Tampa Bay Lightning 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Tampa Bay Lightning 2019-2020 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 (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 26 | $1,000,000 | $11,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 12.08 | |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 29 | $1,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - | $9,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 10.81 | |
| Victor Hedman | D | 28 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | 10.02 | |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 30 | $8,400,000 | - | - | $8,400,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 8.58 | |
| Brayden Point | C | 23 | $1,000,000 | $4,250,000 | - | $5,250,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 8.58 | |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | 28 | $5,300,000 | - | - | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | 6.74 | |
| Yanni Gourde | C | 27 | $6,300,000 | - | - | $6,300,000 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | 6.57 | |
| Tyler Johnson | C | 29 | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6.36 | |
| Alexander Killorn | C | 30 | $4,450,000 | - | - | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 5.66 | |
| Andrei Vasilevski | G | 25 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.45 | |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 30 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2.23 | |
| Braydon Coburn | D | 34 | $1,800,000 | - | - | $1,800,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 2.16 | |
| Cedric Paquette | C | 26 | $1,650,000 | - | - | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 2.10 | |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | 36 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.65 | |
| Jan Rutta | D | 29 | $1,300,000 | - | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.65 | |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 31 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.14 | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.14 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 22 | $650,000 | - | - | $650,000 | $728,333 | $728,333 | 0.93 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.89 | |
| Erik Cernak | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $147,500 | $700,000 | $697,500 | $697,500 | 0.89 |
2019 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Carle | D | 35 | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $1,833,333 | $1,833,333 | 2.33 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Domingue | G | 27 | $75,000 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $74,411,666 |
| Buried Money | $2,382,937 |
| Buyout Money | $1,833,333 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $78,627,936 |
| Cap Space | $2,872,064 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $56,532,500 | $23,750,000 | $147,500 | $80,282,500 | $74,411,666 | $74,411,666 | |||
| Buried | $8,165,000 | $92,500 | $182,500 | $8,257,500 | $2,382,937 | $2,382,937 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $1,833,333 | $1,833,333 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $66,605,833 | $23,842,500 | $330,000 | - | $78,627,936 | $78,627,936 | |||
| Cap Space | $2,872,064 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (29) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Condon | G | 29 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $1,325,000 |
| Cal Foote | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $500,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $836,666 | $836,666 |
| Boris Katchouk | LW | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $833,333 | $833,333 |
| Taylor Raddysh | RW | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $833,333 | $833,333 |
| Jimmy Huntington | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $809,166 | $809,166 |
| Ryan Lohin | C | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Alexei Lipanov | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $778,333 | $778,333 |
| Ross Colton | C | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $767,500 | $767,500 |
| Otto Somppi | C | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | $70,000 | $763,333 | $763,333 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | 22 | $700,000 | $77,777 | - | $70,000 | $758,333 | $758,333 |
| Devante Stephens | D | 22 | $700,000 | $77,777 | - | $70,000 | $743,333 | $743,333 |
| Dennis Yan | LW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $70,000 | $728,333 | $728,333 |
| Ben Thomas | D | 23 | $715,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $715,000 | $715,000 |
| Patrick Sieloff | D | 25 | $725,000 | - | - | $170,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Cameron Gaunce | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $225,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Danick Martel | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Spencer Martin | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Dominik Masin | D | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Daniel Walcott | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 22 | $700,000 | - | $182,500 | $70,000 | $728,333 | $317,196 |
| Luke Schenn | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $301,040 |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $833,333 | $161,280 |
| Luke Witkowski | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $116,653 |
| Alexander Volkov | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $864,167 | $78,982 |
| Cory Conacher | C | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $56,445 |
| Gemel Smith | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $26,341 |