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.
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $108,807,218 | $89,832,219 | $64,258,053 | $43,125,000 | $35,250,000 | |
| Signed Players | 49 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 4 | |
| Forwards | $36,079,166 | $41,141,666 | $29,016,666 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | |
| Defensemen | $25,263,750 | $24,075,000 | $15,475,000 | $14,625,000 | $6,750,000 | |
| Goaltending | $10,400,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |
| Injured Reserve | $2,342,500 | |||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap |
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. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 M-NTC | $9,500,000 M-NTC |
| Steven Stamkos | C | $8,500,000 NMC | $8,500,000 NMC | $8,500,000 NMC | UFA | - |
| Brayden Point | C | $6,750,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | $5,300,000 M-NTC | UFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Alexander Killorn | C | $4,450,000 M-NTC | $4,450,000 M-NTC | UFA | - | - |
| Ross Colton | C | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Corey Perry | RW | $1,000,000 | - | UFA | - | - |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | $900,000 M-NTC | UFA | - | - | - |
| Odeen Tufto | C | $842,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Boris Katchouk | LW | $758,333 | $758,333 | $758,333 | RFA | - |
| Taylor Raddysh | RW | $758,333 | $758,333 | $758,333 | RFA | - |
| Gemel Smith | C | $32,328 | $750,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Remi Elie | LW | $750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | $737,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Defenseman | Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | D | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | UFA |
| Brent Seabrook | D | $6,875,000 NMC | $6,875,000 M-NTC | $6,875,000 M-NTC | UFA | - |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $6,750,000 Full-NTC | $6,750,000 Full-NTC | $6,750,000 Full-NTC | $6,750,000 Full-NTC | $6,750,000 M-NTC |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Erik Cernak | D | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Jan Rutta | D | $1,300,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Zach Bogosian | D | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | UFA | - |
| Cal Foote | D | $850,000 | $850,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Andrej Sustr | D | $738,750 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Goaltending | Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevski | G | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 NMC | $9,500,000 M-NTC |
| Brian Elliott | G | $900,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Dead Cap Figures
| Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
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Non-Roster Forwards Money
| Player | Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Cajkovic | RW | $850,833 | $850,833 | $850,833 | RFA | - |
| Cole Koepke | LW | $842,500 | $842,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Simon Ryfors | C | $842,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Jack Finley | C | $825,833 | $825,833 | RFA | - | - |
| Gage Goncalves | C | $825,833 | $825,833 | RFA | - | - |
| Jimmy Huntington | C | $809,166 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | $791,667 | $791,667 | RFA | - | - |
| Antoine Morand | C | $778,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Gabriel Dumont | C | $750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Charles Hudon | LW | $750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Otto Somppi | C | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Daniel Walcott | LW | $750,000 | $750,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Alexei Lipanov | C | $747,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Defensemen Money
| Player | Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Thompson | D | $850,833 | $850,833 | $850,833 | RFA | - |
| Alexander Green | D | $817,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Dmitri Semykin | D | $813,333 | $813,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Fredrik Claesson | D | $750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Sean Day | D | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Darren Raddysh | D | $750,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Goaltenders Money
| Player | Pos. | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Alnefelt | G | $850,833 | $850,833 | $850,833 | RFA | - |
| Amir Miftakhov | G | $838,888 | $838,888 | $838,888 | RFA | - |
| Maxime Lagace | G | $750,000 | UFA | - | - | - |