Montreal Canadiens 2023-2024 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Montreal Canadiens 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (27) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Price | G | 36 | $2,000,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 12.19 | NMC | |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 24 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | 9.15 | ||
| Cole Caufield | RW | 23 | $4,975,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $9,975,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | 9.12 | ||
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 31 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 7.55 | M-NTC | |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 29 | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 6.39 | M-NTC | |
| Michael Matheson | D | 29 | $4,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $4,875,000 | $4,875,000 | 5.66 | M-NTC | |
| Christian Dvorak | C | 27 | $5,725,000 | - | - | $5,725,000 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 5.17 | M-NTC | |
| Jake Allen | G | 33 | $3,900,000 | $500,000 | - | $4,400,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 4.47 | M-NTC | |
| David Savard | D | 33 | $4,200,000 | - | - | $4,200,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.06 | ||
| Joel Armia | RW | 31 | $4,800,000 | - | - | $4,800,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 3.95 | ||
| Kirby Dach | C | 23 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | 3.90 | ||
| Alex Newhook | C | 23 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | 3.37 | ||
| Sean Monahan | C | 29 | $1,985,000 | - | - | $1,985,000 | $1,985,000 | $1,985,000 | 2.31 | ||
| Casey DeSmith | G | 32 | $1,900,000 | - | - | $1,900,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 2.09 | ||
| Jake Evans | C | 27 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 1.97 | ||
| Jordan Harris | D | 23 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.63 | ||
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | 25 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 1.28 | ||
| Samuel Montembeault | G | 27 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.16 | ||
| Gustav Lindstrom | D | 25 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | 1.10 | ||
| Juraj Slafkovsky | LW | 19 | $855,000 | $95,000 | $3,500,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | 1.10 | Two-Way | |
| Justin Barron | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $275,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.07 | Two-Way | |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.00 | Two-Way | |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 23 | $775,000 | $60,000 | - | $835,000 | $828,333 | $828,333 | 0.96 | Two-Way | |
| Michael Pezzetta | C | 25 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $812,500 | $812,500 | 0.94 | ||
| Jesse Ylönen | RW | 24 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.90 | Two-Way | |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 26 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $766,666 | $766,666 | 0.89 | Two-Way | |
| Chris Wideman | D | 34 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $762,500 | $762,500 | 0.89 |
2023 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Alzner | D | 35 | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $833,333 | $833,333 | 0.97 |
2023 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Petry | D | 36 | - | - | - | - | $2,343,750 | $2,343,750 | 2.72 | |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 30 | - | - | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2.03 |
2023-2024 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max | $83,500,000 |
| 2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $61,790,000 |
| Active Contracts | $81,180,832 |
| Buyout Money | $833,333 |
| Retained Money | $4,093,750 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $86,107,915 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 Salary Cap Max | $83,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor | $61,790,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-1,170,000 | ||||||||
| Montreal's Adjusted Salary Cap | $82,330,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $79,730,000 | $14,747,500 | $3,775,000 | $94,477,500 | $81,180,832 | $81,180,832 | |||
| Buyout Money | $833,333 | - | - | $833,333 | $833,333 | $833,333 | |||
| Retained Money | - | - | - | - | $4,093,750 | $4,093,750 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $80,563,333 | $14,747,500 | $3,775,000 | - | $86,107,915 | $86,107,915 | |||
| Cap Space | $-3,777,915 | ||||||||
2023-2024 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (22) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Mesar | C | 20 | $855,000 | $95,000 | - | $82,500 | $950,000 | - | 0.00 |
| David Reinbacher | D | 19 | $855,000 | $95,000 | $1,000,000 | $82,500 | $950,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Jakub Dobes | G | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Owen Beck | C | 19 | $835,000 | $95,000 | - | $82,500 | $916,667 | - | 0.00 |
| Emil Heineman | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $897,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Logan Mailloux | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $897,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Sean Farrell | C | 22 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $557,500 | $80,000 | $897,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Cayden Primeau | G | 24 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $890,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 22 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $867,500 | - | 0.00 |
| Riley Kidney | C | 20 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $80,000 | $859,167 | - | 0.00 |
| Mattias Norlinder | D | 23 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $32,500 | $70,000 | $859,167 | - | 0.00 |
| Joshua Roy | RW | 20 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $80,000 | $856,667 | - | 0.00 |
| William Trudeau | D | 21 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $80,000 | $856,667 | - | 0.00 |
| Xavier Simoneau | C | 22 | $775,000 | $80,000 | - | $80,000 | $855,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Jan Mysak | LW | 21 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $850,833 | - | 0.00 |
| Nathan Legare | RW | 23 | $832,500 | - | - | $70,000 | $789,167 | - | 0.00 |
| Lias Andersson | C | 25 | $775,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Nicolas Beaudin | D | 24 | $775,000 | - | - | $90,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | 26 | $775,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Brady Keeper | D | 27 | $775,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Phillipe Maillet | C | 31 | $775,000 | - | - | $350,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Stephens | C | 26 | $775,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $775,000 | - | 0.00 |