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.
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cap Allocations | $119,889,663 | $92,268,331 | $72,548,332 | $52,291,666 | $38,791,666 | |
| Signed Players | 49 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
| Forwards | $44,401,611 | $51,841,666 | $37,416,666 | $28,166,666 | $14,666,666 | |
| Defensemen | $24,274,770 | $23,675,000 | $22,375,000 | $14,625,000 | $14,625,000 | |
| Goaltending | $10,800,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | |
| Injured Reserve | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Buried/Buyout/Dead Cap |
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. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | UFA |
| Brayden Point | C | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | RFA | - | - |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | $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 | UFA |
| Marian Gaborik | RW | $4,875,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | RFA | - |
| Alexander Killorn | C | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | UFA | - |
| Blake Coleman | C | $1,800,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Barclay Goodrow | LW | $925,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | $900,000 | $900,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | $737,500 | $737,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | $737,500 | $737,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Ross Colton | C | $72,445 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Defenseman | Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | RFA | - |
| David Savard | D | $1,062,500 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Erik Cernak | D | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | UFA | - |
| Jan Rutta | D | $903,298 | $1,300,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Cal Foote | D | $837,270 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Goaltending | Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevski | G | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| Anders Nilsson | G | $431,328 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | $1,300,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Dead Cap Figures
| Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Volkov | RW | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Forwards Money
| Player | Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Katchouk | LW | $833,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Taylor Raddysh | RW | $833,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Jack Finley | C | $825,833 | $825,833 | $825,833 | RFA | - |
| Gage Goncalves | C | $825,833 | $825,833 | $825,833 | RFA | - |
| Jimmy Huntington | C | $809,166 | $809,166 | RFA | - | - |
| Ryan Lohin | C | $792,500 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Gabriel Fortier | LW | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | RFA | - |
| Antoine Morand | C | $778,333 | $778,333 | RFA | - | - |
| Otto Somppi | C | $763,333 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | $13,074 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Alexei Lipanov | C | $747,500 | $747,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Cristoval Nieves | C | $6,103 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Gemel Smith | C | $24,136 | UFA | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Defensemen Money
| Player | Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Green | D | $817,500 | $817,500 | RFA | - | - |
| Dmitri Semykin | D | $813,333 | $813,333 | $813,333 | RFA | - |
| Luke Schenn | D | $289,674 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Sean Day | D | $700,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Daniel Walcott | D | $700,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Luke Witkowski | D | $700,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Ben Thomas | D | $200,000 | RFA | - | - | - |
| Andreas Borgman | D | $90,510 | RFA | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Goaltenders Money
| Player | Pos. | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gibson | G | $48,272 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Spencer Martin | G | $6,034 | RFA | - | - | - |