CGY Calgary Flames
Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$89,116,666
Projected Cap Space
$14,883,334
Total Salary (2026-27)
$90,442,500
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%
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 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.
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 2030-31 % 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
27
$850,000 UFA
0.8% Andrew Basha LW
20
$932,500 $932,500 $932,500 RFA
0.9% Theo Stockselius
19
$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%