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Rasmus Ristolainen

#55

age30

posD

shotr

h6'4"

w220lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,100,000$5.10M

Year 3 of 5

22/23

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 32

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Draft Team

Round1

Pick8

Year2013

Agent Andy Scott

Birthdate Oct 27, 1994

Birthplace Turku

Nationality Finland

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UFA Year 2021

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $51,175,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP63

A15

P19

PPG0.3

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 16.61

G60 0.11

P60 0.69

GF% 45.90

DFF% 51.90

REL DFF% -1.40

CF% 49.30

REL CF% 1.40

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2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$25,500,000$25.50M

cap hit$5,100,000$5.10M

Rasmus Ristolainen is signed to a 5 year, $25,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,100,000 per season, currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. His contract was signed on March 10, 2022, and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Ristolainen will be 32 years old.

Signed On Mar 10 2022

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.18%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	UFAage 32
AAV	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out	Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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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	$5,100,000 $5.10M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	63	4	15	19	14	1,047	45.90	51.90	-1.40	49.30	1.40	0.11	0.69
2023-24	$5,100,000 $5.10M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	31	1	3	4	8	451	48.60	56.00	5.90	51.80	1.20	0.13	0.53
2022-23	$5,100,000 $5.10M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	74	3	17	20	32	1,150	46.20	49.00	0.20	45.60	-3.30	0.05	0.57
2021-22	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	66	2	14	16	38	1,200	47.70	44.70	0.90	46.10	0.20	0.10	0.65
2020-21	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	49	4	14	18	36	845	34.70	42.40	-5.60	43.30	-4.70	0.07	0.57
2019-20	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	69	6	27	33	46	1,183	50.00	45.60	-4.20	46.00	-4.80	0.20	0.76
2018-19	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	5	38	43	38	1,424	40.80	47.06	-0.94	47.70	-3.18	0.13	0.88
2017-18	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	73	6	35	41	48	1,361	42.00	45.90	0.58	46.66	0.74	0.13	0.62
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	79	6	39	45	58	1,508	45.54	46.76	-1.97	43.44	-5.45	0.16	0.64
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	International	Finland (all)	6	1	2	3	4
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	WCup	Finland	3	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	9	32	41	33	1,496	42.31	46.21	-1.80	44.50	-3.74	0.16	0.72
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	International	Finland (all)	4	0	0	0	2
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	EHT	Finland	4	0	0	0	2
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	8	12	20	26	1,270	33.33	38.34	-3.06	35.50	-0.90	0.09	0.38
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	3	0	3	8
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Rochester Americans	34	6	14	20	22									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	5	3	0	3	8
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	34	2	2	4	6	529	34.21	36.34	-0.70	38.79	-1.15	0.23	0.45
2012-13	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2012-13	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	6	2	4	6	20
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	14	2	6	8	32
2012-13	$0 $0K	ET	TPS	7	1	2	3	18
2012-13	$0 $0K	Liiga	TPS	52	3	12	15	32
2011-12	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	1	2	3	10
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	11	3	3	6	16
2011-12	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	2	1	3	10
2011-12	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	0	3	3	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	16	0	9	9	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	ET	TPS	6	0	0	0	6									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	Liiga	TPS	40	3	5	8	78									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	8	0	4	4	6
2010-11	$0 $0K	Liiga	TPS	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	1	0	1	4
2010-11	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	2	1	2	3	0									Playoffs	13	5	3	8	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	13	1	2	3	64
2010-11	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	10	1	0	1	12
2010-11	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	27	0	12	12	30
2009-10	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	11	4	2	6	6
2009-10	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	5	0	1	1	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	5	5	3	8	4									Playoffs	5	2	5	7	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	1	1	4	5	0									Playoffs	5	2	5	7	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja Q	TPS U18	8	0	3	3	16									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	0	2	2	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	5	1	1	2	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	24	3	4	7	12									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	21	3	2	5	8									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	5	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

03/10

2022

Ristolainen, Rasmus

5yrs

$5,100,000AAV

07/23

2021

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Hagg, Robert

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10/11

2016

Ristolainen, Rasmus

6yrs

$5,400,000AAV

07/12

2013

Ristolainen, Rasmus

3yrs

$1,775,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Head coach John Tortorella said Thursday that he doesn't expect Ristolainen (upper body) to return anytime soon, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

Mar

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Ristolainen (upper body) will not be in the lineup Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to the NHL media site.

Mar

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Ristolainen (upper body) is doubtful Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Mar

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Ristolainen is "banged up" and will not play versus Tampa Bay on Thursday, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Feb

Ristolainen, Rasmus

Ristolainen scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Contract History

2016-2022 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$32,400,000$32.40M

cap hit$5,400,000$5.40M

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Oct 11 2016

Signing Agent Robert Hooper

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 7.40%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	UFAage 27
AAV	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Base	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$4,400,000$4.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Minors Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2013-2016 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$5,325,000$5.33M

cap hit$1,775,000$1.78M

expiry 2016 RFA age 21

Signed On Jul 12 2013

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.44%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year