MTL Montreal CanadiensEastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$94,216,076
Projected Cap Space
$9,783,924
Total Salary (2026-27)
$94,404,500
Potential Bonuses
$4,350,000
$48,908,333 · 47.0% $35,062,500 · 33.7% $5,060,833 · 4.9% $5,184,410 · 5.0% $9,783,924 · 9.4%
$94,216,076 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
$94,216,076
22
90.6% 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%
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 12 $48,908,333
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
27
$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% Kirby Dach C
25
$3,600,000 UFA 3.5% 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
23
$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 2 $5,184,410
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Unsigned RFAs 3 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 20 $18,224,999
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 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% Jared Davidson C
24
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Hunter McKown C
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Florian Xhekaj LW
22
$941,667 RFA 0.9% Tyler Thorpe RW
21
$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% Maksymilian Szuber D
23
$850,000 RFA 0.8% 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%