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Oct 06, 2022
Murat Ates and The Athletic NHL Staff
Pittsburgh Penguins 2022-2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 2022-2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (26) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | C | 35 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | 10.13 | NMC | |
| Jeff Petry | D | 35 | $4,500,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $7,500,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 7.28 | M-NTC | |
| Kris Letang | D | 35 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 7.11 | NMC | |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 36 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 7.11 | NMC | |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 28 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 6.99 | M-NTC | |
| Jason Zucker | LW | 31 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $5,200,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.41 | M-NTC | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 30 | $5,125,000 | - | - | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | 5.97 | ||
| Rickard Rakell | C | 29 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 5.82 | ||
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 31 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 4.78 | ||
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 26 | $4,025,175 | - | - | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | 4.69 | ||
| Tristan Jarry | G | 27 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.08 | ||
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 26 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 3.73 | ||
| Jeff Carter | C | 38 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | 3.64 | ||
| Jan Rutta | D | 32 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.20 | ||
| Brock McGinn | LW | 28 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.20 | ||
| Theodor Blueger | C | 28 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 2.56 | ||
| Casey DeSmith | G | 31 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.10 | ||
| Danton Heinen | C | 27 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.16 | ||
| Filip Lindberg | G | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.08 | Two-Way | |
| Josh Archibald | RW | 30 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.05 | ||
| Samuel Poulin | RW | 21 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.01 | Two-Way | |
| Ty Smith | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | $400,000 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.01 | Two-Way | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 23 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 0.96 | ||
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 32 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.93 | ||
| Mark Friedman | D | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.90 | ||
| Ryan Poehling | C | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.87 | Two-Way |
2022 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson | D | 36 | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,916,667 | $1,916,667 | 2.23 |
2022-2023 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Max | $82,500,000 |
| 2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $61,000,000 |
| Active Contracts | $83,926,841 |
| Buyout Money | $1,916,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $85,843,508 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 Salary Cap Max | $82,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 Salary Cap Floor | $61,000,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh's Adjusted Salary Cap | $82,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $75,097,675 | $11,092,500 | $400,000 | $86,190,175 | $83,926,841 | $83,926,841 | |||
| Buyout Money | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,916,667 | $1,916,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $76,014,342 | $11,092,500 | $400,000 | - | $85,843,508 | $85,843,508 | |||
| Cap Space | $-3,343,508 | ||||||||
2022-2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Pickering | D | 19 | $855,000 | $95,000 | - | $82,500 | $950,000 | $950,000 |
| Corey Andonovski | RW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jordan Frasca | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| Taylor Gauthier | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| Ty Glover | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| Lukas Svejkovsky | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| Joshua Maniscalco | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Raivis Ansons | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $77,500 | - | $80,000 | $844,167 | $844,167 |
| Valtteri Puustinen | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Colin Swoyer | D | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Nathan Legare | RW | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $70,000 | $789,167 | $789,167 |
| Jonathan Gruden | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $788,333 | $788,333 |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | 33 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Filip Hallander | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Taylor Fedun | D | 34 | $750,000 | - | - | $325,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 |
| Drake Caggiula | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $400,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Alexander Nylander | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 34 | $750,000 | - | - | $80,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
