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Michael Bunting

#58

age29

posLW

shotl

h6'0"

w185lbs

Depth Chart LW2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Year 2 of 3

23/24

24/25

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

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $15,167,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP58

G14

A15

P29

PPG0.5

PIM48

EV TOI/GM 12.54

G60 0.41

P60 1.07

GF% 43.30

DFF% 51.20

REL DFF% -0.30

CF% 52.40

REL CF% 1.90

Regular Season

GP18

PPG0.5

PIM20

EV TOI/GM 14.52

G60 1.15

P60 2.98

GF% 50.00

DFF% 50.00

REL DFF% 7.40

CF% 54.50

REL CF% 8.00

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, currently playing for the Nashville Predators. His contract was signed on July 1, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Bunting will be 30 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

% 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			Buy Out

Notes

Yrs 1-2: 10 Team No Trade List

Career Stats By Contract

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP58

G14

A15

P29

PPG0.5

PIM48

EV TOI/GM 12.54

G60 0.41

P60 1.07

GF% 43.30

DFF% 51.20

REL DFF% -0.30

CF% 52.40

REL CF% 1.90

Regular Season

GP18

PPG0.5

PIM20

EV TOI/GM 14.52

G60 1.15

P60 2.98

GF% 50.00

DFF% 50.00

REL DFF% 7.40

CF% 54.50

REL CF% 8.00

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Nashville Predators	18	5	4	9	20	261	50.00	50.00	7.40	54.50	8.00	1.15	2.98
2024-25	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	58	14	15	29	48	728	43.30	51.20	-0.30	52.40	1.90	0.41	1.07
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	International	Team Canada	2	0	3	3	0
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	WC	Canada	10	1	3	4	4
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	21	6	13	19	2	289	48.60	52.80	4.90	54.20	6.20	1.04	2.70
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	60	13	23	36	55	724	43.50	52.30	-6.00	56.60	-3.70	0.41	1.08
2022-23	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	26	49	103	1,114	64.40	55.00	1.50	51.70	0.90	0.81	1.99	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2021-22	$950,000 $950K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	79	23	40	63	80	1,099	60.00	59.70	6.40	57.10	5.00	1.15	3.11	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
2020-21	$737,500 $738K	WC	Canada	10	0	0	0	6
2020-21	$737,500 $738K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	21	10	3	13	12
2020-21	$737,500 $738K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	16	7	12	19	14
2019-20	$737,500 $738K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	58	12	37	49	49
2018-19	$715,000 $715K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	5	1	0	1	2
2018-19	$715,000 $715K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	52	19	22	41	84
2017-18	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	67	23	20	43	45									Playoffs	9	3	1	4	0
2016-17	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	67	13	15	28	52
2015-16	$692,500 $693K	ECHL	Rapid City Rush	7	2	0	2	4
2015-16	$692,500 $693K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	63	11	14	25	41
2014-15	$0 $0K	OHL	Soo Greyhounds	57	37	37	74	39									Playoffs	14	9	5	14	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	OHL	Soo Greyhounds	48	15	27	42	34									Playoffs	9	5	1	6	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	OHA Cup	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	7	6	8	14	56
2012-13	$0 $0K	GTHL U18	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	20	21	7	28	51
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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

$4,500,000AAV

07/28

2021

Bunting, Michael

2yrs

$950,000AAV

07/5

2019

Bunting, Michael

2yrs

$737,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Bunting, Michael

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

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.

Apr

Bunting, Michael

Bunting scored a goal in an 8-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

All Transactions

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

% 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

% 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

% 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

% 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