CAR Carolina Hurricanes

Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$94,119,818

Projected Cap Space

$9,880,182

% of Upper Limit

90.5%

NHL Roster

22/23

Contracts

36/50

Potential Bonuses

Forwards $65,198,756 · 62.7%Defense $25,021,062 · 24.1%Goalies $3,900,000 · 3.8%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $9,880,182 · 9.5%

$94,119,818 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.

Season	Committed	Signed Contracts	% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27	$94,119,818	22	90.5%
2027-28	$79,744,818	17	76.7%
2028-29	$73,853,151	14	71.0%
2029-30	$58,878,151	10	56.6%
2030-31	$50,683,151	7	48.7%

Forwards 14 $65,198,756

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jordan Staal	C	37	$2,975,000	UFA				2.9%
Nicolas Deslauriers	LW	35	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%
Taylor Hall	LW	34	$3,166,667	$3,166,667	UFA			3.0%
Mark Jankowski	C	31	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	UFA			1.8%
Jordan Martinook	LW	33	$3,125,000	UFA				3.0%
William Carrier	LW	31	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	$2,150,000	UFA	2.1%
Nikolaj Ehlers	LW	30	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	8.2%
Sebastian Aho	C	28	$9,750,000	$9,750,000	$9,750,000	$9,750,000	$9,750,000	9.4%
Eric Robinson	LW	31	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	UFA		1.6%
Andrei Svechnikov	LW	26	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	UFA		7.5%
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	26	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	UFA	4.6%
Seth Jarvis	RW	24	$7,420,087	$7,420,087	$7,420,087	$7,420,087	$7,420,087	7.1%
Logan Stankoven	C	23	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	5.8%
Jackson Blake	RW	22	$5,117,002	$5,117,002	$5,117,002	$5,117,002	$5,117,002	4.9%

Defense 6 $25,021,062

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Shayne Gostisbehere	LD	33	$3,200,000	UFA				3.1%
Jaccob Slavin	LD	32	$6,396,062	$6,396,062	$6,396,062	$6,396,062	$6,396,062	6.2%
Jalen Chatfield	RD	30	$3,075,000	UFA				3.0%
K'Andre Miller	LD	26	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	7.2%
Sean Walker	RD	31	$3,625,000	$3,625,000	$3,625,000	UFA		3.5%
Joel Nystrom	RD	24	$1,225,000	$1,225,000	$1,225,000	$1,225,000	UFA	1.2%

Goalies 2 $3,900,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Pyotr Kochetkov	G	27	$2,000,000	UFA				1.9%
Brandon Bussi	G	28	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	$1,900,000	UFA		1.8%

Unsigned RFAs 6 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	% of Cap
Alexander Nikishin	LD	24	RFA	0.0%
Noel Gunler	RW	24	RFA	0.0%
Justin Robidas	C	23	RFA	0.0%
Viktor Neuchev	LW	22	RFA	0.0%
Ronan Seeley	D	23	RFA	0.0%
Cayden Primeau		26	RFA	0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 14 $12,688,482

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Gleb Trikozov	LW	21	$937,500	RFA			0.9%
Bradly Nadeau	W	21	$918,333	RFA			0.9%
Felix Unger Sörum	RW	20	$903,334	$903,334	RFA		0.9%
Juha Jaaska	LW	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ivan Ryabkin	C	19	$952,222	$952,222	$952,222	RFA	0.9%
Charlie Cerrato	F	21	$915,000	$915,000	RFA		0.9%
Juuso Valimaki	LD	27	$900,000	UFA			0.9%
Aleksi Heimosalmi	D	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Bryce Montgomery	D	23	$854,910	RFA			0.8%
Charles-Alexis Legault	RD	22	$915,833	RFA			0.9%
Dominik Badinka	D	20	$931,350	$931,350	$931,350	RFA	0.9%
Noel Fransén	D	20	$990,000	$990,000	$990,000	RFA	1.0%
Zachary Sawchenko		28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ruslan Khazheyev		21	$920,000	RFA			0.9%