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Colorado Avalanche Cap Snapshot 2025-2026

Projected Cap Hit

$93,132,395

Cap Breakdown

Forwards $57,917,500

Defense $25,900,000

Goalies $6,750,000

LTIR $2,222,161

46 contracts · 21 on roster

Roster Cap Hits

Player Pos Cap Hit Expiry Status Nathan MacKinnon C $12,600,000 2030-2031 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 Gabriel Landeskog LW $7,000,000 2028-2029 UFA Martin Necas C $6,500,000 2025-2026 UFA Valeri Nichushkin RW $6,125,000 2029-2030 UFA MacKenzie Blackwood G $5,250,000 2029-2030 UFA Josh Manson D $4,500,000 2025-2026 UFA Artturi Lehkonen LW $4,500,000 2026-2027 UFA Ross Colton C $4,000,000 2026-2027 UFA Brett Kulak D $2,750,000 2025-2026 UFA Logan O’Connor RW $2,500,000 2030-2031 UFA Jack Drury C $1,725,000 2025-2026 RFA Victor Olofsson LW $1,575,000 2025-2026 UFA Scott Wedgewood G $1,500,000 2025-2026 UFA Sam Malinski D $1,400,000 2025-2026 UFA Joel Kiviranta LW $1,250,000 2025-2026 UFA Brent Burns D $1,000,000 2025-2026 UFA Ilya Nabokov G $975,000 2026-2027 RFA Gavin Brindley RW $950,000 2025-2026 RFA Taylor Makar LW $925,000 2025-2026 RFA Alex Gagne D $910,000 2026-2027 RFA Sean Behrens D $905,833 2026-2027 RFA Chase Bradley LW $872,500 2025-2026 RFA Isak Posch G $872,500 2026-2027 RFA Cooper Gay RW $872,500 2026-2027 RFA Zakhar Bardakov C $867,500 2025-2026 RFA Ivan Ivan C $845,000 2025-2026 RFA Parker Kelly C $825,000 2025-2026 UFA Nikita Prishchepov C $806,667 2026-2027 RFA Saige Weinstein D $783,334 2027-2028 RFA TJ Tynan C $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Keaton Middleton D $775,000 2026-2027 UFA Jacob MacDonald D $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Alex Barre-Boulet C $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Tye Felhaber LW $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Matthew Stienburg C $775,000 2025-2026 RFA Ronald Attard D $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Trent Miner G $775,000 2026-2027 RFA Valtteri Puustinen RW $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Jack Ahcan D $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Danil Gushchin LW $775,000 2025-2026 RFA Wyatt Aamodt D $775,000 2026-2027 UFA Jason Polin RW $775,000 2025-2026 UFA Tristen Nielsen C $775,000 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.