Finances
Columbus Blue Jackets
7-8-014 PTS6th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
12%
Power play
17.5 %
Penalty kill
75.6 %
Goals per game
2.53
Goals against
3.13
Faceoffs
53.2 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$107.5M
25 players on the roster
Over the cap
$3.48M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$19.6M
22 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$1.35M
Buyouts and retained salary
Where the money goes
Only NHL roster contracts count against the cap. Players signed in the American Hockey League are listed separately.
- Centres7$33.9M 32% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$29.4M 27% of the cap hit
- Defence9$36.9M 34% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$5.95M 6% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$1.35M 1% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$3.48M 3% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Columbus Blue Jackets
In the offseason a club may exceed the cap by 10%. Compliance is due at the first game.
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$104.1M
25 contracts
2027-28
$90.4M
16 contracts
2028-29
$76.6M
12 contracts
2029-30
$57.4M
8 contracts
2030-31
$51.3M
7 contracts
2031-32
$34.3M
4 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Adam Fantilli | C | $13,750,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $13.8M | $13.8M | $13.8M | $13.8M | $13.8M | $13.8M |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $6,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Sean Monahan | C | $5,500,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | — | — | — |
| Cole Sillinger | C | $4,625,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $4.63M | $4.63M | $4.63M | — | — | — |
| Kent Johnson | C | $1,800,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $1.80M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven LorentzDead cap | C | $1,350,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $1.35M | $1.35M | — | — | — | — |
| Isac Lundestrom | C | $1,300,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.30M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua EernisseNon-roster | C | $952,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | $923,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.86M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca PinelliNon-roster | C | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| Jack WilliamsNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Oiva KeskinenNon-roster | C | $860,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Max McCueNon-roster | C | $858,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen SillingerNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Matthew Knies | L | $7,750,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.75M | — |
| Valeri Nichushkin | R | $6,125,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $6.13M | $6.13M | $6.13M | $6.13M | — | — |
| Conor Garland | R | $6,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Dmitri Voronkov | L | $4,175,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $4.18M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathieu Olivier | R | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | — |
| Ryan Lomberg | L | $1,300,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.30M | $1.30M | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Zach Werenski | D | $9,583,333 | Std | NMC | UFA | $9.58M | $9.58M | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $8,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| Damon Severson | D | $6,250,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | — |
| Dante Fabbro | D | $4,125,000 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $4.13M | $4.13M | $4.13M | — | — | — |
| Carson Soucy | D | $3,250,000 | Std | NTC | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | $1,750,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Andrae | D | $1,550,000 | Std | — | RFA | $1.55M | $1.55M | — | — | — | — |
| Boston BuckbergerNon-roster | D | $1,050,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.05M | $1.05M | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Christiansen | D | $975,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.98M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb MacDonaldNon-roster | D | $922,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.92M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie ElickNon-roster | D | $906,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Colton WhiteNon-roster | D | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Luca MarrelliNon-roster | D | $870,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Guillaume RichardNon-roster | D | $867,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corson CeulemansNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Jet Greaves | G | $5,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — | — |
| Sergei IvanovNon-roster | G | $970,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Talbot | G | $950,000 | 35+ | — | UFA | $0.95M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan GardnerNon-roster | G | $870,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — |
| Pheonix CopleyNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan LalondeNon-roster | G | $798,333 | ELC | — | RFA (10.2) | $0.86M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Danton Heinen | LW | $1,000,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley BezeauNon-roster | RW | $940,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan DumaisNon-roster | RW | $923,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.86M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke TuchNon-roster | LW | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Mikael PyyhtiaNon-roster | LW | $875,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| James MalatestaNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $124.2M47 contracts | $100.7M27 contracts | $79.5M15 contracts | $57.4M8 contracts | $51.3M7 contracts | $34.3M4 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand