Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)

Est. 1997

Current Cap Hit: $106,919,472
Projected Cap Hit: $105,763,086.72
Projected Cap Space: $-1,763,086.7199999988
Contracts: 48
Roster: 28
Injuries: 7
Retained Contracts: 1
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2026-2027 *
2027-2028
2028-2029
2029-2030

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
19 Adam Fantilli C 22 UFA $13,750,000 $13,750,000 $13,750,000 $13,750,000 $13,750,000 $13,750,000
23 Matthew Knies LW 23 UFA $7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000 $7,750,000
43 Valeri Nichushkin M-NTC RW 31 UFA $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000 $6,125,000
83 Conor Garland NMC RW 30 UFA $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
2 Charlie Coyle NMC C 34 UFA $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
23 Sean Monahan NMC, M-NTC C 32 UFA $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
4 Cole Sillinger C 23 UFA $4,625,000 $4,625,000 $4,625,000
10 Dmitri Voronkov LW 26 RFA $4,175,000
24 Mathieu Olivier M-NTC RW 29 UFA $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
91 Kent Johnson C 23 RFA $1,800,000
94 Ryan Lomberg LW 31 UFA $1,300,000 $1,300,000
58 Danton Heinen LW 31 UFA $1,000,000
62 Riley Bezeau WE Injured RW 24 RFA $940,000
93 Luca Del Bel Belluz C 22 RFA $860,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
8 Zach Werenski NMC D 29 UFA $9,583,333 $9,583,333
9 Ivan Provorov Injured NMC D 29 UFA $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
78 Damon Severson Injured NTC D 32 UFA $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000
15 Dante Fabbro Injured D 28 UFA $4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000
44 Erik Gudbranson D 34 UFA $1,750,000
36 Emil Andrae D 24 RFA $1,550,000 $1,550,000
4 Carson Soucy D 32 UFA $1,150,000
2 Jake Christiansen D 27 UFA $975,000
95 Caleb MacDonald WE Injured D 23 RFA $922,500
5 Denton Mateychuk WE D 22 RFA $886,666
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
73 Jet Greaves G 25 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
33 Cam Talbot G 39 UFA $950,000
# LTIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
21 Isac Lundeström C 26 UFA $1,300,000
# SOIR Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
82 Mikael Pyyhtiä LW 24 RFA $54,973 $875,000

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Retained Position Age 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Elvis Merzļikins (Ret: 18.0%) G 32 $972,000
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Steven Lorentz C 30 UFA $125,000
($1,350,000) 		$75,000
($1,350,000)
Oiva Keskinen WE C 22 RFA $0
($960,000) 		$0
($960,000)
Joshua Eernisse WE C,RW 24 RFA $0
($952,500)
Luca Pinelli WE C 21 RFA $0
($934,166) 		$0
($934,166)
Max McCue WE C 23 RFA $0
($932,500)
Jack Williams WE RW 24 RFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Luke Tuch WE LW 24 RFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Jordan Dumais WE RW 22 RFA $0
($860,000)
James Malatesta LW 23 RFA $0
($850,000)
Owen Sillinger C 29 UFA $0
($850,000)
Boston Buckberger WE D 23 RFA $0
($1,050,000) 		$0
($1,050,000)
Charlie Elick WE D 20 RFA $0
($965,000) 		$0
($965,000) 		$0
($965,000)
Guillaume Richard WE D 23 RFA $0
($942,500)
Luca Marrelli WE D 21 RFA $0
($931,666) 		$0
($931,666) 		$0
($931,666)
Colton White D 29 UFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Corson Ceulemans D 23 RFA $0
($850,000)
Evan Gardner WE G 20 RFA $0
($963,333) 		$0
($963,333) 		$0
($963,333)
Nolan Lalonde WE G 22 RFA $0
($865,000)
Pheonix Copley G 34 UFA $0
($850,000)
Sergei Ivanov G 22 RFA On Loan $0
($970,000) 		$0
($970,000)

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
2027 Expiration
Jackson Smith 19 D 2027-06-01 2025 14 OA (round 1)
Melvin Strahl 21 G 2027-06-01 2023 156 OA (round 5)
Owen Griffin 19 C 2027-06-01 2025 160 OA (round 5)
James Fisher 22 RW 2027-08-15 2022 203 OA (round 7)
William Whitelaw 21 RW 2027-08-15 2023 66 OA (round 3)
2028 Expiration
Cayden Lindstrom 20 C 2028-06-01 2024 4 OA (round 1)
Andrew Strathmann 21 D 2028-08-15 2023 98 OA (round 4)
Luke Ashton 21 D 2028-08-15 2024 165 OA (round 6)
2029 Expiration
Jonas Woo 19 D 2029-06-01 2026 185 OA (round 6)
Jérémy Loranger 19 C 2029-06-01 2025 198 OA (round 7)
Malte Vass 19 D 2029-06-01 2025 76 OA (round 3)
Pyotr Andreyanov 19 G 2029-06-01 2025 20 OA (round 1)
Victor Hedin Raftheim 19 D 2029-06-01 2025 173 OA (round 6)
Tanner Henricks 20 D 2029-08-15 2024 101 OA (round 4)
2030 Expiration
Alessandro Di Iorio 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 94 OA (round 3)
Anttoni Uronen 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 182 OA (round 6)
Evan Jardine 18 LW 2030-06-01 2026 121 OA (round 4)
Filip Novák 18 LW 2030-06-01 2026 206 OA (round 7)
Oscar Hemming 18 LW 2030-06-01 2026 14 OA (round 1)
Parker Snell 18 G 2030-06-01 2026 142 OA (round 5)
Other Expiration
Kirill Dolzhenkov 22 RW Indefinite 2022 109 OA (round 4)
Nikolai Makarov 23 D Indefinite 2021 132 OA (round 5)
Peter Quenneville 32 C Indefinite 2013 195 OA (round 7)
Sergei Mozyakin 45 RW Indefinite 2002 263 OA (round 9)
Notes