Forwards
The Red Wings currently have 12 forwards signed for this season. The salaries of the 12 signed players add up to a cap hit of just over $35.5 million. The addition of Smith after he signs will push forward salaries to just under $37 million, with a million taken off with the buyout of Nielsen.
2021-22 Salary: $6,100,000
2022-23 Salary: $6,100,000
2023-24: UFA
Frans Nielsen
2021-22 Buyout Salary: $4,250,000
2022-23 Buyout Salary: $500,000
Jakub Vrana
2021-22 Salary: $5,250,000
2022-23 Salary: $5,250,000
2023-24 Salary : $5,250,000
2024-25: UFA
2021-22 Salary: $4,750,000
2022-23 Salary: $4,750,000
2023-24: UFA
Pius Suter
2021-22 Salary: $3,250,000
2022-23 Salary: $3,250,000
2023-24: UFA
Robby Fabbri
2021-22 Salary: $2,950,000
2022-23: UFA
Adam Erne
2021-22 Salary: $2,100,000
2022-23 Salary: $2,100,000
2023-24: UFA
Vladislav Namestnikov
2021-22 Salary: $2,000,000
2022-23: UFA
Michael Rasmussen
2021-22 Salary: $1,460,000
2022-23 Salary: $1,460,000
2023-24 Salary: $1,460,000
2024-25: RFA
2021-22 Salary: $894,167
2022-23: RFA
Sam Gagner
2021-22 Salary: $850,000
2022-23: UFA
Mitchell Stephens
2021-22 Salary: $737,500
2022-23: RFA