As a die-hard Toronto Maple Leafs fan, you know the salary cap is a constant source of discussion and speculation. How much cap space do the Leafs have? Which players are taking up the most room? How does this impact their trade and free-agent strategies? Let’s break it down.
Understanding the Leafs Cap Space
The NHL salary cap is a hard ceiling that teams cannot exceed. It fluctuates from season to season based on league revenues. The Toronto Maple Leafs salary cap, like every NHL team, is constantly in flux due to trades, injuries, and performance bonuses.
Resources like CapFriendly offer detailed breakdowns of the Toronto Maple Leafs salaries, individual player contracts, and cap hits.
Key Factors Impacting the Leafs Salary Cap
- Big Contracts: The Leafs’ core stars – Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares – command a significant portion of the salary cap. These contracts make it challenging to fit in additional high-priced talent.
- LTIR: Long-term injured reserve (LTIR) can provide some cap relief. Players on LTIR don’t count against the active salary cap, allowing teams to exceed the cap limit.
- Performance Bonuses: Players can earn performance bonuses which potentially count against the following season’s salary cap.
Looking Ahead: Cap Implications for the Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ salary cap situation leaves limited cap space, making it crucial for management to be strategic. They’ll need to balance retaining key players, filling roster needs, and avoiding exceeding the salary cap.
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Understanding the Toronto Maple Leafs Salary Cap Situation
| FORWARDS | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews, Auston "A" | $13,250,000 | $13,250,000 | $13,250,000 | $13,250,000 | UFA | NMC | C | 26 |
| Tavares, John "C" | $11,000,000 | UFA | NMC | C, LW | 33 | |||
| Marner, Mitchell "A" | $10,903,000 | UFA | NMC | RW | 27 | |||
| Nylander, William | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | NMC | RW | 28 |
| Bertuzzi, Tyler | UFA | NMC | LW, RW | 29 | ||||
| Domi, Max | UFA | M-NTC | C, RW | 29 | ||||
| Kämpf, David | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | UFA | M-NTC | C | 29 | |
| Järnkrok, Calle | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | UFA | M-NTC | RW, C, LW | 32 | ||
| Reaves, Ryan | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | UFA | 35+ | RW | 37 | ||
| Knies, Matthew | $925,000 | RFA | ELC | LW, RW | 21 | |||
| Dewar, Connor | RFA | LW, C | 24 | |||||
| Holmberg, Pontus | $800,000 | RFA | C, LW | 25 | ||||
| Robertson, Nicholas | RFA | ELC | LW, RW | 22 | ||||
| Gregor, Noah | RFA | LW, RW | 25 | |||||
| McMann, Bobby | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | UFA | RW, LW | 27 | |||
| TOTAL | $55,578,000 | $31,950,000 | $27,150,000 | $24,750,000 | $11,500,000 | 27.6 | ||
| DEFENSE | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Rielly, Morgan "A" | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | NMC | LD | 30 |
| Brodie, TJ | UFA | M-NTC | LD/RD | 33 | ||||
| McCabe, Jake | $2,000,000 | UFA | RSM-NTC | LD/RD | 30 | |||
| Liljegren, Timothy | RFA | RD | 25 | |||||
| Timmins, Conor | $1,100,000 | RFA | RD | 25 | ||||
| Edmundson, Joel | UFA | RSM-NTC | LD/RD | 30 | ||||
| Webber, Cade | $875,000 | 10.2(c) | ELC | LD | 23 | |||
| Giordano, Mark | UFA | 35+ | LD | 40 | ||||
| Benoit, Simon | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | UFA | LD | 25 | ||
| Lyubushkin, Ilya | UFA | RS | RD | 30 | ||||
| TOTAL | $12,825,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 29.1 | ||
| GOALIES | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Samsonov, Ilya | UFA | G | 27 | |||||
| Jones, Martin | UFA | G | 34 | |||||
| Woll, Joseph | $766,667 | RFA | G | 25 | ||||
| TOTAL | $766,667 | 28.7 | ||||||
| LONG-TERM INJURED RESERVE (3 - $14,462,500) | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | TERMS | POS | AGE |
| Muzzin, Jake | UFA | M-NTC | LD | 35 | ||||
| Salary Relief: $5,625,000 | ||||||||
| P.Bonus Relief: $0 | ||||||||
| Murray, Matt | UFA | RSM-NTC | G | 29 | ||||
| Salary Relief: $4,687,500 | ||||||||
| P.Bonus Relief: $0 | ||||||||
| Klingberg, John | UFA | M-NTC | RD | 31 | ||||
| Salary Relief: $4,150,000 | ||||||||
| P.Bonus Relief: $0 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 31.7 | |||||||
| ROSTER & BURIED CAP HIT | $69,169,667 | $40,800,000 | $36,000,000 | $32,250,000 | $19,000,000 | |||
| DEAD CAP HIT | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| PROJECTED CAP HIT | $69,169,667 | $40,800,000 | $36,000,000 | $32,250,000 | $19,000,000 | |||
| SALARY CAP | $87,700,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | $92,000,000 | |||
| PROJECTED CAP SPACE | $18,530,333 | $51,200,000 | $56,000,000 | $59,750,000 | $73,000,000 |
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