Salary Retention
Retention CalculatorRetained by team
| Team | Total retained | Slots used | Slots remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
Islanders
|
$6,375,000 | 2 / 3 | 1 |
Rangers
|
$6,250,000 | 2 / 3 | 1 |
Capitals
|
$5,250,000 | 2 / 3 | 1 |
Sharks
|
$4,750,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Lightning
|
$3,450,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Wild
|
$3,062,500 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Senators
|
$3,000,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Kraken
|
$3,000,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Hurricanes
|
$3,000,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Canucks
|
$2,900,000 | 1 / 3 | 2 |
Active retained salaries
| Retained by | Player | Retained Cap | Retained % | Acquired by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VAN
|
Kris Letang | $2,900,000 | 50% |
SJS
|
Aug 22, 2026 |
|
CAR
|
John Tavares | $3,000,000 | 25.53% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
MIN
|
Valeri Nichushkin | $3,062,500 | 50% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
NYI
|
Patrik Laine | $4,000,000 | 50% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
NYR
|
Brent Burns | $4,250,000 | 50% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
NYR
|
Artturi Lehkonen | $2,000,000 | 41.67% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
SEA
|
Vladimir Tarasenko | $3,000,000 | 50% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
SJS
|
Moritz Seider | $4,750,000 | 50% |
VGK
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
WSH
|
Tyler Toffoli | $3,000,000 | 44.12% |
SJS
|
Aug 21, 2026 |
|
TBL
|
Devon Toews | $3,450,000 | 50% |
WSH
|
Aug 14, 2026 |
|
NYI
|
Kyle Palmieri | $2,375,000 | 50% |
UTA
|
Jul 15, 2026 |
|
OTT
|
Josh Anderson | $3,000,000 | 50% |
TOR
|
Jul 15, 2026 |
|
WSH
|
Pavel Zacha | $2,250,000 | 50% |
UTA
|
Jul 15, 2026 |
Rule 9.6 — When teams trade a player, they can retain, or keep, some of the players' salary and cap hit for the current season. The team keeps a % of both the cap hit and salary for the remainder of the season.
- The maximum retention % is 50%.
- Teams can carry a maximum of 3 Retained Salaries at a time.
- An individual contract can only have a maximum of 1 team retaining salary on it.
- Retention always ends the following off-season.