Salary Retention

Retention Calculator
Retained by team
Team Total retained Slots used Slots remaining
Senators $3,000,000 1 / 3 2
Islanders $2,375,000 1 / 3 2
Capitals $2,250,000 1 / 3 2

Active retained salaries

Retained by Player Retained % Retained Cap Hit Acquired by Date
NYI Kyle Palmieri 50% $2,375,000 UTA Jul 15, 2026
OTT Josh Anderson 50% $3,000,000 TOR Jul 15, 2026
WSH Pavel Zacha 50% $2,250,000 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.