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Nick Paul

#20

age30

posLW,C

shotl

h6'4"

w229lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,150,000$3.15M

Year 4 of 7

22/23

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick101

Year2013

Agent Paul Capizzano

Birthdate Mar 20, 1995

Birthplace Mississauga, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $17.72M

- No current season statistics -

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP486

G97

A102

P199

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.41

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.20

Career Statline Details

2022-2029 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$22,050,000$22.05M

cap hit$3,150,000$3.15M

Nick Paul is signed to a 7 year, $22,050,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,150,000 per season, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Paul an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2022

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Julien BriseBois

% Cap Contract Start 3.82%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	UFAage 34
AAV	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M
Base	$750,000$750K	$2,150,000$2.15M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,400,000$3.40M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Total Salary	$4,150,000$4.15M	$4,150,000$4.15M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Minors Salary	$4,150,000$4.15M	$4,150,000$4.15M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out					Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Full NTC year 1-4 and 16 team no trade list in last 3 years

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Career Stats By Contract

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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
2024-25	29	$3,150,000 $3.15M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	76	22	19	41	30	58.1	49.0	-3.9	49.0	-1.6	0.83	1.60	-1	14:17	1:02	0:35	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	0
2023-24	28	$3,150,000 $3.15M	WC	Canada	10	3	3	6	4
2023-24	28	$3,150,000 $3.15M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	22	46	27	44.2	50.0	0.2	51.0	0.2	0.78	1.51	0	13:04	2:52	0:40	Playoffs	5	2	0	2	0
2022-23	27	$3,150,000 $3.15M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	17	15	32	33	56.6	48.0	-4.8	51.0	-1.0	0.51	1.32	-4	13:07	1:09	1:23	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2021-22	26	$1,350,000 $1.35M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	21	5	9	14	17	43.5	49.0	0.6	49.0	1.0	0.72	1.50	-4	13:30	0:26	2:02	Playoffs	23	5	4	9	0
2021-22	26	$1,350,000 $1.35M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	59	11	7	18	22
2020-21	25	$1,350,000 $1.35M	WC	Canada	10	2	2	4	4
2020-21	25	$1,350,000 $1.35M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	56	5	15	20	19	47.2	45.0	-3.2	50.0	2.0	0.32	0.96	-2	13:23	0:22	2:03
2019-20	24	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	56	9	11	20	24	52.2	47.0	-4.3	47.0	-2.7	0.73	1.47	-6	13:09	0:28	0:26
2019-20	24	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Belleville Senators	3	1	3	4	0
2018-19	23	$650,000 $650K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	20	1	1	2	4	22.2	48.0	6.0	52.0	8.9	0.36	0.72	2	8:21	0:03	0:00
2018-19	23	$650,000 $650K	AHL	Belleville Senators	43	16	23	39	29
2017-18	22	$670,000 $670K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	11	1	0	1	0
2017-18	22	$670,000 $670K	AHL	Belleville Senators	54	14	13	27	40
2016-17	21	$670,000 $670K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	21	$670,000 $670K	AHL	Binghamton Senators	72	15	22	37	30
2015-16	20	$670,000 $670K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	24	2	3	5	6
2015-16	20	$670,000 $670K	AHL	Binghamton Senators	45	6	11	17	10
2014-15	19	$670,000 $670K	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	3	0	3	2
2014-15	19	$670,000 $670K	OHL	North Bay Battalion	58	37	29	66	49												Playoffs	15	7	8	15	0
2014-15	19	$670,000 $670K	Jr Super Series	OHL All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	18		OHL	North Bay Battalion	67	26	20	46	39												Playoffs	22	12	6	18	0
2012-13	17		OHL	Brampton Battalion	66	12	16	28	21												Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2011-12	16		U18 AAA	Reps Hockey Club U18 AAA	63	48	60	108	0
2011-12	16		OJHL	Mississauga Chargers	9	3	2	5	4
2011-12	16		GTHL U18	Reps Hockey Club U18 AAA	33	25	32	57	0
2010-11	15		OHL Cup	Mississauga Senators U16 AAA	5	2	2	4	4
2010-11	15		GTHL U16	Mississauga Senators U16 AAA	37	14	11	25	12
2009-10	14		Big Nickel U14	Mississauga Senators U15 AAA	6	3	1	4	0
NHL Totals					486	97	102	199
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1

2022

Paul, Nick

7yrs

$3,150,000

Cap Hit

03/20

2022

Paul, Nick

Joseph, Mathieu 2024 Round 4

10/14

2020

Paul, Nick

2yrs

$1,350,000

Cap Hit

07/2

2019

Paul, Nick

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

07/16

2018

Paul, Nick

1yr

$650,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Paul, Nick

Paul (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday.

Sep

Paul, Nick

Paul underwent surgery to address an upper-body injury and will be out until early November, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports Wednesday.

May

Paul, Nick

Paul scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5.

Apr

Paul, Nick

Paul scored a goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3.

Apr

Paul, Nick

Paul logged an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

All Transactions

Contract History

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,700,000$2.70M

cap hit$1,350,000$1.35M

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Oct 14 2020

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Pierre Dorion

% Cap Contract Start 1.66%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M	UFAage 27
AAV	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M
Base	$1,200,000$1.20M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,200,000$1.20M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Minors Salary	$1,200,000$1.20M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Mar 20, 2022

44.50% of contract was retained by the Ottawa Senators in a trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning

Trade Details

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2020 RFA age 25

Signed On Jul 2 2019

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Pierre Dorion

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	RFAage 25
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$165,000$165K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2019 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$650,000$650K

cap hit$650,000$650K

expiry 2019 RFA age 24

Signed On Jul 16 2018

Signing Agent Paul Capizzano

Signed By

Signing GM Pierre Dorion

% Cap Contract Start 0.82%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$650,000$650K	RFAage 24
AAV	$650,000$650K
Base	$650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$650,000$650K
Minors Salary	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2018 Entry Level Contract

term4yrs

value$2,680,000$2.68M

cap hit$670,000$670K

expiry 2018 RFA age 23

Signed On Dec 21 2014

Signing Agent Anton Thun

Signed By

Signing GM Bryan Murray

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$670,000$670K	$670,000$670K	$670,000$670K	$670,000$670K	RFAage 23
AAV	$670,000$670K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K
Base	-	$575,000$575K	$600,000$600K	$650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses	-	$257,500$258K	$232,500$233K	$182,500$183K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$667,500$668K	$692,500$693K	$650,000$650K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year