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Boston Bruins: salary cap, 2026-27
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Flags: dead cap (buyouts/retained) reported.
Reported figures. Contract data comes from the open nhl-contracts dataset (CC0), which ties each number to a public source: A NHL.com club release, B NHL.com story, C ESPN wire, D PuckPedia public post, E CapFriendly archive to July 2024. Where the dataset was missing or wrong we checked figures by hand against a club release or team site ("club") or a reputable news report ("news"); each links to its source. "n/d" means not disclosed; we leave it blank rather than guess, so totals for teams with n/d contracts are understated.
Not fully modelled yet: LTIR relief, performance-bonus overages, the junior exemption from the 50-contract limit, and in-season proration. Buyouts and retained salary are included only where the dataset reports them. Contracts this season count only for players on the current NHL roster. Cap rules: 2026-27 payroll range (NHL, May 6, 2026) and the CBA (50-contract limit). Dataset updated 2026-11-04.
NHL roster contracts
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88David Pastrnak | RW | $11.250M | $11.250M | $11.250M | $11.250M | $11.250M | $11.250M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | NMC | E |
| 73Charlie McAvoy | D | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC | C | |
| 1Jeremy Swayman | G | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | 6 | 2031-32 not stated | – | B |
| 28Elias Lindholm | C | $7.750M | $7.750M | $7.750M | $7.750M | $7.750M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC | E | |
| 10JJ Peterka | RW | $7.700M | $7.700M | $7.700M | $7.700M | $7.700M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | B | |
| 27Hampus Lindholm | D | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC, NTC | B | |
| 11Casey Mittelstadt | C | $5.750M | $5.750M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | E | ||||
| 39Morgan Geekie | C | $5.500M | $5.500M | $5.500M | $5.500M | $5.500M | $5.500M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | B |
| 91Nikita Zadorov | D | $5.000M | $5.000M | $5.000M | $5.000M | $5.000M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | M-NTC | E | |
| 18Pavel Zacha | C | $4.750M | $4.750M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | M-NTC | C | ||||
| 17Will Borgen | D | $4.100M | $4.100M | $4.100M | $4.100M | $4.100M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | B | |
| 84Tanner Jeannot | LW | $3.400M | $3.400M | $3.400M | $3.400M | $3.400M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | NTC | B | |
| 6Mason Lohrei | D | $3.200M | $3.200M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | B | ||||
| 75Connor Clifton | D | $2.250M | $2.250M | $2.250M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | B | |||
| 52Sean Kuraly | C | $1.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | D | ||||
| 47Mark Kastelic | C | $1.567M | $1.567M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 44James Hagens | C | $0.975M | $0.975M | $0.975M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | B | |||
| 92Marat Khusnutdinov | C | $0.925M | $3.950M | $3.950M | $3.950M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | D | |
| 45Jonathan Aspirot | D | $0.887M | $0.887M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| 42Frederic Brunet | D | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 51Matthew Poitras | C | $0.850M | $0.850M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 93Fraser Minten | C | $0.817M | $7.200M | $7.200M | $7.200M | $7.200M | $0.875M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E |
| 30Michael DiPietro | G | $0.813M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A |
Cap hit by season; italic = a signed extension that starts later. n/d = not disclosed by the sources (counted as $0 in totals). Years left includes 2026-27.
Dead cap (reported buyouts & retained salary)
| Player | Type | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carlo | retained (with TOR) | $0.615M | D |
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with BOS. They count toward the 50-contract limit but aren't in the cap totals above. Team is as signed.
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | AAV | Yrs left | Expiry | Clause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLDans Locmelis | – | $0.860M | $0.860M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C | ||||
| RDRiley Duran | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $94.459M + dead cap $0.615M = $95.074M; ceiling $104.000M − $95.074M = $8.926M projected space.