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Michael Bunting

#58

age30

posLW,RW

shotl

h6'0"

w185lbs

Depth Chart LW3

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 3 of 3

23/24

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick117

Year2014

Agent Paul Capizzano

Birthdate Sep 17, 1995

Birthplace Scarborough, Ontario

Nationality Canada

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UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $14.76M

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.5

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 12:24

PP TOI/GP 3:06

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 1.21

P60 2.42

GF% 60.0

xGF% 47.0

RELxGF% -1.7

CF% 51.0

REL CF% 0.6

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP348

G96

A125

P221

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.64

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.28

Career Statline Details

2023-2026 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$13,500,000$13.50M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

Michael Bunting is signed to a 3 year, $13,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,500,000 per season, playing for the Nashville Predators. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Bunting an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Don Waddell

% Cap Contract Start 5.39%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$1,500,000$1.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,000,000$3.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Notes

Yrs 1-2: 10 Team No Trade List

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.5

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 12:24

PP TOI/GP 3:06

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 1.21

P60 2.42

GF% 60.0

xGF% 47.0

RELxGF% -1.7

CF% 51.0

REL CF% 0.6

Pen Diff -2

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP348

G96

A125

P221

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.64

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.28

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	30	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Nashville Predators	4	1	1	2	2	60.0	47.0	-1.7	51.0	0.6	1.21	2.42	-2	12:24	3:06	0:00
2024-25	29	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Nashville Predators	18	5	4	9	20	45.1	52.0	3.6	53.0	3.5	0.42	1.14	1	13:07	1:55	0:00
2024-25	29	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	58	14	15	29	48
2023-24	28	$4,500,000 $4.50M	WC	Canada	10	1	3	4	4
2023-24	28	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	21	6	13	19	2	45.5	51.0	-4.1	56.0	-1.2	0.65	1.95	-13	12:33	2:47	0:01
2023-24	28	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	60	13	23	36	55
2023-24	28	$4,500,000 $4.50M	International	Team Canada	2	0	3	3	0
2022-23	27	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	26	49	103	64.4	56.0	2.7	52.0	0.9	0.75	1.93	-3	13:38	1:48	0:00	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2021-22	26	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	23	40	63	80	59.9	61.0	8.3	57.0	5.1	1.14	3.15	-12	13:58	1:15	0:00	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
2020-21	25	$737,500 $738K	WC	Canada	10	0	0	0	6
2020-21	25	$737,500 $738K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	21	10	3	13	12
2020-21	25	$737,500 $738K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	16	7	12	19	14
2019-20	24	$737,500 $738K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	58	12	37	49	49
2018-19	23	$715,000 $715K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	5	1	0	1	2
2018-19	23	$715,000 $715K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	52	19	22	41	84
2017-18	22	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	67	23	20	43	45												Playoffs	9	3	1	4	0
2016-17	21	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	67	13	15	28	52
2015-16	20	$692,500 $693K	ECHL	Rapid City Rush	7	2	0	2	4
2015-16	20	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	63	11	14	25	41
2014-15	19		OHL	Soo Greyhounds	57	37	37	74	39												Playoffs	14	9	5	14	0
2013-14	18		OHL	Soo Greyhounds	48	15	27	42	34												Playoffs	9	5	1	6	0
2012-13	17		OHA Cup	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	7	6	8	14	56
2012-13	17		GTHL U18	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	20	21	7	28	51
NHL Totals					348	96	125	221
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Bunting, Michael 2026 Round 4

Schenn, Luke Novak, Thomas

03/7

2024

Lucius, Cruz

+5 more...

Smith, Ty Guentzel, Jake

07/1

2023

Bunting, Michael

3yrs

$4,500,000

Cap Hit

07/28

2021

Bunting, Michael

2yrs

$950,000

Cap Hit

07/5

2019

Bunting, Michael

2yrs

$737,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Bunting, Michael

Bunting tallied a goal, fired three shots on net and served two PIM in Thursday's 2-1 season-opening win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Apr

Bunting, Michael

Bunting scored a goal and fired five shots on net in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Hockey Club.

Apr

Bunting, Michael

Bunting notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Apr

Bunting, Michael

Bunting recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Utah Mammoth.

Apr

Bunting, Michael

Bunting banked a goal, an assist and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the New York Islanders.

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Contract History

2021-2023 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,900,000$1.90M

cap hit$950,000$950K

expiry 2023 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 28 2021

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Dubas

% Cap Contract Start 1.17%

Signing Status UFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	UFAage 27
AAV	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K
Base	$750,000$750K	$1,150,000$1.15M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K	$1,150,000$1.15M
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K	$1,150,000$1.15M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2021 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,475,000$1.48M

cap hit$737,500$738K

expiry 2021 UFA age 25

Signed On Jul 5 2019

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM John Chayka

% Cap Contract Start 0.90%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$737,500$738K	$737,500$738K	UFAage 25
AAV	$737,500$738K	$737,500$738K
Base	$725,000$725K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$725,000$725K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$725,000$725K	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2019 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$715,000$715K

cap hit$715,000$715K

expiry 2019 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 14 2018

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM John Chayka

% Cap Contract Start 0.90%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$715,000$715K	RFAage 23
AAV	$715,000$715K
Base	$715,000$715K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$715,000$715K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2015-2018 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,077,500$2.08M

cap hit$692,500$693K

expiry 2018 RFA age 22

Signed On Jul 23 2015

Signing Agent Anton Thun

Signed By

Signing GM Don Maloney

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$692,500$693K	$692,500$693K	$692,500$693K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$575,000$575K	$575,000$575K	$650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses	$257,500$258K	$257,500$258K	$182,500$183K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$667,500$668K	$667,500$668K	$742,500$743K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year