Tampa Bay Lightning Active Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Tampa Bay Lightning, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Cap Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $99,021,662 | $83,271,663 | $69,600,832 | $56,741,666 | $52,291,666 | |
| Signed Players | 50 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
| Forwards | $50,919,879 | $48,116,666 | $44,666,666 | $32,616,666 | $28,166,666 | |
| Defensemen | $13,695,608 | $16,325,000 | $14,625,000 | $14,625,000 | $14,625,000 | |
| Goaltending | $4,800,000 | $10,800,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |
| Injured Reserve | $8,050,000 | |||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap | $1,833,333 |
No Trade
Modified No Trade
No Movement
Two Way Deal
Roster Cap Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Lightning Salary Payroll Table
| Forward | Pos. | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| Steven Stamkos | C | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
| Brayden Point | C | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | RFA | - |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | UFA | - |
| Yanni Gourde | C | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 | $5,166,666 |
| Tyler Johnson | C | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Alexander Killorn | C | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | UFA |
| Blake Coleman | C | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Cedric Paquette | C | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | $900,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | $474,880 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $728,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Defenseman | Pos. | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | D | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | $1,750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Braydon Coburn | D | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Jan Rutta | D | $1,300,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $894,167 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Luke Schenn | D | $564,450 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Cameron Gaunce | D | $214,491 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Erik Cernak | D | $697,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Goaltending | Pos. | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevski | G | $3,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | UFA | - | - |
Dead Cap Figures
| Pos. | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Carle | D | $1,833,333 | - | - | - | - |
| Louis Domingue | G | - | - | - | - | - |
Active Non-Roster Money
| Player | Pos. | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Condon | G | $1,325,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Cal Foote | D | $925,000 | $925,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Alexander Volkov | RW | $83,628 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | $836,666 | $836,666 | RFA | - | - |
| Boris Katchouk | LW | $833,333 | $833,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Taylor Raddysh | RW | $833,333 | $833,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Jimmy Huntington | C | $809,166 | $809,166 | $809,166 | RFA | - |
| Ryan Lohin | C | $792,500 | $792,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Alexei Lipanov | C | $778,333 | $778,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Ross Colton | C | $767,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Otto Somppi | C | $763,333 | $763,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | $758,333 | $758,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Devante Stephens | D | $743,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Dennis Yan | LW | $728,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | $340,692 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Ben Thomas | D | $715,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Patrick Sieloff | D | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Greco | RW | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Spencer Martin | G | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Dominik Masin | D | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Daniel Walcott | D | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | $700,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Luke Witkowski | D | $116,653 | $700,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Cory Conacher | C | $56,445 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Gemel Smith | C | $26,341 | RFA | - | - | - |