Defenseman Spending
A real-time look at how NHL teams are spending their 2023 cap dollars on Defensemans.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
Rank | Team | Players | 2023 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap |
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1 | TBLTampa Bay Lightning | 9 | $33,350,000 | $3,705,556 | 40.16% |
2 | BOSBoston Bruins | 7 | $30,925,000 | $4,417,857 | 41.76% |
3 | PHIPhiladelphia Flyers | 6 | $30,125,000 | $5,020,833 | 40.38% |
4 | VANVancouver Canucks | 6 | $28,785,000 | $4,797,500 | 34.55% |
5 | VGKVegas Golden Knights | 8 | $28,783,317 | $3,597,915 | 35.96% |
6 | STLSt Louis Blues | 7 | $28,487,500 | $4,069,643 | 37.50% |
7 | SJSSan Jose Sharks | 8 | $28,175,000 | $3,521,875 | 40.60% |
8 | CGYCalgary Flames | 7 | $27,262,500 | $3,894,643 | 33.15% |
9 | WPGWinnipeg Jets | 6 | $25,737,500 | $4,289,583 | 36.50% |
10 | NSHNashville Predators | 5 | $24,809,000 | $4,961,800 | 36.51% |
11 | EDMEdmonton Oilers | 7 | $23,638,333 | $3,376,905 | 30.83% |
12 | COLColorado Avalanche | 5 | $23,587,500 | $4,717,500 | 33.93% |
13 | TORToronto Maple Leafs | 7 | $23,425,000 | $3,346,429 | 31.50% |
14 | DALDallas Stars | 7 | $23,038,333 | $3,291,190 | 30.42% |
15 | LAKLos Angeles Kings | 5 | $22,625,000 | $4,525,000 | 29.80% |
16 | NYRNew York Rangers | 5 | $22,212,500 | $4,442,500 | 31.23% |
17 | CBJColumbus Blue Jackets | 6 | $22,091,666 | $3,681,944 | 33.14% |
18 | PITPittsburgh Penguins | 6 | $20,750,175 | $3,458,363 | 32.78% |
19 | CARCarolina Hurricanes | 5 | $20,617,500 | $4,123,500 | 34.99% |
20 | BUFBuffalo Sabres | 7 | $19,652,381 | $2,807,483 | 29.53% |
21 | CHIChicago Blackhawks | 4 | $19,650,000 | $4,912,500 | 47.17% |
22 | NYINew York Islanders | 5 | $19,225,000 | $3,845,000 | 24.60% |
23 | MINMinnesota Wild | 5 | $19,225,000 | $3,845,000 | 25.83% |
24 | NJDNew Jersey Devils | 5 | $18,825,000 | $3,765,000 | 38.58% |
25 | OTTOttawa Senators | 4 | $18,125,000 | $4,531,250 | 27.29% |
26 | MTLMontreal Canadiens | 9 | $17,420,832 | $1,935,648 | 23.88% |
27 | WASWashington Capitals | 5 | $17,275,000 | $3,455,000 | 22.68% |
28 | FLAFlorida Panthers | 4 | $14,591,667 | $3,647,917 | 19.98% |
29 | ARIArizona Coyotes | 6 | $14,382,143 | $2,397,024 | 25.48% |
30 | SEASeattle Kraken | 4 | $12,362,500 | $3,090,625 | 19.61% |
31 | DETDetroit Red Wings | 4 | $12,013,333 | $3,003,333 | 22.74% |
32 | ANAAnaheim Ducks | 4 | $9,037,500 | $2,259,375 | 20.33% |
Total | 188 | $700,211,180 | $120,735,690 | 26.31% | |
Average | 6 | $21,881,599 | $3,724,528 | 31.67% |
Rank | Player | 2023 Cap Dollars | % of 2023 Cap | |
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Erik Karlsson | $11,500,000 | 13.78% |
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Drew Doughty | $11,000,000 | 13.17% |
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Zachary Werenski | $9,583,333 | 11.48% |
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Adam Fox | $9,500,000 | 11.46% |
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Seth Jones | $9,500,000 | 11.38% | |
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Charles Mcavoy | $9,500,000 | 12.03% | |
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Darnell Nurse | $9,250,000 | 11.19% |
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Roman Josi | $9,059,000 | 10.85% |
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Cale Makar | $9,000,000 | 10.86% |
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Dougie Hamilton | $9,000,000 | 10.83% | |
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Alex Pietrangelo | $8,800,000 | 10.54% |
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Mikhail Sergachev | $8,500,000 | 10.18% |
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Miro Heiskanen | $8,450,000 | 10.17% |
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $8,250,000 | 9.98% |
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Jacob Trouba | $8,000,000 | 9.65% |
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Brent Burns | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
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Thomas Chabot | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
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John Carlson | $8,000,000 | 9.58% | |
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Victor Hedman | $7,875,000 | 9.43% |
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Shea Weber | $7,857,143 | 9.41% |
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Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | 9.50% |
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Jared Spurgeon | $7,575,000 | 9.07% |
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Aaron Ekblad | $7,500,000 | 9.01% |
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Morgan Rielly | $7,500,000 | 8.98% | |
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Marc-Edouard Vlasic | $7,000,000 | 8.39% |
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Brent Seabrook | $6,875,000 | 8.23% |
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Ivan Provorov | $6,750,000 | 8.20% |
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Ryan McDonagh | $6,750,000 | 8.08% | |
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Cam Fowler | $6,500,000 | 7.78% |
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Hampus Lindholm | $6,500,000 | 8.23% | |
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Torey Krug | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
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Colton Parayko | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
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Justin Faulk | $6,500,000 | 7.79% | |
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MacKenzie Weegar | $6,250,000 | 7.49% |
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Travis Sanheim | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
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Ryan Ellis | $6,250,000 | 7.59% | |
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Jeff Petry | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
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Joshua Morrissey | $6,250,000 | 7.49% | |
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Mattias Ekholm | $6,250,000 | 7.56% | |
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Ryan Pulock | $6,150,000 | 7.37% |
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Kris Letang | $6,100,000 | 7.31% |
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Tyler Myers | $6,000,000 | 7.26% |
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Jonas Brodin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
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Rasmus Dahlin | $6,000,000 | 7.19% | |
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Nate Schmidt | $5,950,000 | 7.13% |
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Neal Pionk | $5,875,000 | 7.04% |
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Esa Lindell | $5,800,000 | 6.98% |
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Adam Pelech | $5,750,000 | 6.89% |
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Jacob Muzzin | $5,625,000 | 6.74% |
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Jaccob Slavin | $5,300,000 | 6.35% |
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Brady Skjei | $5,250,000 | 6.29% |
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Alec Martinez | $5,250,000 | 6.29% | |
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Shea Theodore | $5,200,000 | 6.23% |
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Erik Cernak | $5,200,000 | 6.23% | |
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Rasmus Ristolainen | $5,100,000 | 6.20% |
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T.J. Brodie | $5,000,000 | 5.99% |
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Anthony DeAngelo | $5,000,000 | 6.07% | |
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Samuel Girard | $5,000,000 | 6.03% | |
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Noah Hanifin | $4,950,000 | 5.93% |
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Michael Matheson | $4,875,000 | 5.92% |
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Ben Chiarot | $4,750,000 | 5.69% |
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Jakob Chychrun | $4,600,000 | 5.51% |
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Artem Zub | $4,600,000 | 5.51% | |
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Jamie Oleksiak | $4,600,000 | 5.52% | |
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Rasmus Andersson | $4,550,000 | 5.45% |
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Chris Tanev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% |
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Nikita Zaitsev | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
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Josh Manson | $4,500,000 | 5.43% | |
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Tyson Barrie | $4,500,000 | 5.39% | |
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Connor Murphy | $4,400,000 | 5.27% |
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Filip Hronek | $4,400,000 | 5.32% | |
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John Marino | $4,400,000 | 5.30% | |
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Mattias Samuelsson | $4,285,714 | 5.13% |
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Michael Anderson | $4,125,000 | 4.94% |
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Devon Toews | $4,100,000 | 4.95% |
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Brandon Carlo | $4,100,000 | 5.19% | |
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Nick Jensen | $4,050,000 | 4.85% |
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Marcus Pettersson | $4,025,175 | 4.82% |
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Brett Pesce | $4,025,000 | 4.82% |
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Jake McCabe | $4,000,000 | 4.79% |
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Erik Gudbranson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
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Adam Larsson | $4,000,000 | 4.80% | |
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Nick Leddy | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
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Noah Dobson | $4,000,000 | 4.79% | |
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Brenden Dillon | $3,900,000 | 4.67% |
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Nikita Zadorov | $3,750,000 | 4.49% |
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Matthew Grzelcyk | $3,687,500 | 4.67% |
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Ryan Suter | $3,650,000 | 4.39% |
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Brandon Montour | $3,500,000 | 4.20% |
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David Savard | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
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Joel Edmundson | $3,500,000 | 4.25% | |
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Jonas Siegenthaler | $3,400,000 | 4.09% |
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Jake Walman | $3,400,000 | 4.07% | |
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Marco Scandella | $3,275,000 | 3.92% |
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Mario Ferraro | $3,250,000 | 3.89% |
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Cody Ceci | $3,250,000 | 3.93% | |
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Matt Roy | $3,150,000 | 3.77% |
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Ryan Lindgren | $3,000,000 | 3.62% |
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Trevor Van Riemsdyk | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
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Dylan Demelo | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
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Justin Schultz | $3,000,000 | 3.60% | |
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Mike Reilly | $3,000,000 | 3.80% | |
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Olli Maatta | $3,000,000 | 3.59% | |
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Derek Forbort | $3,000,000 | 3.80% | |
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Brayden McNabb | $2,850,000 | 3.41% |
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Zach Whitecloud | $2,750,000 | 3.29% |
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Jan Rutta | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
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Andrew Peeke | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
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Ilya Lyubushkin | $2,750,000 | 3.29% | |
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Brett Kulak | $2,750,000 | 3.33% | |
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Gustav Forsling | $2,666,667 | 3.20% |
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Sean Walker | $2,650,000 | 3.17% |
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Adam Boqvist | $2,600,000 | 3.11% |
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Oliver Kylington | $2,500,000 | 2.99% |
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Tucker Poolman | $2,500,000 | 3.03% | |
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Dante Fabbro | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
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Patrik Nemeth | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
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Henri Jokiharju | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
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Alexander Romanov | $2,500,000 | 2.99% | |
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Jacob Middleton | $2,450,000 | 2.93% |
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Jake Bean | $2,333,333 | 2.79% |
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Nicolas Hague | $2,294,150 | 2.75% |
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Radim Simek | $2,250,000 | 2.70% |
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Alex Goligoski | $2,000,000 | 2.40% |
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Jeremy Lauzon | $2,000,000 | 2.40% | |
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Colin Miller | $1,850,000 | 2.23% |
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Jacob Bryson | $1,850,000 | 2.22% | |
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Sean Durzi | $1,700,000 | 2.04% |
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Jani Hakanpaa | $1,500,000 | 1.80% |
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Philippe Myers | $1,400,000 | 1.68% |
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Timothy Liljegren | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
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Jordan Harris | $1,400,000 | 1.70% | |
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Rasmus Sandin | $1,400,000 | 1.68% | |
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Riley Stillman | $1,350,000 | 1.62% |
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Joshua Brown | $1,275,000 | 1.53% |
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Jarred Tinordi | $1,250,000 | 1.50% |
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Matthew Benning | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
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Nikolai Knyzhov | $1,250,000 | 1.50% | |
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Jon Merrill | $1,200,000 | 1.44% |
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Jakub Zboril | $1,137,500 | 1.44% |
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Nick Perbix | $1,125,000 | 1.35% |
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Conor Timmins | $1,100,000 | 1.32% |
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Brendan Smith | $1,100,000 | 1.32% | |
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Juuso Valimaki | $1,000,000 | 1.20% |
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Kurtis Macdermid | $987,500 | 1.19% |
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Robert Bortuzzo | $950,000 | 1.14% |
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Braden Schneider | $925,000 | 1.12% |
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Joshua Mahura | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
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Jake Sanderson | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
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Justin Barron | $925,000 | 1.12% | |
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Jackson Lacombe | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
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Nils Lundkvist | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
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Luke Hughes | $925,000 | 1.11% | |
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Owen Power | $916,667 | 1.10% |
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Henry Thrun | $912,500 | 1.09% |
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Janis Moser | $886,667 | 1.06% |
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Kaiden Guhle | $863,333 | 1.05% |
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Victor Soderstrom | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
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Thomas Harley | $863,333 | 1.04% | |
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Moritz Seider | $863,333 | 1.03% | |
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Philip Broberg | $863,333 | 1.05% | |
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Zach Bogosian | $850,000 | 1.02% |
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Ben Hutton | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
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Urho Vaakanainen | $850,000 | 1.02% | |
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Arber Xhekaj | $828,333 | 1.01% |
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Pierre-Olivier Joseph | $825,000 | 0.99% |
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Nick Blankenburg | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
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Alexander Alexeyev | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
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Sebastian Aho | $825,000 | 0.99% | |
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Mark Giordano | $800,000 | 0.96% |
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Chad Ruhwedel | $800,000 | 0.96% | |
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Kaedan Korczak | $789,167 | 0.95% |
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Ben Harpur | $787,500 | 0.95% |
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Guillaume Brisebois | $775,000 | 0.94% |
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Nick Seeler | $775,000 | 0.94% | |
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Johnathan Kovacevic | $766,666 | 0.93% |
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Markus Niemelainen | $762,500 | 0.92% |
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Haydn Fleury | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Darren Raddysh | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Dennis Gilbert | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Jalen Chatfield | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Chris Wideman | $762,500 | 0.93% | |
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Colton White | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Jacob MacDonald | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Kyle Capobianco | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Jaycob Megna | $762,500 | 0.92% | |
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Calle Rosen | $762,500 | 0.91% | |
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Vincent Desharnais | $762,500 | 0.92% |