The Washington Capitals have 47 players under NHL contract for the 2009-10 season out of the 50 contracts maximum allowed (Stefan Della Rovere having been sent back to the OHL and Gustafsson having returned to Sweden).
(All figures are cap hits, not actual salary in a given season.)
Note there are 23 player contracts shown below; 23 is the max. contracts on the active roster allowed to start the season up until the day of the trade deadline. Players on IR or LTIR do not count against the 23 player count for these purposes, though players on IR still count against the salary cap.
The re-institution of the bonus cushion allows teams to exceed the salary cap by up to 7.5% in performance bonuses in '09-'10. However, any deferred bonuses would count against what is projected to be a diminished '10-'11 cap.
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 05-17-2010 at 09:59 AM.
24 other players under contract for '09-10 (in alpha order, figures once again cap hits):
Player
Pos.
'09-10
'10-11
'11-12
'12-13
Karl Alzner+
D
1,675,000
1,675,000
RFA
Keith Aucoin
C
487,500
512,500
512,500
Jay Beagle+
C/W
875,000
RFA*
Francois Bouchard+
RW
850,000
850,000
RFA
Chris Bourque
LW
577,500
RFA*
Trevor Bruess+
C
875,000
875,000
RFA*
John Carlson#+
D
845,833
845,833
845,833
RFA
Sean Collins
D
650,000
650,000
UFA
Cody Eakin#+
F
618,333
618,333
618,333
RFA
Joe Finley+
D
850,000
850,000
RFA*
Alexandre Giroux
LW
500,000
UFA
Josh Godfrey+
D
845,833
845,833
RFA
Andrew Gordon+
RW
606,667
RFA*
Anton Gustafsson+
C
875,000
875,000
875,000
RFA
Jake Hauswirth+
C
545,000
545,000
545,000
RFA*
Braden Holtby#+
G
683,333
683,333
683,333
RFA
Boyd Kane
LW
500,000
UFA
Patrick McNeill+
D
541,667
RFA
Zach Miskovic+
D
875,000
RFA*
Michal Neuvirth
G
821,667
821,667
RFA
Michael Nylander
C
4,875,000
4,875,000
UFA
Mathieu Perreault+
C
716,667
716,667
RFA
Steve Pinizzotto+
LW
537,500
537,500
UFA
Kyle Wilson+
C/W
632,500
UFA Group VI
# - Holtby and Carlson's contracts slid as '08-09 was the first year for their contracts. Gustafsson, Eakin and Della Rovere - contracts will slide for '09-10.
+ - Waiver-exempt to start the '09-10 season.
* - A '90-born player drafted out of the CHL, meaning he can't play in the AHL until his team's season (either at the NHL or OHL level) is over.
Note: Sean Collins is considered 24yo for the purposes of defining when he signed his first NHL contract, has to clear waivers to be sent down.
Organizational list under contract for '09-10:
Forwards (30)
Defensemen (15)
Goalies (4)
Aucoin, Keith
Alzner, Karl
Holtby, Braden
Backstrom, Nicklas
Carlson, John
Neuvirth, Michael
Beagle, Jay
Collins, Sean
Theodore, Jose
Belanger, Eric
Corvo, Joe
Varlamov, Semyon
Bouchard, Francois
Erskine, John
Bourque, Chris
Finley, Joe
Bradley, Matt
Godfrey, Josh
Bruess, Trevor
Green, Mike
Chimera, Jason
Jurcina, Milan
Della Rovere, Stefan**
McNeill, Patrick
Eakin, Cody**
Miskovic, Zach
Fehr, Eric
Morrisonn, Shaone
Fleischmann, Tomas
Poti, Tom
Giroux, Alexandre
Schultz, Jeff
Gordon, Andrew
Sloan, Tyler
Gustafsson, Anton**
Hauswirth, Jake
Kane, Boyd
Laich, Brooks
Knuble, Mike
Laing, Quintin
Morrison, Brendan
Nylander, Michael
Ovechkin, Alex
Perreault, Mathieu
Pinizzotto, Steve
Semin, Alex
Steckel, David
Walker, Scott
Wilson, Kyle
**3 contracts do not count against the 50 contract maximum for 2009-2010.
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 05-17-2010 at 10:00 AM.
Signed a two-year deal at $1.4 per with the NY Rangers
Sergei Fedorov
C
$4,000,000
Signed a two-year deal at $3.8M per with Magnitogorsk (KHL)
Alexandre Giroux
LW
$475,000
Re-signed to a one-year, two-way deal; announced on 8/5/09
Bryan Helmer
D
$475,000
Re-signed to an AHL only contract with Hershey Bears
Brent Johnson
G
$825,000
Signed a one year deal with Pittsburgh
Viktor Kozlov
RW
$2,500,000
Signed a three-year deal with Salavat Yulaev (KHL)
Staffan Kronwall
D
$487,500
Group VI UFA: 25 yo with three NA pro seasons and less than 80 NHL regular/playoff games (55)
Quintin Laing
LW
$487,500
Re-signed to a one-year, two-way deal; announced on 6/17/09
Graham Mink
RW
$500,000
Signed a two-year deal at $525k per with Florida
RFAs:
Player
Pos.
'08-09 Salary
Qualifying Offer
Status / Notes
Chris Bourque
LW
$525,000
$577,500
Qualified; Accepted QO
Eric Fehr
RW
$735,000
$771,750
Arb. eligible, qualified, did not file for arbitration; Accepted QO
Boyd Gordon
C/W
$725,000
$761,250
Arb. eligible, qualified, did not file for arbitration; Accepted QO
Andrew Joudrey+
C
$600,000
$660,000
Arb. eligible, not qualified, signed AHL contract with Hershey
Milan Jurcina
D
$912,500
$958,125
Qualified, filed for arbitration; arb. award 1 year contract, $1,375,000
Daren Machesney+
G
$490,000
$539,000
Not qualified; signed AHL contract with Manitoba Moose
Travis Morin+
C
$535,000
$588,500
Arb. eligible, not qualified
Shaone Morrisonn
D
$1,975,000
$1,975,000
Arb. eligible, one year away from UFA, qualified, did not file for arbitration; Accepted QO
Steve Pinizzotto+
RW
$580,000
$638,000
Arb. eligible, qualified, did not file for arbitration; Signed a two-year deal
Sasha Pokulok+
D
$765,000
$803,250
Not qualified
Jeff Schultz
D
$650,000
$715,000
Qualified; Accepted QO
Kyle Wilson+
C
$575,000
$632,500
Arb. eligible, qualified, did not file for arbitration; Accepted QO
+ - Waiver-exempt to start the '09-10 season.
(Rough estimates on some of the QOs as the numbers available among players coming off of entry-level deals could include unmentioned signing bonuses, which would mean a lower base salary and, hence, a lower QO figure than what's listed. This could be the case potentially with Joudrey, Wilson, Morin, Pinizzotto, Lepisto & Machesney.) Not all the players above are expected to be given QOs; if no QO, the player becomes an UFA.
- Broda, C/LW, 19yo, (Nov 89), WHL, rights until June 1, 2010; 08 draft (could turn pro in '09-'10 or return to Calgary as an over-ager)
- Burke, W, 19yo, (May 90), NCAA; rights until August 15, 2013; 08 draft
- Casavant, LW, 18yo, (Jan 91), QMJHL; rights until June 1, 2011; 09 draft
- DeSimone, C, 22yo, (Mar 87), NCAA, rights until August 15, 2011; 07 draft
- Dunn, G, 21yo, (Jun 88), NCAA, rights until August 15, 2011; 07 draft
- Eakin, C/RW, 18yo, (May 91), WHL; rights until June 1, 2011; 09 draft (ELC signed; announced 10/20/09)
- Flemming, D, 18yo, (Feb 91), OHL; rights until June 1, 2011; 09 draft
- Glass, RW, 19yo, (Jul 89), NCAA; rights until August 15, 2012; 07 draft
- Johansson, C, 18yo, (Oct 90), SEL; rights held indefinitely due to lack of transfer agreement; 09 draft
- Kugryshev, RW, 19yo, (Jan 90), QMJHL, rights until June 1, 2010; 08 draft (could turn pro in '09-'10)
- Larson, RW, 20yo, (Jan 89), NCAA, rights until August 15, 2011/12; 07 draft (clarification on rights exp. pending)
- Mestery, D, 19yo, (May 90), WHL, rights until June 1 2010; 08 draft
- Mitchell, RW, 17yo, (Sep 91), WHL; rights until June 1, 2011; 09 draft
- Orlov, D, 17yo, (Jul 91), KHL; rights held indefinitely due to lack of transfer agreement; 09 draft
- Wey, D, 18yo, (Mar 91), NCAA; rights held until August 15, 2013; 09 draft
- Yunkov, C, 23yo, (Feb 86), KHL, rights held indefinitely due to lack of transfer agreement
Others:
- Oscar Hedman's rights still held as Sweden's participation in the IIHF transfer agreement expired before June 1, 2008 rights expiration date for the '04 draft pick
- Yunkov (see above), Nepriayev and other Russian's rights still owned due to a lack of a transfer agreement
Other notes:
- Bruneteau, F, 20 yo, (Jan 89), NCAA; 07 draft; rights subsequently released by Caps; headed to NoDak
- Gwidt, F, 21yo, (Feb 88), NCAA; pretty clear Caps released his rights; 06 draft; headed to UNO
- Leffler, F, 20yo, (May 89), WHL; rights expired 6/1/09; not picked in 09 draft and became free agent
- Taylor, F, 20yo, (Feb 89), OHL; rights expired 6/1/09; not picked in 09 draft and became free agent
- Dovgan, D, released from ELC after being invited and not reporting to Hershey's 09-10 training camp
Draft Picks:
- The Caps own all of their picks in 2010 and picked up a fifth round choice from Phoenix in the Lepisto deal.
- Keith Seabrook (NHL draft rights now held by Calgary until June 1, 2010) was traded on 7/17/09 to Calgary Flames for future considerations.
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 10-20-2009 at 02:05 PM.
June 1: Bona Fide Offers due to prior year's draft picks, also the deadline to sign certain draft picks
June 15: First buyout window opens
June 18: NHL Awards in Vegas
June 26-27: '09 Entry Draft in Montreal
June 29: Deadline to qualify RFAs
June 30: RFAs may contact other teams regarding potential interest; Salary cap ceiling & floor are set; first buyout window closes
July 1: Beginning of free agency (UFAs eligible to sign, RFAs now eligible to sign offer sheets or accept their QOs)
July 5: Deadline for player-elected arbitration
July 6: Deadline for team-elected arbitration
July 13-18: Development camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex
July 15: Qualifying Offers expire
July 20-August 4: Arbitration hearings
July 28: Milan Jurcina's arbitration hearing
August 6: Final arbitration ruling
August 15: Deadline to sign certain draft picks that took the NCAA path
September 7-11: Rookie camp, starts September 7, Monday. A road game against the Philadelphia Flyers rookies will be played 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, at Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J.
September 12: Training camp starts
March 3, 2010 at 3pm eastern: Trading deadline
April 14: Playoffs start
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 10-26-2009 at 02:18 PM.
1) A Nylander Buyout
2) Off-Season Cap
3) 50 Contracts Maximum
4) Bonus Cushion
5) RFA Qualifying Offers & Arbitration
6) Waivers
1) Nylander Buyout. What would a Nylander buyout look like?
Nylander Buyout in the summer of '09:
'09-10
'10-11
'11-12
'12-13
Actual Salary
$5.5M
$3M
Averaged Salary
$4.875M
$4.875M
Buyout Amount
$3.667M
$2M
Buyout Spread
$1.41667M
$1.41667M
$1.41667M
$1.41667M
Buyout "Savings"
$4.08334M
$1.583M
-
-
Cap Hit
$0.79167
$3.292M
$1.41667M
$1.41667M
Nylander Buyout in the summer of '10:
'10-11
'11-12
Actual Salary
$3M
Averaged Salary
$4.875M
Buyout Amount
$2M
Buyout Spread
$1M
$1M
Buyout "Savings"
$2M
-
Cap Hit
$2.875M
$1M
The buyout periods are between June 15-30 and three days after a team's final arbitration case is decided (in that instance it's a 48-hour window). A caveat here, though, that if a team only has one arbitration case in the form of a single team-elected arbitration case the additional buyout window will not be triggered.
2) Off-Season Salary Cap. What are the rules for cap compliance during the off-season? Teams are allowed to exceed the coming season's salary cap by up to 10% in the off-season (defined as from July 1 until the last day of training camp). Players included in the off-season cap tally include all players signed to one-way contracts; a proportional salary amount from players on two-way contracts based on their days on the NHL roster the previous season; all active QOs & offer sheets; and all buyout amounts and deferred bonuses for the upcoming season.
3) 50 Contracts Maximum. With the Caps at the maximum of 50 NHL contracts for '08-'09, will this handcuff McPhee at the draft or leading up to July 1 (when it officially becomes the '09-'10 season)? It shouldn't. Equal or more players could always be moved out than coming back, including the addition of a pending RFA that the org. doesn't plan on qualifying.
4) Bonus cushion: It's back in '09-'10 and how does that factor in for next season? Hard to tell. Backstrom ($1.55M) & Alzner ($0.8M) are eligible for a total of $2.35M in bonuses between them. The cushion allows them to exceed the cap in potential performance bonuses--potentially up to 7.5% of the cap--but they would have to defer any earned bonuses to '10-'11 that exceed the '09-'10 cap. That also would eat up cap room in '10-'11 and with the cap likely to take a dip of some magnitude, that may be a risk they'd rather avoid. It also depends on the bonuses themselves and how likely they are to be achieved but that info isn't publicly available.
Simeon Varlamov is not known to have any performance-related bonuses built into his entry-level deal. Any 35yo+ UFAs would be eligible to sign a one-year deal with performance-related bonuses.
5) QOs & Arb. How are qualifying offers calculated and how does arbitration work? Qualifying offer amounts depend on the salary of the expiring contract year as follows:
Salary in final year
Qualifying offer
< $660k
110% of previous salary
$660k - $1M
105% of previous salary
> $1M
100% of previous salary
Arbitration rights (eligibility for player-elected arbitration) are determined based on the number of pro years and the players age upon signing their first contract.
Age upon signing first SPC
Required years to gain arb. rights
18-20
4 years
21
3 years
22-23
2 years
24+
1 year
It's important to note that the player's age when signing isn't their age when they actually sign the contract but their age on September 15th of the year in which the contract is signed. Pro in this instance means either the NHL or AHL, except for 18-19yo's in the AHL. Based on the CBA's wording, 18-19yo's must be in the NHL (and play 11 or more games) to be considered pro, which is why Bourque doesn't have arbitration rights this summer but will be eligible a year from now. For more on arbitration consult Article 12 of the CBA.
6) Waiver News? Is there anyone that will be subject to waivers for the first time next season? Chris Bourque looks to be the lone player that will require waivers for the first time entering the '09-'10 season. Bourque signed and turned pro at 19 and this fall will be the fifth year since. For the purpose of waivers, pro in this instance means the NHL or AHL for all ages (with NHL experience above a certain point in a given season accelerating a player's waiver clock). More players could require waivers for the first time later in the season if they reach the relevant games played threshold. Nicklas Backstrom & Jeff Schultz both reached their games played waiver threshold late in the '08-'09 regular season. Once the threshold is reached, waiver-exempt status is immediately no longer in effect. The thresholds for skaters are as follows:
Age
Years From Signing
NHL Games Played
18
5
160
19
4
160
20
3
160
21
3
80
22
3
70
23
3
60
24
2
60
25+
1
-
Among currently projected Caps roster players listed in the first table, only Karl Alzner & Simeon Varlamov are exempt from waivers in '09-'10.
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 09-29-2009 at 07:41 PM.
- Langway and Sk84fun_dc's number crunching and CBA jujitsu. (We're human, though, so take this as just a good faith effort at getting into the nitty gritty of contracts in the cap world. We'll keep adding and correcting info as it becomes available.)
- NHLSCap @ Hockeybuzz for figures around the league, as well listings of pending FAs
Quick question about Schultz; is that really his salary? NHLSCAP has a slightly higher number.
You're probably looking at his cap hit, which includes his signing bonus. He'll actually have a slightly lower cap hit ($715k) next season if he just accepts his QO. And, unlike Jurcina and Morrisonn, he doesn't have arbitration rights yet.
I think it might be time to add a Theodore buyout post.
If Caps Buyout Theodore in the summer of '09:
'09-10
'10-11
Actual Salary
$4.5M
Averaged Salary
$4.5M
Buyout Amount
$3M
Buyout Spread
$1.5M
$1.5M
Cap Hit
$1.5M
$1.5M
Much simpler calculation than Nylander's potential buyout as the salary and cap hit for Theodore match for each year of the 2 year contract and he only has 1 year left remaining on the contract.
Updated numbers in the main posts above including the approximate number for Jurcina's arbitration award per the Wash Post and Wash Times. Note, the Wash Times blog update from S. Whyno indicates the award is slightly under the 1.4M number link; note, udpated with the $1,375,000 number being reported
Additional information:
Minor League Affiliate Information
Hershey/AHL contracts (10):
Michael Dubuc, F
Andrew Joudrey, C
Grant McNeill, W/D
Darren Reid, W
Brandon Sugden, W
Greg Amadio, D
Bryan Helmer, D
Patrick Wellar, D
Dylan Yeo, D
Jason Bacashihua, G
South Carolina/ECHL contracts (11):
Mick Berge, F
Spencer Carbery, F
Keith Johnson, F
Nikita Kashirsky, F
Dain Prewitt, F
Matt Scherer, F
Zach Jones, D
Nate Kiser, D
Lyon Messier, D
Zach Tarkir, D
Todd Ford, G
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 09-26-2009 at 12:01 PM.
What are the odds Backstrom agrees to a one year deal for 4 million and waits until Clark and Knuble are off the books before he gets his big raise?
low
If you look at the information above, the Caps have a number of UFAs (Theodore, Morrison, Morrisonn, Jurcina, Pothier) at the end of this season, so there is cap room if they agree to a contract for '10-forward for Semin and/or Backstrom. There is not the issue like Anaheim had with "tagging" room a couple of seasons ago. One or more of those UFAs could end up being re-signed, too, but there is considerable cap room for the '10-11 season and beyond right now.
(Also, as noted above, for '09-10, Backstrom has a cap hit now of 2.4M (incl. perf. bonuses) and Semin's cap hit is 4.6M.)
Last edited by sk84fun_dc: 09-18-2009 at 01:27 PM.
According to Tim Leone's article today on Jason B, he is signed to a two-contract with the Caps. First indication I have seen of a two-way deal; all earlier indications were that he signed an AHL deal. link; Leone usually reports this stuff pretty acuurately, but wait and see for now if this gets modified..."Thus, he wasn't leery about signing a two-way, free-agent deal with the Washington Capitals, who are deep at the position with Jose Theodore and 2008-09 rookie sensations Semyon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth. "
According to Tim Leone's article today on Jason B, he is signed to a two-contract with the Caps. First indication I have seen of a two-way deal; all earlier indications were that he signed an AHL deal. link; Leone usually reports this stuff pretty acuurately, but wait and see for now if this gets modified..."Thus, he wasn't leery about signing a two-way, free-agent deal with the Washington Capitals, who are deep at the position with Jose Theodore and 2008-09 rookie sensations Semyon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth. "
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