Use the PuckPedia Buyout Calculator to see the cash and salary cap impact of a buyout. If you are wondering more about how NHL contract buyouts work, visit our Capology section, or Ask The Capologist.
NHL Buyout Calculator
If Jon-Randall Avon was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
Buyout Summary
Abbreviated $Amounts
Jon-Randall Avon |
2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
|
Base Salary
|
($775,000$775K) |
-
|
| Total Salary | ($775,000$775K) |
-
|
| Signing Bonus | - |
- |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $129,167$129K | $129,167$129K |
|
Original Cap Hit
|
$800,000$800K | - |
 Actual Cap Hit |
$154,167$154K |
$129,167$129K |
Savings 100.0% |
$645,833$646K |
$-129,167$-129K |
Total Cost
$775,000$775K
Total Remaining Base Salary
33%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 21 years old at the buyout, giving him a 33% buyout multiplier.
$258,333$258K
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$129,167$129K
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
2yrs
-$
-$
$
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
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2021-22
|
2022-23
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $850,000$850K | $825,000$825K | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | RFAage 22 |
| AAV | $850,000$850K | $825,000$825K | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | $800,000$800K | |
| Base | - |
- |
$775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $75,000$75K | $75,000$75K | $75,000$75K | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $75,000$75K | $75,000$75K | $850,000$850K | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
-
|
-
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$80,000$80K
|
$80,000$80K
|
$80,000$80K
|
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| Clauses | ||||||
| Year Type | RFA | 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 |
|---|---|---|
$9.25M |
22% |
|
$4.82M |
16% |
|
$7.50M |
16% |
|
$14.00M |
10% |
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$9.85M |
10% |
|
$11.60M |
10% |
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$8.50M |
9% |
|
$3.75M |
7% |
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