TOR Toronto Maple Leafs

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

The Toronto Maple Leafs carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $108,692,882, 104.5% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, putting them $4,692,882 over the $104.0M Upper Limit. Their largest cap hits belong to Auston Matthews ($13,250,000), William Nylander ($11,500,000), Darren Raddysh ($8,500,000). 4 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$108,692,882
Projected Cap Space
$-4,692,882
% of Upper Limit
104.5%
NHL Roster
26/23
Contracts
50/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$112,292,500
LTIR Pool
$11,692,882
Potential Bonuses
$3,500,000
Forwards $60,151,780 · 57.8%Defense $32,088,102 · 30.9%Goalies $15,178,000 · 14.6%Dead Cap $1,275,000 · 1.2%Over the cap by $4,692,882
$108,692,882 committed — $4,692,882 OVER the $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.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $108,692,882 27 104.5%
2027-28 $109,827,382 23 105.6%
2028-29 $72,152,382 13 69.4%
2029-30 $52,763,102 7 50.7%
2030-31 $32,500,000 3 31.2%
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 15 $60,151,780

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Auston MatthewsC 29 $13,250,000$13,250,000UFA 12.7%
William NylanderRW 30 $11,500,000$11,500,000$11,500,000$11,500,000$11,500,000 11.1%
John TavaresC 36 $4,389,280$4,389,280$4,389,280UFA 4.2%
Colton SissonsC 32 $4,250,000$4,250,000UFA 4.1%
Jack RoslovicC 29 $4,000,000$4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Kirill MarchenkoRW 26 $3,850,000$12,500,000$12,500,000$12,500,000$12,500,000 3.7%
Max DomiC 31 $3,750,000$3,750,000UFA 3.6%
Dakota JoshuaC 30 $3,250,000$3,250,000UFA 3.1%
Nick PaulLW 31 $3,150,000$3,150,000$3,150,000UFA 3.0%
Brandon DuhaimeLW 29 $2,600,000$2,600,000$2,600,000UFA 2.5%
Teddy BluegerC 32 $2,500,000$2,500,000UFA 2.4%
Gavin McKennaLW 18 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Easton CowanC 21 $900,000$900,000RFA 0.9%
Zack MacEwenC 30 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Bo GroulxC 26 $812,500UFA 0.8%

Defense 8 $32,088,102

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Darren RaddyshRD 30 $8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000 8.2%
Morgan RiellyLD 32 $7,500,000$7,500,000$7,500,000$7,500,000UFA 7.2%
Jake McCabeLD 32 $4,513,102$4,513,102$4,513,102$4,513,102UFA 4.3%
Christopher TanevRD 36 $4,500,000$4,500,000$4,500,000$4,500,000UFA 4.3%
Oliver Ekman-LarssonLD 35 $3,500,000$3,500,000UFA 3.4%
Nick BlankenburgRD 28 $1,400,000UFA 1.3%
Troy StecherRD 32 $1,350,000$1,350,000UFA 1.3%
Cade WebberD 25 $825,000RFA 0.8%

Goalies 3 $15,178,000

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Sergei BobrovskyG 38 $7,000,000$7,000,000$7,000,000UFA 6.7%
Elvis MerzlikinsG 32 $4,428,000UFA 4.3%
Anthony StolarzG 32 $3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000UFA 3.6%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $1,275,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Miles WoodLW 31 $1,275,000$1,225,000$1,175,000UFA 1.2%

Unsigned RFAs 3 $0

Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Semyon Der-ArguchintsevC 26 RFA 0.0%
Roni HirvonenW 24 RFA 0.0%
Topi NiemelaD 24 RFA 0.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 25 $24,183,278

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Miles WoodLW 31 $2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000UFA 2.4%
Tinus Luc Koblar 19 $1,028,333$1,028,333$1,028,333RFA 1.0%
Brandon Buhr 24 $975,000RFA 0.9%
Borya ValisF 22 $972,500$972,500RFA 0.9%
Landon SimC 22 $955,000$955,000RFA 0.9%
Luke HaymesC 23 $937,500RFA 0.9%
Miroslav HolinkaC 20 $918,333$918,333RFA 0.9%
Henrik RybinskiW 25 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Vinni LettieriC 31 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Brendan BrissonLW 24 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Ryan TverbergC 24 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Jacob QuillanC 24 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Michael PezzettaLW 28 $812,500UFA 0.8%
Hayes Hundley 21 $1,010,000$1,010,000$1,010,000RFA 1.0%
Vinny Borgesi 22 $987,500$987,500RFA 0.9%
Blake Smith 22 $962,500$962,500RFA 0.9%
Ben DanfordRD 20 $936,056$936,056$936,056RFA 0.9%
Noah ChadwickD 21 $900,556$900,556RFA 0.9%
William VilleneuveRD 24 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%
Cole McWardRD 25 $875,000$875,000UFA 0.8%
Philippe MyersRD 29 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Marshall RifaiLD 28 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Dakota MermisLD 32 $812,500UFA 0.8%
Artur Akhtyamov 24 $900,000$900,000$900,000UFA 0.9%
Samuel Hlavaj 25 $850,000UFA 0.8%