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NHL Buyout Calculator
If Kevin Hayes was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
Total Cost
$4,000,000$4.00M
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 33 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$2,666,667$2.67M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$1,333,333$1.33M
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
Retained Salary
This contract has retained salary from a previous trade. The buyout costs, and savings are split between the teams as shown below.
2yrs
-$
-$
$
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
Kevin Hayes |
2025-26 | 2026-27 |
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Original Cap Hit
|
$7,142,858$7.14M | - |
Base Salary
|
($4,000,000$4.00M) | (-) |
Total Salary | ($5,250,000$5.25M) | (-) |
Signing Bonus | $1,250,000$1.25M | - |
Annual Buyout Cost | $1,333,333$1.33M | $1,333,333$1.33M |
$2,238,096$2.24M |
$666,667$667K |
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$1,333,333$1.33M |
$-666,667$-667K |
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$2,238,096$2.24M |
$666,667$667K |
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$1,333,333$1.33M |
$-666,667$-667K |
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
2019-2026
Standard Contract
term7yrs
value$50,000,000$50.00M
cap hit$7,142,857$7.14M
expiry
2026
UFA
age 34
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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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 |
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Cap Hit | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,858$7.14M | UFAage 34 |
AAV | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,857$7.14M | $7,142,858$7.14M | |
Base | $4,000,000$4.00M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $9,000,000$9.00M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $4,000,000$4.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | $5,000,000$5.00M | $3,750,000$3.75M | - | $3,750,000$3.75M | - | $1,250,000$1.25M | $1,250,000$1.25M | |
Total Salary | $9,000,000$9.00M | $7,500,000$7.50M | $9,000,000$9.00M | $7,500,000$7.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $5,250,000$5.25M | $5,250,000$5.25M | |
Minors Salary |
$9,000,000$9.00M
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$7,500,000$7.50M
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$9,000,000$9.00M
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$7,500,000$7.50M
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$6,500,000$6.50M
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$5,250,000$5.25M
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$5,250,000$5.25M
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Clauses |
NMC
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NMC
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NMC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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M-NTC
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Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year | ||||||||
Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
Modified No Trade: 12 Team No Trade List
* Retained Salary Jun 27, 2023
50% of contract was retained by Philadelphia Flyers in trade to St. Louis Blues
Trade DetailsPopular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
---|---|---|
$9.25M |
25% |
|
$6.50M |
16% |
|
$10.50M |
14% |
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$5.50M |
10% |
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$8.50M |
9% |
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$8.50M |
9% |
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$4.82M |
9% |
|
$9.50M |
8% |
The #VegasBorn called up Shmid, put Olofsson on LTIR, and then called up Denisenko.
They have $300K Cap Space remaining in LTIR with 23 active players.
They become the 14th team to use LTIR at some point this season; the record (22) was set last year
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