Colorado Avalanche Salary Cap
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Avalanche Cap Snapshot
2026-2027
Cap Breakdown
33 contracts ·
17 on roster
Roster Cap Hits
| Player |
Pos |
Cap Hit |
Expiry |
Status |
| Nathan MacKinnon |
C |
$12,604,000 |
2030-2031 |
UFA |
| Martin Necas |
C |
$11,500,000 |
2033-2034 |
UFA |
| Cale Makar |
D |
$9,000,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Brock Nelson |
C |
$7,500,000 |
2027-2028 |
UFA |
| Devon Toews |
D |
$7,250,000 |
2030-2031 |
UFA |
| Nazem Kadri |
C |
$7,000,000 |
2028-2029 |
UFA |
| Gabriel Landeskog |
LW |
$7,000,000 |
2028-2029 |
UFA |
| Valeri Nichushkin |
RW |
$6,125,000 |
2029-2030 |
UFA |
| MacKenzie Blackwood |
G |
$5,250,000 |
2029-2030 |
UFA |
| Sam Malinski |
D |
$4,750,000 |
2029-2030 |
UFA |
| Artturi Lehkonen |
LW |
$4,500,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Ross Colton |
C |
$4,000,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Josh Manson |
D |
$3,950,000 |
2027-2028 |
UFA |
| Nicolas Roy |
C |
$3,000,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Scott Wedgewood |
G |
$2,500,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Logan O'Connor |
RW |
$2,500,000 |
2030-2031 |
UFA |
| Parker Kelly |
C |
$1,700,000 |
2029-2030 |
UFA |
| Gustav Stjernberg |
D |
$980,000 |
2027-2028 |
RFA |
| Matthew DiMarsico |
C |
$980,000 |
2027-2028 |
RFA |
| Nikita Novosyolov |
G |
$980,000 |
2027-2028 |
RFA |
| Ilya Nabokov |
G |
$975,000 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| T.J. Hughes |
C |
$952,500 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Isak Posch |
G |
$947,500 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Cooper Gay |
RW |
$947,500 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Sean Behrens |
D |
$923,333 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Alex Gagne |
D |
$910,000 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Saige Weinstein |
D |
$883,334 |
2027-2028 |
RFA |
| Nikita Prishchepov |
C |
$881,667 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Gavin Brindley |
RW |
$875,000 |
2027-2028 |
RFA |
| Keaton Middleton |
D |
$850,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Trent Miner |
G |
$850,000 |
2026-2027 |
RFA |
| Wyatt Aamodt |
D |
$850,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
| Tristen Nielsen |
C |
$850,000 |
2026-2027 |
UFA |
NHL Salary Cap FAQ
What is a salary cap? The salary cap is the maximum amount an NHL team can spend on player salaries during one season.
What is cap hit? A cap hit is the amount of a player’s contract that counts toward the team’s salary cap in a given season.
What is cap space? Cap space is the money a team still has available to spend before hitting the salary cap.
What is LTIR? LTIR stands for Long-Term Injured Reserve. It gives a team temporary cap relief when a player is expected to miss a long period due to injury.
What is dead cap? Dead cap is salary cap money committed to players who are no longer with the team, such as from buyouts, retained salary in trades, or contract terminations.
