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New York Islanders: salary cap, 2026-27
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Flags: dead cap (buyouts/retained) reported · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Bo Horvat | C | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | NTC | C |
| 30Ilya Sorokin | G | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | $8.250M | 6 | 2031-32 UFA | NMC | E |
| 10Brayden Schenn | C | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | 15-team M-NTC | C | |||
| 28Alexander Romanov | D | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | n/d | 7 | 2032-33 not stated | – | A |
| 6Ryan Pulock | D | $6.150M | $6.150M | $6.150M | $6.150M | $6.150M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NTC | C | |
| 81Ondrej Palat | LW | $6.000M | $6.000M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | NMC, 10-team M-NTC | C | ||||
| 3Adam Pelech | D | $5.750M | $5.750M | $5.750M | $5.750M | 3 | 2028-29 UFA | 16-team M-NTC | C | ||
| 44Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $4.850M | $4.850M | $4.850M | n/d | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | A | ||
| 21Kyle Palmieri | C | $4.750M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | 16-team M-NTC | A | ||||
| 77Tony DeAngelo | D | $4.500M | $4.500M | $4.500M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | news | |||
| 92Simon Holmstrom | RW | $3.625M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 24Scott Mayfield | D | $3.500M | $3.500M | $3.500M | $3.500M | $3.500M | $3.500M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | news |
| 11Anthony Duclair | LW | $3.500M | $3.500M | $3.500M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | 16-team M-NTC | E | |||
| 40Semyon Varlamov | G | $2.750M | $2.750M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | 16-team M-NTC | E | ||||
| 53Casey Cizikas | C | $2.500M | $2.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | C | ||||
| 63Matias Maccelli | LW | $2.250M | $2.250M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | news | ||||
| 8Logan Stanley | D | $1.500M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 51Emil Heineman | LW | $1.100M | $1.100M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 38Victor Eklund | RW | $0.975M | $0.975M | $1.475M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 48Matthew Schaefer | D | $0.975M | $0.975M | $4.475M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | D | |||
| 4Matthew Kessel | D | $0.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 26Mitchell Chaffee | RW | $0.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 32Kyle MacLean | C | $0.775M | $0.775M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | E | ||||
| 64Calum Ritchie | C | 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.
Dead cap (reported buyouts & retained salary)
| Player | Type | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick DiPietro | buyout | $0.000M | $0.000M | $0.000M | E |
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with NYI. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVVitek Vanecek | – | $1.000M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| JLJoey Larson | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | $0.875M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| IGIsaiah George | – | $0.838M | $0.950M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| PEPierre Engvall | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | n/d | n/d | n/d | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | A |
| KAKashawn Aitcheson | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| CECole Eiserman | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| MLMatt Luff | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| HTHenrik Tikkanen | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| AJAlex Jefferies | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $86.650M + dead cap $0.000M = $86.650M; ceiling $104.000M − $86.650M = $17.350M projected space.