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $70,000 | $786,667 | $786,667 |
| Chase De Leo | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Brian Flynn | RW | 33 | $750,000 | - | - | $280,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Joseph Gambardella | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $280,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Robbie Russo | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $280,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jeremy Groleau | D | 21 | $750,000 | - | - | $55,000 | $746,667 | $746,667 |
| Colton White | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $130,000 | $750,000 | $37,500 |
| Tyce Thompson | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $400,000 | $80,000 | $912,500 | $13,689 |