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Columbus Blue Jackets

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$21,057,735

Current Cap Space

$22,713,961

Deadline Cap Space

$96,263,930

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$66,942,265

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $66,889,010

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $4,200,000

Active Roster 22/23

Standard Contracts 44/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Draft Picks Summary

Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	73.14
2026	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	73.29
2027	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	79.78
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								303.93

Draft Pick Details

Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M	$88,000,000$88.00M
Projected Cap Hit	$66,942,265$66.94M	$47,776,666$47.78M	$32,383,334$32.38M	$21,333,334$21.33M
Projected Cap Space	$21,057,735$21.06M	$40,223,334$40.22M	$55,616,666$55.62M	$66,666,666$66.67M
Annual Cap Hit	$66,889,010$66.89M	$47,776,666$47.78M	$32,383,334$32.38M	$21,333,334$21.33M
Current Cap Space	$22,713,961$22.71M	$40,223,334$40.22M	$55,616,666$55.62M	$66,666,666$66.67M
Deadline Cap Space	$96,263,930$96.26M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$4,200,000$4.20M	$4,200,000$4.20M	-	-
Active Roster	22/23	12/23	6/23	3/23
Standard Contracts	44/50	23/50	11/50	3/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Picks Summary

Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	73.14
2026	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	73.29
2027	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	79.78
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								303.93

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Draft Picks Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pick Value
2025	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	73.14
2026	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	73.29
2027	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	79.78
PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Total								303.93

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	68.02
2	5.71	Jun 6 2023 \| Traded Away The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired Kevin Connauton from the Philadelphia Flyers for 2023 1st round pick (#22) and 2024 conditional 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Jun 28 2024 The St. Louis Blues acquired Alexandre Texier from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2025 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14	Mar 2 2023 The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Jonathan Quick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Michael Hutchinson and a 2025 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	68.02
2	5.71	Aug 19 2024 \| Traded Away The Montreal Canadiens acquired Patrik Laine and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Harris Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Mar 8 2024 The New York Rangers acquired Jack Roslovic from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29	Feb 22 2024 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Alexander Nylander and a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
6	0.29
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	68.02
2	5.71
3	2.05	Mar 8 2024 The Boston Bruins acquired Andrew Peeke from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2027 3rd round pick and Jakub Zboril Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2028 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		68.02
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #SeaKraken put Vince Dunn on LTIR when the had $8K of cap space. They can now exceed the cap by $7.35M. They'll call up Fleury tomorrow & have $6.55M Cap Space remaining in LTIR. t.co/iiRF9mSfeq

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #LetsGoOilers signed '24 #32 pick to 3 year ELC: Year 1 862K Salary, 95K SB, 85K Minors Year 2 864/96/85 Year 3 877.5/97.5/85 Cap Hit/AAV $964K Rep'd by Thane Campbell PCI t.co/483C7HqGo6

Columbus Blue Jackets News

Transactions

Oct 21 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Jet Greaves

Greaves was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Monday.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

David Jiricek

Jiricek notched an assist in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Sean Monahan

Monahan registered an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Yegor Chinakhov

Chinakhov scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

Tarasov yielded three goals on 35 shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

Merzlikins (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's home game versus Minnesota, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

Tarasov will protect the home net Saturday against the Minnesota Wild, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Yegor Chinakhov

Chinakhov (lower body) will be in the lineup Saturday versus Minnesota, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Oct 19 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Kent Johnson

Per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, Johnson (upper body) will not be out "short term," according to coach Dean Evason.

Oct 18 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Ivan Provorov

Provorov notched an assist, four shots on goal, two blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Oct 5 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Kevin Labanc

Standard | 1 yrs

$775,000

Cap Hit

$775,000

Michael Curran | Orr

Sep 15 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

James van Riemsdyk

Standard | 1 yrs

$900,000

Cap Hit

$900,000

Judd Moldaver | Wasserman Hockey

All Transactions Signings Trades

Injuries

OUT | Upper Body

Kent Johnson

Per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, Johnson (upper body) will not be out "short term," according to coach Dean Evason.

Expected Return: Nov 2, 2024

IR | Upper Body

Erik Gudbranson

Gudbranson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

Expected Return: Oct 26, 2024

IR | Upper Body

Dmitri Voronkov

Per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site, Voronkov (upper body) will not require surgery, general manager Don Waddell said Thursday.

Expected Return: Nov 27, 2024

IR | Shoulder

Boone Jenner

Jenner underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday and could return before the end of the season, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Expected Return: Mar 1, 2025

IR-NR | Lower Body

Jordan Dumais

Dumais (lower body) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday.

Expected Return: Nov 2, 2024

OUT | Back

Cayden Lindstrom

Lindstrom (back) wasn't included on the Columbus Blue Jackets' roster Monday for the start of the 2024-25 campaign, but he will continue to get treatment for his injury in Columbus.

Expected Return: Oct 30, 2024

IR | Finger

Gavin Brindley

Expected Return: Nov 12, 2024

All Injuries

Oct 20

NHL25: How to make Franchise Mode accurate due to LTIR

by Data782, NHL25 Expert

Oct 02

2024-25 Opening Night Roster LTIR Projections

Predicting how teams may optimize their roster to maximize the use of LTIR.

Sep 01

Deferred Compensation Contract Calculator launches!

Use PuckPedia's new calculator to determine the cap hit for potential deferred compensation contracts

Full Roster Breakdown

Forwards

$29,172,500$29.17M

33.2% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
van Riemsdyk, James age35 posLW shootsl	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Jenner, Boone age31 posC shootsl IR	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$0 UFA
Kuraly, Sean age31 posC shootsl	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Monahan, Sean age30 posC shootsl	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$0 UFA 2029
Labanc, Kevin age28 posRW shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Aston-Reese, Zach age30 posC shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Marchenko, Kirill age24 posRW shootsr	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$0 RFA
Olivier, Mathieu age27 posRW shootsr	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 UFA
Voronkov, Dmitri age24 posC shootsl IR	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Chinakhov, Yegor age23 posC shootsl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA
Pyyhtia, Mikael age22 posLW shootsl	$897,500$898K	$0 RFA
Danforth, Justin age31 posRW shootsr	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 UFA
Sillinger, Cole age21 posC shootsl	$2,250,000$2.25M	$2,250,000$2.25M	$0 RFA
Johnson, Kent age22 posLW shootsl	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M	$0 RFA
Fantilli, Adam age20 posC shootsl	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$29,172,500$29.17M	$20,200,000$20.20M	$11,150,000$11.15M	$5,500,000$5.50M

Oct 21

bluejacketsnhl

Dean's looking to bring balance to the lineup against the Leafs @DylanTyrer gets you ready for tomorrow night's 7:30pm puck drop in #CBJ Today, presented by @OhioHealth. t.co/Rze4fbeFnm

Oct 21

aportzline

This team, this year? I don't think anybody expects them to be top-half of the Metro this season, much less elite. And it's not on the GM or the coaching staff. Probably a couple/few years away. Depends on the growth of the young cluster of talent. When do they take charge? t.co/6e9WmH7RLa

Oct 21

bluejacketsnhl

Team Update G Jet Greaves has been loaned to @monstershockey. t.co/StpsNUOlGM @RuoffMortgage #CBJ t.co/BgBYYlNlPH

Defence

$28,426,666$28.43M

32.3% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Johnson, Jack age37 posD shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Gudbranson, Erik age32 posD shootsr IR	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Severson, Damon age30 posD shootsr	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$0 UFA 2031
Provorov, Ivan age27 posD shootsl	$4,725,000$4.73M	$0 UFA
Werenski, Zach age27 posD shootsl	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$0 UFA 2028
Harris, Jordan age24 posD shootsl	$1,400,000$1.40M	$0 RFA
Christiansen, Jake age25 posD shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Jiricek, David age20 posD shootsr	$918,333$918K	$918,333$918K	$0 RFA
Totals	$28,426,666$28.43M	$20,751,666$20.75M	$15,833,334$15.83M	$15,833,334$15.83M

Oct 21

aportzline

Sounds like #CBJ Elvis Merzlikins (upper-body injury), who made it through practice today, is good to go. t.co/H7zbqniwkR

Oct 21

bluejacketsnhl

RT @BobbyMacSports: Here is today's #CBJ #MondayMailbag presented by @pedialyte t.co/cGhHjwA9dd

Oct 21

bluejacketsnhl

RT @JacketsInsider: It looks like the Blue Jackets will change things up tomorrow. But it's really good to know they have a line that meshe…

Oct 21

bluejacketsnhl

Still thinking about last week’s Blue Carpet moments! 🤩 @Nationwide #CBJ t.co/hKpJU9W3Yc

Goaltenders

$6,450,000$6.45M

7.3% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Merzlikins, Elvis age30 posG catchesL	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$0 UFA
Tarasov, Daniil age25 posG catchesL	$1,050,000$1.05M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Totals	$6,450,000$6.45M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Seamus Casey #NJDevils contract is not slide eligible this season. The first year of his contract is used for the 24-25 season regardless of where he plays and how many NHL games he plays. t.co/ar5hkdY3GI His UFA eligibility is also not impacted by where he plays as the… t.co/tlRceJSDbB t.co/EpGRItI0zz

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

Buyout/Retained

$2,839,844$2.84M

3.2% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Gaudreau, Johnny - Signing Bonus Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0
Brindley, Gavin - Season Opening IR	$14,844$15K	$0
Wennberg, Alexander age30 posC shootsl Buyout	$891,667$892K	$891,667$892K	$0
Boqvist, Adam age24 posD shootsr Buyout	$-66,667$-67K	$533,333$533K	$0
Totals	$2,839,844$2.84M	$1,425,000$1.43M

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Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #SeaKraken put Vince Dunn on LTIR when the had $8K of cap space. They can now exceed the cap by $7.35M. They'll call up Fleury tomorrow & have $6.55M Cap Space remaining in LTIR. t.co/iiRF9mSfeq

Sounds like #CBJ Elvis Merzlikins (upper-body injury), who made it through practice today, is good to go. t.co/H7zbqniwkR

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Jun 08

12 teams will carry a performance bonus overage cap hit next season

PuckPedia breaks down the bonus overages

Non-roster Forwards

$9,381,663$9.38M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Gambrell, Dylan age28 posC shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Fix-Wolansky, Trey age25 posRW shootsr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Malatesta, James age21 posLW shootsl	$841,666$842K	$841,666$842K	$0 RFA
McCue, Max age21 posC shootsl	$858,333$858K	$858,333$858K	$858,333$858K	$0 RFA
Del Bel Belluz, Luca age20 posC shootsl	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
Dumais, Jordan age20 posRW shootsr	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
Butler, Cameron age22 posRW shootsr	$858,333$858K	$858,333$858K	$0 RFA
McKown, Hunter age22 posC shootsr	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Brindley, Gavin age20 posRW shootsr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Pinelli, Luca age19 posC shootsl	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$878,333$878K	$0 RFA
Sillinger, Owen age27 posC shootsl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$9,381,663$9.38M	$6,106,663$6.11M	$3,456,664$3.46M

Jun 07

Updated Version of Pick Value & Cap Relief Calculators Now Available!

See & select team's actual pick ownership & select real players to trade for cap relief

Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 29

Matt Perri reviews trade deadline

Trade Deadline deals compared to the PuckPedia Perri models

Non-roster Defence

$5,119,166$5.12M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Berni, Tim age24 posD shootsl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Knazko, Samuel age22 posD shootsl	$847,500$848K	$0 RFA
Bjorgvik-Holm, Ole Julian age22 posD shootsl	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
Ceulemans, Corson age21 posD shootsr	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Svozil, Stanislav age21 posD shootsl	$825,000$825K	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
Mateychuk, Denton age20 posD shootsl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Clayton, Cole age24 posD shootsr	$810,000$810K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$5,119,166$5.12M	$2,636,666$2.64M	$886,666$887K

Oct 21

PuckPedia

The #GoSensGo put Matthew Highmore on waivers. If he clears waivers tomorrow, activated from IR, & sent down, OTT will save his $238K season Opening IR Cap Hit. t.co/SUbGmQ3XhR

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Beckman clears waivers. If he's sent down today, #NJDevils will clear his $198K Season Opening IR Cap Hit t.co/GfWfz07Fgq

Oct 21

PuckPedia

Gauthier cleared waivers t.co/4rdsG04G9p

Oct 21

PuckPedia

RT @penguins: CALLING ALL PROSPECTIVE FELLOWS AND INTERNS! The Penguins Hockey Research and Development department is now accepting applic…

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,373,056$2.37M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Sawchenko, Zachary age26 posG catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Greaves, Jet age23 posG catchesL	$812,500$813K	$812,500$813K	$0 RFA
Lalonde, Nolan age20 posG catchesL	$785,556$786K	$785,556$786K	$785,556$786K	$0 RFA
Totals	$2,373,056$2.37M	$1,598,056$1.60M	$785,556$786K