Finances
Florida Panthers
9-7-220 PTS5th in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
47%
Power play
23.5 %
Penalty kill
85.7 %
Goals per game
3.11
Goals against
3.06
Faceoffs
48.0 %
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$108.4M
22 players on the roster
Over the cap
$4.44M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$21.8M
25 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$9.50M
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$42.5M 39% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$28.1M 26% of the cap hit
- Defence6$20.4M 19% of the cap hit
- Goalies2$8.00M 7% of the cap hit
- Dead cap1$9.50M 9% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$4.44M 4% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Florida Panthers
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
$108.4M
23 contracts
2027-28
$106.3M
20 contracts
2028-29
$87.2M
14 contracts
2029-30
$86.2M
13 contracts
2030-31
$52.2M
9 contracts
2031-32
$47.0M
8 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Aleksander Barkov | C | $10,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $10.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | — | — |
| Sam Reinhart | C | $8,625,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.63M | $8.63M | $8.63M | $8.63M | $8.63M | $8.63M |
| Sam Bennett | C | $8,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | $7,000,000 | Ext | NMC | UFA | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M |
| Anton Lundell | C | $5,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | $3,000,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $3.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Samu SalminenNon-roster | C | $980,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.98M | $0.98M | — | — | — | — |
| Gracyn SawchynNon-roster | C | $878,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| John BeecherNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam LaffertyNon-roster | C | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Eller | C | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus CrookshankNon-roster | C | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk | L | $9,500,000 | Std | NMC | UFA | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | — | — |
| Brady Tkachuk | L | $8,330,674 | Std | NMC | UFA | $8.21M | $8.21M | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Marchand | L | $5,250,000 | 35+ (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | — |
| Garnet Hathaway | R | $2,400,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.40M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack DevineNon-roster | R | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — | — |
| Jonah Gadjovich | L | $905,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.91M | $0.91M | — | — | — | — |
| Cole SchwindtNon-roster | R | $875,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Sandis Vilmanis | L | $855,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — |
| Bokondji Imama | L | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole ReinhardtNon-roster | L | $812,500 | Std | — | UFA | $0.81M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Seth JonesDead cap | D | $9,500,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | $9.50M | — | — |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | $6,100,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M |
| Gustav Forsling | D | $5,750,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M | $5.75M |
| Niko Mikkola | D | $5,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Radko Gudas | D | $1,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.50M | $1.50M | $1.50M | $1.50M | $1.50M | $1.50M |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | $1,150,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.18M | $1.18M | — | — | — | — |
| Matvei ShuravinNon-roster | D | $1,000,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | — | — | — |
| Marek AlscherNon-roster | D | $896,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | $875,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander PetrovicNon-roster | D | $875,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Emil PieniniemiNon-roster | D | $870,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | $0.91M | — | — | — | — |
| Ludvig JanssonNon-roster | D | $855,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Mikulas HovorkaNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casey FitzgeraldNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donovan SebrangoNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias BjornfotNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Jacob Markstrom | G | $6,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $6.00M | $6.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Akira Schmid | G | $2,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $2.00M | $2.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler MuszelikNon-roster | G | $960,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Kirill GerasimyukNon-roster | G | $875,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper BlackNon-roster | G | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Hunter St. MartinNon-roster | LW | $855,833 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.93M | $0.93M | — | — | — | — |
| Josh DaviesNon-roster | LW | $855,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan BastianNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai SchwindtNon-roster | LW | $836,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.87M | — | — | — | — | — |
| MacKenzie EntwistleNon-roster | RW | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $130.7M48 contracts | $116.6M31 contracts | $88.2M15 contracts | $86.2M13 contracts | $52.2M9 contracts | $47.0M8 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand