FLA Florida Panthers

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

The Florida Panthers carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $105,720,714, 101.7% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, putting them $1,720,714 over the $104.0M Upper Limit. Their largest cap hits belong to Aleksander Barkov ($10,000,000), Matthew Tkachuk ($9,500,000), Sam Reinhart ($8,625,000). 4 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$105,720,714

Projected Cap Space

$-1,720,714

% of Upper Limit

101.7%

NHL Roster

24/23

Contracts

47/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$112,354,737

LTIR Pool

$4,843,942

Potential Bonuses

$250,000

Forwards $70,165,714 · 67.5%Defense $27,405,000 · 26.4%Goalies $8,000,000 · 7.7%Dead Cap $150,000 · 0.1%Over the cap by $1,720,714

$105,720,714 committed — $1,720,714 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	$105,720,714	24	101.7%
2027-28	$103,815,714	20	99.8%
2028-29	$84,650,000	14	81.4%
2029-30	$83,725,000	13	80.5%
2030-31	$52,225,000	9	50.2%

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 15 $70,165,714

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Aleksander Barkov	C	31	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA	9.6%
Matthew Tkachuk	LW	28	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	UFA	9.1%
Sam Reinhart	RW	30	$8,625,000	$8,625,000	$8,625,000	$8,625,000	$8,625,000	8.3%
Brady Tkachuk	LW	27	$8,205,714	$8,205,714	UFA			7.9%
Sam Bennett	C	30	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	7.7%
Carter Verhaeghe	LW	31	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	6.7%
Brad Marchand	RW	38	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	5.0%
Anton Lundell	C	25	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA	4.8%
Eetu Luostarinen	LW	28	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	2.9%
Garnet Hathaway	RW	34	$1,200,000	UFA				1.2%
Sandis Vilmanis	LW	22	$930,000	$925,000	$925,000	RFA		0.9%
Jonah Gadjovich	LW	27	$905,000	$905,000	UFA			0.9%
Lars Eller	C	37	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
Sam Lafferty	RW	31	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
Bokondji Imama	LW	30	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Defense 7 $27,405,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Seth Jones	RD	32	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA	6.7%
Aaron Ekblad	RD	30	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	$6,100,000	5.9%
Gustav Forsling	LD	30	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	5.5%
Niko Mikkola	LD	30	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	4.8%
Radko Gudas	RD	36	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	1.4%
Dmitry Kulikov	LD	35	$1,180,000	$1,180,000	UFA			1.1%
Uvis Balinskis	LD	30	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%

Goalies 2 $8,000,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jacob Markstrom	G	36	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA			5.8%
Akira Schmid	G	26	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA			1.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $150,000

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Bonus Carryover Overage	—	—	$150,000					0.1%

Non-Roster / Minors 23 $20,538,055

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Samu Salminen	C	23	$980,000	$980,000	RFA		0.9%
Jack Devine	RW	23	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Gracyn Sawchyn	C	21	$934,166	$934,166	RFA		0.9%
Hunter St. Martin	LW	21	$928,889	$928,889	RFA		0.9%
Cole Schwindt	RW	25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Kai Schwindt	LW	22	$873,334	RFA			0.8%
Nathan Bastian	RW	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Mackenzie Entwistle	RW	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Angus Crookshank	LW	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
John Beecher	C	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Cole Reinhardt	LW	26	$812,500	UFA			0.8%
Matvei Shuravin	D	20	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	RFA	1.0%
Ludvig Jansson	RD	22	$955,000	$955,000	RFA		0.9%
Emil Pieniniemi	D	21	$906,666	$906,666	RFA		0.9%
Alexander Petrovic	RD	34	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Marek Alscher	LD	22	$865,000	RFA			0.8%
Casey Fitzgerald	D	29	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Tobias Bjornfot	LD	25	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Donovan Sebrango	LD	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Mikulas Hovorka	RD	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Tyler Muszelik		22	$960,000	$960,000	RFA		0.9%
Kirill Gerasimyuk		23	$925,000	RFA			0.9%
Cooper Black		25	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%