NHL Salary Cap Questions > Retained Players on Team
Retained Players on Team

Asked Aug 16, 2023 by Jeannine
How many players with retained salaries can one team have on roster? is there a maximum?
Answer
Aug 22, 2023
While a team can only be retaining up to 3 cap hits on players they have traded away, there is no limit on how many players a team can have on their roster with cap hits retained by other teams.