Lightning – The Athletic
Sep 27, 2022
Murat Ates and The Athletic NHL Staff
Tampa Bay Lightning 2022-2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Tampa Bay Lightning 2022-2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 28 | $4,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 10.59 | NMC | |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 29 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 10.59 | NMC | |
| Brayden Point | C | 26 | $3,500,000 | $5,500,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 10.59 | NMC | |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 32 | $1,000,000 | $5,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 9.48 | NMC | |
| Victor Hedman | D | 32 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | 8.78 | ||
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 24 | $7,200,000 | - | - | $7,200,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.35 | ||
| Alexander Killorn | C | 33 | $4,450,000 | - | - | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 4.96 | M-NTC | |
| Nicholas Paul | C | 27 | $750,000 | $3,400,000 | - | $4,150,000 | $3,150,000 | $3,150,000 | 3.51 | Full-NTC | |
| Ian Cole | D | 33 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.34 | ||
| Erik Cernak | D | 25 | $4,425,000 | - | - | $4,425,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 3.29 | ||
| Philippe Myers | D | 26 | $3,800,000 | - | - | $3,800,000 | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | 2.84 | ||
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 30 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.79 | ||
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 24 | $1,450,000 | - | - | $1,450,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.67 | ||
| Ross Colton | C | 26 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | 1.25 | ||
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 37 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.11 | ||
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 34 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.11 | M-NTC | |
| Corey Perry | RW | 37 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.11 | ||
| Brian Elliott | G | 37 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.00 | ||
| Cal Foote | D | 24 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.95 | ||
| Haydn Fleury | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 | 0.85 | ||
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $758,333 | $758,333 | 0.85 |
2022 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Seabrook (Shoulder) |
D | 37 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $6,875,000 | $6,875,000 | 7.66 | |
| Anthony Cirelli (Arm) |
C | 25 | $7,200,000 | - | - | $7,200,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.35 | |
| Zach Bogosian (Shoulder) |
D | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.95 |
2022 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lecavalier | RW | 42 | $1,761,905 | - | - | $1,761,905 | - | - | 0.00 |
2022-2023 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Max | $82,500,000 |
| 2022-2023 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $61,000,000 |
| Active Contracts | $77,170,833 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $12,525,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $89,695,833 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 Salary Cap Max | $82,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 Salary Cap Floor | $61,000,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay's Adjusted Salary Cap | $82,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $56,175,000 | $26,150,000 | - | $82,325,000 | $77,170,833 | $77,170,833 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $8,950,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $12,950,000 | $12,525,000 | $12,525,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $66,886,905 | $30,150,000 | - | - | $89,695,833 | $89,695,833 | |||
| Cap Space | $-7,195,833 | ||||||||
2022-2023 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (24) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Usau | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $897,500 | $897,500 |
| Lucas Edmonds | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $82,500 | $861,667 | $861,667 |
| Bennett MacArthur | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| Felix Robert | C | 23 | $750,000 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $82,500 | $857,500 | $857,500 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $855,000 | $855,000 |
| Hugo Alnefelt | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Maxim Cajkovic | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Roman Schmidt | D | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Jack Thompson | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $850,833 | $850,833 |
| Nicl Perbix | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Cole Koepke | LW | 24 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Grant Mismash | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Jaydon Dureau | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $841,667 | $841,667 |
| Jack Finley | C | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $820,000 | $820,000 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $820,000 | $820,000 |
| Dmitri Semykin | D | 22 | $750,000 | $82,500 | - | $70,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $791,667 | $791,667 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 |
| Trevor Carrick | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Sean Day | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Maxime Lagace | G | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Simon Ryfors | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Gemel Smith | C | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Daniel Walcott | LW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
