BOS Boston BruinsEastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$98,609,583
Projected Cap Space
$5,390,417
Total Salary (2026-27)
$100,662,500
Potential Bonuses
$1,000,000
$55,382,083 · 53.3% $33,550,000 · 32.3% $9,062,500 · 8.7% $615,000 · 0.6% $5,390,417 · 5.2%
$98,609,583 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details
Future Cap Commitments under current contracts
Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$98,609,583
24
94.8% 2027-28
$78,377,917
15
75.4% 2028-29
$68,950,000
10
66.3% 2029-30
$68,950,000
10
66.3% 2030-31
$32,750,000
4
31.5%
Cap Hit Salary
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.
Forwards 14 $55,382,083
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Sean Kuraly C
33
$1,850,000 UFA 1.8% Elias Lindholm C
31
$7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000
7.5% David Pastrnak RW
30
$11,250,000 $11,250,000 $11,250,000 $11,250,000 $11,250,000
10.8% Pavel Zacha C
29
$4,750,000 UFA 4.6% Michael Eyssimont LW
29
$1,450,000 UFA 1.4% Casey Mittelstadt C
27
$5,750,000 UFA 5.5% Morgan Geekie C
28
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
5.3% Tanner Jeannot LW
29
$3,400,000 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 UFA
3.3% Mark Kastelic C
27
$1,566,667 $1,566,667 UFA 1.5% John-Jason Peterka LW
24
$7,700,000 $7,700,000 $7,700,000 $7,700,000 UFA
7.4% Marat Khusnutdinov LW
24
$925,000 RFA 0.9% Alex Steeves C
26
$1,625,000 $1,625,000 UFA 1.6% Fraser Minten C
22
$879,166 RFA 0.8% James Hagens C
19
$986,250 $986,250 RFA 0.9%
Defense 7 $33,550,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Hampus Lindholm LD
32
$6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 UFA
6.2% Nikita Zadorov LD
31
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA
4.8% William Borgen RD
29
$4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 UFA
3.9% Charlie McAvoy RD
28
$9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 UFA
9.1% Henri Jokiharju RD
27
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA 2.9% Connor Clifton RD
31
$2,250,000 $2,250,000 UFA 2.2% Mason Lohrei LD
25
$3,200,000 RFA 3.1%
Goalies 2 $9,062,500
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Michael Dipietro G
27
$812,500 UFA 0.8% Jeremy Swayman G
27
$8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000
7.9%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $615,000
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Brandon Carlo RD
29
$615,000 UFA 0.6%
Unsigned RFAs 1 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Matthew Poitras C
22
RFA 0.0%
Non-Roster / Minors 19 $16,871,667
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Brendan Gaunce C
32
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Lukas Reichel C
24
$950,000 RFA 0.9% Riley Duran C
24
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Kalle Väisänen LW
23
$938,333 RFA 0.9% Navrin Mutter LW
25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Brian Halonen LW
27
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Dans Locmelis C
22
$960,000 $960,000 RFA 0.9% Ivan Ivan C
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Attilio Biasca 23
$980,000 $980,000 RFA 0.9% Jordan Harris LD
26
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Jonathan Aspirot LD
27
$887,500 $887,500 UFA 0.9% Maxence Guenette D
25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Billy Sweezey D
30
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Frédéric Brunet LD
22
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Loke Johansson D
20
$928,334 $928,334 $928,334 RFA 0.9% Jiri Patera 27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Simon Zajicek 25
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Luke Cavallin 25
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Max Lundgren 24
$952,500 RFA 0.9%