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Columbus Blue Jackets

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$40,408,752

Current Cap Space

$40,408,752

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$55,091,248

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $55,091,248

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $4,052,500

Active Roster 18/23

Standard Contracts 32/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jun

Lindstrom, Cayden

Lindstrom will head to Michigan State ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Thursday.

May

Keskinen, Oiva

3yrs

$860,000AAV

May

Keskinen, Oiva

Keskinen agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Columbus on Friday.

Apr

Mateychuk, Denton

Mateychuk will be reassigned to AHL Cleveland following Thursday's 6-1 win over the New York Islanders, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Apr

Greaves, Jet

Greaves will be reassigned to AHL Cleveland following Thursday's 6-1 win over the New York Islanders, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Aston-Reese, Zach

Undisclosed

Month to Month

OUT

Christiansen, Jake

Upper Body

Month to Month

Labanc, Kevin

Shoulder

Month to Month

OUT

Merzlikins, Elvis

Concussion

Month to Month

OUT

Sillinger, Owen

Knee

Month to Month

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	0	1	1	0	1	2
2026	1	0	2	3	1	2	1
2027	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 137.29

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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	$55,091,248$55.09M	$38,104,999$38.10M	$24,333,334$24.33M	$14,750,000$14.75M
Projected Cap Space	$40,408,752$40.41M	$65,895,001$65.90M	$89,166,666$89.17M	$98,750,000$98.75M
Annual Cap Hit	$55,091,248$55.09M	$38,104,999$38.10M	$24,333,334$24.33M	$14,750,000$14.75M
Current Cap Space	$40,408,752$40.41M	$65,895,001$65.90M	$89,166,666$89.17M	$98,750,000$98.75M
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$4,052,500$4.05M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Active Roster	18/23	10/23	4/23	3/23
Standard Contracts	32/50	19/50	8/50	3/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	0	1	1	0	1	2
2026	1	0	2	3	1	2	1
2027	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 137.29

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	18.76	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
1	26.46
2	6.02	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	2.15
4	1.03
5	0.57	Nov 30 2024 \| Traded Away 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
6	0.31
7	0.13	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	0.13

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	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
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	31.29
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
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

Full Roster Breakdown

The Columbus Blue Jackets have $40,408,752 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $55,091,248. The team currently has an active roster of 18 players, with 32 players under contract.

Forwards

$25,758,749$25.76M

27.0% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
van Riemsdyk, James age36 posLW shotl	$0 UFA
Jenner, Boone age32 posC,LW shotl	$3,750,000$3.75M	$0 UFA
Kuraly, Sean A age32 posC,LW shotl	$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
Fischer, Christian age28 posRW,C shotr	$0 UFA
Labanc, Kevin age29 posRW,LW shotr	$0 UFA
Kunin, Luke age27 posC,W shotr	$0 UFA
Aston-Reese, Zach age30 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Marchenko, Kirill age24 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	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Chinakhov, Yegor age24 posLW shotl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Pyyhtia, Mikael age23 posLW,RW shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Danforth, Justin age32 posRW,C shotr	$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
Del Bel Belluz, Luca age21 posC shotl	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
Fantilli, Adam age20 posC shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Williams, Jack age23 posRW,C shotr	$923,750$924K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Totals	$25,758,749$25.76M	$15,009,999$15.01M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M

Defence

$21,694,999$21.69M

22.7% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Johnson, Jack age38 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Gudbranson, Erik age33 posRD shotr	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Severson, Damon age30 posRD 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 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Werenski, Zach A age27 posLD shotl	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$0 UFA
Fabbro, Dante age26 posD shotr	$0 UFA
Harris, Jordan age24 posLD shotl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Christiansen, Jake age25 posLD shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 UFA
Mateychuk, Denton age20 posLD shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Totals	$21,694,999$21.69M	$17,695,000$17.70M	$15,833,334$15.83M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M

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
Tarasov, Daniil age26 catchesL	$0 RFA	$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 age24 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

Latest News

Jun 14

@PuckPedia

The #GoHabsGo signed '22 #75 pick 20 y/o F Vinzenz Rohrer to 3 year ELC Salary 855K Signing Bonus 95K Minors 82.5K Cap Hit/AAV 950K t.co/cSqKJTKxSm

Jun 14

@PuckPedia

The #NHLJets signed '24 #37 pick 19 y/o LD Alfons Freij to 3 year ELC Yr 1 Salary 775K, Signing Bonus 97.5K, GP Bonus 102.5K Yr 2 800K/97.5K/77.5K Yr 3 850K/97.5K/27.5K Cap Hit 906K, AAV 975K Includes European Assignment Clause Rep'd by Peter Wallen t.co/nkUmBjLZfb

Jun 14

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The #NHLBruins signed 24 y/o RFA RD Victor Soderstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 350K Guaranteed 400K Acquired in trade from #Blackhawks Rep'd by Oster @TheHockeyAgency If he plays 27 NHL GP, he'll remain RFA. Otherwise he'll be a Group 6 UFA t.co/22891BGloy

Jun 14

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The #NJDevils signed 29 y/o UFA F Juho Lammikko to 1 year 800K 1-way deal. 38P in 48 NL GP Last played in NHL in 21-22 (15P in 75GP for Canucks) t.co/R3GponvqTu

Jun 14

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RT @TSNRyanRishaug: Arvidsson looks to be in for Kapanen. Stecher also taking first reps with Nurse again. Lines and pairs otherwise the s…

Jun 13

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RT @frank_seravalli: Every vote. Every NHL Award. From @ThePHWA members: t.co/QsSUV2T4FC

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens re-signed 28 y/o UFA F Boko Imama to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 450K Guaranteed 525K 1G in 16 NHL GP, 5P in 24 AHL GP Rep'd by @walsha @OctagonHockey t.co/y5BBlstrNU

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens signed '24 #93 pick 19 y/o F Melvin Fernstrom to 3 year ELC Salary 775K Signing Bonus 97.5K GP bonus 102.5K Minors 85K Cap Hit 872.5K, AAV 975K Rep'd by @KOSportsInc Acquired in Marcus Pettersson trade t.co/8U4F3blmeR

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.

Non-roster Forwards

$6,074,997$6.07M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Labate, Joe age32 posC,LW shotl	$0 UFA
Gambrell, Dylan age28 posC shotr	$0 UFA
Fix-Wolansky, Trey age26 posRW shotr	$0 UFA-Group6	$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
Dumais, Jordan age21 posRW shotr	$859,999$860K	$859,999$860K	$0 RFA
Butler, Cameron age23 posRW shotr	$858,333$858K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
McKown, Hunter age22 posC shotr	$0 RFA
Brindley, Gavin age20 posRW shotr	$950,000$950K	$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	$0 UFA
Totals	$6,074,997$6.07M	$3,424,998$3.42M	$1,706,666$1.71M

Non-roster Defence

$5,285,556$5.29M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Berni, Tim age25 posD shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hunt, Daemon age23 posD shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Knazko, Samuel age22 posD shotl	$0 RFA
Bjorgvik-Holm, Ole Julian age23 posD shotl	$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
Clayton, Cole age25 posD shotr	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
MacDonald, Caleb age22 posD shotl	$922,500$923K	$922,500$923K	$0 RFA
Totals	$5,285,556$5.29M	$3,535,556$3.54M	$1,745,556$1.75M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,656,389$1.66M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Sawchenko, Zachary age27 catchesL	$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	$1,656,389$1.66M	$1,656,389$1.66M	$870,833$871K