Use the PuckPedia Buyout Calculator to see the cash and salary cap impact of a buyout. To understand how NHL contract buyouts work, visit our Capology section, or Ask The Capologist.
NHL Buyout Calculator
Buyout Summary
If Hunter Haight was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season:
Abbreviated $Amounts
| 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Base Salary
|
$800,000$800K | $832,500$833K |
-
|
-
|
| Total Salary | $895,000$895K | $832,500$833K |
-
|
-
|
| Signing Bonus | $95,000$95K |
-
|
- | - |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $136,042$136K | $136,042$136K | $136,042$136K | $136,042$136K |
|
Original Cap Hit
|
$865,833$866K | $865,833$866K | - | - |
 Buyout Cap Hit |
$201,875$202K | $169,375$169K | $136,042$136K | $136,042$136K |
Savings
|
$663,958$664K | $696,458$696K | $-136,042$-136K | $-136,042$-136K |
Total Cost
$1,632,500$1.63M
Total Remaining Base Salary
33%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 21 years old at the buyout, giving him a 33% buyout multiplier.
$544,167$544K
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$136,042$136K
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
4yrs
-$
-$
-$
-$
$
$
25/26
26/27
28/29
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining
2
Contract End
2026-27
Buyout Length
4
Buyout End
2028-29
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026-27
|
2027 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $897,500$898K | $865,833$866K | $865,833$866K | $865,833$866K | RFAage 23 |
| AAV | $950,000$950K | $918,333$918K | $918,333$918K | $918,333$918K | |
| Base | - |
$775,000$775K | $800,000$800K | $832,500$833K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | $80,000$80K | $55,000$55K | $22,500$23K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $95,000$95K | $95,000$95K | $95,000$95K | - | |
| Total Salary | $95,000$95K | $870,000$870K | $895,000$895K | $832,500$833K | |
| Minors Salary |
-
|
$82,500$83K
|
$82,500$83K
|
$82,500$83K
|
|
| Clauses | |||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year | |||||
| Slide Year | |||||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
Popular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
|---|---|---|
$11.60M |
23% |
|
$9.25M |
18% |
|
$10.50M |
12% |
|
$4.82M |
11% |
|
$14.00M |
10% |
|
$5.25M |
9% |
|
$12.00M |
8% |
|
$7.00M |
8% |
The Latest From PuckPedia
Advertisement
Advertisement