Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)

Est. 1997

Current Cap Hit: $70,408,332
Projected Cap Hit: $70,408,332
Projected Cap Space: $17,591,668
Contracts: 48
Roster: 27
Injuries: 1
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2024-2025 *
2025-2026 * *
2026-2027
2027-2028

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
23 Sean Monahan NMC C 30 UFA $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
86 Kirill Marchenko WE RW 24 RFA $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $3,850,000
38 Boone Jenner M-NTC C 31 UFA $3,750,000 $3,750,000
11 Luke Kunin C 27 UFA $2,750,000
7 Sean Kuraly M-NTC C 32 UFA $2,500,000
4 Cole Sillinger C 21 RFA $2,250,000 $2,250,000
59 Yegor Chinakhov RW 24 RFA $2,100,000 $2,100,000
91 Kent Johnson WE C 22 RFA $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000
36 Christian Fischer RW 28 UFA $1,125,000
24 Mathieu Olivier RW 28 UFA $1,100,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 +
17 Justin Danforth RW 32 UFA $1,100,000
Jack Williams WE RW 23 RFA $975,000 $975,000
19 Adam Fantilli WE C 20 RFA $950,000 $950,000
10 Dmitri Voronkov WE LW 24 RFA $925,000
21 James van Riemsdyk LW 36 UFA $900,000
27 Zach Aston-Reese C 30 UFA $775,000 $775,000
62 Kevin Labanc Injured RW 29 UFA $775,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
8 Zach Werenski NMC D 27 UFA $9,583,333 $9,583,333 $9,583,333 $9,583,333
9 Ivan Provorov (Ret: 30.0%) D 28 UFA $4,725,000
78 Damon Severson NTC D 30 UFA $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 +
44 Erik Gudbranson M-NTC D 33 UFA $4,000,000 $4,000,000
15 Dante Fabbro D 26 RFA $2,500,000
22 Jordan Harris D 24 RFA $1,400,000
3 Jack Johnson D 38 UFA $775,000
2 Jake Christiansen D 25 UFA $775,000 $975,000 $975,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
90 Elvis Merzļikins M-NTC G 31 UFA $5,400,000 $5,400,000 $5,400,000
40 Daniil Tarasov G 26 RFA $1,050,000

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

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Alex Wennberg C 30 $891,666 $891,666
Adam Boqvist D 24 $-66,667 $533,333
Future Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Evan Gardner G 19 — $870,833 $870,833 $870,833
Caleb MacDonald D 22 — $922,500 $922,500
Charlie Elick D 19 — $906,666 $906,666 $906,666
Guillaume Richard D 22 — $867,500 $867,500
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Hunter McKown WE C 22 RFA $0
($950,000)
Gavin Brindley WE C 20 RFA $0
($950,000) 		$0
($950,000)
Mikael Pyyhtiä WE LW 23 RFA $0
($897,500)
Luca Pinelli WE C 20 RFA $0
($878,333) 		$0
($878,333) 		$0
($878,333)
Jordan Dumais WE RW 21 RFA $0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000)
Luca Del Bel Belluz WE C 21 RFA $0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000) 		$0
($860,000)
Cameron Butler WE RW 22 RFA $0
($857,500) 		$0
($857,500)
Max McCue WE C 22 RFA $0
($857,500) 		$0
($857,500) 		$0
($857,500)
James Malatesta WE LW 21 RFA $0
($841,666) 		$0
($841,666)
Trey Fix-Wolansky RW 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Owen Sillinger WE C 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Dylan Gambrell C 28 UFA $0
($775,000)
Joseph LaBate C 32 UFA $0
($775,000)
Corson Ceulemans WE D 21 RFA $0
($925,000) 		$0
($925,000)
Denton Mateychuk WE D 20 RFA $0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666)
Samuel Kňažko WE D 22 RFA $0
($847,499)
Daemon Hunt WE D 22 RFA $0
($828,333)
Ole Julian Bjørgvik Holm WE D 22 RFA $0
($825,832)
Stanislav Svozil WE D 22 RFA $0
($825,000) 		$0
($825,000)
Cole Clayton WE D 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Luca Marrelli WE D 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($870,833) 		$0
($870,833) 		$0
($870,833)
Jet Greaves WE G 24 RFA $0
($812,500) 		$0
($812,500)
Zach Sawchenko G 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Nolan Lalonde WE G 21 RFA In Juniors $0
($790,000) 		$0
($790,000) 		$0
($790,000)

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
2025 Expiration
Martin Ryšavý 22 RW 2025-06-01 2021 197 OA (round 7)
Tyler Peddle 20 LW 2025-06-01 2023 224 OA (round 7)
Aidan Hreschuk 22 D 2025-08-15 2021 94 OA (round 3)
2026 Expiration
Cayden Lindstrom 19 C 2026-06-01 2024 4 OA (round 1)
2027 Expiration
Melvin Strahl 20 G 2027-06-01 2023 156 OA (round 5)
Oiva Keskinen 21 C 2027-06-01 2023 194 OA (round 7)
James Fisher 20 RW 2027-08-15 2022 203 OA (round 7)
William Whitelaw 20 RW 2027-08-15 2023 66 OA (round 3)
2028 Expiration
Andrew Strathmann 20 D 2028-08-15 2023 98 OA (round 4)
Luke Ashton 20 D 2028-08-15 2024 165 OA (round 6)
2029 Expiration
Tanner Henricks 18 D 2029-08-15 2024 101 OA (round 4)
Other Expiration
Kirill Dolzhenkov 21 RW Indefinite 2022 109 OA (round 4)
Nikolai Makarov 22 D Indefinite 2021 132 OA (round 5)
Peter Quenneville 31 C Indefinite 2013 195 OA (round 7)
Sergei Ivanov 21 G Indefinite 2022 138 OA (round 5)
Sergei Mozyakin 44 RW Indefinite 2002 263 OA (round 9)
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