Pittsburgh Penguins 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Penguins 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 35 | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.68 | |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 34 | $9,000,000 | - | - | $9,000,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | 10.70 | |
| Kris Letang | D | 34 | $7,250,000 | - | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 8.91 | |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 26 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.38 | |
| Jason Zucker | LW | 29 | $6,250,000 | - | - | $6,250,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.76 | |
| Michael Matheson | D | 27 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | 5.99 | |
| John Marino | D | 24 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | 5.41 | |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 30 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 5.04 | |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 25 | $4,025,175 | - | - | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | 4.95 | |
| Tristan Jarry | G | 26 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.30 | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 29 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.30 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 25 | $800,000 | $1,540,000 | - | $2,340,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 3.93 | |
| Brock McGinn | LW | 27 | - | - | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.38 | |
| Jeff Carter | C | 36 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $5,272,727 | $2,636,363 | 3.24 | |
| Theodor Blueger | C | 27 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 2.71 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | C | 27 | $1,725,000 | - | - | $1,725,000 | $1,725,000 | $1,725,000 | 2.12 | |
| Casey DeSmith | G | 30 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.54 | |
| Danton Heinen | C | 26 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 1.35 | |
| Evan Rodrigues | LW | 28 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.23 | |
| Sam Lafferty | C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | |
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 31 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | |
| Radim Zohorna | LW | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.92 | |
| Mark Friedman | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.89 |
2021 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson | D | 34 | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,116,667 | $1,116,667 | 1.37 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $82,822,902 |
| Buried Money | $25,000 |
| Buyout Money | $1,116,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $83,964,569 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 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 | $69,050,175 | $6,540,000 | - | $75,590,175 | $82,822,902 | $80,186,538 | |||
| Buried | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |||
| Buyout Money | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,116,667 | $1,116,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $71,266,842 | $6,540,000 | - | - | $83,964,569 | $81,328,205 | |||
| Cap Space | $171,795 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Lee | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $7,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 33 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Samuel Poulin | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | $212,500 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $863,333 |
| Joshua Maniscalco | D | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Valtteri Puustinen | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Jonathan Gruden | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | $70,000 | $815,833 | $815,833 |
| Niclas Almari | D | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $809,167 | $809,167 |
| Justin Almeida | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Jan Drozg | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Will Reilly | D | 24 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | - | $806,250 | $806,250 |
| Nathan Legare | RW | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
| Filip Hallander | C | 21 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Kasper Bjorkqvist | RW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Michael Chaput | C | 29 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Taylor Fedun | D | 33 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dominik Simon | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jordy Bellerive | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Alex D'Orio | G | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Anthony Angello | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Juuso Riikola | D | 27 | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | $1,150,000 | $25,000 |
| Filip Lindberg | G | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |