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Ryan McLeod

#71

age26

posC

shotl

h6'3"

w187lbs

Depth Chart C2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,000,000$5.00M

Year 1 of 4

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick40

Year2018

Agent Joseph Resnick

Birthdate Sep 21, 1999

Birthplace Mississauga, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM Ribcor Trigger 9 Pro

UFA Year 2027

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $8.13M

Regular Season

GP10

PPG0.7

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 12:43

PP TOI/GP 1:19

PK TOI/GP 3:11

G60 0.94

P60 2.36

GF% 50.0

xGF% 48.0

RELxGF% -0.5

CF% 50.0

REL CF% 1.9

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP308

G55

A80

P135

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.44

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.18

Career Statline Details

2025-2029 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$20,000,000$20.00M

cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

Ryan McLeod is signed to a 4 year, $20,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,000,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making McLeod an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Joseph Resnick

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 5.24%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	UFAage 29
AAV	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses			M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP10

PPG0.7

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 12:43

PP TOI/GP 1:19

PK TOI/GP 3:11

G60 0.94

P60 2.36

GF% 50.0

xGF% 48.0

RELxGF% -0.5

CF% 50.0

REL CF% 1.9

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP308

G55

A80

P135

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.44

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.18

Career Statline Details

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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
2025-26	26	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	10	3	4	7	0	50.0	48.0	-0.5	50.0	1.9	0.94	2.36	0	12:43	1:19	3:11
2024-25	25	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	79	20	33	53	16	52.4	45.0	-2.7	49.0	-1.0	0.69	2.19	-2	13:11	0:26	2:15
2023-24	24	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	81	12	18	30	10	56.5	58.0	-0.6	57.0	2.2	0.67	1.59	-5	12:08	0:32	1:12	Playoffs	24	4	0	4	0
2022-23	23	$798,000 $798K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	57	11	12	23	18	50.9	57.0	2.9	54.0	2.5	0.83	1.85	3	11:23	0:55	1:36	Playoffs	12	0	5	5	0
2021-22	22	$834,167 $834K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	71	9	12	21	12	48.1	47.0	-5.0	54.0	1.7	0.56	1.27	-3	10:39	0:45	1:06	Playoffs	16	3	1	4	0
2021-22	22	$834,167 $834K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	7	1	4	5	6
2020-21	21	$834,167 $834K	Swiss Cup	EV Zug	2	1	2	3	0
2020-21	21	$834,167 $834K	NL	EV Zug	15	4	7	11	10
2020-21	21	$834,167 $834K	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	10	0	1	1	0	37.5	53.0	3.1	50.0	-0.2	0.00	0.55	-1	10:51	0:35	1:05	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2020-21	21	$834,167 $834K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	28	14	14	28	10
2019-20	20	$834,167 $834K	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	56	5	18	23	22
2018-19	19		OHL	Saginaw Spirit	31	7	17	24	16												Playoffs	17	5	7	12	0
2018-19	19		OHL	Brampton Steelheads	32	12	26	38	17
2018-19	19		Jr Super Series	OHL All-Stars	2	0	0	0	2
2018-19	19		AHL	Bakersfield Condors	0	0	0	0	0												Playoffs	5	0	3	3	0
2017-18	18		OHL	Brampton Steelheads	68	26	44	70	26												Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0
2017-18	18		Jr Super Series	OHL All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	17		OHL	Brampton Steelheads	68	9	33	42	36												Playoffs	20	5	15	20	0
2016-17	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	0	0	0	4
2015-16	16		WHC-17	Canada White U17	6	0	1	1	4
2015-16	16		U17-Dev	Team Gold	3	0	0	0	2
2015-16	16		OHL	Brampton Steelheads	62	7	13	20	16												Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2014-15	15		OJHL	Oakville Blades	2	0	0	0	0
2014-15	15		OHL Cup	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	7	3	4	7	0
2014-15	15		OGC-16	Team GTHL Blue	5	1	2	3	0
2014-15	15		GTHL U16	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	74	30	51	81	46
2014-15	15		CWG	Team Ontario	6	6	5	11	4
2013-14	14		OHL Cup	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	14		GTHL U16	Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA	2	0	2	2	0												Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0
NHL Totals					308	55	80	135
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

McLeod, Ryan

4yrs

$5,000,000

Cap Hit

07/5

2024

Savoie, Matthew

Tullio, Tyler McLeod, Ryan

08/1

2023

McLeod, Ryan

2yrs

$2,100,000

Cap Hit

09/22

2022

McLeod, Ryan

1yr

$798,000

Cap Hit

05/1

2019

McLeod, Ryan

3yrs

$834,167

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

McLeod, Ryan

McLeod scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Oct

McLeod, Ryan

McLeod notched two assists and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Oct

McLeod, Ryan

McLeod scored two goals, one shorthanded, in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Apr

McLeod, Ryan

McLeod scored an empty-net goal on five shots and added two assists in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Apr

McLeod, Ryan

McLeod scored a shorthanded empty-net goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

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Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,200,000$4.20M

cap hit$2,100,000$2.10M

expiry 2025 RFA age 25

Signed On Aug 1 2023

Signing Agent Joseph Resnick

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 2.51%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $2,100,000$2.10M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M	RFAage 25
AAV	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Base	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Minors Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$798,000$798K

cap hit$798,000$798K

expiry 2023 RFA age 23

Signed On Sep 22 2022

Signing Agent Joseph Resnick

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $837,900$838K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$798,000$798K	RFAage 23
AAV	$798,000$798K
Base	$798,000$798K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$798,000$798K
Minors Salary	$798,000$798K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2022 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,502,501$2.50M

cap hit$834,167$834K

expiry 2022 RFA age 22

Signed On May 1 2019

Signing Agent Joseph Resnick

Signed By

Signing GM Keith Gretzky

% Cap Contract Start 1.02%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$834,167$834K	$834,167$834K	$834,167$834K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K	$57,500$58K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$792,500$793K	$842,500$843K	$867,500$868K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year