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Columbus Blue Jackets

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$15,567,501

Current Cap Space

$15,567,501

Deadline Cap Space

$71,165,719

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$79,932,499

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $79,932,499

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $3,950,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 44/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Aug

Smith, Brendan

Smith agreed to a professional tryout contract with Columbus on Tuesday.

Aug

Fasching, Hudson

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Aug

Whitelaw transferred to Western Michigan University from Michigan, the team announced Monday.

Aug

Hunt, Daemon

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Aug

Pyyhtia, Mikael

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Aston-Reese, Zach

Undisclosed

Week to Week

OUT

Christiansen, Jake

Upper Body

Week to Week

OUT

Merzlikins, Elvis

Concussion

Week to Week

OUT

Sillinger, Owen

Knee

Week to Week

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	0	2	2	1	2	1
2027	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 122.64

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$79,932,499$79.93M	$57,845,000$57.85M	$39,458,334$39.46M	$29,875,000$29.88M
Projected Cap Space	$15,567,501$15.57M	$46,155,000$46.16M	$74,041,666$74.04M	$83,625,000$83.63M
Annual Cap Hit	$79,932,499$79.93M	$57,845,000$57.85M	$39,458,334$39.46M	$29,875,000$29.88M
Current Cap Space	$15,567,501$15.57M	$46,155,000$46.16M	$74,041,666$74.04M	$83,625,000$83.63M
Deadline Cap Space	$71,165,719$71.17M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$3,950,000$3.95M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	14/23	7/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	44/50	23/50	10/50	6/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	0	2	2	1	2	1
2027	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 122.64

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
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	Nov 30 2024 The Minnesota Wild acquired David Jiricek and a 2025 5th round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Daemon Hunt, a 2025 1st round pick, 2026 3rd round pick, 2026 4th round pick, and 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Jun 28 2025 \| Traded Away The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired a 2025 3rd round pick (#76) from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2025 4th round pick (#109) anda 2024 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98	Nov 30 2024 The Minnesota Wild acquired David Jiricek and a 2025 5th round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Daemon Hunt, a 2025 1st round pick, 2026 3rd round pick, 2026 4th round pick, and 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
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
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	31.29
2	5.71	Jun 27 2025 \| Traded Away The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired Charlie Coyle from the Colorado Avalanche for Gavin Brindley, a 2025 3rd round pick (#77) and a 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
2	5.71	Nov 30 2024 The Minnesota Wild acquired David Jiricek and a 2025 5th round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Daemon Hunt, a 2025 1st round pick, 2026 3rd round pick, 2026 4th round pick, and 2027 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
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		31.29
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Columbus Blue Jackets have $15,567,501 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $79,932,499. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 44 players under contract.

Forwards

$37,975,000$37.98M

39.8% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Coyle, Charlie age33 posC,RW shotr	$5,250,000$5.25M	$0 UFA
Jenner, Boone age32 posC,LW shotl	$3,750,000$3.75M	$0 UFA
Monahan, Sean age30 posC shotl	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$0 UFA
Wood, Miles age29 posLW shotl	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$0 UFA
Aston-Reese, Zach age31 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lundestrom, Isac age25 posC,LW shotl	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	$0 UFA
Marchenko, Kirill age25 posRW,LW shotr	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Olivier, Mathieu age28 posRW,LW shotr	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$0 UFA 2031
Voronkov, Dmitri age24 posC,LW shotl	$4,175,000$4.18M	$4,175,000$4.18M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Chinakhov, Yegor age24 posLW shotl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Pyyhtia, Mikael age23 posLW,RW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Sillinger, Cole age22 posC,LW shotl	$2,250,000$2.25M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Johnson, Kent age22 posLW,RW shotl	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Fantilli, Adam age20 posC shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$37,975,000$37.98M	$22,125,000$22.13M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M

Defence

$34,319,999$34.32M

35.9% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gudbranson, Erik age33 posRD shotr	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Smith, Brendan age36 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Severson, Damon age31 posLD,RD shotr	$6,250,000$6.25M	$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 age28 posLD,RD shotl	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$0 UFA 2032
Werenski, Zach age28 posLD shotl	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$0 UFA
Fabbro, Dante age27 posRD shotr	$4,125,000$4.13M	$4,125,000$4.13M	$4,125,000$4.13M	$4,125,000$4.13M	$0 UFA
Christiansen, Jake age25 posLD shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 UFA
Mateychuk, Denton age21 posLD shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Totals	$34,319,999$34.32M	$30,320,000$30.32M	$28,458,334$28.46M	$18,875,000$18.88M	$14,750,000$14.75M

Goaltenders

$6,212,500$6.21M

6.5% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Merzlikins, Elvis age31 catchesL	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$0 UFA
Greaves, Jet age24 catchesL	$812,500$813K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Totals	$6,212,500$6.21M	$5,400,000$5.40M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$1,425,000$1.43M

1.5% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27
Wennberg, Alexander age30 posC,LW shotl Buyout	$891,667$892K	$0
Boqvist, Adam age25 posD shotr Buyout	$533,333$533K	$0
Totals	$1,425,000$1.43M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

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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.
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Non-roster Forwards

$9,175,413$9.18M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gaunce, Brendan age31 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Fasching, Hudson age30 posRW shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Malatesta, James age22 posLW,C shotl	$841,666$842K	$0 RFA
McCue, Max age22 posC shotl	$858,333$858K	$858,333$858K	$0 RFA
Del Bel Belluz, Luca age21 posC shotl	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
Dumais, Jordan age21 posRW shotr	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
McKown, Hunter age23 posC shotr	$800,000$800K	$0 RFA
Pinelli, Luca age20 posC shotl	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$846,666$847K	$0 RFA
Keskinen, Oiva age21 posC shotl	$860,000$860K	$860,000$860K	$860,000$860K	$0 RFA
Sillinger, Owen age27 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Williams, Jack age23 posRW,C shotr	$923,750$924K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Totals	$9,175,413$9.18M	$4,284,997$4.28M	$1,706,666$1.71M

Non-roster Defence

$7,610,556$7.61M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Mayo, Dysin age29 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Jaros, Christian age29 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Berni, Tim age25 posD shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hunt, Daemon age23 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Ceulemans, Corson age22 posD shotr	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Svozil, Stanislav age22 posD shotl	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
Richard, Guillaume age22 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Elick, Charlie age19 posD shotr	$906,667$907K	$906,667$907K	$906,667$907K	$0 RFA
Marrelli, Luca age19 posD shotr	$838,889$839K	$838,889$839K	$838,889$839K	$0 RFA
MacDonald, Caleb age22 posD shotl	$922,500$923K	$922,500$923K	$0 RFA
Totals	$7,610,556$7.61M	$3,535,556$3.54M	$1,745,556$1.75M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,431,389$2.43M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Sawchenko, Zachary age27 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lalonde, Nolan age21 catchesL	$785,556$786K	$785,556$786K	$0 RFA
Gardner, Evan age19 catchesL	$870,833$871K	$870,833$871K	$870,833$871K	$0 RFA
Totals	$2,431,389$2.43M	$1,656,389$1.66M	$870,833$871K