Columbus Blue Jackets
Team's Cap Hit Situation
| Cap Hit | Proj. Space | Curr. Space | Deadline Space | Roster | Forwards | Defense | Goalies | Dead Cap | Bonus | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $67,701,510 | $20,300,247 | $21,774,567 | $92,801,129 | 23/23 | $23,397,500 | $28,426,666 | $7,262,500 | $825,000 | - | 45/50 |
Draft Picks
Year
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
2025
Pick trade details
June 6, 2023
acquire:
acquire:-
(From PHI)
D Ivan Provorov
acquire:-
(From LAK)
G Cal Petersen
-
(From LAK)
D Sean Walker
-
(From CBJ)
2025 2nd round pick
Condition: Columbus must decide after the 2024 first round is complete if they’re sending a 2024 2nd round pick or the 2025 2nd round pick to Philadelphia.
Result: Philadelphia will receive the 2025 2nd round pick.
Pick trade details
2026
Pick trade details
Pick trade details
March 8, 2024
acquire:-
2026 4th round pick
Condition: Upgrades to a 2026 3rd round pick if Rangers make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic plays in 50% of the playoff games.
Result: Columbus will receive the 2026 4th round pick
acquire:-
C Jack Roslovic
$2,000,000 retained - 50%
Pick trade details
Feb. 22, 2024
acquire:-
L Alexander Nylander
(AHL/JR)
-
2026 6th round pick
Condition: If Emil Bemstrom scores at least 6 goals with the Penguins from now until the end of the season then the 2026 6th RD pick is upgraded to a 2026 3rd RD pick.
Result: Columbus will receive the 2026 6th round pick.
acquire:-
C Emil Bemstrom
2027
Pick trade details
Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Monahan | 30 | C,LW,RW |
|
6.25 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.5M | UFA | |||
| Kirill Marchenko | 24 | RW |
|
4.38 | $3.85M | $3.85M | $3.85M | RFA | |||||
| Sean Kuraly | 31 | C,LW |
|
2.84 | $2.5M | UFA | |||||||
| Cole Sillinger | 21 | C |
|
2.56 | $2.25M | $2.25M | RFA | ||||||
| Yegor Chinakhov | 23 | RW,LW |
|
2.39 | $2.1M | $2.1M | RFA | ||||||
| Kent Johnson |
|
22 | LW,C |
|
2.05 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | RFA | ||||
| Mathieu Olivier | 27 | RW |
|
1.25 | $1.1M | UFA | |||||||
| Adam Fantilli | 20 | C |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | RFA | ||||||
| James van Riemsdyk | 35 | LW,RW |
|
1.02 | $0.9M | UFA | |||||||
| Mikael Pyyhtia | 22 | C |
|
1.02 | $0.897M | RFA | |||||||
| Kevin Labanc | 28 | RW,LW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| Zach Aston-Reese | 30 | LW,RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| 12 | $23.398M | $16.45M | $11.15M | $5.5M | $5.5M | - | - | - |
Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | 27 | LD |
|
10.89 | $9.583M | $9.583M | $9.583M | $9.583M | UFA | ||||
| Ivan Provorov | 27 | LD |
|
5.37 | $4.725M | UFA | |||||||
| Damon Severson | 30 | RD |
|
7.10 | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | UFA | |
| Erik Gudbranson |
|
32 | RD |
|
4.55 | $4M | $4M | UFA | |||||
| Jordan Harris | 24 | LD/RD |
|
1.59 | $1.4M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
| David Jiricek | 20 | RD |
|
1.04 | $0.918M | $0.918M | RFA | ||||||
| Jack Johnson | 37 | LD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| Jake Christiansen | 25 | LD/RD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA | |||||||
| 8 | $28.427M | $20.752M | $15.833M | $15.833M | $6.25M | $6.25M | $6.25M | - |
Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins |
|
30 | G |
|
6.14 | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.4M | UFA | ||||
| Daniil Tarasov | 25 | G |
|
1.19 | $1.05M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
| Jet Greaves | 23 | G |
|
0.92 | $0.812M | $0.812M | RFA | ||||||
| 3 | $7.263M | $6.213M | $5.4M | - | - | - | - | - |
IR
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner |
|
31 | C,LW |
|
4.26 | $3.75M | $3.75M | UFA | |||||
| Justin Danforth | 31 | RW,C |
|
1.25 | $1.1M | UFA | |||||||
| Dmitri Voronkov |
|
24 | LW,C,RW |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | RFA | ||||||
| 3 | $5.775M | $3.75M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SOIR
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley |
|
20 | C |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | 10.2(c) | |||||
| 1 | $0.015M | $0.015M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bought Out
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Wennberg | 30 | C |
|
5.68 | $0.892M | $0.892M | |||||||
| Adam Boqvist | 24 | RD |
|
0.88 | $-0.067M | $0.533M | |||||||
| 2 | $0.825M | $1.425M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter McKown | 22 | C |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | RFA | |||||||
| Luca Pinelli | 19 | C |
|
1.00 | $0.878M | $0.878M | $0.878M | RFA | |||||
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | 20 | C |
|
0.98 | $0.86M | $0.86M | $0.86M | RFA | |||||
| Jordan Dumais | 20 | R |
|
0.98 | $0.86M | $0.86M | $0.86M | RFA | |||||
| Max McCue | 21 | C |
|
0.98 | $0.858M | $0.858M | $0.858M | RFA | |||||
| Cameron Butler | 22 | RW |
|
0.98 | $0.858M | $0.858M | RFA | ||||||
| James Malatesta | 21 | LW |
|
0.96 | $0.842M | $0.842M | RFA | ||||||
| Dylan Gambrell | 28 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| Trey Fix-Wolansky | 25 | RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
| Owen Sillinger | 27 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| 10 | $8.432M | $5.157M | $3.457M | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corson Ceulemans | 21 | D |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | $0.925M | RFA | ||||||
| Denton Mateychuk | 20 | D |
|
1.01 | $0.887M | $0.887M | $0.887M | RFA | |||||
| Samuel Knazko | 22 | LD |
|
0.96 | $0.848M | RFA | |||||||
| Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm | 22 | D |
|
0.94 | $0.825M | RFA | |||||||
| Stanislav Svozil | 21 | LD |
|
0.94 | $0.825M | $0.825M | RFA | ||||||
| Cole Clayton | 24 | D |
|
0.92 | $0.81M | RFA | |||||||
| 6 | $5.119M | $2.637M | $0.887M | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Lalonde | 20 | G |
|
0.89 | $0.786M | $0.786M | $0.786M | RFA | |||||
| Zach Sawchenko | 26 | G |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| 2 | $1.561M | $0.786M | $0.786M | - | - | - | - | - |
