The numbers listed in this site are not entirely accurate. Sources for these numbers are listed further down this page. If there are any discrepancies, please relay any questions/suggestions to me. This site is meant for a quick and dirty look at each team's cap figure. Please take the info with a grain of salt.
Updates
Last Updated:
2008-07-03 10:22:58 MST
7/2/2008: The Free Agent Frenzy has begun and I've updated the site with most of the signings. As you may notice, some teams are in the negatives for cap space. This is allowed because the CBA allows for teams to be over the cap by 10% during the off-season. Another important note to pass on regarding Bonus Cushions: unless the current CBA is extended, the 08/09 season won't allow teams to go over the cap limit using bonus cushions like in years past. Therefore the Upper Cap Limit of $56.7M is absolute and cannot be exceeded unless players are put on LTIR. Stay tuned for more!
6/26/2008: Canada Day is only a few days away and for us hockey fans it's Christmas in July as the NHL begins its Free Agency period. Restricted Free Agents are open to Offer Sheets and Unrestricted Free Agents can sign with any team. Keep checking back as I try to keep track of all the transactions leading up to, during and after July 1st. Also, according to TSN, the Upper Cap Limit will be $56.7M!
6/10/2008: 08/09 Outlook added!
5/2/2008: Jagr's performance-based option for 08/09 will not be picked up (for details on the option, click here.
3/19/2008: I've added Group 6 Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA VI) to the database. They were incorrectly listed as RFA's before. Basically, they are players who will be aged 25 or 26 years by July 1st, 2008 and have played less than 80 NHL games (28 if he's a goaltender) in 3 or more Professional seasons. I'll have more in the FAQ as soon as I can.
2/26/2008: Trade Deadline has come and gone and unfortunately my site was down for a few hours. However, as you can see, it is up and running again and I'll be updating the team pages based on all the trades that occurred throughout the day. Thanks for your patience!
11/6/2007: Changed the way the Cap Hit and Cap Space are calculated. Now including players on LTIR (and showing the team's LTIR Replacement amount, if applicable). Also showing the team's Bonus Cushion which allows the team to go over the cap limit due to bonuses. Cap Space is now calculated as the Cap limit ($50.3 million) plus the Bonus Cushion and LTIR Replacement amounts minus the Total Cap Hit.
10/31/2007: On Player Comparison, able to group by Position and added the 08/09 Cap Number. Also able to sort by 07/08 Cap Number or 07/08 Salary on the Free Agent List. Happy Halloween!
10/26/2007: Website has been converted to PHP/MySQL for quicker updating and more features: Player Comparison, Free Agent List, and Nationalities. Enjoy!
10/1/2007: If you have information regarding contract terms, email me with a link to the source. Many thanks to those who've provided me with information already! For those looking for last year's team cap numbers, I'm in the process of archiving the information and they'll be up on the site eventually.
Sources
NHL CBA 2005 (PDF) - This has all the answers but is quite hard to understand at times!
NHLSCAP.com - Most player salaries and bonuses (especially for rookies) come from this site.
Spector's Hockey - Breaking news regarding signings, extensions, waiver claims and trades.
TSN.ca: NHL - More news regarding signings, extensions, waiver claims and trades.
