2024-25 Carolina Hurricanes Roster & Salary Cap Snapshot
By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(Last updated Aug. 31, 2024)
As expected, after just one day of 2024 free agency in the National Hockey League, the Carolina Hurricanes looked significantly different than they did on the final day of the 2023-24 season.
Both players in Carolina’s highly respected second defensive pairing, Brett Pesce (New Jersey) and Brady Skjei (Nashville), signed lucrative, long-term contracts with other teams that the Hurricanes were unwilling to match. Veteran forwards Stefan Noesen (New Jersey) and Teuvo Teravainen (Chicago) also found big-dollar paydays with other franchises.
“You get attached to the guys, especially when we’ve had them (for many years),” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “It was hard, I’ll be honest. It was hard to watch guys walk out of here. I understand it. It’s a business. They’ve got to do what they’ve got to do. But it’s also exciting, because you get a whole new group of guys coming in, and maybe some of these young guys will crack the lineup and you get to watch them grow. It’s just the evolution of it.
“I had a lot of tough (phone) calls this summer. I haven’t really had too many of those. We have good players, and teams will pay them. We can’t pay everybody. That’s just how it goes, unfortunately. I love those guys, I wish them the best. I’m just excited for the new guys coming that are excited to be here and get their game going.”
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes added a pair of proven, veteran defensemen in Sean Walker (Colorado) and Shayne Gostisbehere (Detroit), plus a trio of depth forwards in William Carrier (Vegas), Eric Robinson (Buffalo) and Tyson Jost (Buffalo).
The Canes also quickly re-signed two of their own free agents, veteran forward Jordan Martinook and third-pairing defenseman Jalen Chatfield. The Chatfield news was announced in June.
Weeks later, the Canes also re-signed restricted free agents Martin Necas and Jack Drury and released veteran center Evgeny Kuznetsov, who was scheduled to be a $3.9 million cap hit for Carolina during the 2024-25 season.
Most recently, on Aug. 31, new Carolina general manager Eric Tulsky re-signed the team’s last remaining restricted free agent, Seth Jarvis, who previously had received a qualifying offer from the Hurricanes.
Jarvis, 22, signed an eight-year, $63,2 million contract with Carolina. He was the Hurricanes’ second-leading scorer behind All-Star forward Sebastian Aho during the 2023-24 regular season, with 33 goals, 34 assists and 67 points.
Contract details for the Hurricanes’ departing, incoming and returning players are listed in the summary below.
Carolina Hurricanes Salary Cap Summary
2024-25 NHL Salary Cap: $88,000,000
2024-25 Hurricanes Commitments: $87,225,000
2024-25 Hurricanes Cap Space: $775,000
NHL Forwards Under Contract (14)
Player, Position, Age, 2024-25 Salary Cap Hit (Long-Term Status)
Sebastian Aho, C, 27, $9,750,000 (signed through 2031-32)
Andrei Svechnikov, RW, 24, $7,750,000 (signed through 2028-29)
Seth Jarvis^, RW, 22, $7,500,000 (signed through 2031-32)
Martin Necas^, C, 25, $6,500,000 (re-signed through 2025-26)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, 24, $4,820,000 (signed through 2029-30)
Jordan Martinook^, LW, 32, $3,050,000 (re-signed through 2026-27)
Jordan Staal, C, 36, $2,900,000 (signed through 2026-27)
Jack Roslovic*, RW, 27, $2,800,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Jesper Fast#, RW, 33, $2,400,000 (signed through 2024-25)
William Carrier*, LW, 30, $2,000,000 (signed through 2029-30)
Jack Drury^, C, 24, $1,725,000 (re-signed through 2025-26)
Eric Robinson*, LW, 29, $950,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Tyson Jost*, C, 26, $775,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Brendan Lemieux, LW, 28, $775,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Additional Forwards Under Contract
Bradly Nadeau, LW, 19, $918,333 (signed through 2026-27)
Jackson Blake, RW, 21, $905,833 (signed through 2025-26)
Ryan Suzuki, C, 23, $775,000 (signed through 2024-25)
2023-24 Hurricanes Forwards In Free Agency
Jake Guentzl, LW, 30, unrestricted — 7-year, $63M deal with Tampa Bay
Teuvo Teravainen, C, 30, unrestricted — 3-year, $16.2M deal with Chicago
Stefan Noesen, RW, 31, unrestricted — 3-year, $8.25M deal with New Jersey
NHL Defensemen Under Contract (6)
Dmitry Orlov, D, 33, $7,750,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Jaccob Slavin, D, 30, $5,300,000 (extended through 2032-33 on July 1)
Brent Burns, D, 39, $5,280,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Sean Walker*, D, 30, $3,600,000 (signed through 2028-29 on July 1)
Shayne Gostisbehere*, D, 31, $3,200,000 (signed through 2026-27 on July 1)
Jalen Chatfield^, D, 28, $3,000,000 (re-signed through 2026-27 in June)
Additional Defensemen Under Contract
Scott Morrow, D, 22, $916,667 (signed through 2025-26)
Ronan Seeley, D, 22, $810,000 (signed through 2024-25)
2023-24 Hurricanes Defensemen In Free Agency
Brady Skjei, D, 30, unrestricted — 7-year, $49M deal with Nashville
Brett Pesce, D, 30, unrestricted — 6-year, $33M deal with New Jersey
Tony DeAngelo, D, 29, unrestricted
Dylan Coghlan, D, 26, restricted — 1-year, $775,000 deal with Winnipeg
NHL Goaltenders Under Contract (3)
Frederik Andersen, G, 35, $3,400,000 (signed through 2024-25)
Pyotr Kochetkov, G, 25, $2,000,000 (signed through 2026-27)
Spencer Martin, G, 29, $775,000 (signed through 2024-25)
2023-24 Hurricanes Goaltenders In Free Agency
Antti Raanta, G, 35, unrestricted
^—retained free agent
*—2024 offseason acquisition
#—expected to miss entire 2024-25 season (injury)
NOTE: Age = at conclusion of 2024 calendar year.
