COL Colorado Avalanche

Western Conference • Central Division • 2026-27

The Colorado Avalanche carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $103,850,424, 99.9% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $149,576 in projected cap space — 23rd-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Nathan MacKinnon ($12,604,000), Martin Necas ($11,500,000), Cale Makar ($9,000,000). 5 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$103,850,424

Projected Cap Space

$149,576

% of Upper Limit

99.9%

NHL Roster

22/23

Contracts

43/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$96,929,583

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

$2,222,500

Forwards $62,231,500 · 59.8%Defense $31,400,000 · 30.2%Goalies $7,750,000 · 7.5%Dead Cap $2,468,924 · 2.4%Cap Space $149,576 · 0.1%

$103,850,424 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	$103,850,424	22	99.9%
2027-28	$100,979,000	17	97.1%
2028-29	$86,304,000	12	83.0%
2029-30	$70,454,000	9	67.7%
2030-31	$58,754,000	6	56.5%

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 $62,231,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Nathan MacKinnon	C	31	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	$12,604,000	12.1%
Martin Necas	C	27	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	11.1%
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%
Nazem Kadri	C	36	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA		5.4%
Artturi Lehkonen	LW	31	$4,500,000	UFA				4.3%
Jaden Schwartz	LW	34	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA		3.1%
Nicolas Roy	C	29	$3,000,000	UFA				2.9%
Logan O'Connor	RW	30	$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%
Fyodor Svechkov	C	23	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	RFA			1.2%
T.J. Hughes		24	$952,500	RFA				0.9%
Zachary L'Heureux	LW	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA			0.8%

Defense 7 $31,400,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Cale Makar	RD	27	$9,000,000	$20,400,000	$20,400,000	$20,400,000	$20,400,000	8.7%
Devon Toews	LD	32	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	$7,250,000	7.0%
Sam Malinski	LD	28	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA	4.6%
Brett Kulak	LD	32	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	4.3%
Josh Manson	RD	35	$3,950,000	$3,950,000	UFA			3.8%
Noah Juulsen	RD	29	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	UFA			1.1%
Brent Burns	RD	41	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Goalies 2 $7,750,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
MacKenzie Blackwood	G	29	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	UFA	5.0%
Scott Wedgewood	G	34	$2,500,000	UFA				2.4%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 3 $2,468,924

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	% of Cap
Bonus Carryover Overage	—	—	$2,291,841	2.2%
Trent Miner Season Opening IR	—	—	$168,229	0.2%
Georgii Merkulov Season Opening IR	—	—	$8,854	0.0%

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 21 $18,760,834

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	% of Cap
Matthew DiMarsico		22	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Cooper Gay	RW	24	$947,500	RFA		0.9%
Nikita Prishchepov	C	22	$881,667	RFA		0.8%
Vinnie Hinostroza	RW	32	$875,000	$875,000	UFA	0.8%
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	22	$875,000	$875,000	RFA	0.8%
Fabian Lysell	RW	23	$850,000	RFA		0.8%
Georgii Merkulov	C	25	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Tristen Nielsen	LW	26	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Gustav Stjernberg		23	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Sean Behrens	D	23	$923,333	RFA		0.9%
Alex Gagne	D	24	$910,000	RFA		0.9%
Saige Weinstein	D	21	$883,334	$883,334	RFA	0.8%
Christian Wolanin	D	31	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Keaton Middleton	LD	28	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Domenick Fensore	LD	25	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Wyatt Aamodt	LD	28	$850,000	UFA		0.8%
Nikita Novosyolov		22	$980,000	$980,000	RFA	0.9%
Ilya Nabokov		23	$975,000	RFA		0.9%
Trent Miner		25	$850,000	UFA		0.8%