2023–24 NHL transactions

1.^ Silfverberg announced on April 11, 2024 that he would retire at the conclusion of the season; the Ducks played their final game of the year on April 18, 2024.^[24]

2.^ Parise announced on April 17, 2024 that he would retire at the conclusion of the season; the Avalanche were eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 17, 2024.^[27]

A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time. All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated.

Buyouts can only occur at specific times of the year. For more details on contract terminations as buyouts:

Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.

• If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period.
• If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period.
• If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.

Injured players cannot be bought out.

1.^ Amirov's contract ended after his death on August 14, 2023.^[40] Amirov was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2021.^[61]

2.^ Ronni was a draft-related restricted free agent for Calgary at the time of the termination, and was not under contract.^[55]

Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.

* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.

Hover over retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.