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.
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| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevski | G | 28 | $4,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.52 | NMC | |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 29 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.52 | NMC | |
| Brayden Point | C | 26 | $3,500,000 | $5,500,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 11.52 | NMC | |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 32 | $1,000,000 | $5,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 10.30 | NMC | |
| Victor Hedman | D | 32 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | 9.55 | ||
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 33 | $5,460,000 | - | - | $5,460,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 8.18 | Full-NTC | |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 25 | $7,200,000 | - | - | $7,200,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.82 | ||
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 24 | $7,200,000 | - | - | $7,200,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 5.82 | ||
| Alexander Killorn | C | 33 | $4,450,000 | - | - | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 5.39 | M-NTC | |
| Erik Cernak | D | 25 | $4,425,000 | - | - | $4,425,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 3.58 | ||
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 24 | $1,450,000 | - | - | $1,450,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.82 | ||
| Ross Colton | C | 26 | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | 1.36 | ||
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 37 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.21 | ||
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 34 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.21 | M-NTC | |
| Corey Perry | RW | 37 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.21 | ||
| Brian Elliott | G | 37 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.09 | ||
| Cal Foote | D | 24 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.03 | ||
| Zach Bogosian | D | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.03 |
2022 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | 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 | 8.33 |
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 | $76,850,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,650,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $82,500,000 |
| Cap Space | $0 |
| 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 | $58,035,000 | $22,750,000 | - | $80,785,000 | $76,850,000 | $76,850,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $6,875,000 | $5,650,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $59,035,000 | $26,750,000 | - | - | $83,725,000 | $82,500,000 | |||
| Cap Space | $0 | ||||||||
2022-2023 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | 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 |
| Bennett MacArthur | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | $859,167 |
| 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 |
| Jaydon Dureau | LW | 22 | $750,000 | $75,000 | - | $70,000 | $841,667 | $841,667 |
| Amir Miftakhov | G | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $80,000 | $838,888 | $838,888 |
| 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 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $758,333 | $758,333 |
| Sean Day | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $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 |