Rosters
CHI
'26 4th Round Pick
NJD
'26 2nd Round Pick
Chicago Blackhawks
Wishful thinking
I know NJ wouldn’t do this deal, I’m Mercer fan and it would be great to have him on the Hawks.
Jump to CommentsProjected Cap Hit
$85,347,500
Projected Cap Space
$2,652,500
Total Moves
15
Roster Players
22 / 23
Transactions (2)
Signings (1)
- D. Mercer
- $6.500 M × 6 years
Trades (1)
D. Mercer
RFA
R. Greene
Signing rights
P. Kurashev
$2,250,000$2.3 M
L. Crevier
$775,000$775 K
R. Donato
$2,000,000$2.0 M($1,000,000$1.0 M ret.)
NHL Roster (22)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
Press Box
IR
LTIR
Non-Roster (20)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
LW9
LW8
LW7
LW6
RW9
RW8
RW7
RW6
RW5
RW4
RW3
RW2
RW1
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
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 | $85,347,500 | $63,855,833 | $31,500,000 | $26,100,000 |
| Projected Cap Space | $2,652,500 | $24,144,167 | $56,500,000 | $61,900,000 |
| Bonus Overages | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Active Roster | 22 / 23 | 16 / 23 | 5 / 23 | 4 / 23 |
| Standard Contracts | 42 / 50 | 28 / 50 | 11 / 50 | 4 / 50 |
| Retained Remaining | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Roster Breakdown
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Mercer | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| Taylor Hall | $6,000,000 | UFA | ||
| Tyler Bertuzzi | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | UFA |
| Ilya Mikheyev | $4,037,500 | $4,037,500 | UFA | |
| Nick Foligno | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | UFA | |
| Andreas Athanasiou | $4,250,000 | UFA | ||
| Jason Dickinson | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | UFA | |
| Pat Maroon | $1,300,000 | UFA | ||
| Lukas Reichel | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | RFA | |
| Craig Smith | $1,000,000 | UFA | ||
| Connor Bedard | $950,000 | $950,000 | RFA | |
| Joey Anderson | $800,000 | $800,000 | UFA |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| Alex Vlasic | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 |
| Connor Murphy | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | UFA | |
| Alec Martinez | $4,000,000 | UFA | ||
| TJ Brodie | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | UFA | |
| Kevin Korchinski | $918,333 | $918,333 | RFA | |
| Isaak Phillips | $775,000 | RFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Mrazek | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | UFA | |
| Laurent Brossoit | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | UFA |
Buyouts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bailey | $1,166,667 |
Retained Contracts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McCabe | $2,000,000 | |||
| Ryan Donato | $1,000,000 |
Non-Roster Players
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Nazar | $950,000 | $950,000 | RFA | |
| Landon Slaggert | $912,500 | RFA | ||
| Paul Ludwinski | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | RFA |
| Nick Lardis | $896,667 | $896,667 | $896,667 | RFA |
| Antti Saarela | $896,250 | RFA | ||
| Ryder Rolston | $895,000 | $895,000 | RFA | |
| Martin Misiak | $878,333 | $878,333 | $878,333 | RFA |
| Gavin Hayes | $865,000 | $865,000 | $865,000 | RFA |
| Jalen Luypen | $859,167 | RFA | ||
| Samuel Savoie | $846,666 | $846,666 | $846,666 | RFA |
| Colton Dach | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA | |
| Zach Sanford | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Brett Seney | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Cole Guttman | $775,000 | RFA |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artyom Levshunov | $975,000 | $975,000 | $975,000 | RFA |
| Wyatt Kaiser | $916,667 | RFA | ||
| Ethan Del Mastro | $855,833 | $855,833 | RFA | |
| Nolan Allan | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvid Soderblom | $962,500 | RFA | ||
| Drew Commesso | $925,000 | $925,000 | RFA |
Reserve List (29)
- Sign RFA
None
- Sign Prospect