The Dark Knights
FINAL CAP HIT:
$139,280,457
FINAL CAP SPACE: $3,969,543
ROSTER SIZE: 20
CONTRACTS: 50/50
RESERVE LIST: 66/90
GENERAL MANAGER: Michael Bamidis
ACTIVE ROSTER
13 FORWARDS - $85,740,457
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Sebastian Aho
Age: 28 - Cap: 6.8% |
$9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | $9,750,000 M-NMC | UFA | |
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Travis Konecny
Age: 28 - Cap: 6.1% |
$8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | $8,750,000 M-NMC | UFA |
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Roope Hintz
Age: 28 - Cap: 5.9% |
$8,450,000 M-NMC | $8,450,000 M-NMC | $8,450,000 M-NMC | $8,450,000 M-NMC | $8,450,000 M-NMC | $8,450,000 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | UFA | |
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Jordan Kyrou
Age: 27 - Cap: 5.7% |
$8,125,000 | $8,125,000 M-NMC | $8,125,000 M-NMC | $8,125,000 M-NMC | $8,125,000 M-NMC | $8,125,000 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC |
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Jack Hughes
Age: 24 - Cap: 5.6% |
$8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | RFA | ||||
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Jesper Bratt
Age: 27 - Cap: 5.5% |
$7,875,000 | $7,875,000 M-NMC | $7,875,000 M-NMC | $7,875,000 M-NMC | $7,875,000 M-NMC | $7,875,000 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC |
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Kevin Fiala
Age: 29 - Cap: 5.5% |
$7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | UFA | ||||||
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Anze Kopitar
Age: 38 - Cap: 4.9% |
$7,000,000 M-NMC | UFA | |||||||
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Anthony Cirelli
Age: 28 - Cap: 4.4% |
$6,250,000 NTC | $6,250,000 NTC | UFA | ||||||
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Andre Burakovsky
Age: 30 - Cap: 3.8% |
$5,500,000 M-NMC | UFA | |||||||
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Aliaksei Protas
Age: 24 - Cap: 2.4% |
$3,375,000 ELC | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | RFA | ||||
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Anthony Mantha
Age: 30 - Cap: 1.7% |
$2,500,000 M-NMC | UFA | |||||||
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Dylan Holloway
Age: 23 - Cap: 1.6% |
$2,290,457 ELC | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | RFA | |||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 28.0 - Cap: 59.9%
|
$85,740,457 | $68,450,000 | $54,325,000 | $54,325,000 | $42,950,000 | $42,950,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,750,000 | $0 |
5 DEFENSE - $36,250,000
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Charlie McAvoy
Age: 27 - Cap: 6.6% |
$9,500,000 | $9,500,000 M-NMC | $9,500,000 M-NMC | $9,500,000 M-NMC | RFA | ||||
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Brock Faber
Age: 23 - Cap: 5.9% |
$8,500,000 ELC | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | RFA | |||
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Thomas Chabot
Age: 28 - Cap: 5.6% |
$8,000,000 M-NMC | $8,000,000 M-NMC | $8,000,000 M-NMC | RFA | |||||
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Bowen Byram
Age: 24 - Cap: 4.4% |
$6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $0 | $0 | RFA | ||||
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John Klingberg
Age: 33 - Cap: 2.8% |
$4,000,000 M-NMC | UFA | |||||||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 27.0 - Cap: 25.3%
|
$36,250,000 | $32,250,000 | $26,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - | - | - | - |
2 GOALIES - $12,740,000
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Juuse Saros
Age: 30 - Cap: 5.4% |
$7,740,000 M-NMC | $7,740,000 M-NMC | $7,740,000 M-NMC | $7,740,000 M-NMC | UFA | ||||
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Thatcher Demko
Age: 29 - Cap: 3.5% |
$5,000,000 | $8,500,000 | UFA | ||||||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 29.5 - Cap: 8.9%
|
$12,740,000 | $16,240,000 | $7,740,000 | $7,740,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
1 LTIR - $8,700,000
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Patrik Laine
Age: 27 |
$8,700,000 | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | UFA | ||||
| TOTALS | $8,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | - | - | - | - |
2 BURIES - $2,275,000
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Jeff Skinner
Age: 33 - Cap: 1.3% |
$1,850,000 | ||||||||
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Victor Olofsson
Age: 30 - Cap: 0.3% |
$425,000 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | $2,275,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 RETENTIONS - $2,275,000
| PLAYER | % | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | ||
| Rasmus Andersson | 1.6 | $2,275,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| TOTAL | 1.6 | $2,275,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NON-ROSTER
16 FORWARDS
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Dylan Cozens
Age: 24 |
$7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | RFA | ||||
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Matthew Coronato
Age: 22 |
$6,500,000 ELC | $6,500,000 ELC | $6,500,000 ELC | RFA | |||||
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Trevor Zegras
Age: 24 |
$5,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | RFA | ||||
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Fabian Zetterlund
Age: 26 |
$4,275,000 | RFA | |||||||
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Eetu Luostarinen
Age: 27 |
$3,000,000 | UFA | |||||||
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Jeff Skinner
Age: 33 |
$3,000,000 M-NMC | $0 M-NMC | UFA | ||||||
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Philip Tomasino
Age: 24 |
$1,750,000 | RFA | |||||||
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Jack Drury
Age: 25 |
$1,725,000 | $0 | $0 | RFA | |||||
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Victor Olofsson
Age: 30 |
$1,575,000 M-NMC | UFA | |||||||
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Oliver Kapanen
Age: 22 |
$925,000 ELC | $925,000 ELC | RFA | ||||||
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Amadeus Lombardi
Age: 22 |
$838,333 ELC | RFA | |||||||
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Zack Ostapchuk
Age: 22 |
$825,000 ELC | $0 ELC | RFA | ||||||
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Alex Turcotte
Age: 24 |
$775,000 | $775,000 | $0 | $0 | RFA | ||||
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Brendan Brisson
Age: 23 |
$775,000 ELC | RFA | |||||||
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Mikael Pyyhtia
Age: 23 |
$775,000 ELC | $0 ELC | RFA | ||||||
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Thomas Bordeleau
Age: 23 |
$775,000 ELC | RFA | |||||||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 24.6
|
$85,740,457 | $68,450,000 | $54,325,000 | $54,325,000 | $42,950,000 | $42,950,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,750,000 | $0 |
7 DEFENSE
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Filip Hronek
Age: 27 |
$7,250,000 | $7,250,000 M-NMC | $7,250,000 M-NMC | $7,250,000 M-NMC | $7,250,000 M-NMC | $7,250,000 M-NMC | $7,250,000 NTC | UFA | |
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Samuel Girard
Age: 27 |
$5,000,000 | RFA | |||||||
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Drew Helleson
Age: 24 |
$1,100,000 ELC | $1,100,000 | $0 | RFA | |||||
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William Wallinder
Age: 23 |
$925,000 ELC | RFA | |||||||
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Adam Engstrom
Age: 21 |
$896,667 ELC | $896,667 ELC | RFA | ||||||
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David Spacek
Age: 22 |
$862,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
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Jack Thompson
Age: 23 |
$800,000 ELC | RFA | |||||||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 23.9
|
$36,250,000 | $32,250,000 | $26,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - | - | - | - |
6 GOALIES
| PLAYER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
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Kevin Lankinen
Age: 30 |
$4,500,000 | UFA | |||||||
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Ville Husso
Age: 30 |
$2,200,000 | UFA | |||||||
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Arturs Silovs
Age: 24 |
$850,000 ELC | $0 | $0 | $0 | RFA | ||||
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Carl Lindbom
Age: 22 |
$840,000 ELC | $0 ELC | RFA | ||||||
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Justus Annunen
Age: 25 |
$837,500 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | RFA | |||||
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Michael DiPietro
Age: 26 |
$812,500 | RFA | |||||||
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TOTALS
Avg Age: 26.2
|
$12,740,000 | $16,240,000 | $7,740,000 | $7,740,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
STATISTICS
| ROSTER | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
| Roster Size | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Contracts | 50 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Average Age | 27.9 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 32.6 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 35.0 |
| CAP HIT | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
| Active Roster Cap Hit | $134,730,457 | $116,940,000 | $88,065,000 | $80,065,000 | $51,450,000 | $42,950,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,750,000 | - |
| Bury Penalties | $2,275,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dead Cap Hit | $2,275,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Cap Hit | $139,280,457 | $116,940,000 | $88,065,000 | $80,065,000 | $51,450,000 | $42,950,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,750,000 | - |
| Salary Cap | $143,250,000 | $156,000,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 | $170,250,000 |
| Cap Space | $3,969,543 | $39,060,000 | $82,185,000 | $90,185,000 | $118,800,000 | $127,300,000 | $151,750,000 | $161,500,000 | $170,250,000 |
| PENDING FREE AGENTS | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
| RFAs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UFAs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RIGHTS EXPIRING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RETENTION IN | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
| Players | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retention Cap Hit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retention Salary Cap | $10,027,500 | $10,920,000 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 |
| Retention Cap Space | $10,027,500 | $10,920,000 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 |
| RETENTION OUT | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
| Players | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retention Cap Hit | $2,275,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Retention Salary Cap | $10,027,500 | $10,920,000 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 |
| Retention Cap Space | $7,752,500 | $10,920,000 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 | $11,917,500 |