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Brandon Saad

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age32

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h6'1"

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Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 4 of 5

21/22

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 33

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick43

Year2011

Agent Lewis Gross

Birthdate Oct 27, 1992

Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $57,167,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP24

P10

PPG0.42

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 13.20

G60 0.76

P60 1.33

GF% 45.80

DFF% 40.90

REL DFF% -4.70

CF% 45.50

REL CF% -1.80

2021-2026 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$22,500,000$22.50M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

Brandon Saad is signed to a 5 year, $22,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,500,000 per season. His contract was signed on July 29, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Saad will be 33 years old.

Signed On Jul 29 2021

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.52%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFAage 33
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,375,000$4.38M	$3,625,000$3.63M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,375,000$4.38M	$3,625,000$3.63M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,375,000$4.38M	$3,625,000$3.63M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out					Buy Out

Notes

No Trade – through 2024-25 season; Modified Trade Clause – 2025-26 season – 12 team No Trade List

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	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	24	4	6	10	4	317	45.80	40.90	-4.70	45.50	-1.80	0.76	1.33
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	82	26	16	42	20	1,059	48.00	43.00	-1.30	43.70	-2.30	1.02	1.93
2022-23	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	71	19	18	37	12	935	46.10	47.40	2.90	46.70	1.60	0.77	1.67
2021-22	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	78	24	25	49	10	1,026	58.80	47.40	-0.80	48.30	2.00	0.76	1.70	Playoffs	12	2	3	5	0
2020-21	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	44	15	9	24	12	523	50.90	55.30	-4.80	56.70	-2.00	1.49	2.29	Playoffs	10	7	1	8	0
2019-20	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	58	21	12	33	16	749	54.00	50.60	4.60	49.90	3.00	1.28	2.16	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	0
2018-19	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	80	23	24	47	12	1,096	47.06	46.09	2.43	52.69	4.86	0.77	1.75
2017-18	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	82	18	17	35	14	1,061	45.74	51.43	2.72	55.58	5.07	0.79	1.58
2016-17	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	24	29	53	8	1,138	62.35	54.97	5.16	55.45	6.04	1.05	2.27	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0
2016-17	$6,000,000 $6.00M	WCup	Team North America	3	0	0	0	2
2015-16	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	31	22	53	14	1,053	56.67	52.97	2.56	49.40	2.20	1.14	2.17
2014-15	$764,167 $764K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	29	52	12	1,093	55.81	52.86	4.30	53.89	-0.12	1.04	2.09	Playoffs	23	8	3	11	0
2013-14	$764,167 $764K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	78	19	28	47	20	1,010	57.29	58.99	3.57	58.12	2.48	0.71	1.90	Playoffs	19	6	10	16	0
2012-13	$764,167 $764K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	46	10	17	27	12	610	67.35	61.58	11.12	58.62	3.30	0.88	2.16	Playoffs	23	1	5	6	0
2012-13	$764,167 $764K	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	31	8	12	20	10
2011-12	$795,000 $795K	WJC-20	USA U20	6	1	5	6	0
2011-12	$795,000 $795K	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	44	34	42	76	38									Playoffs	12	8	9	17	0
2011-12	$795,000 $795K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	0	0	0	25		38.10	-21.71	37.36	-18.52	0.00	0.00	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	59	27	28	55	47									Playoffs	12	3	8	11	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	WJC-18	USA U18	7	3	3	6	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	39	17	15	32	34
2009-10	$0 $0K	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	24	12	14	26	18
2008-09	$0 $0K	WHC-17	USA U17	6	4	5	9	2
2008-09	$0 $0K	NAHL	Mahoning Valley Phantoms	47	29	18	47	48									Playoffs	7	5	1	6	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	18U AAA	Pittsburgh Hornets 18U AAA	76	43	51	94	92
2007-08	$0 $0K	T1EHL 18U	Pittsburgh Hornets 18U AAA	26	11	19	30	16
2007-08	$0 $0K	USHS-PA	Pine-Richland High	13	8	19	27	14
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Contract History

2015-2021 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$36,000,000$36.00M

cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

expiry 2021 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 3 2015

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 8.40%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	UFAage 28
AAV	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,750,000$6.75M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Clauses						M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Oct 10, 2020

16.6666% of contract was retained by Chicago Blackhawks in trade to Colorado Avalanche

Trade Details

2011-2015 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2015 RFA age 22

Signed On Oct 5 2011

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.24%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$795,000$795K	$764,167$764K	$764,167$764K	$764,167$764K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K
Base	-	$525,000$525K	$750,000$750K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$307,500$308K	$82,500$83K	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$617,500$618K	$842,500$843K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year

Brandon Saad Updates

Dec 3 2024

Saad notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Nov 27 2024

Saad notched an assist in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Nov 15 2024

Saad scored two goals on four shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Buffalo.

Nov 6 2024

Saad notched an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Oct 23 2024

Saad scored two goals in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Oct 14 2024

Saad (personal) was activated from the non-roster list Monday, per the NHL media site.

Oct 7 2024

Saad is back in St. Louis for the birth of his child and was placed on non-roster injured reserve Monday.

Apr 23 2024

Saad posted 26 goals and 16 assists across 82 games during the 2023-24 campaign.

Apr 15 2024

Saad garnered an assist in Sunday's 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken.

Apr 4 2024

Saad scored a goal on six shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Mar 24 2024

Saad scored the overtime winner and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Mar 14 2024

Saad scored his 20th goal of the season in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Mar 12 2024

Saad tallied a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-1 win over the Boston Bruins.

Mar 8 2024

Saad scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Jan 23 2024

Saad tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Jul 29 2021 | St. Louis Blues

Brandon Saad

Standard | 5 yrs

$22,500,000

Cap Hit

$4,500,000

Lewis Gross | Sports Professional Management Inc.

Oct 10 2020

$5,000,004

$-5,000,004

The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm from the Colorado Avalanche for Brandon Saad and Dennis Gilbert

Full Details

Jul 3 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Brandon Saad

Standard | 6 yrs

$36,000,000

Cap Hit

$6,000,000

Lewis Gross | Sports Professional Management Inc.

Oct 5 2011 | Chicago Blackhawks

Brandon Saad

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$2,775,000

Cap Hit

$925,000

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