Use the PuckPedia Buyout Calculator to see the cash and salary cap impact of a buyout. If you are wondering more about how NHL contract buyouts work, visit our Capology section, or Ask The Capologist.
NHL Buyout Calculator
If Alex Newhook was bought out prior to the 2026-2027 season.
Total Cost
$2,100,000$2.10M
Total Remaining Base Salary
33%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 25 years old at the buyout, giving him a 33% buyout multiplier.
$700,000$700K
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$350,000$350K
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
2yrs
-$
-$
$
26/27
27/28
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining
1
Contract End
2026-27
Buyout Length
2
Buyout End
2027-28
Buyout Summary
Abbreviated $Amounts
Alex Newhook |
2026-27 | 2027-28 |
---|---|---|
Original Cap Hit
|
$2,900,000$2.90M | - |
Base Salary
|
($2,100,000$2.10M) | (-) |
Total Salary | ($2,100,000$2.10M) | (-) |
Signing Bonus | - | - |
Annual Buyout Cost | $350,000$350K | $350,000$350K |
$1,150,000$1.15M |
$350,000$350K |
|
$1,750,000$1.75M |
$-350,000$-350K |
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
2023-2027
Standard Contract
term4yrs
value$11,600,000$11.60M
cap hit$2,900,000$2.90M
expiry
2027
RFA
age 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026-27
|
2027 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | RFAage 26 |
AAV | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | $2,900,000$2.90M | |
Base | $3,500,000$3.50M | $3,300,000$3.30M | $2,700,000$2.70M | $2,100,000$2.10M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $3,500,000$3.50M | $3,300,000$3.30M | $2,700,000$2.70M | $2,100,000$2.10M | |
Minors Salary |
$3,500,000$3.50M
|
$3,300,000$3.30M
|
$2,700,000$2.70M
|
$2,100,000$2.10M
|
|
Clauses | |||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year | |||||
Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out |
Popular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
---|---|---|
$9.25M |
25% |
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$6.50M |
16% |
|
$10.50M |
14% |
|
$5.50M |
10% |
|
$8.50M |
9% |
|
$8.50M |
9% |
|
$4.82M |
9% |
|
$9.50M |
8% |
The #VegasBorn called up Shmid, put Olofsson on LTIR, and then called up Denisenko.
They have $300K Cap Space remaining in LTIR with 23 active players.
They become the 14th team to use LTIR at some point this season; the record (22) was set last year
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