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Columbus Blue Jackets

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$20,335,990

Current Cap Space

$20,879,733

Deadline Cap Space

$92,964,526

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$67,664,010

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $67,664,010

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $4,200,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 44/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick 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	$67,664,010$67.66M	$47,776,666$47.78M	$32,383,334$32.38M	$21,333,334$21.33M
Projected Cap Space	$20,335,990$20.34M	$40,223,334$40.22M	$55,616,666$55.62M	$66,666,666$66.67M
Annual Cap Hit	$67,664,010$67.66M	$47,776,666$47.78M	$32,383,334$32.38M	$21,333,334$21.33M
Current Cap Space	$20,879,733$20.88M	$40,223,334$40.22M	$55,616,666$55.62M	$66,666,666$66.67M
Deadline Cap Space	$92,964,526$92.96M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$4,200,000$4.20M	$4,200,000$4.20M	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	12/23	6/23	3/23
Standard Contracts	44/50	23/50	11/50	3/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick 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 09

PuckPedia

The #GoHabsGo signed 25 y/o RD Gustav Lindstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 275K Guaranteed 300K Was UFA after not being qualified by ANA. Was on PTO in ANA. Was waived by MTL on signing. Rep'd by Craig Oster @TheHockeyAgency t.co/DFrpCUUa6l

Oct 09

PuckPedia

RT @PuckReportNHL: The 2025 #NHLDraft is reportedly set to be in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater, a 7,100-seat auditorium, per @TheFourt…

Columbus Blue Jackets News

Transactions

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Kevin Labanc

Labanc earned an assist and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Jake Christiansen

Christiansen produced an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Damon Severson

Severson notched an assist, four PIM and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Adam Fantilli

Fantilli scored a goal on two shots and blocked three shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Kent Johnson

Johnson scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Zach Werenski

Werenski scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Kirill Marchenko

Marchenko scored a goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Yegor Chinakhov

Chinakhov scored a goal on four shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Sean Monahan

Monahan scored a power-play goal on two shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 12 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

Tarasov stopped 26 of 30 shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

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

Aug 21 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Cole Sillinger

Standard | 2 yrs

$4,500,000

Cap Hit

$2,250,000

Craig Oster | Newport Sports Management Inc.

Aug 19 2024

$-7,300,000

$7,300,000

The Montreal Canadiens acquired Patrik Laine and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Harris

Full Details

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Injuries

IR-NR | Wrist

Justin Danforth

Danforth (wrist) participated in a full practice Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Expected Return: Oct 15, 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: Oct 17, 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

DAY-TO-DAY | Upper Body

Zach Aston-Reese

Expected Return: Oct 15, 2024

IR-NR | Undisclosed

Max McCue

Expected Return: Oct 17, 2024

IR | Finger

Gavin Brindley

Expected Return: Nov 12, 2024

All Injuries

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

Jun 08

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

PuckPedia breaks down the bonus overages

Full Roster Breakdown

Forwards

$29,947,500$29.95M

34.0% 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
Gambrell, Dylan age28 posC 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 IR	$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 age21 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	$29,947,500$29.95M	$20,200,000$20.20M	$11,150,000$11.15M	$5,500,000$5.50M

Oct 08

f1rethecannon

RT @DavidDwork: Panthers have signed Carter Verhaeghe to an 8-year extension. t.co/STSnrLhA0W

Oct 08

f1rethecannon

RT @frank_seravalli: Trivia question: Who scored the first goal in #UtahHC history? Answer: Dylan Guenther.

Oct 08

f1rethecannon

First goal ever in salt lake City. #UtahHC

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	$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 08

f1rethecannon

Good lord. #cbj #timetohunt t.co/Id8StbBucG

RT @TheHockeyNews: 56 THN contributors predict the winners of the major awards, including the Hart and Stanley Cup t.co/LQ2E2Fyxd1

Oct 08

f1rethecannon

RT @codedandunited: Absolutely no reason any of this should be released to the public t.co/nXazPF0AoP

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 09

PuckPedia

RT @DNBsports: One of COL, VAN, BOS, WPG, FLA, CAR, DAL, NYR would have made a claim.

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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RT @DavidDwork: Panthers have signed Carter Verhaeghe to an 8-year extension. t.co/STSnrLhA0W

Oct 08

f1rethecannon

RT @frank_seravalli: Trivia question: Who scored the first goal in #UtahHC history? Answer: Dylan Guenther.

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 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

Non-roster Forwards

$8,606,663$8.61M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
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	$8,606,663$8.61M	$6,106,663$6.11M	$3,456,664$3.46M

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

Mar 26

Matt Perri shares his Coyotes experience creating the Draft Pick Value Table

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed model for PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Calculator

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 09

PuckPedia

If #LetsGoOilers put Lavoie on waivers tomorrow & only #VegasBorn puts a claim in, then they can send him down to the AHL. t.co/WorbNEN3Fe

Oct 09

PuckPedia

While the roster moves to start the week seem like just paperwork, it can have a real impact for some players. By being on the NHL roster for 1 day: Cameron Wright EDM paid $4,958 instead of $417 in AHL Bryce Montgomery CAR paid $4,453 instead of $286 in AHL t.co/kL5xX3loxb

Oct 09

PuckPedia

On day 2 of the season we have 9 teams using LTIR to exceed the cap. A 10th team (EDM) has a player on LTIR but is not currently utilizing it. The record for most teams using LTIR in a season: 23-24: 22 22-23: 19 t.co/7HK8nYkStp

Oct 09

PuckPedia

RT @go_oil: @JCourvilleLynch @PuckPedia Crazy how it changes... t.co/VvgKuaklsV

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