COL Colorado AvalancheWestern Conference • Central Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$103,595,841
Projected Cap Space
$404,159
Total Salary (2026-27)
$96,650,000
Potential Bonuses
$2,150,000
$62,154,000 · 59.8% $31,400,000 · 30.2% $7,750,000 · 7.5% $2,291,841 · 2.2% $404,159 · 0.4%
$103,595,841 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
$103,595,841
22
99.6% 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%
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 13 $62,154,000
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% 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% Gavin Brindley RW
21
$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 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
28
$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%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $2,291,841
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Unsigned RFAs 3 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 21 $18,838,334
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 Vinnie Hinostroza RW
32
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Adam Beckman LW
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Fabian Lysell RW
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Taylor Makar LW
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Georgii Merkulov C
25
$850,000 UFA 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%