New York Islanders 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the New York Islanders 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 (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Lee | C | 30 | $5,850,000 | - | - | $5,850,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 8.63 | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 23 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 8.63 | |
| Brock Nelson | C | 28 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $5,200,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.40 | |
| Nick Leddy | D | 29 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.78 | |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | 30 | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,750,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.78 | |
| Josh Bailey | LW | 30 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.17 | |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 27 | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.17 | |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | 32 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.17 | |
| Ryan Pulock | D | 25 | $2,600,000 | $740,000 | - | $3,340,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.17 | |
| Cal Clutterbuck | RW | 32 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.32 | |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 29 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | 4.13 | |
| Leo Komarov | C | 33 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.70 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW | 23 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 2.59 | |
| Ilya Sorokin | G | 25 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.47 | |
| Adam Pelech | D | 26 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 1.97 | |
| Matt Martin | LW | 31 | $700,000 | $800,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.85 | |
| Scott Mayfield | D | 27 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | 1.79 | |
| Ross Johnston | LW | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.23 | |
| Noah Dobson | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $537,500 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.10 | |
| Sebastian Aho | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 | |
| Michael Dal Colle | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.86 | |
| Andy Greene | D | 37 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.86 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schneider (Covid-19) |
G | 34 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.86 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 36 | $1,250,000 | $2,750,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | 0.00 |
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 | $73,519,167 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $700,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $6,000,000 |
| Buried Money | $700,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $10,513,333 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $91,432,500 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| New York's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $62,632,500 | $5,632,500 | $537,500 | $68,265,000 | $73,519,167 | $73,519,167 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $1,250,000 | $2,750,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $4,615,000 | $4,342,500 | $750,000 | $8,957,500 | $10,513,333 | $6,179,986 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $69,897,500 | $12,725,000 | $1,287,500 | - | $91,432,500 | $81,099,153 | |||
| Cap Space | $400,847 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ladd | LW | 34 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $4,425,000 |
| Thomas Hickey | D | 31 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $1,425,000 |
| Jakub Skarek | G | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $182,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $537,500 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $269,780 |
| Kieffer Bellows | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | $212,500 | $70,000 | $894,166 | $53,956 |
| Austin Czarnik | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $725,000 | $6,250 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Holmstrom | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Samuel Bolduc | D | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Robin Salo | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Blade Jenkins | C | 20 | $700,000 | $70,000 | - | $750,000 | $803,333 | $803,333 |
| Bobo Carpenter | LW | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Mason Jobst | C | 26 | $700,000 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Otto Koivula | LW | 22 | $732,500 | $92,500 | $100,000 | $70,000 | $786,666 | $786,666 |
| Bode Wilde | D | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $182,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Arnaud Durandeau | LW | 21 | $700,000 | $40,000 | - | $70,000 | $756,667 | $756,667 |
| Grant Hutton | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Mitchell Vande Sompel | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Cole Bardreau | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Tanner Fritz | C | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| A.J. Greer | LW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Joshua Ho-Sang | RW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $225,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Dmytro Timashov | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Felix Bibeau | C | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cole Coskey | RW | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |