MTL Montreal Canadiens

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$88,681,666

Projected Cap Space

$15,318,334

% of Upper Limit

85.3%

NHL Roster

20/23

Contracts

36/50

Potential Bonuses

$4,350,000

Forwards $45,308,333 · 43.6%Defense $35,062,500 · 33.7%Goalies $5,060,833 · 4.9%Dead Cap $3,250,000 · 3.1%Cap Space $15,318,334 · 14.7%

$88,681,666 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	$88,681,666	21	85.3%
2027-28	$74,028,408	12	71.2%
2028-29	$70,582,575	10	67.9%
2029-30	$67,732,575	9	65.1%
2030-31	$54,500,000	7	52.4%

Forwards 11 $45,308,333

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Phillip Danault	C	33	$5,500,000	UFA				5.3%
Josh Anderson	RW	32	$5,500,000	UFA				5.3%
Jake Evans	C	30	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	UFA		2.7%
Nick Suzuki	C	26	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	$7,875,000	UFA	7.6%
Alexandre Texier	LW	26	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA			2.4%
Cole Caufield	LW	25	$7,850,000	$7,850,000	$7,850,000	$7,850,000	$7,850,000	7.5%
Alex Newhook	C	25	$2,900,000	RFA				2.8%
Brett Berard	LW	23	$850,000	RFA				0.8%
Oliver Kapanen	C	22	$942,500	RFA				0.9%
Juraj Slafkovský	RW	22	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	7.3%
Ivan Demidov	RW	20	$940,833	$9,150,000	$9,150,000	$9,150,000	$9,150,000	0.9%

Defense 6 $35,062,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Mike Matheson	LD	32	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	5.8%
Alexandre Carrier	RD	29	$3,750,000	UFA				3.6%
Noah Dobson	RD	26	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	9.1%
Jayden Struble	LD	24	$1,412,500	RFA				1.4%
Kaiden Guhle	LD	24	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	5.3%
Lane Hutson	LD	22	$8,850,000	$8,850,000	$8,850,000	$8,850,000	$8,850,000	8.5%

Goalies 3 $5,060,833

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Sam Montembeault	G	29	$3,150,000	UFA				3.0%
Jakub Dobes	G	25	$965,000	$5,357,575	$5,357,575	$5,357,575	UFA	0.9%
Jacob Fowler	G	21	$945,833	$945,833	RFA			0.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $3,250,000

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
Brendan Gallagher	RW	34	$3,250,000	UFA				3.1%

Unsigned RFAs 7 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	% of Cap
Kirby Dach	C	25	RFA	0.0%
Zack Bolduc	RW	23	RFA	0.0%
Arber Xhekaj	LD	25	RFA	0.0%
Sean Farrell	C	24	RFA	0.0%
Jared Davidson	C	24	RFA	0.0%
Hunter McKown	C	23	RFA	0.0%
Maksymilian Szuber	D	23	RFA	0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 17 $15,674,999

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Alex Belzile	RW	34	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Samuel Poulin	W	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Lucas Condotta	C	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Filip Mesar	RW	22	$886,666	RFA			0.9%
Owen Beck	C	22	$853,333	RFA			0.8%
Vinzenz Rohrer	C	21	$972,500	$972,500	RFA		0.9%
Florian Xhekaj	LW	22	$941,667	RFA			0.9%
Tyler Thorpe	RW	20	$968,333	$968,333	RFA		0.9%
Reilly Walsh	D	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ethan Samson	D	22	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Adam Engström	LD	22	$896,667	RFA			0.9%
David Reinbacher	RD	21	$909,166	$909,166	RFA		0.9%
Bogdan Konyushkov	D	23	$1,013,750	$1,013,750	RFA		1.0%
Luke Mittelstadt	D	23	$1,013,750	$1,013,750	RFA		1.0%
Owen Protz	D	20	$1,004,167	$1,004,167	$1,004,167	RFA	1.0%
Bryce Pickford		20	$965,000	$965,000	$965,000	RFA	0.9%
Kaapo Kahkonen		29	$1,000,000	UFA			1.0%