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NHL Buyout Calculator
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) |
-
|
-
|
| Total Salary | ($8,000,000$8.00M) | ($7,000,000$7.00M) |
-
|
-
|
| Signing Bonus | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | - |
- |
| 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 | - |
- |
 Actual Cap Hit |
$6,000,000$6.00M |
$7,000,000$7.00M |
$1,500,000$1.50M |
$1,500,000$1.50M |
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$1.50M
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
4yrs
-$
-$
-$
-$
$
$
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
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
|
2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026-27
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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
|
|
| Clauses |
NMC
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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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| Year Type | RFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
Yrs 6-8: 10 Team Trade List
Popular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
|---|---|---|
$9.25M |
19% |
|
$7.50M |
19% |
|
$4.82M |
17% |
|
$11.60M |
10% |
|
$9.85M |
10% |
|
$8.50M |
9% |
|
$14.00M |
9% |
|
$2.40M |
8% |
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