NYI New York IslandersEastern Conference • Metropolitan Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$99,840,416
Projected Cap Space
$4,159,584
Total Salary (2026-27)
$94,375,000
Potential Bonuses
$3,830,000
$54,515,833 · 52.4% $28,049,583 · 27.0% $12,000,000 · 11.5% $5,275,000 · 5.1% $4,159,584 · 4.0%
$99,840,416 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details
Future Cap Commitments under current contracts
Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$99,840,416
24
96.0% 2027-28
$70,552,083
14
67.8% 2028-29
$54,075,000
9
52.0% 2029-30
$43,425,000
7
41.8% 2030-31
$32,150,000
4
30.9%
Cap Hit Salary
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.
Forwards 13 $54,515,833
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Brayden Schenn C
35
$6,500,000 $6,500,000 UFA 6.2% Kyle Palmieri RW
35
$4,750,000 UFA 4.6% Casey Cizikas C
35
$2,500,000 UFA 2.4% Jean-Gabriel Pageau C
33
$4,850,000 $4,850,000 $4,850,000 UFA 4.7% Ondrej Palat LW
35
$6,000,000 UFA 5.8% Anthony Duclair LW
31
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 UFA 3.4% Bo Horvat C
31
$8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000
8.2% Mathew Barzal C
29
$9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000 $9,150,000
8.8% Kyle MacLean LW
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Simon Holmstrom RW
25
$3,625,000 RFA 3.5% Matias Maccelli LW
25
$2,250,000 RFA 2.2% Emil Heineman LW
24
$1,100,000 RFA 1.1% Calum Ritchie C
21
$940,833 $940,833 RFA 0.9%
Defense 7 $28,049,583
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Scott Mayfield RD
33
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 UFA
3.4% Adam Pelech LD
32
$5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 UFA 5.5% Ryan Pulock RD
31
$6,150,000 $6,150,000 $6,150,000 $6,150,000 UFA
5.9% Tony DeAngelo RD
30
$4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA 4.3% Alexander Romanov LD
26
$6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000
6.0% Isaiah George LD
22
$913,333 RFA 0.9% Matthew Schaefer LD
19
$986,250 $986,250 RFA 0.9%
Goalies 3 $12,000,000
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Semyon Varlamov G
38
$2,750,000 UFA 2.6% Vitek Vanecek G
30
$1,000,000 UFA 1.0% Ilya Sorokin G
31
$8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000
7.9%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $5,275,000
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Pierre Engvall LW
30
$1,775,000 $1,725,000 $1,675,000 $1,625,000 UFA
1.7% Bonus Carryover Overage —
—
$3,500,000 3.4%
Unsigned RFAs 1 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Ruslan Iskhakov C
26
RFA 0.0%
Non-Roster / Minors 22 $22,328,333
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Matt Luff RW
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Liam Foudy C
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Pierre Engvall LW
30
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA
2.9% Mitchell Chaffee RW
28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Alex Jefferies LW
24
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Quinn Finley LW
22
$980,000 $980,000 RFA 0.9% Daylan Kuefler LW
24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Jesse Nurmi LW
21
$938,333 $938,333 RFA 0.9% Cole Eiserman LW
20
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Victor Eklund LW
19
$974,167 $974,167 $974,167 RFA 0.9% Gleb Veremyev C
23
$935,000 RFA 0.9% Joey Larson RW
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Daniil Prokhorov 19
$965,000 $965,000 $965,000 RFA 0.9% Ethan Bear D
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Marshall Warren LD
25
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Matthew Kessel RD
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Calle Odelius D
22
$865,000 RFA 0.8% Jesse Pulkkinen D
21
$930,833 RFA 0.9% Kashawn Aitcheson D
19
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Malte Gustafsson 18
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Henrik Tikkanen 25
$850,000 RFA 0.8% Joshua Kotai 23
$965,000 $965,000 RFA 0.9%