
Austin Watson
#24
age33
posRW
shotr
h6'4"
w205lbs
Depth Chart
RW4
Current Contract
Extension signed
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 33
Next Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Term
1 Year
Next Expiry Status
UFA
2026 age 34
Profile
Extension
2025-2026
Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
expiry
2026
UFA
age 34
Austin Watson is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. He currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings. His contract was signed on March 6, 2025 for the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Watson will be 34 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
0.81%
Signing Status
UFAage 33
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 34 |
AAV | $775,000$775K | |
Base | $775,000$775K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
Minors Salary |
$375,000$375K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
Notes
$400k guaranteed
2024-2025
Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFAage 32
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
|
2025 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 33 |
AAV | $775,000$775K | |
Base | $775,000$775K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
Minors Salary |
$200,000$200K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year | ||
Buy Out |
Notes
$275K Guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract
NHL Only
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Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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2024-25 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 100 | 62.50 | 39.00 | -7.40 | 49.10 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||||||
2023-24 | $776,665 $777K |
NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 235 | 58.30 | 40.70 | -10.00 | 41.90 | -8.90 | 0.51 | 1.02 | |||||||
2022-23 | $1,500,000 $1.50M |
NHL | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 123 | 595 | 35.30 | 44.10 | -8.00 | 45.70 | -6.60 | 0.61 | 0.81 | |||||||
2021-22 | $1,500,000 $1.50M |
NHL | Ottawa Senators | 67 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 91 | 695 | 41.90 | 42.40 | -5.10 | 44.00 | -5.60 | 0.60 | 0.95 | |||||||
2020-21 | $1,500,000 $1.50M |
NHL | Ottawa Senators | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 327 | 39.50 | 48.40 | -0.50 | 44.50 | -6.90 | 0.55 | 1.65 | |||||||
2019-20 | $1,100,000 $1.10M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 540 | 38.30 | 39.50 | -14.10 | 42.40 | -11.40 | 0.67 | 1.11 | |||||||
2018-19 | $1,100,000 $1.10M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 453 | 58.82 | 45.34 | -9.93 | 46.26 | -9.27 | 0.53 | 1.59 | |||||||
2017-18 | $1,100,000 $1.10M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 123 | 743 | 42.00 | 44.63 | -7.10 | 48.48 | -5.52 | 0.73 | 0.97 | |||||||
2016-17 | $575,000 $575K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 77 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 99 | 790 | 58.54 | 49.07 | -4.11 | 45.47 | -8.12 | 0.38 | 1.14 | |||||||
2015-16 | $575,000 $575K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 57 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 515 | 38.24 | 50.49 | -4.59 | 46.71 | -7.99 | 0.23 | 0.93 | |||||||
2012-13 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 33.33 | 56.95 | 6.54 | 45.39 | -0.04 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |||||||
Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
17
Apr
Watson was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids following Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
8
Apr
Watson was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Tuesday under emergency conditions.
25
Mar
Watson scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Contract History
2023-2024
Standard Contract
1yr
value$776,665$777K
cap hit$776,665$777K
expiry
2024
UFA
age 32
% Cap Contract Start
0.93%
Signing Status
UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $776,665$777K | UFAage 32 |
AAV | $776,665$777K | |
Base | $776,665$777K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $776,665$777K | |
Minors Salary |
$776,665$777K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2020-2023
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$4,500,000$4.50M
cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M
expiry
2023
UFA
age 31
% Cap Contract Start
1.84%
Signing Status
UFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | UFAage 31 |
AAV | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | |
Base | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | $1,500,000$1.50M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,500,000$1.50M
|
$1,500,000$1.50M
|
$1,500,000$1.50M
|
|
Clauses | ||||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2017-2020
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$3,300,000$3.30M
cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M
expiry
2020
UFA
age 28
% Cap Contract Start
1.47%
Signing Status
RFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | UFAage 28 |
AAV | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | |
Base | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,200,000$1.20M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,200,000$1.20M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,000,000$1.00M
|
$1,100,000$1.10M
|
$1,200,000$1.20M
|
|
Clauses | ||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2015-2017
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,150,000$1.15M
cap hit$575,000$575K
expiry
2017
RFA
age 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
2017 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $575,000$575K | $575,000$575K | RFAage 25 |
AAV | $575,000$575K | $575,000$575K | |
Base | $575,000$575K | $575,000$575K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $575,000$575K | $575,000$575K | |
Minors Salary |
$100,000$100K
|
$575,000$575K
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
2011-2015
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$3,425,000$3.43M
cap hit$1,141,667$1.14M
expiry
2015
RFA
age 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | RFAage 23 |
AAV | $1,141,667$1.14M | $1,141,667$1.14M | $1,141,667$1.14M | $1,141,667$1.14M | |
Base | - |
$810,000$810K | $810,000$810K | $900,000$900K | |
Performance Bonuses | - |
$300,000$300K | $250,000$250K | $175,000$175K | |
Signing Bonuses | $90,000$90K | $90,000$90K | $90,000$90K | - | |
Total Salary | - |
$900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
Minors Salary |
-
|
$67,500$68K
|
$67,500$68K
|
$67,500$68K
|
|
Clauses | |||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year | |||||
Slide Year |
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