Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap 2023
View the Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap 2023 and team payroll. View player salaries for the Pittsburgh Penguins and find out when Sidney Crosby and Evegini Malkin’s contracts are up. The salary cap table below will show the AVV for each Pens player.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Salary Cap – Penguins Cap Space
| FORWARDS | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby, Sidney "C" | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | UFA | NMC | C | 35 | ||
| Malkin, Evgeni "A" | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | UFA | 35+NMC | C | 36 | |
| Guentzel, Jake | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LW, RW | 28 | |||
| Zucker, Jason | $5,500,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LW, RW | 31 | ||||
| Rust, Bryan | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | NMC | RW, LW | 30 |
| Granlund, Mikael | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | C, RW | 31 | |||
| Rakell, Rickard | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | M-NTC | RW, LW | 29 |
| Carter, Jeff | $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | UFA | 35+NMC | C, RW | 38 | |||
| Heinen, Danton | $1,000,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 27 | |||||
| Archibald, Josh | $900,000 | UFA | RW, LW | 30 | |||||
| Poehling, Ryan | $750,000 | RFA | LW, C | 24 | |||||
| O'Connor, Drew | $750,000 | RFA | LW | 24 | |||||
| Caggiula, Drake | $750,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 28 | |||||
| TOTAL | $48,700,000 | $39,050,000 | $29,925,000 | $16,225,000 | $10,125,000 | $10,125,000 | 30.1 | ||
| DEFENSE | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Petry, Jeff | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | UFA | M-NTC, NMC | RD | 35 | ||
| Letang, Kris "A" | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 35+NMC | RD | 35 |
| Dumoulin, Brian | $4,100,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LD | 31 | ||||
| Pettersson, Marcus | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | $4,025,175 | UFA | LD | 26 | |||
| Rutta, Jan | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | UFA | LD/RD | 32 | |||
| Joseph, Pierre-Olivier | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA | LD | 23 | ||||
| Ruhwedel, Chad | $800,000 | $800,000 | UFA | RD | 32 | ||||
| TOTAL | $24,850,175 | $20,750,175 | $19,125,175 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 30.6 | ||
| GOALIES | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Jarry, Tristan | $3,500,000 | UFA | G | 27 | |||||
| DeSmith, Casey | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | UFA | G | 31 | ||||
| TOTAL | $5,300,000 | $1,800,000 | 29 | ||||||
| BURIED PENALTY (1 - $1,625,000) | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| McGinn, Brock | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 29 | |||
| TOTAL | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | 29 | |||||
| DEAD CAP | |||||||||
| BUYOUT HISTORY (1) | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |||
| Johnson, Jack | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | |||||
| TOTAL | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | |||||
| ROSTER & BURIED CAP HITÂ | $80,475,175 | $63,200,175 | $50,650,175 | $22,325,000 | $16,225,000 | $16,225,000 | |||
| DEAD CAP HITÂ | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | - | - | |||
| CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGESÂ | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| PROJECTED CAP HITÂ | $83,532,112 | $64,116,842 | $51,566,842 | $23,241,667 | $16,225,000 | $16,225,000 | |||
| SALARY CAPÂ | $82,500,000 | $83,500,000 | $87,500,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | |||
| PROJECTED CAP SPACEÂ | $91,087 | $19,383,158 | $35,933,158 | $68,758,333 | $75,775,000 | $75,775,000 | |||
| CURRENT CAP SPACEÂ | $391,886 | - | - | - | - | - |
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