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Colorado Avalanche: salary cap, 2026-27
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Flags: incomplete: cap hit not disclosed for 1 roster player(s).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Nathan MacKinnon | C | $12.600M | $12.600M | $12.600M | $12.600M | $12.600M | $12.600M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | NMC | E |
| 88Martin Necas | C | $11.500M | $11.500M | $11.500M | $11.500M | $11.500M | n/d | 8 | 2033-34 not stated | – | B |
| 8Cale Makar | D | $9.000M | $20.400M | $20.400M | $20.400M | $20.400M | $9.000M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | C |
| 11Brock Nelson | C | $7.500M | $7.500M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | NTC | B | |||
| 7Devon Toews | D | $7.250M | $7.250M | $7.250M | $7.250M | $7.250M | $7.250M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | M-NTC, 12-team M-NTC | B |
| 92Gabriel Landeskog | LW | $7.000M | $7.000M | $7.000M | $7.000M | 3 | 2028-29 UFA | NMC, M-NTC | C | ||
| 91Nazem Kadri | C | $7.000M | $7.000M | $7.000M | $7.000M | 3 | 2028-29 UFA | 13-team M-NTC | C | ||
| 39Mackenzie Blackwood | G | $5.250M | $5.250M | $5.250M | $5.250M | $5.250M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | B | |
| 70Sam Malinski | D | $4.750M | $4.750M | $4.750M | $4.750M | $4.750M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | news | |
| 62Artturi Lehkonen | LW | $4.500M | $4.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | 12-team M-NTC | C | ||||
| 27Brett Kulak | D | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | n/d | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | NTC | A |
| 42Josh Manson | D | $3.950M | $3.950M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | 12-team M-NTC | B | |||
| 71Jaden Schwartz | LW | $3.250M | $3.250M | $3.250M | n/d | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | NMC | A | ||
| 10Nicolas Roy | C | $3.000M | $3.000M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | C | ||||
| 25Logan O'Connor | RW | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | B |
| 41Scott Wedgewood | G | $2.500M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | B | ||||
| 17Parker Kelly | C | $1.700M | $1.700M | $1.700M | $1.700M | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | D | ||
| 9Fedor Svechkov | C | $1.250M | $1.250M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 47Noah Juulsen | D | $1.100M | $1.100M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 13T.J. Hughes | RW | $0.953M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 68Zachary L'Heureux | LW | $0.875M | $0.875M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 84Brent Burns | D | $0.850M | $3.000M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 67Keaton Middleton | D | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C |
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.
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with COL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBSean Behrens | – | $0.906M | $0.925M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| GBGavin Brindley | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | C | |||
| TMTaylor Makar | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | – | A | |||
| JHJeremy Hanzel | – | $0.852M | $0.852M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| GMGeorgii Merkulov | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $102.778M + dead cap $0.000M = $102.778M; ceiling $104.000M − $102.778M = $1.222M projected space.