DAL Dallas StarsWestern Conference • Central Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$105,360,333
Projected Cap Space
$-1,360,333
Total Salary (2026-27)
$103,655,000
Potential Bonuses
$1,650,000
$64,650,000 · 62.2% $29,330,333 · 28.2% $9,300,000 · 8.9% $2,080,000 · 2.0% Over the cap by $1,360,333
$105,360,333 committed — $1,360,333 OVER the $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
$105,360,333
23
101.3% 2027-28
$72,337,000
13
69.6% 2028-29
$65,887,000
8
63.4% 2029-30
$52,937,000
6
50.9% 2030-31
$39,287,000
4
37.8%
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 $64,650,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Jamie Benn LW
37
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Matt Duchene C
35
$4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA 4.3% Tyler Seguin C
34
$9,850,000 UFA 9.5% Radek Faksa C
32
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 UFA 1.9% Mikko Rantanen RW
29
$12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000
11.5% Roope Hintz C
29
$8,450,000 $8,450,000 $8,450,000 $8,450,000 $8,450,000
8.1% Sam Steel C
28
$2,100,000 UFA 2.0% Jason Robertson LW
27
$12,000,000 UFA 11.5% Oskar Back C
26
$825,000 UFA 0.8% Colin Blackwell RW
33
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Joel Kiviranta LW
30
$1,000,000 UFA 1.0% Wyatt Johnston C
23
$8,400,000 $8,400,000 $8,400,000 $8,400,000 UFA
8.1% Justin Hryckowian C
25
$950,000 $950,000 UFA 0.9% Arttu Hyry RW
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8%
Defense 7 $29,330,333
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Tyler Myers RD
36
$1,500,000 UFA 1.4% Esa Lindell LD
32
$5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 UFA
5.0% Kyle Capobianco LD
28
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Miro Heiskanen LD
27
$8,450,000 $8,450,000 $8,450,000 UFA 8.1% Nils Lundkvist RD
26
$1,750,000 $1,750,000 UFA 1.7% Thomas Harley LD
24
$10,587,000 $10,587,000 $10,587,000 $10,587,000 $10,587,000
10.2% Lian Bichsel LD
22
$918,333 RFA 0.9%
Goalies 2 $9,300,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Casey DeSmith G
34
$1,050,000 UFA 1.0% Jake Oettinger G
27
$8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000
7.9%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $2,080,000
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Non-Roster / Minors 22 $20,524,583
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 Cameron Hughes C
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Artem Shlaine C
24
$952,500 RFA 0.9% Ayrton Martino LW
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Justin Ertel LW
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Matthew Seminoff RW
22
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Angus MacDonell C
21
$950,000 $950,000 RFA 0.9% Emil Hemming RW
20
$941,667 $941,667 $941,667 RFA 0.9% Harrison Scott F
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Jaxon Fuder 20
$950,000 $950,000 $950,000 RFA 0.9% Dylan Hryckowian 22
$1,013,750 $1,013,750 RFA 1.0% Christian Fitzgerald 24
$952,500 RFA 0.9% Kyle Burroughs D
31
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Tristan Bertucci D
21
$934,166 $934,166 RFA 0.9% Aram Minnetian D
21
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Connor Punnett D
23
$945,000 RFA 0.9% Luke Krys D
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Niilopekka Muhonen D
20
$950,000 $950,000 $950,000 RFA 0.9% Trey Taylor D
24
$975,000 RFA 0.9% Jack Anderson 23
$1,050,000 $1,050,000 RFA 1.0% Brandon Halverson 30
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Remi Poirier 24
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Arno Tiefensee 24
$925,000 RFA 0.9%