Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap 2022-23
View the Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap 2022-23 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 | 34 | ||
| Malkin, Evgeni "A" | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | UFA | 35+NMC | C | 35 | |
| Guentzel, Jake | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LW, RW | 27 | |||
| Zucker, Jason | $5,500,000 | UFA | M-NTC | LW, RW | 30 | ||||
| Rust, Bryan | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | NMC | RW, LW | 30 |
| 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 |
| Kapanen, Kasperi | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | UFA | RW | 25 | ||||
| Carter, Jeff | $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | UFA | 35+NMC | C, RW | 37 | |||
| McGinn, Brock | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | UFA | LW, RW | 28 | |||
| Blueger, Teddy | $2,200,000 | UFA | C, LW | 27 | |||||
| Archibald, Josh | $900,000 | UFA | RW, LW | 29 | |||||
| Poehling, Ryan | $750,000 | RFA | C, LW | 23 | |||||
| O'Connor, Drew | $750,000 | RFA | LW | 24 | |||||
| TOTAL | $50,100,000 | $40,000,000 | $27,675,000 | $16,225,000 | $10,125,000 | $10,125,000 | 29.1 | ||
| 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 | 34 | ||
| 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 | 30 | ||||
| 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 | 31 | |||
| Smith, Ty | $863,333 | RFA | ELC | LD/RD | 22 | ||||
| Ruhwedel, Chad | $800,000 | $800,000 | UFA | RD | 32 | ||||
| Friedman, Mark | $775,000 | $775,000 | UFA | LD/RD | 26 | ||||
| TOTAL | $25,663,508 | $20,700,175 | $19,125,175 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 29.5 | ||
| 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 | 30 | ||||
| TOTAL | $5,300,000 | $1,800,000 | 28.5 | ||||||
| BUYOUT HISTORY (1) | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |||
| Jack Johnson | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | |||||
| TOTAL | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | |||||
| ROSTER & BURIED CAP HIT | $81,063,508 | $62,500,175 | $46,800,175 | $22,325,000 | $16,225,000 | $16,225,000 | |||
| DEAD CAP HIT | $1,916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | $916,667 | - | - | |||
| CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| PROJECTED CAP HIT | $82,980,175 | $63,416,842 | $47,716,842 | $23,241,667 | $16,225,000 | $16,225,000 | |||
| SALARY CAP | $82,500,000 | $83,500,000 | $84,500,000 | $84,500,000 | $84,500,000 | $84,500,000 | |||
| PROJECTED CAP SPACE | ($480,175) | $20,083,158 | $36,783,158 | $61,258,333 | $68,275,000 | $68,275,000 | |||
| CURRENT CAP SPACE | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
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