Estimated team payrolls for 2010-11
The global economic downturn has been an issue of concern for NHL owners and governors as revenues are expected to drop over the next season. This would lead to the league's 2010-11 salary cap falling for the first time since it was implemented following the lockout.
Below is a list of of approximate figures for each team's payroll and salary cap hit for the 2010-11 season according to nhlnumbers.com. All numbers are estimates and do not include player/team options.
| Contractual commitments for 2010-11 | |||
| Team | Players | Estimated Payroll | Estimated Cap Hit |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | $39.8 million | $37.8 million |
| Calgary Flames | 10 | $38.1 million | $36.4 million |
| Edmonton Oilers | 10 | $38 million | $36.1 million |
| New Jersey Devils | 10 | $35.4 million | $34.9 million |
| Ottawa Senators | 8 | $33.6 million | $30.8 million |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | $28.4 million | $27.3 million |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | $28.4 million | $30 million |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | $27.7 million | $28 million |
| Boston Bruins | 6 | $27.3 million | $26 million |
| Nashville Predators | 7 | $27 million | $26.2 million |
| Florida Panthers | 9 | $26.5 million | $27.9 million |
| Detroit Red Wings | 8 | $25.9 million | $25.2 million |
| New York Rangers | 4 | $24.7 million | $22.3 million |
| Washington Capitals | 9 | $24.3 million | $26.6 million |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | $24.1 million | $23.5 million |
| Dallas Stars | 5 | $23.4 million | $23.1 million |
| San Jose Sharks | 5 | $22.3 million | $22.2 million |
| Anaheim Ducks | 5 | $22 million | $21 million |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 10 | $21.8 million | $25.2 million |
| Buffalo Sabres | 6 | $20.8 million | $21.1 million |
| Minnesota Wild | 7 | $19.2 million | $18.5 million |
| New York Islanders | 7 | $18.9 million | $16.5 million |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | $18.2 million | $18.4 million |
| Montreal Canadiens | 5 | $17.2 million | $16.5 million |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | $15.6 million | $17 million |
| Colorado Avalanche | 3 | $14.4 million | $15 million |
| Los Angeles Kings | 9 | $14.1 million | $16.3 million |
| St. Louis Blues | 6 | $14 million | $14.2 million |
| Vancouver Canucks | 5 | $12 million | $12.3 million |
| Atlanta Thrashers | 3 | $8 million | $9.6 million |
