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Tampa Bay Lightning: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86Nikita Kucherov | RW | $9.500M | $9.500M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | 10-team M-NTC | C | ||||
| 88Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | 2 | 2027-28 UFA | 10-team M-NTC | C | |||
| 21Brayden Point | C | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | $9.500M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC | E | |
| 59Jake Guentzel | C | $9.000M | $9.000M | $9.000M | $9.000M | $9.000M | 4 | 2029-30 UFA | NMC | E | |
| 74John Carlson | D | $8.500M | $8.500M | $8.500M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | NMC | A | |||
| 77Victor Hedman | D | $8.000M | $8.000M | $8.000M | $8.000M | 3 | 2028-29 UFA | NMC | E | ||
| 90J.J. Moser | D | $6.750M | $6.750M | $6.750M | $6.750M | $6.750M | $6.750M | 8 | 2033-34 not stated | – | B |
| 38Brandon Hagel | LW | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | $6.500M | 6 | 2031-32 UFA | NTC | C |
| 71Anthony Cirelli | C | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | $6.250M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | NTC | C |
| 81Erik Cernak | D | $5.200M | $5.200M | $5.200M | $5.200M | $5.200M | $5.200M | 5 | 2030-31 UFA | NTC | C |
| 27Ryan McDonagh | D | $4.100M | $4.100M | $4.100M | $4.100M | 3 | 2028-29 not stated | – | A | ||
| 95Ilya Mikheyev | RW | $3.850M | $3.850M | $3.850M | $3.850M | $3.850M | 4 | 2029-30 not stated | – | A | |
| 25Jeffrey Viel | LW | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | $2.500M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | – | A |
| 37Yanni Gourde | C | $2.330M | $2.330M | $2.330M | $2.330M | $2.330M | $2.330M | 5 | 2030-31 not stated | NTC | B |
| 29Pontus Holmberg | RW | $1.550M | $1.550M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 93Gage Goncalves | C | $1.200M | $1.200M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 94Conor Geekie | C | $0.887M | $1.717M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| 51Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | $0.875M | $0.875M | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 28Zemgus Girgensons | C | $0.850M | $0.850M | 1 | 2026-27 UFA | – | E | ||||
| 49Scott Sabourin | RW | $0.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| 35Dennis Hildeby | G | $0.842M | $0.842M | $0.842M | n/d | 3 | 2028-29 RFA | – | B | ||
| 78Emil Lilleberg | D | $0.800M | $0.800M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| 24Max Crozier | D | $0.775M | $0.775M | $0.775M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| 17Dominic James | C | n/d | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lecavalier | buyout | $0.000M | E |
Other signed contracts (not on the NHL roster)
Minor-league, junior or unassigned players under NHL contracts with TBL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSNoah Steen | – | $0.973M | $0.973M | $0.986M | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| MGMax Groshev | – | $0.875M | $0.875M | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | A | |||
| DGDyllan Gill | – | $0.870M | $0.950M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| DDDylan Duke | – | $0.868M | $0.925M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | C | ||||
| EGEthan Gauthier | – | $0.865M | $0.950M | 1 | 2026-27 RFA | – | E | ||||
| NANick Abruzzese | – | $0.850M | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | A | ||||
| JFJack Finley | – | n/d | n/d | n/d | 2 | 2027-28 not stated | – | C | |||
| JHJansen Harkins | – | n/d | n/d | 1 | 2026-27 not stated | – | C |
Totals check
Roster cap hits $100.108M + dead cap $0.000M = $100.108M; ceiling $104.000M − $100.108M = $3.892M projected space.