SJS San Jose Sharks

Western Conference • Pacific Division • 2026-27

The San Jose Sharks carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $101,248,420, 97.4% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $2,751,580 in projected cap space — 12th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Darnell Nurse ($9,250,000), Jacob Trouba ($8,250,000), Logan Couture ($8,000,000). 8 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$101,248,420

Projected Cap Space

$2,751,580

% of Upper Limit

97.4%

NHL Roster

25/23

Contracts

43/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$96,604,765

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

$14,030,000

Forwards $52,148,334 · 50.1%Defense $31,248,750 · 30.0%Goalies $5,000,000 · 4.8%Dead Cap $12,851,336 · 12.4%Cap Space $2,751,580 · 2.6%

$101,248,420 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	$101,248,420	29	97.4%
2027-28	$82,747,917	18	79.6%
2028-29	$68,362,500	11	65.7%
2029-30	$52,537,500	7	50.5%
2030-31	$31,300,000	3	30.1%

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 16 $52,148,334

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Logan Couture	C	37	$8,000,000	UFA				7.7%
Mason Marchment	LW	31	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	6.5%
Tyler Toffoli	RW	34	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA			5.8%
Alexander Wennberg	C	32	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA		5.8%
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	31	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	5.5%
Collin Graf	RW	24	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	RFA		4.1%
Barclay Goodrow	C	33	$3,641,667	UFA				3.5%
Zack Ostapchuk	C	23	$2,350,000	$2,350,000	$2,350,000	$2,350,000	UFA	2.3%
Adam Gaudette	C	30	$2,000,000	UFA				1.9%
Ty Dellandrea	C	26	$1,625,000	$1,625,000	UFA			1.6%
Ivar Stenberg		19	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA		1.0%
Michael Misa	C	19	$986,250	$986,250	RFA			0.9%
Macklin Celebrini	C	20	$975,000	$18,800,000	$18,800,000	$18,800,000	$18,800,000	0.9%
Will Smith	RW	21	$950,000	RFA				0.9%
Igor Chernyshov	LW	20	$945,417	$945,417	RFA			0.9%
Brett Leason	RW	27	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Defense 7 $31,248,750

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Darnell Nurse	LD	31	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	UFA	8.9%
Jacob Trouba	RD	32	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	UFA	7.9%
Dmitry Orlov	LD	35	$6,500,000	UFA				6.2%
Michael Kesselring	RD	26	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA		4.3%
Sam Dickinson	LD	20	$953,750	$953,750	RFA			0.9%
Luca Cagnoni	LD	21	$920,000	RFA				0.9%
Nolan Allan	LD	23	$875,000	$875,000	RFA			0.8%

Goalies 2 $5,000,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Alex Nedeljkovic	G	30	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA			2.9%
Yaroslav Askarov	G	24	$2,000,000	RFA				1.9%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 7 $12,851,336

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
Performance Bonus Cushion	—	—	$6,307,693					6.1%
Martin Jones		36	$1,666,667	UFA				1.6%
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	LD	39	$1,166,667	UFA				1.1%
Bonus Carryover Overage	—	—	$813,694					0.8%
Barre-Boulet Season Opening IR	—	—	$9,115					0.0%
Erik Karlsson	RD	36	$1,500,000	UFA				1.4%
Tomas Hertl	C	32	$1,387,500	$1,387,500	$1,387,500	$1,387,500	UFA	1.3%

Unsigned RFAs 1 $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
Martin Kaut	RW	27	RFA					0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 18 $16,834,166

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

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Andre Gasseau	C	23	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA		1.0%
Carson Wetsch	RW	20	$997,500	$997,500	$997,500	RFA	1.0%
Cameron Lund	RW	22	$941,667	RFA			0.9%
Filip Bystedt	C	22	$918,333	RFA			0.9%
Quentin Musty	LW	21	$909,166	$909,166	RFA		0.9%
Alex Barre-Boulet	C	29	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Patrick Giles	C	26	$875,000	$875,000	UFA		0.8%
Tye Felhaber	LW	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Jimmy Huntington	C	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ethan Cardwell	RW	24	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Eric Pohlkamp	D	22	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA		1.0%
Phillip Sinn		22	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA		1.0%
Leo Sahlin Wallenius	D	20	$965,000	$965,000	$965,000	RFA	0.9%
Mattias Hävelid	D	22	$952,500	$952,500	RFA		0.9%
Libor Hajek	D	28	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Eric Comrie		31	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	UFA		1.1%
Ilya Samsonov		29	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Kyle Keyser		27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%