| Forwards | Pos | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | UFA |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000 | UFA | | | |
| Brayden Point | C | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | RFA | | | | | |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | 5,300,000 | 5,300,000 | UFA | | | | | |
| Yanni Gourde | LW | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | 5,166,666 | UFA | | |
| Tyler Johnson | C | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | UFA | | | |
| Alex Killorn | C | 4,450,000 | 4,450,000 | 4,450,000 | UFA | | | | |
| Blake Coleman | C | 1,800,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Cedric Paquette | C | 1,650,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Barclay Goodrow | RW | 925,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 900,000 | 900,000 | UFA | | | | | |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | 737,500 | 737,500 | RFA | | | | | |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | RFA | | | | | | | |
| Defense | Pos | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
| Victor Hedman | D | 7,875,000 | 7,875,000 | 7,875,000 | 7,875,000 | 7,875,000 | UFA | | |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | 6,750,000 | UFA | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | RFA | | | | |
| Braydon Coburn | D | 1,700,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Luke Schenn | D | 800,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Erik Cernak | D | RFA | | | | | | | |
| Goalies | Pos | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 | 9,500,000 |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | 1,300,000 | UFA | | | | | | |
| Actual Payroll | | 77,605,000 | 84,025,000 | 59,460,000 | 51,750,000 | 38,030,000 | 21,200,000 | 15,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Salary Cap Payroll | | 83,404,166 | 75,229,166 | 61,541,666 | 52,291,666 | 38,791,666 | 25,750,000 | 19,000,000 | 9,500,000 |
| Cap Space | | -1,904,166 | | | | | | | |
