CBJ Columbus Blue JacketsEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$90,504,999
Projected Cap Space
$13,495,001
Total Salary (2026-27)
$88,610,000
Potential Bonuses
$1,000,000
$48,034,999 · 46.2% $32,070,000 · 30.8% $10,400,000 · 10.0% $0 · 0.0% $13,495,001 · 13.0%
$90,504,999 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
$90,504,999
23
87.0% 2027-28
$68,508,334
13
65.9% 2028-29
$57,625,000
11
55.4% 2029-30
$35,875,000
6
34.5% 2030-31
$29,750,000
5
28.6%
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 $48,034,999
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Charlie Coyle C
34
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
5.8% Conor Garland RW
30
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
5.8% Sean Monahan C
31
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 UFA 5.3% Miles Wood LW
30
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA 2.4% Ryan Lomberg LW
31
$1,300,000 $1,300,000 UFA 1.2% Danton Heinen LW
31
$1,000,000 UFA 1.0% Isac Lundestrom C
26
$1,300,000 UFA 1.2% Kirill Marchenko RW
26
$3,850,000 RFA 3.7% Valeri Nichushkin RW
31
$6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 UFA
5.9% Mathieu Olivier RW
29
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
2.9% Dmitri Voronkov C
25
$4,175,000 RFA 4.0% Cole Sillinger C
23
$4,625,000 $4,625,000 $4,625,000 UFA 4.4% Kent Johnson LW
23
$1,800,000 RFA 1.7% Luca Del Bel Belluz C
22
$859,999 RFA 0.8%
Defense 7 $32,070,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Erik Gudbranson RD
34
$1,750,000 UFA 1.7% Damon Severson LD
31
$6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000
6.0% Ivan Provorov LD
29
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
8.2% Zach Werenski LD
29
$9,583,334 $9,583,334 UFA 9.2% Dante Fabbro RD
28
$4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000 UFA 4.0% Jake Christiansen LD
26
$975,000 UFA 0.9% Denton Mateychuk LD
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9%
Goalies 2 $10,400,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Elvis Merzlikins G
32
$5,400,000 UFA 5.2% Jet Greaves G
25
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA 4.8%
Unsigned RFAs 2 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 22 $20,086,387
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 Luke Tuch LW
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Mikael Pyyhtia LW
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% James Malatesta LW
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Max McCue C
23
$933,333 RFA 0.9% Jordan Dumais RW
22
$859,999 RFA 0.8% Luca Pinelli C
21
$934,166 $934,166 RFA 0.9% Oiva Keskinen C
22
$960,000 $960,000 RFA 0.9% Owen Sillinger C
28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jack Williams RW
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Joshua Eernisse 24
$952,500 RFA 0.9% Riley Bezeau 24
$940,000 RFA 0.9% Colton White LD
29
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Corson Ceulemans D
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Guillaume Richard D
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Charlie Elick D
20
$965,000 $965,000 $965,000 RFA 0.9% Luca Marrelli D
20
$931,944 $931,944 $931,944 RFA 0.9% Caleb MacDonald D
23
$922,500 RFA 0.9% Boston Buckberger 23
$1,050,000 $1,050,000 RFA 1.0% Pheonix Copley 34
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Sergei Ivanov 22
$970,000 $970,000 RFA 0.9% Nolan Lalonde 22
$860,556 RFA 0.8% Evan Gardner 20
$963,889 $963,889 $963,889 RFA 0.9%