New Jersey Devils 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the New Jersey Devils 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 (24) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.K. Subban | D | 31 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 12.01 | |
| Travis Zajac | C | 35 | $5,750,000 | - | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 7.67 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | 29 | $4,250,000 | - | - | $4,250,000 | $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 | 6.20 | |
| Ryan Murray | D | 27 | $4,700,000 | - | - | $4,700,000 | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 | 6.14 | |
| Nikita Gusev | LW | 28 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 6.00 | |
| Damon Severson | D | 26 | $4,675,000 | - | - | $4,675,000 | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 5.56 | |
| Will Butcher | D | 25 | $3,600,000 | - | - | $3,600,000 | $3,733,333 | $3,733,333 | 4.98 | |
| Andreas Johnsson | LW | 25 | $2,600,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,600,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 4.54 | |
| Miles Wood | LW | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.67 | |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 23 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.00 | |
| Sami Vatanen | D | 29 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.67 | |
| Connor Carrick | D | 26 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.00 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 29 | $1,150,000 | - | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 1.53 | |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.23 | |
| Jack Hughes | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.23 | |
| Michael Mcleod | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.15 | |
| Ty Smith | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $400,000 | $925,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.15 | |
| Janne Kuokkanen | C | 22 | $800,000 | - | $32,500 | $800,000 | $811,666 | $811,666 | 1.08 | |
| Aaron Dell | G | 31 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.07 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich | C | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $792,500 | $775,833 | $775,833 | 1.04 | |
| Nathan Bastian | RW | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 | 0.95 | |
| Eric Comrie | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.93 | |
| Matt Tennyson | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.93 | |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.93 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hischier (Undisclosed) |
C | 21 | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 9.67 | |
| MacKenzie Blackwood (Covid-19) |
G | 23 | - | - | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 3.74 | |
| Jesper Bratt (Covid-19) |
LW | 22 | $2,050,000 | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.67 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schneider | G | 34 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.67 | |
| Michael Cammalleri | LW | 38 | - | - | - | - | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | 2.22 | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 37 | $250,000 | - | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.33 |
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 | $58,228,330 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $12,800,000 |
| Buyout Money | $3,916,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $74,944,997 |
| Cap Space | $6,555,003 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 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 | $49,205,000 | $7,370,000 | $3,415,000 | $56,575,000 | $58,228,330 | $58,228,330 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $6,050,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $9,050,000 | $12,800,000 | $12,800,000 | |||
| Buyout Money | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $3,916,667 | $3,916,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $57,505,000 | $10,370,000 | $3,415,000 | - | $74,944,997 | $74,944,997 | |||
| Cap Space | $6,555,003 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Foote | LW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Nicholas Merkley | RW | 23 | $874,125 | - | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Gilles Senn | G | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Mikhail Maltsev | LW | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Kevin Bahl | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Mercer | RW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Reilly Walsh | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | LW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Nate Schnarr | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $786,667 | $786,667 |
| David Quenneville | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Marian Studenic | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $65,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Ben Street | RW | 33 | $750,000 | - | - | $425,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jeremy Groleau | D | 20 | $700,000 | $40,000 | - | $60,000 | $746,667 | $746,667 |
| Evan Cormier | G | 22 | $735,000 | $35,000 | - | $60,000 | $718,333 | $718,333 |
| Brandon Gignac | C | 22 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $70,000 | $714,166 | $714,166 |
| Josh Jacobs | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $130,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Brett Seney | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Colton White | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Colby Sissons | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $696,666 | $696,666 |