Rosters
VAN
MTL'25 1st Round Pick'26 2nd Round Pick
Projected Cap Hit
$87,807,041
Projected Cap Space
$192,959
Total Moves
90
Roster Players
22 / 23
Transactions (3)
Trades (2)
G. Lindstrom
$775,000$775 K
M. Matheson
$4,875,000$4.9 M
D. Savard
$3,500,000$3.5 M($1,600,000$1.6 M ret.)
N. Hoglander
$1,100,000$1.1 M
C. Wolanin
$775,000$775 K
M. Friedman
$775,000$775 K
V. Desharnais
$2,000,000$2.0 M
NHL Roster (22)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
RW3
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
Press Box
IR
LTIR
Non-Roster (24)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
RD1
Cap Projections
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Ceiling | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 |
| Projected Cap Hit | $87,807,041 | $73,954,167 | $51,216,667 | $37,726,667 |
| Projected Cap Space | $192,959 | $14,045,833 | $36,783,333 | $50,273,333 |
| Bonus Overages | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Active Roster | 21 / 23 | 13 / 23 | 6 / 23 | 4 / 23 |
| Standard Contracts | 49 / 50 | 26 / 50 | 14 / 50 | 5 / 50 |
| Retained Remaining | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Roster Breakdown
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson | $11,600,000 | $11,600,000 | $11,600,000 | $11,600,000 |
| Brock Boeser | $6,650,000 | UFA | ||
| Jake DeBrusk | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Conor Garland | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | UFA | |
| Dakota Joshua | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Danton Heinen | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | UFA | |
| Teddy Blueger | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | UFA | |
| Pius Suter | $1,600,000 | UFA | ||
| Kiefer Sherwood | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | UFA | |
| Aatu Räty | $836,667 | RFA | ||
| Arshdeep Bains | $816,676 | RFA | ||
| Joey Anderson | $800,000 | $800,000 | UFA |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | UFA |
| Filip Hronek | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 |
| Mike Matheson | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | UFA | |
| David Savard | $1,900,000 | UFA | ||
| Tyler Myers | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | UFA |
| Erik Brannstrom | $900,000 | RFA | ||
| Noah Juulsen | $775,000 | UFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | $875,000 | UFA | ||
| Arturs Silovs | $850,000 | $850,000 | RFA |
Buyouts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $2,346,667 | $4,766,667 | $4,766,667 | $2,126,667 |
Retained Contracts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Mikheyev | $712,500 | $712,500 | ||
| Tucker Poolman | $500,000 |
Non-Roster Players
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Miller | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki | $918,333 | $918,333 | $918,333 | RFA |
| Max Sasson | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Ty Mueller | $870,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 | RFA |
| Tristen Nielsen | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Vilmer Alriksson | $860,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 | RFA |
| Ty Glover | $859,167 | RFA | ||
| Josh Bloom | $836,667 | $836,667 | RFA | |
| Danila Klimovich | $833,333 | $833,333 | RFA | |
| Nils Aman | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA | |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Linus Karlsson | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Nathan Smith | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Vitali Kravtsov |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Forbort | $1,500,000 | UFA | ||
| Wyatt Kaiser | $916,667 | RFA | ||
| Christian Felton | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Elias Pettersson | $838,333 | $838,333 | $838,333 | RFA |
| Sawyer Mynio | $838,333 | $838,333 | $838,333 | RFA |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA |
| Akito Hirose | $787,500 | RFA | ||
| Guillaume Brisebois | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Jett Woo | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Cole McWard | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Gustav Lindstrom | $775,000 | RFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | |
| Nikita Tolopilo | $950,000 | RFA | ||
| Ty Young | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA |
| Jiri Patera | $775,000 | $775,000 | UFA |
Reserve List (14)
- Sign RFA
- Sign Prospect