FLA Florida Panthers
Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$102,628,214
Projected Cap Space
$1,371,786
Potential Bonuses
$250,000
Forwards $69,223,214 · 66.6%Defense $27,405,000 · 26.4%Goalies $6,000,000 · 5.8%Dead Cap $0 · 0.0%Cap Space $1,371,786 · 1.3%
$102,628,214 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 |
$102,628,214 |
22 |
98.7% |
| 2027-28 |
$101,765,714 |
19 |
97.9% |
| 2028-29 |
$83,725,000 |
13 |
80.5% |
| 2029-30 |
$83,725,000 |
13 |
80.5% |
| 2030-31 |
$52,225,000 |
9 |
50.2% |
Forwards 14 $69,223,214
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Brad Marchand | RW |
38 |
$5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 |
5.0% |
| Lars Eller | C |
37 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Aleksander Barkov | C |
30 |
$10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | UFA |
9.6% |
| Carter Verhaeghe | LW |
30 |
$7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
6.7% |
| Sam Reinhart | RW |
30 |
$8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 |
8.3% |
| Sam Bennett | C |
30 |
$8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
7.7% |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW |
34 |
$1,200,000 | UFA | | | |
1.2% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW |
28 |
$9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA |
9.1% |
| Eetu Luostarinen | LW |
27 |
$3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
2.9% |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW |
27 |
$905,000 | $905,000 | UFA | | |
0.9% |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW |
26 |
$8,205,714 | $8,205,714 | UFA | | |
7.9% |
| Cole Schwindt | RW |
25 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
0.8% |
| Anton Lundell | C |
24 |
$5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA |
4.8% |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW |
26 |
$812,500 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
Defense 7 $27,405,000
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov | LD |
35 |
$1,180,000 | $1,180,000 | UFA | | |
1.1% |
| Radko Gudas | RD |
36 |
$1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
1.4% |
| Seth Jones | RD |
31 |
$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% |
| Uvis Balinskis | LD |
29 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
0.8% |
Goalies 1 $6,000,000
| 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% |
Unsigned RFAs 2 $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 |
|---|
| Akira Schmid | G |
26 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
| Mikulas Hovorka | RD |
25 |
RFA | | | | |
0.0% |
Non-Roster / Minors 21 $18,800,555
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 |
|---|
| Sam Lafferty | RW |
31 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Bokondji Imama | LW |
29 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Mackenzie Entwistle | RW |
26 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Angus Crookshank | LW |
26 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| John Beecher | C |
25 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Sandis Vilmanis | LW |
22 |
$930,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Jack Devine | RW |
22 |
$972,500 | $972,500 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Kai Schwindt | LW |
22 |
$873,334 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Gracyn Sawchyn | C |
21 |
$934,166 | $934,166 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Hunter St. Martin | LW |
21 |
$928,889 | $928,889 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Alexander Petrovic | RD |
34 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
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% |
| Marek Alscher | LD |
22 |
$865,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Ludvig Jansson | RD |
22 |
$955,000 | $955,000 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Emil Pieniniemi | D |
21 |
$906,666 | $906,666 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Matvei Shuravin | D |
20 |
$1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | |
22 |
$925,000 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Tyler Muszelik | |
22 |
$960,000 | $960,000 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Cooper Black | |
25 |
$875,000 | $875,000 | UFA | | |
0.8% |