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NHL Buyout Calculator

If Ilya Mikheyev was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
Total Cost
$4,150,000$4.15M
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 30 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$2,766,667$2.77M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$1,383,333$1.38M
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
Retained Salary
This contract has retained salary from a previous trade. The buyout costs, and savings are split between the teams as shown below.
2yrs
-$
-$
$
25/26
26/27
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining
1
Contract End
2025-26
Buyout Length
2
Buyout End
2026-27
Buyout Summary
Abbreviated $Amounts
Ilya Mikheyev |
2025-26 | 2026-27 |
---|---|---|
Original Cap Hit
|
$4,750,000$4.75M | - |
Base Salary
|
($4,150,000$4.15M) | (-) |
Total Salary | ($4,150,000$4.15M) | (-) |
Signing Bonus | - | - |
Annual Buyout Cost | $1,383,333$1.38M | $1,383,333$1.38M |
$1,685,833$1.69M |
$1,175,833$1.18M |
|
$2,351,667$2.35M |
$-1,175,833$-1.18M |
|
$297,500$298K |
$207,500$208K |
|
$415,000$415K |
$-207,500$-208K |
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
2022-2026
Standard Contract
term4yrs
value$19,000,000$19.00M
cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M
expiry
2026
UFA
age 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
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Cap Hit | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | UFAage 31 |
AAV | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | $4,750,000$4.75M | |
Base | $4,350,000$4.35M | $5,350,000$5.35M | $5,150,000$5.15M | $4,150,000$4.15M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $4,350,000$4.35M | $5,350,000$5.35M | $5,150,000$5.15M | $4,150,000$4.15M | |
Minors Salary |
$4,350,000$4.35M
|
$5,350,000$5.35M
|
$5,150,000$5.15M
|
$4,150,000$4.15M
|
|
Clauses |
M-NTC
|
M-NTC
|
M-NTC
|
M-NTC
|
|
Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year | |||||
Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
12 Team No Trade List
* Retained Salary Jun 26, 2024
15.00% of contract was retained by the Vancouver Canucks in a trade to the Chicago Blackhawks
Trade DetailsPopular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
---|---|---|
$9.25M |
20% |
|
$6.50M |
15% |
|
$8.50M |
15% |
|
$10.50M |
12% |
|
$5.38M |
11% |
|
$5.50M |
9% |
|
$9.50M |
9% |
|
$4.82M |
8% |
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