COL Colorado Avalanche

Western Conference • Central Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$102,154,000

Projected Cap Space

$1,846,000

% of Upper Limit

98.2%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

42/50

Potential Bonuses

$2,150,000

Forwards $63,004,000 · 60.6%Defense $31,400,000 · 30.2%Goalies $7,750,000 · 7.5%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $1,846,000 · 1.8%

$102,154,000 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	$102,154,000	23	98.2%
2027-28	$81,454,000	17	78.3%
2028-29	$65,904,000	11	63.4%
2029-30	$50,054,000	8	48.1%
2030-31	$38,354,000	5	36.9%

Forwards 14 $63,004,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Nazem Kadri	C	35	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA		5.4%
Jaden Schwartz	LW	34	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA		3.1%
Brock Nelson	C	34	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA			7.2%
Gabriel Landeskog	LW	33	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA		6.7%
Vinnie Hinostroza	RW	32	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%
Nathan MacKinnon	C	30	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	12.1%
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	31	$4,500,000	UFA				4.3%
Nicolas Roy	C	29	$3,000,000	UFA				2.9%
Martin Necas	C	27	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	11.1%
Logan O'Connor	RW	29	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	2.4%
Parker Kelly	C	27	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	UFA	1.6%
Zachary L'Heureux	LW	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA			0.8%
Fyodor Svechkov	C	23	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	RFA			1.2%
Fabian Lysell	RW	23	$850,000	RFA				0.8%

Defense 7 $31,400,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Brent Burns	RD	41	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
Josh Manson	RD	34	$3,950,000	$3,950,000	UFA			3.8%
Brett Kulak	LD	32	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	4.3%
Devon Toews	LD	32	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	7.0%
Noah Juulsen	RD	29	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	UFA			1.1%
Cale Makar	RD	27	$9,000,000	UFA				8.7%
Sam Malinski	LD	27	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA	4.6%

Goalies 2 $7,750,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Scott Wedgewood	G	33	$2,500,000	UFA				2.4%
MacKenzie Blackwood	G	29	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	UFA	5.0%

Unsigned RFAs 3 $0

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	% of Cap
Sampo Ranta	LW	26	RFA	0.0%
Zakhar Bardakov	C	25	RFA	0.0%
Sergei Boikov	D	30	RFA	0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 19 $17,138,334

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	% of Cap
Adam Beckman	LW	25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA	0.8%
Taylor Makar	LW	25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA	0.8%
Gavin Brindley	RW	21	$875,000	$875,000	RFA	0.8%
Tristen Nielsen	LW	26	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Nikita Prishchepov	C	22	$881,667	RFA		0.8%
Cooper Gay	RW	24	$947,500	RFA		0.9%
T.J. Hughes		24	$952,500	RFA		0.9%
Matthew DiMarsico		22	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Christian Wolanin	D	31	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Keaton Middleton	LD	28	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Domenick Fensore	LD	24	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Sean Behrens	D	23	$923,333	RFA		0.9%
Alex Gagne	D	23	$910,000	RFA		0.9%
Wyatt Aamodt	LD	28	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Saige Weinstein	D	21	$883,334	$883,334	RFA	0.8%
Gustav Stjernberg		23	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Trent Miner		25	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Ilya Nabokov		23	$975,000	RFA		0.9%
Nikita Novosyolov		22	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%