NSH Nashville PredatorsWestern Conference • Central Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$96,329,556
Projected Cap Space
$7,670,444
Total Salary (2026-27)
$90,202,556
Potential Bonuses
$1,500,000
$53,800,000 · 51.7% $29,984,000 · 28.8% $8,990,000 · 8.6% $3,555,556 · 3.4% $7,670,444 · 7.4%
$96,329,556 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
$96,329,556
25
92.6% 2027-28
$72,604,556
14
69.8% 2028-29
$45,795,556
8
44.0% 2029-30
$33,240,000
5
32.0% 2030-31
$24,740,000
4
23.8%
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 $53,800,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Steven Stamkos RW
36
$8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA 7.7% Ryan O'Reilly C
35
$4,500,000 UFA 4.3% Jonathan Marchessault RW
35
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 UFA 5.3% Filip Forsberg LW
31
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 UFA
8.2% Alexander Kerfoot LW
31
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 UFA 3.4% Ross Colton LW
29
$4,000,000 UFA 3.8% Jack Drury C
26
$4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
4.3% Nils Hoglander LW
25
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA 2.9% Adam Edstrom LW
25
$975,000 RFA 0.9% Mavrik Bourque C
24
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
5.3% Ozzy Wiesblatt C
24
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Luke Evangelista RW
24
$3,000,000 RFA 2.9% Matthew Wood LW
21
$950,000 RFA 0.9% Vitali Pinchuk LW
24
$1,025,000 RFA 1.0%
Defense 7 $29,984,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Roman Josi LD
36
$9,059,000 $9,059,000 UFA 8.7% Brady Skjei LD
32
$7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
6.7% Nicolas Hague LD
27
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 UFA 5.3% Nicklaus Perbix RD
28
$2,750,000 UFA 2.6% Ilya Lyubushkin RD
32
$3,250,000 UFA 3.1% Justin Barron RD
24
$1,575,000 RFA 1.5% Adam Wilsby LD
26
$850,000 RFA 0.8%
Goalies 2 $8,990,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Juuse Saros G
31
$7,740,000 $7,740,000 $7,740,000 $7,740,000 $7,740,000
7.4% Justus Annunen G
26
$1,250,000 $1,250,000 UFA 1.2%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $3,555,556
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 Kyle Turris C
36
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 UFA 1.9% Matt Duchene C
35
$1,555,556 $1,555,556 $1,555,556 UFA 1.5%
Non-Roster / Minors 22 $20,298,330
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 Jake Lucchini C
31
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Chase Bradley LW
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Reid Schaefer LW
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9% Joakim Kemell RW
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9% Cole O'Hara RW
24
$935,000 RFA 0.9% Kalan Lind LW
21
$906,666 $906,666 RFA 0.9% David Edstrom C
21
$909,166 $909,166 RFA 0.9% Felix Nilsson C
21
$1,028,333 $1,028,333 $1,028,333 RFA 1.0% Joseph Willis C
21
$960,000 $960,000 RFA 0.9% Austin Roest RW
22
$920,000 RFA 0.9% Aiden Fink RW
21
$972,500 $972,500 RFA 0.9% Hiroki Gojsic RW
20
$930,000 $930,000 $930,000 RFA 0.9% Brady Martin C
19
$974,167 $974,167 $974,167 RFA 0.9% Hunter Skinner D
25
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jack Ahcan LD
29
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Ryan Ufko D
23
$942,500 RFA 0.9% Andrew Gibson D
21
$925,000 $925,000 RFA 0.9% Tanner Molendyk D
21
$909,166 $909,166 RFA 0.9% Viggo Gustafsson D
19
$990,000 $990,000 $990,000 RFA 1.0% Daniel Nieminen 20
$975,000 $975,000 $975,000 RFA 0.9% Matthew Murray 28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Isak Posch 24
$947,500 RFA 0.9%