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How much does Toronto Maple Leafs spend on players?
Retained Salary Remaining
| Playeraverages | Current Cap Hit$2,062,168 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auston Matthews | $11,640,250 |
| 2 | John Tavares | $11,000,000 |
| 3 | Mitchell Marner | $10,903,000 |
| 4 | William Nylander | $6,962,366 |
Can an NHL team exceed the salary cap?
Performance bonuses count towards the cap, although there is a percentage that a team is allowed to go over the cap in order to pay bonuses. A team must still factor in possible bonus payments, however, which could go over that percentage.
Who makes the most money on the Toronto Maple Leafs?
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| Player (23) | Pos. | Total Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | $10,450,000 |
| John Tavares | C | $9,350,000 |
| Mitchell Marner | RW | $10,358,000 |
| William Nylander | C | $6,000,000 |
How much cap space do the Toronto Maple Leafs have?
With all the prorated deals added to the one-way contracts, and including the last season of retained salary, the offseason cap hit is just over $69 million, giving the Leafs just over $20.5 million in space when you include the cushion. The salary cap will remain at $81.5 million under the terms of the MOU.
What is the Toronto Maple Leafs cap hit?
$82,357,800
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Projected Cap Hit | $82,357,800 |
|---|---|
| Projected Cap Space | $-857,800 |
| Current Cap Space | $750,000 |
| LTIR Pool | $1,533,117 |
| Roster | 21/23 |
Was Tampa Bay over the salary cap?
The Tampa Bay Lightning salary cap was $18 million over the salary cap threshold. There is nothing against the rules in how they got away with this and this has also happened before.
How much over the cap are the Leafs?
This actually isn’t as scary of a position as it appears. The figure that Toronto exceeds the salary cap of $1,394,783, actually matches the long term injured reserve (LTIR) space. This is not a coincidence.
How much cap space do the Maple Leafs have?
When did the NHL salary cap start?
As the chart below shows, the average team payroll has been trending upwards in the NHL since the establishment of the salary cap, not counting the lockdown year. Salary caps have been around since 1994 and are used in all North American professional sport leagues with different degrees.
Are the Lightning over the cap?
The upper cap limit for the 2020-2021 NHL season was set at $81,500,000. The projected Tampa Bay Lightning salary cap hit was $98,840,470. That puts them at $17.3 million over the cap.