NHL Buyout Calculator

Nikita Kucherov

#86
age32
posRW
shotl
h5'11"
w181lbs
Birthdate
Jun 17, 1993
Player Profile

If Nikita Kucherov was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.

Buyout Summary

Abbreviated $Amounts
Nikita Kucherov
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Base Salary
($5,000,000$5.00M) ($4,000,000$4.00M)
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Total Salary ($8,000,000$8.00M) ($7,000,000$7.00M)
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Signing Bonus $3,000,000$3.00M $3,000,000$3.00M
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Annual Buyout Cost $1,500,000$1.50M $1,500,000$1.50M $1,500,000$1.50M $1,500,000$1.50M
Original Cap Hit
$9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M
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Lightning logo.
Actual Cap Hit
$6,000,000$6.00M
$7,000,000$7.00M
$1,500,000$1.50M
$1,500,000$1.50M
Lightning logo.
Savings
100.0%
$3,500,000$3.50M
$2,500,000$2.50M
$-1,500,000$-1.50M
$-1,500,000$-1.50M

Total Cost

$9,000,000$9.00M
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 32 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$6,000,000$6.00M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.

Annual Implications

Annual Buyout Cost
$1,500,000$1.50M
$6,000,000$6.00M / 4yrs
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
4yrs
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25/26
26/27
28/29
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining 2
Contract End 2026-27
Buyout Length 4
Buyout End 2028-29
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.

Current Contract

8yrs
value$76,000,000$76.00M
cap hit$9,500,000$9.50M
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Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27
2027
Cap Hit $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M UFAage 34
AAV $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M
Base $1,000,000$1.00M $4,000,000$4.00M $3,500,000$3.50M $4,000,000$4.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $11,000,000$11.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $8,500,000$8.50M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $4,000,000$4.00M $3,000,000$3.00M $3,000,000$3.00M
Total Salary $12,000,000$12.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $12,000,000$12.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $10,000,000$10.00M $9,000,000$9.00M $8,000,000$8.00M $7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary
$12,000,000$12.00M
$9,000,000$9.00M
$12,000,000$12.00M
$9,000,000$9.00M
$10,000,000$10.00M
$9,000,000$9.00M
$8,000,000$8.00M
$7,000,000$7.00M
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Notes
Yrs 6-8: 10 Team Trade List
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