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 (28) | 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 | 11.16 | |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 33 | $9,600,000 | - | - | $9,600,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | 10.22 | |
| Kris Letang | D | 33 | $7,250,000 | - | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 8.52 | |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 25 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.05 | |
| Jason Zucker | LW | 28 | $4,800,000 | - | - | $4,800,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.46 | |
| Michael Matheson | D | 26 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | 5.73 | |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 29 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 4.82 | |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 24 | $4,025,175 | - | - | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | 4.73 | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.11 | |
| Tristan Jarry | G | 25 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.11 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 24 | $1,860,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,860,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 3.76 | |
| Jared McCann | LW | 24 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,940,000 | $2,940,000 | 3.45 | |
| Jeff Carter | C | 35 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $448,266 | $5,272,727 | $2,636,363 | 3.10 | |
| Cody Ceci | D | 26 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.47 | |
| Casey DeSmith | G | 29 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.47 | |
| Colton Sceviour | C | 31 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.41 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | C | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.17 | |
| John Marino | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.09 | |
| Theodor Blueger | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.88 | |
| Mark Friedman | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.85 | |
| Mark Jankowski | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.82 | |
| Evan Rodrigues | LW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.82 | |
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.82 | |
| Zach Trotman | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.82 | |
| Sam Lafferty | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $685,396 | 0.81 | |
| Radim Zohorna | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $310,986 | 0.37 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $241,360 | 0.28 | |
| Maxime Lagace | G | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $48,272 | 0.06 |
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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tanev | C | 28 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.11 |
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 | 1.31 |
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 | 2.41 |
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 | $81,337,902 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $3,500,000 |
| Buried Money | $1,337,091 |
| Buyout Money | $1,116,667 |
| Retained Money | $2,050,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,850,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $91,191,660 |
| 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 | $67,850,175 | $6,185,000 | $982,500 | $72,483,441 | $81,337,902 | $76,912,552 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |||
| Buried | $4,465,000 | $172,500 | $1,082,500 | $4,637,500 | $1,337,091 | $1,337,091 | |||
| Buyout Money | $916,667 | - | - | $916,667 | $1,116,667 | $1,116,667 | |||
| Retained Money | - | - | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,850,000 | $219,816 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $77,431,842 | $7,357,500 | $2,065,000 | - | $91,191,660 | $85,136,126 | |||
| Cap Space | $-3,636,126 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (17) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Maniscalco | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Jonathan Gruden | LW | 20 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Emil Larmi | G | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Yannick Weber | D | 32 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $144,816 |
| Juuso Riikola | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | $1,150,000 | $75,000 |
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 |
| Samuel Poulin | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| 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 |
| Jordy Bellerive | C | 21 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Alex D'Orio | G | 21 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $733,333 | $733,333 |
| Sam Miletic | LW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $75,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Will Reilly | D | 23 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $806,250 | $430,900 |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 32 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $287,064 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $212,500 | $70,000 | $863,333 | $275,391 |
| Anthony Angello | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $725,000 | $168,750 |
| Kevin Czuczman | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $150,850 |
| Josh Currie | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $700,000 | $24,136 |