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Frans Nielsen

#51

age41

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w187lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$5,250,000$5.25M

Term

6 Years

Expiry Status

UFA 2021 age 37

Frans Nielsen is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 6 years, $31,500,000 with a cap hit of $5,250,000 per season . It expired at the end of the 2020-21 season.

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Draft Team

Round3

Pick87

Year2002

Agent Marc Levine

Birthdate Apr 24, 1984

Birthplace Herning

Nationality Denmark

UFA Year 2011

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $45.67M

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP925

G167

A306

P473

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.51

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.18

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Season	Age	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
2021-22	37	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	17	3	6	9	0
2021-22	37	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WC	Denmark	7	0	0	0	0
2021-22	37	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OG	Denmark	5	2	1	3	0
2021-22	37	$5,250,000 $5.25M	DEL	Eisbären Berlin	33	12	15	27	6									Playoffs	12	4	3	7	0
2021-22	37	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OGQ	Denmark	3	0	3	3	0
2020-21	36	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	29	1	5	6	0	289	45.00	45.10	-3.30	43.50	-4.30	0.21	1.24
2019-20	35	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	60	4	5	9	8	630	28.60	42.30	-4.20	45.20	-1.90	0.29	0.48
2018-19	34	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	72	10	25	35	14	882	48.75	43.59	-1.79	44.54	-3.59	0.68	1.63
2017-18	33	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WC	Denmark	7	3	3	6	0
2017-18	33	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	9	3	4	7	2
2017-18	33	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	16	17	33	14	968	46.88	47.83	-1.05	48.33	-0.45	0.50	1.12
2016-17	32	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	4	1	3	4	0
2016-17	32	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OGQ	Denmark	3	0	3	3	0
2016-17	32	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	17	24	41	18	956	43.75	49.53	2.64	48.96	1.49	0.69	1.44
2016-17	32	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WCup	Team Europe	6	0	2	2	0
2015-16	31	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	81	20	32	52	12	977	52.24	49.79	1.59	51.31	1.94	0.49	1.35	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	0
2014-15	30	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	78	14	29	43	12	874	53.85	54.10	-1.20	53.15	-0.75	0.55	1.44	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2013-14	29	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	80	25	33	58	8	949	44.19	52.19	4.91	49.84	1.30	0.95	1.96
2012-13	28	$2,750,000 $2.75M	Liiga	Lukko	27	4	20	24	10
2012-13	28	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	48	6	23	29	12	611	46.67	45.78	-8.75	46.82	-4.58	0.29	1.77	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
2011-12	27	$525,000 $525K	International	Denmark (all)	10	2	7	9	8
2011-12	27	$525,000 $525K	WC	Denmark	7	0	3	3	8
2011-12	27	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	82	17	30	47	6	1,007	51.90	46.69	-1.65	48.78	2.24	0.71	1.85
2010-11	26	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	71	13	31	44	38	818	54.41	54.84	12.40	50.24	6.22	0.37	1.69
2009-10	25	$525,000 $525K	WC	Denmark	7	2	3	5	6
2009-10	25	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	76	12	26	38	6	845	49.25	51.35	2.10	51.48	5.71	0.71	1.70
2008-09	24	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	59	9	24	33	18	634	46.00	49.03	1.83	49.01	4.67	0.47	1.23
2007-08	23	$535,000 $535K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	48	10	28	38	18
2007-08	23	$535,000 $535K	NHL	New York Islanders	16	2	1	3	0	132	57.14	51.11	-4.23	45.76	-7.20	0.91	1.37
2006-07	22	$535,000 $535K	WC	Denmark	6	0	3	3	6
2006-07	22	$535,000 $535K	NHL	New York Islanders	15	1	1	2	0
2006-07	22	$535,000 $535K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	54	20	24	44	10
2005-06	21		WC	Denmark	6	3	0	3	4
2005-06	21		SHL	Timrå IK	50	5	13	18	22
2004-05	20		OGQ	Denmark	3	2	3	5	0
2004-05	20		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	10	7	2	9	0
2004-05	20		WC	Denmark	6	3	0	3	0
2004-05	20		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	49	8	7	15	6
2003-04	19		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	10	3	5	8	2
2003-04	19		WC	Denmark	6	0	3	3	0
2003-04	19		WJC-20 D1	Denmark U20	5	8	3	11	4
2003-04	19		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	50	9	7	16	28
2002-03	18		WC	Denmark	6	0	0	0	4
2002-03	18		WJC-20 D1	Denmark U20	5	3	7	10	0
2002-03	18		J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	2	1	3	4	0									Playoffs	6	5	4	9	0
2002-03	18		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	47	3	6	9	10
2001-02	17		J18 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J18	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	0	2	2	0
2001-02	17		WC D1	Denmark	5	1	1	2	0
2001-02	17		WJC-20 D2	Denmark U20	4	4	10	14	0
2001-02	17		WJC-18 D1	Denmark U18	3	1	2	3	0
2001-02	17		J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	29	15	27	42	8									Playoffs	7	3	7	10	0
2001-02	17		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	20	0	1	1	0
2000-01	16		WJC-20 D2	Denmark U20	4	2	2	4	2
2000-01	16		WJC-18 D1	Denmark U18	3	2	1	3	0
2000-01	16		Denmark	Herning Blue Fox	38	18	19	37	6
1999-00	15		Denmark U20	Herning U20	36	18	16	34	6
1999-00	15		WJC-18 B	Denmark U18	5	3	4	7	0
NHL Totals					925	167	306	473
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Signings & Trades

07/1

2016

Nielsen, Frans

6yrs

$5,250,000

Cap Hit

02/6

2012

Nielsen, Frans

4yrs

$2,750,000

Cap Hit

07/19

2008

Nielsen, Frans

4yrs

$525,000

Cap Hit

05/15

2006

Nielsen, Frans

2yrs

$622,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

04/22

2021

Nielsen, Frans

Nielsen (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

04/20

2021

Nielsen, Frans

Nielsen (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Dallas Stars, per the roster report.

04/19

2021

Nielsen, Frans

Nielsen (undisclosed) is not in Monday's lineup against the Dallas Stars.

04/17

2021

Nielsen, Frans

Nielsen (undisclosed) is questionable to return to Saturday's game versus the Chicago Blackhawks.

04/17

2021

Nielsen, Frans

Nielsen was promoted to the active roster Saturday.

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Contract History

2016-2021 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$31,500,000$31.50M

cap hit$5,250,000$5.25M

expiry 2021 UFA age 37

Signed On Jul 1 2016

Signing Agent Marc Levine

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

Contract Bought Out By

This contract was bought out by prior to 2021-2022

Buyout Details

% Cap Contract Start 7.19%

Signing Status UFAage 32

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
Cap Hit	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	UFAage 37
AAV	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	$2,500,000$2.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Total Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2012-2016 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$11,000,000$11.00M

cap hit$2,750,000$2.75M

expiry 2016 UFA age 32

Signed On Feb 6 2012

Signed By

Signing GM Garth Snow

% Cap Contract Start 4.58%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	UFAage 32
AAV	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2008-2012 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$2,100,000$2.10M

cap hit$525,000$525K

expiry 2012 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 19 2008

Signed By

Signing GM Garth Snow

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	UFAage 28
AAV	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K
Base	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Minors Salary	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2006-2008 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,245,000$1.25M

cap hit$622,500$623K

expiry 2008 RFA age 24

Signed On May 15 2006

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.22%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2006-07	2007-08	2008
Cap Hit	$535,000$535K	$535,000$535K	RFAage 24
AAV	$622,500$623K	$622,500$623K
Base	$450,000$450K	$500,000$500K
Performance Bonuses	$25,000$25K	$150,000$150K
Signing Bonuses	$60,000$60K	$60,000$60K
Total Salary	$510,000$510K	$560,000$560K
Minors Salary	$60,000$60K	$60,000$60K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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