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CAR Carolina Hurricanes

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

The Carolina Hurricanes carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $94,644,818, 91.0% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $9,355,182 in projected cap space — 8th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Sebastian Aho ($9,750,000), Nikolaj Ehlers ($8,500,000), Andrei Svechnikov ($7,750,000). 5 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$94,644,818
Projected Cap Space
$9,355,182
% of Upper Limit
91.0%
NHL Roster
23/23
Contracts
43/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$93,860,000
LTIR Pool
$0
Potential Bonuses
$0
Forwards $65,198,756 · 62.7%Defense $25,546,062 · 24.6%Goalies $3,900,000 · 3.8%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $9,355,182 · 9.0%
$94,644,818 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.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $94,644,818 23 91.0%
2027-28 $87,369,818 18 84.0%
2028-29 $76,578,151 14 73.6%
2029-30 $57,653,151 9 55.4%
2030-31 $50,683,151 7 48.7%
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 $65,198,756

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Sebastian AhoC 29 $9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000 9.4%
Nikolaj EhlersLW 30 $8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000 8.2%
Andrei SvechnikovLW 26 $7,750,000$7,750,000$7,750,000UFA 7.5%
Seth JarvisRW 24 $7,420,087$7,420,087$7,420,087$7,420,087$7,420,087 7.1%
Logan StankovenC 23 $6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000$6,000,000 5.8%
Jackson BlakeRW 23 $5,117,002$5,117,002$5,117,002$5,117,002$5,117,002 4.9%
Jesperi KotkaniemiC 26 $4,820,000$4,820,000$4,820,000$4,820,000UFA 4.6%
Taylor HallLW 34 $3,166,667$3,166,667UFA 3.0%
Jordan MartinookLW 34 $3,125,000UFA 3.0%
Jordan StaalC 38 $2,975,000$4,900,000UFA 2.9%
William CarrierLW 31 $2,150,000$2,150,000$2,150,000$2,150,000UFA 2.1%
Mark JankowskiC 32 $1,850,000$1,850,000UFA 1.8%
Eric RobinsonLW 31 $1,700,000$1,700,000$1,700,000UFA 1.6%
Nicolas DeslauriersLW 35 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%

Defense 7 $25,546,062

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
K'Andre MillerLD 26 $7,500,000$7,500,000$7,500,000$7,500,000$7,500,000 7.2%
Jaccob SlavinLD 32 $6,396,062$6,396,062$6,396,062$6,396,062$6,396,062 6.2%
Sean WalkerRD 31 $3,625,000$3,625,000$3,625,000UFA 3.5%
Shayne GostisbehereLD 33 $3,200,000UFA 3.1%
Jalen ChatfieldRD 30 $3,075,000UFA 3.0%
Juuso ValimakiLD 28 $900,000UFA 0.9%
Mike ReillyLD 33 $850,000UFA 0.8%

Goalies 2 $3,900,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Pyotr KochetkovG 27 $2,000,000$3,950,000$3,950,000UFA 1.9%
Brandon BussiG 28 $1,900,000$1,900,000$1,900,000UFA 1.8%

Unsigned RFAs 2 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Alexander NikishinLD 25 RFA 0.0%
Noel GunlerRW 25 RFA 0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 21 $19,190,699

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Ivan RyabkinC 19 $952,222$952,222$952,222RFA 0.9%
Gleb TrikozovLW 22 $937,500RFA 0.9%
Bradly NadeauW 21 $918,333RFA 0.9%
Charlie CerratoF 21 $915,000$915,000RFA 0.9%
Felix Unger SörumRW 21 $903,334$903,334RFA 0.9%
Skyler Brind'AmourC 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Justin RobidasC 23 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Viktor NeuchevLW 22 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Juha JaaskaLW 28 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Joel NystromRD 24 $1,225,000$1,225,000$1,225,000$1,225,000UFA 1.2%
William Håkansson 18 $996,000$996,000$996,000RFA 1.0%
Noel FransénD 20 $990,000$990,000$990,000RFA 1.0%
Dominik BadinkaD 20 $950,067$950,067$950,067RFA 0.9%
Charles Alexis LegaultRD 23 $915,833RFA 0.9%
Bryce MontgomeryD 23 $854,910RFA 0.8%
Pierre-Olivier JosephLD 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Ronan SeeleyD 24 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Aleksi HeimosalmiD 23 $850,000RFA 0.8%
Ruslan Khazheyev 21 $920,000RFA 0.9%
Cayden Primeau 27 $912,500$912,500UFA 0.9%
Zachary Sawchenko 28 $850,000UFA 0.8%