Pittsburgh Penguins 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 34 | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.60 | |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 33 | $9,600,000 | - | - | $9,600,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | 10.62 | |
| Kris Letang | D | 33 | $7,250,000 | - | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 8.85 | |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 25 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.32 | |
| Michael Matheson | D | 26 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | 5.95 | |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 24 | $4,025,175 | - | - | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | 4.91 | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.27 | |
| Tristan Jarry | G | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.27 | |
| Brandon Tanev | C | 28 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.27 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 24 | $1,860,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,860,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 3.91 | |
| Cody Ceci | D | 26 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.53 | |
| Casey DeSmith | G | 29 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.53 | |
| Colton Sceviour | C | 31 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.46 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | C | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.22 | |
| John Marino | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.13 | |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 32 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $805,374 | 0.98 | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $212,500 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $774,072 | 0.95 | |
| Theodor Blueger | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | |
| Mark Jankowski | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.85 | |
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.85 | |
| Zach Trotman | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.85 | |
| Sam Lafferty | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $685,396 | 0.84 | |
| Will Reilly | D | 23 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $780,000 | $806,250 | $667,200 | 0.81 | |
| Josh Currie | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $434,448 | 0.53 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Zucker (Leg) |
LW | 28 | $4,800,000 | - | - | $4,800,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.71 | |
| Jared McCann (Lower-body) |
LW | 24 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,940,000 | $2,940,000 | 3.59 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 29 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.01 | |
| Juuso Riikola | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,150,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Evan Rodrigues | LW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson | D | 33 | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,116,667 | $1,116,667 | 1.36 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad | C | 28 | - | - | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | 2.50 |
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 | $66,569,758 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,440,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,950,000 |
| Buried Money | $168,952 |
| Buyout Money | $1,116,667 |
| Retained Money | $2,050,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $84,995,377 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $56,382,675 | $7,265,000 | $1,932,500 | $63,647,675 | $66,569,758 | $65,891,665 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $7,300,000 | - | - | $7,300,000 | $8,440,000 | $8,440,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $5,800,000 | - | - | $5,800,000 | $5,950,000 | $4,100,000 | |||
| Buried | $2,100,000 | - | - | $2,100,000 | $168,952 | $168,952 | |||
| Buyout Money | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,116,667 | $1,116,667 | |||
| Retained Money | - | - | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $144,816 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $73,199,342 | $7,265,000 | $1,932,500 | - | $84,995,377 | $81,912,100 | |||
| Cap Space | $-412,100 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (17) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Larmi | G | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Anthony Angello | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - |
| Yannick Weber | D | 32 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $144,816 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (17) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Lee | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Radim Zohorna | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Samuel Poulin | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Joshua Maniscalco | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Jonathan Gruden | LW | 20 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | $70,000 | $815,833 | $815,833 |
| Niclas Almari | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Justin Almeida | C | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Jan Drozg | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Nathan Legare | RW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Kasper Bjorkqvist | RW | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Jesper Lindgren | D | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Alex D'Orio | G | 21 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Mark Friedman | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Sam Miletic | LW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Kevin Czuczman | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $150,850 |
| Maxime Lagace | G | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $12,068 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |