COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

PROJECTED CAP HIT : $69,158,334

PROJECTED LTIR USED : $0

PROJECTED CAP SPACE : $18,841,666

CURRENT CAP SPACE

: $18,841,666

DEADLINE CAP SPACE

: $83,441,664

TODAY'S CAP HIT

: $69,158,334

ROSTER SIZE: 16/23

CONTRACTS: 33/50

RESERVE LIST: 54/90

INJURIES: 0

GENERAL MANAGER: Don Waddell

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Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2025
2026
2027

RECALLS & REASSIGNMENTS
Denton Mateychuk	Minors - Jun. 3
Brendan Gaunce	Minors - May 27
Mikael Pyyhtiä	Minors - Apr. 17
James Malatesta	Minors - Apr. 17
David Jiricek	Minors - Apr. 17
Jet Greaves	Minors - Apr. 17
Luca Del Bel Belluz	Minors - Apr. 17
Nick Blankenburg	Minors - Apr. 17
Luca Del Bel Belluz	Emerg. Loan - Apr. 16
Gavin Brindley	Registered - Apr. 15
All

INJURIES
Yegor Chinakhov	Cleared - Jun. 29
Elvis Merzlikins	Cleared - Apr. 16
Alexander Nylander	Cleared - Apr. 11
Carson Meyer	Upper Body (Wk to wk) - Apr. 10
Alexander Nylander	Lower Body (Day to day) - Apr. 9
Sean Kuraly	Cleared - Apr. 7
Daniil Tarasov	Upper Body (Unk) - Apr. 5
Jake Bean	Hand (Out for ssn) - Apr. 5
Elvis Merzlikins	Lower Body (Day to day) - Mar. 31
Alexander Nylander	Cleared - Mar. 30
All

CAP HIT

AAV

TOTAL SAL.

BASE SAL.

SIGNING BONUS

PERF. BONUS

CLAUSES

Forwards (10 - $28,625,000)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gaudreau, Johnny	5 UFA	NMC	LW	NHL	Signed	30	11.1	$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$7,750,000$0$2,000,000NMC	$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$7,750,000$0$2,000,000NMC	$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$7,750,000$0$2,000,000M-NTC, NMC	$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$7,750,000$0$2,000,000M-NTC, NMC	$9,750,000$9,750,000$9,750,000$7,750,000$0$2,000,000M-NTC, NMC	UFA
Monahan, Sean	5 UFA		C, LW, RW	NHL	Signed	29	6.3	$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$0$0	$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$0$0	$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$0$0	$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$0$0	$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000$0$0	UFA
Jenner, Boone "C"	2 UFA	M-NTC	C, LW	NHL	Draft	31	4.3	$3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000$0$0M-NTC	$3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000$3,750,000$0$0M-NTC	UFA
Kuraly, Sean	1 UFA	M-NTC	C, LW	NHL	Signed	31	2.8	$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000$0$0M-NTC	UFA
Chinakhov, Yegor	2 RFA		RW, LW	NHL	Draft	23	2.4	$2,100,000$2,100,000$2,100,000$2,100,000$0$0	$2,100,000$2,100,000$2,100,000$2,100,000$0$0	RFA
Olivier, Mathieu	1 UFA		RW	NHL	Trade	27	1.3	$1,100,000$1,100,000$1,100,000$1,100,000$0$0	UFA
Danforth, Justin	1 UFA		RW, C	NHL	Signed	31	1.3	$1,100,000$1,100,000$1,100,000$1,100,000$0$0	UFA
Brindley, Gavin	2 10.2(c)	ELC	C	NHL	Draft	19	1.1	$950,000$950,000$950,000$855,000$0$95,000	$950,000$950,000$950,000$855,000$0$95,000	10.2(c)
Fantilli, Adam	2 RFA	ELC	C	NHL	Draft	19	1.1	$950,000$4,150,000$950,000$855,000$3,200,000$95,000	$950,000$4,150,000$950,000$855,000$3,200,000$95,000	RFA
Voronkov, Dmitri	1 RFA	ELC	LW, C, RW	NHL	Draft	23	1.1	$925,000$925,000$925,000$832,500$0$92,500	RFA
Marchenko, Kirill	0 RFA		RW	NHL	Draft	23		RFA
Sillinger, Cole	0 RFA		C	NHL	Draft	21		RFA
TOTAL						25.6	32.5	$28,625,000$31,825,000$28,625,000$26,342,500$3,200,000$2,282,500	$23,000,000$26,200,000$23,000,000$20,810,000$3,200,000$2,190,000	$15,250,000$15,250,000$15,250,000$13,250,000$0$2,000,000	$15,250,000$15,250,000$15,250,000$13,250,000$0$2,000,000	$15,250,000$15,250,000$15,250,000$13,250,000$0$2,000,000

Defense (4 - $24,558,333)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Werenski, Zachary "A"	4 UFA	NMC	LD	NHL	Draft	26	10.9	$9,583,333$9,583,333$11,500,000$9,500,000$0$2,000,000NMC	$9,583,333$9,583,333$9,500,000$7,500,000$0$2,000,000NMC	$9,583,333$9,583,333$7,250,000$1,000,000$0$6,250,000NMC	$9,583,333$9,583,333$7,250,000$1,000,000$0$6,250,000M-NTC	UFA
Severson, Damon	7 UFA	NTC	RD	NHL	Trade	29	7.1	$6,250,000$6,250,000$8,000,000$6,000,000$0$2,000,000NTC	$6,250,000$6,250,000$7,500,000$5,500,000$0$2,000,000NTC	$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,100,000$4,100,000$0$2,000,000NTC	$6,250,000$6,250,000$5,100,000$3,300,000$0$1,800,000M-NTC	$6,250,000$6,250,000$5,100,000$4,100,000$0$1,000,000M-NTC	$6,250,000 $6,250,000$5,100,000$5,100,000$0$0M-NTC
Provorov, Ivan	1 UFA	RS	LD	NHL	Trade	27	5.4	$4,725,000$4,725,000$6,037,500$4,637,500$0$1,400,000	UFA
Gudbranson, Erik	2 UFA	M-NTC	RD	NHL	Signed	32	4.5	$4,000,000$4,000,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$0$0M-NTC	$4,000,000$4,000,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$0$0M-NTC	UFA
TOTAL						28.5	27.9	$24,558,333$24,558,333$29,037,500$23,637,500$0$5,400,000	$19,833,333$19,833,333$20,500,000$16,500,000$0$4,000,000	$15,833,333$15,833,333$13,350,000$5,100,000$0$8,250,000	$15,833,333$15,833,333$12,350,000$4,300,000$0$8,050,000	$6,250,000$6,250,000$5,100,000$4,100,000$0$1,000,000	$6,250,000$6,250,000$5,100,000$5,100,000$0$0

Goalies (2 - $6,450,000)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Merzlikins, Elvis	3 UFA	M-NTC	G	NHL	Draft	30	6.1	$5,400,000$5,400,000$6,000,000$6,000,000$0$0M-NTC	$5,400,000$5,400,000$5,525,000$5,525,000$0$0M-NTC	$5,400,000$5,400,000$4,225,000$4,225,000$0$0M-NTC	UFA
Tarasov, Daniil	1 RFA		G	NHL	Draft	25	1.2	$1,050,000$1,050,000$1,350,000$1,350,000$0$0	RFA
TOTAL						27.5	7.3	$6,450,000$6,450,000$7,350,000$7,350,000$0$0	$5,400,000$5,400,000$5,525,000$5,525,000$0$0	$5,400,000$5,400,000$4,225,000$4,225,000$0$0

Injured Reserve (0)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Johnson, Kent	0 10.2(c)		LW, C	IR	Draft	21		10.2(c)
TOTAL						21.0	0.0

NHLPA Player Assistance Program (1 - $8,700,000)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Laine, Patrik	2 UFA	M-NTC	C, RW, LW	NHLPA Player Asst.	Trade	26	9.9	$8,700,000$8,700,000$9,100,000$7,100,000$0$2,000,000M-NTC	$8,700,000$8,700,000$9,100,000$7,100,000$0$2,000,000M-NTC	UFA
TOTAL						26.0	9.9	$8,700,000$8,700,000$9,100,000$7,100,000$0$2,000,000	$8,700,000$8,700,000$9,100,000$7,100,000$0$2,000,000

DEAD CAP

Buyout History (2)	2024-25	2025-26
Wennberg, Alexander	$891,667$0$891,667$0	$891,667$0$891,667$0
Boqvist, Adam	-$66,666$0$533,334$0	$533,334$0$533,334$0
TOTAL	$825,001$0$1,425,001	$1,425,001$0$1,425,001

ACQUIRED METHOD SUMMARY

Roster Statistics

ROSTER SIZE	16	10	5	4	3	1
STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACTS	33	22	11	4	3	1
AVERAGE AGE	27	27.8	30.8	31.5	33.3	34
ROSTER SIGNING BONUSES	$9,682,500	$8,190,000	$10,250,000	$10,050,000	$3,000,000	$0

Cap Hit Statistics

ROSTER & BURIED CAP HIT	$68,333,333	$56,933,333	$36,483,333	$31,083,333	$21,500,000	$6,250,000
DEAD CAP HIT	$825,001	$1,425,001	-	-	-	-
CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES	-	-	-	-	-	-
PROJECTED CAP HIT	$69,158,334	$58,358,334	$36,483,333	$31,083,333	$21,500,000	$6,250,000
SALARY CAP	$88,000,000	$92,000,000	$92,000,000	$92,000,000	$92,000,000	$92,000,000
PROJECTED CAP SPACE	$18,841,666	$33,641,666	$55,516,667	$60,916,667	$70,500,000	$85,750,000
CURRENT CAP SPACE	$18,841,666	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Statistics

POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
ESTIMATED SALARY EXPENDITURE	$75,692,500	$59,007,500	$33,317,500	$27,600,000	$20,350,000	$5,100,000
DEAD CAP SALARY EXPENDITURE	$1,425,001	$1,425,001	-	-	-	-
NON-ROSTER SIGNING BONUSES	$1,052,500	$355,000	$180,000	-	-	-
RETAINED SALARY REMAINING	3	3	3	3	3	3

NON-ROSTER

Forwards (9)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
McKown, Hunter	1 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Signed	21	-	$950,000$1,366,667$82,500$82,500$1,000,000$95,000	RFA
Pyyhtiä, Mikael	1 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	22	-	$897,500$925,000$80,000$80,000$0$92,500	RFA
Pinelli, Luca	3 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	19	-	$878,333$950,000$82,500$82,500$80,000$95,000	$878,333$950,000$82,500$82,500$80,000$95,000	$878,333$950,000$82,500$82,500$55,000$95,000	RFA
Del Bel Belluz, Luca	3 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	20	-	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$80,000$95,000	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$0$0	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$0$0	RFA
Dumais, Jordan	3 RFA	ELC	RW	Junior	Draft	20	-	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$80,000$95,000	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$0$0	$860,000$886,667$82,500$82,500$0$0	RFA
Butler, Cameron	2 RFA	ELC	RW	Minor	Signed	22	-	$858,333$858,333$82,500$82,500$0$82,500	$858,333$858,333$82,500$82,500$0$85,000	RFA
McCue, Max	3 RFA	ELC	C	Junior	Signed	21	-	$858,333$858,333$82,500$82,500$0$82,500	$858,333$858,333$82,500$82,500$0$82,500	$858,333$858,333$82,500$82,500$0$85,000	RFA
Malatesta, James	2 RFA	ELC	LW	Minor	Draft	21	-	$841,667$850,000$80,000$80,000$12,500$87,500	$841,667$850,000$80,000$80,000$0$0	RFA
Fix-Wolansky, Trey	1 RFA		RW	Minor	Draft	25	-	$775,000$775,000$375,000$375,000$0$0	RFA
TOTAL						21.2	-	$7,779,166$8,356,667$1,030,000$1,030,000$1,252,500$725,000	$5,156,666$5,290,000$492,500$492,500$80,000$262,500	$3,456,666$3,581,667$330,000$330,000$55,000$180,000

Defense (6)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Ceulemans, Corson	2 RFA	ELC	RD	Minor	Draft	21	-	$925,000$925,000$80,000$80,000$0$92,500	$925,000$925,000$80,000$80,000$0$92,500	RFA
Jiricek, David	2 RFA	ELC	RD	Minor	Draft	20	-	$918,333$1,918,333$82,500$82,500$1,000,000$95,000	$918,333$1,918,333$82,500$82,500$1,000,000$0	RFA
Mateychuk, Denton	3 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	19	-	$886,667$1,636,667$82,500$82,500$500,000$95,000	$886,667$1,636,667$82,500$82,500$750,000$0	$886,667$1,636,667$82,500$82,500$1,000,000$0	RFA
Knazko, Samuel	1 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	21	-	$847,500$902,500$80,000$80,000$0$0	RFA
Bjørgvik Holm, Ole Julian	1 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	22	-	$825,000$896,667$80,000$80,000$55,000$0	RFA
Svozil, Stanislav	2 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	21	-	$825,000$880,000$80,000$80,000$82,500$0	$825,000$880,000$80,000$80,000$0$0	RFA
Christiansen, Jake	0 RFA		LD/RD	Minor	Signed	24	-	RFA
TOTAL						21.1	-	$5,227,500$7,159,167$485,000$485,000$1,637,500$282,500	$3,555,000$5,360,000$325,000$325,000$1,750,000$92,500	$886,667$1,636,667$82,500$82,500$1,000,000$0

Goalies (1)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Lalonde, Nolan	3 RFA	ELC	G	Junior	Signed	20	-	$785,556$785,556$65,000$65,000$0$45,000	$785,556$785,556$65,000$65,000$0$0	$785,556$785,556$80,000$80,000$0$0	RFA
Greaves, Jet	0 RFA		G	Minor	Signed	23	-	RFA
TOTAL						21.5	-	$785,556$785,556$65,000$65,000$0$45,000	$785,556$785,556$65,000$65,000$0$0	$785,556$785,556$80,000$80,000$0$0

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Waivers-Exempt
Slide Candidate
Injured
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SPC Exempt
Potential Perf. Bonuses
Unrestricted Free Agent
Restricted Free Agent
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35+
35+ Contract
NMC
No Move Clause
NTC
No Trade Clause
ELC
Entry-Level Contract
RS
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