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Columbus Blue Jackets roster

Cap committed

$53.958M

of $88M ceiling

Cap space

$34.042M

Retained slots used: 1 of 3

Active roster

35

played this season

5v5 xGF%

47.5

26th in NHL

PP% / PK%

19.5 / 77.0

PP 22nd · PK 22nd

Fan sentiment

62

PlayerPosAgeGPGAPTOIFO%xGF%WARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Forwards22 players · $30.175M
Kirill MarchenkoR267931437418:35—52.04.1$3.85M3RFANone5476
Kent JohnsonC236824335717:18—49.63.2$1.8M3RFANone—0
Sean MonahanC315419385719:0152.655.92.5$5.5M5UFANMC—0
Adam FantilliC218231235417:2941.243.02.3$13.75M7UFA—610
Dmitri VoronkovL267323244716:47—49.71.2—————0
James van RiemsdykL377116203612:24—46.01.5—————0
Cole SillingerC236611223316:5546.241.00.5—————0
Mathieu OlivierR298218143214:28—46.51.1————490
Justin DanforthR33619122114:23—47.8-0.1—————0
Boone JennerC33267121917:5951.248.90.0—————0
Zachary Aston-ReeseL32796111713:27—48.4-0.0$875K4UFA——0
Sean KuralyC33826111711:4654.346.90.1—————0
Egor ChinakhovR2530781515:43—48.10.6—————0
Kevin LabancR30342101210:30—53.1-0.1—————0
Luca Del Bel BelluzC221526813:4543.046.60.3$950K3RFANone—0
Mikael PyyhtiaL244743712:06—35.80.2$875K4RFA——0
Joseph LaBateC3360119:06—37.90.0—————0
Luke KuninC281200011:46—49.9-0.8—————0
James MalatestaL23200010:34—13.9-0.0$850K3RFA——0
Owen SillingerC29100013:09—23.5-0.0$850K3UFA——0
Jack WilliamsR24100011:09—42.1-0.0$875K4RFA——0
Christian FischerR2910009:39—33.7-0.1—————0
Defense10 players · $18.383M
Zach WerenskiD298123598226:45—52.63.3$9.583M4——516
Ivan ProvorovD29827263323:21—46.11.0—————0
Dante FabbroD28629172621:39—51.71.4—————0
Damon SeversonD32706192519:03—48.90.7$6.25M7UFANTC—0
Denton MateychukD2245491318:02—43.60.4$1.7M3RFANone—0
Jake ChristiansenD276817812:32—42.4-0.1—————0
Jack JohnsonD394106612:52—41.3-0.3—————0
Jordan HarrisD263314511:23—36.90.1$850K3RFA——0
Erik GudbransonD341604417:46—40.6-0.1—————0
David JiricekD22601111:12—53.10.1—————0

Goalies 3 played

PlayerAgeGPSV%GAAGSAxWARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Elvis Merzlikins3253.8923.18-13.30.6$4.428M3UFAM-NTC—1
Daniil Tarasov2720.8813.54-7.2-0.1—————0
Jet Greaves2511.9381.91+142.8—————0

FO% shown for centers. 5v5 xGF% from our expected goals model. WAR is PuckSleuth's estimate: wins above a replacement-level player, from our Game Score. Fans = fan sentiment 0-100 with 14-day trend. Chatter = trade mentions in the last 7 days.

Cap by position

  • Forwards$30.175M · 55.9%
  • Defense$18.383M · 34.1%
  • Goalies$4.428M · 8.2%
  • Retained on traded players$972K · 1.8%

Retained: Elvis Merzlikins (TOR, 18%, $972K).

Players in the minors count only above the buried allowance (league minimum salary plus $375,000). Roster status, buyouts, and bonus overages come from team announcements and news, checked daily. LTIR relief is not shown.

Expiring this season

Pending UFAs

0

Pending RFAs

0

Cap coming off

$0K

No contracts end this season.

Most trade chatter

  • Matthew Knies47 mentions

    Knies involved in trade discussion with Marchenko

  • Zach Werenski6 mentions

    Werenski vetoed Dallas trade; captaincy decision examined

  • Emil Andrae1 mentions

    Added to Marchenko trade to address salary cap and tagging issues