CGY Calgary Flames

Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$89,116,666

Projected Cap Space

$14,883,334

% of Upper Limit

85.7%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

40/50

Potential Bonuses

$1,500,000

Forwards $52,012,916 · 50.0%Defense $24,403,750 · 23.5%Goalies $8,850,000 · 8.5%Dead Cap $3,850,000 · 3.7%Cap Space $14,883,334 · 14.3%

$89,116,666 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	$89,116,666	25	85.7%
2027-28	$70,041,666	17	67.3%
2028-29	$51,100,000	9	49.1%
2029-30	$42,850,000	6	41.2%
2030-31	$37,100,000	5	35.7%

Forwards 13 $52,012,916

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Mikael Backlund	C	37	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA			3.1%
Jonathan Huberdeau	LW	33	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	10.1%
Ryan Strome	C	33	$5,000,000	UFA				4.8%
Morgan Frost	C	27	$4,375,000	UFA				4.2%
Joel Farabee	LW	26	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA			4.8%
Martin Pospisil	C	26	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA		2.4%
Yegor Sharangovich	C	28	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	UFA	5.5%
Connor Zary	C	24	$3,775,000	$3,775,000	RFA			3.6%
Matt Coronato	RW	23	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	6.2%
Adam Klapka	RW	25	$1,250,000	RFA				1.2%
Samuel Honzek	LW	21	$909,166	$909,166	RFA			0.9%
Maxim Tsyplakov	LW	27	$2,250,000	UFA				2.2%
Matvei Gridin	RW	20	$953,750	$953,750	RFA			0.9%

Defense 8 $24,403,750

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jacob Middleton	LD	30	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	$4,350,000	UFA		4.2%
Joel Hanley	LD	35	$1,750,000	UFA				1.7%
Zach Whitecloud	RD	29	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	UFA			2.6%
Kevin Bahl	LD	26	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	5.1%
Brayden Pachal	RD	26	$1,187,500	UFA				1.1%
Yan Kuznetsov	LD	24	$812,500	UFA				0.8%
Simon Nemec	RD	22	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	7.0%
Zayne Parekh	RD	20	$953,750	$953,750	RFA			0.9%

Goalies 2 $8,850,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Dustin Wolf	G	25	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	7.2%
Devin Cooley	G	29	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	UFA			1.3%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $3,850,000

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
Nazem Kadri	C	35	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	UFA		1.3%
Blake Coleman	LW	34	$2,450,000	UFA				2.4%

Unsigned RFAs 2 $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
Brennan Othmann	LW	23	RFA					0.0%
Nikita Okhotyuk	D	25	RFA					0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 18 $16,610,416

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Dryden Hunt	LW	30	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ben Jones	C	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Rory Kerins	C	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
William Strömgren	LW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Jonathan Castagna	C	21	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Aydar Suniev	LW	21	$923,333	RFA			0.9%
Sam Morton	C	26	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Andrew Basha	LW	20	$932,500	$932,500	$932,500	RFA	0.9%
Theo Stockselius		18	$1,015,833	$1,015,833	$1,015,833	RFA	1.0%
Tyson Gross		23	$975,000	RFA			0.9%
Andreas Englund	D	30	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Michael Benning	RD	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Abram Wiebe	D	22	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Jake Livingstone	D	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Hunter Brzustewicz	RD	21	$950,000	RFA			0.9%
Axel Hurtig	D	21	$990,000	$990,000	$990,000	RFA	1.0%
Arseni Sergeyev		23	$941,250	RFA			0.9%
Kirill Zarubin		20	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA	1.0%