CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets
Eastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$80,729,999
Projected Cap Space
$23,270,001
Potential Bonuses
$1,000,000
Forwards $42,409,999 · 40.8%Defense $32,070,000 · 30.8%Goalies $6,250,000 · 6.0%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $23,270,001 · 22.4%
$80,729,999 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 |
$80,729,999 |
21 |
77.6% |
| 2027-28 |
$58,883,334 |
11 |
56.6% |
| 2028-29 |
$48,000,000 |
9 |
46.2% |
| 2029-30 |
$35,875,000 |
6 |
34.5% |
| 2030-31 |
$29,750,000 |
5 |
28.6% |
Forwards 12 $42,409,999
| 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% |
| Isac Lundestrom | C |
26 |
$1,300,000 | UFA | | | |
1.2% |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW |
25 |
$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% |
| 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 |
28 |
$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 $6,250,000
| 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% |
| Pheonix Copley | G |
34 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
Unsigned RFAs 5 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Cole Sillinger | C |
23 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Adam Fantilli | C |
21 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Jet Greaves | G |
25 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Luke Tuch | LW |
24 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Tim Berni | LD |
26 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
Non-Roster / Minors 20 $18,361,387
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 |
|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |