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Buyout Summary
If Ilya Mikheyev was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season:
Abbreviated $Amounts
| 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Original Cap Hit
|
$4,750,000$4.75M | - |
 Buyout Cap Hit |
$1,685,833$1.69M | $1,175,833$1.18M |
Savings
85.0%
|
$2,351,667$2.35M | $-1,175,833$-1.18M |
 |
$297,500$298K | $207,500$208K |
Savings 15.0% |
$415,000$415K | $-207,500$-208K |
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
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
$11.60M |
21% |
|
$9.25M |
18% |
|
$10.50M |
12% |
|
$4.82M |
11% |
|
$14.00M |
10% |
|
$3.85M |
10% |
|
$5.25M |
9% |
|
$7.00M |
9% |
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