CAR Carolina HurricanesEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$94,119,818
Projected Cap Space
$9,880,182
Total Salary (2026-27)
$92,960,000
$65,198,756 · 62.7% $25,021,062 · 24.1% $3,900,000 · 3.8% $0 · 0.0% $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%
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 $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
34
$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
29
$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
23
$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 4 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 17 $15,384,482
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 Gleb Trikozov LW
21
$937,500 RFA 0.9% Viktor Neuchev LW
22
$850,000 RFA 0.8% 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% Ronan Seeley D
24
$850,000 RFA 0.8% 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% William Håkansson 18
$996,000 $996,000 $996,000 RFA 1.0% Zachary Sawchenko 28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Ruslan Khazheyev 21
$920,000 RFA 0.9%