Use the PuckPedia Buyout Calculator to see the cash and salary cap impact of a buyout. If you are wondering more about how NHL contract buyouts work, visit our Capology section, or Ask The Capologist.
NHL Buyout Calculator
If Scott Laughton was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
Buyout Summary
Abbreviated $Amounts
Scott Laughton |
2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
|
Base Salary
|
($2,500,000$2.50M) |
-
|
| Total Salary | ($2,500,000$2.50M) |
-
|
| Signing Bonus | - |
- |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $833,333$833K | $833,333$833K |
|
Original Cap Hit
|
$3,000,000$3.00M | - |
 Actual Cap Hit |
$666,667$667K |
$416,667$417K |
Savings 50.0% |
$833,333$833K |
$-416,667$-417K |
 |
$666,667$667K |
$416,667$417K |
Savings 50.0% |
$833,333$833K |
$-416,667$-417K |
Total Cost
$2,500,000$2.50M
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 31 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$1,666,667$1.67M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$833,333$833K
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
Retained Salary
This contract has retained salary from a previous trade. The buyout costs, and savings are split between the teams as shown below.
2yrs
-$
-$
$
25/26
26/27
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining
1
Contract End
2025-26
Buyout Length
2
Buyout End
2026-27
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
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2023-24
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2024-25
|
2025-26
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2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | UFAage 32 |
| AAV | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | |
| Base | $1,750,000$1.75M | $2,500,000$2.50M | $3,625,000$3.63M | $3,625,000$3.63M | $2,500,000$2.50M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $500,000$500K | $250,000$250K | $250,000$250K | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $2,250,000$2.25M | $2,750,000$2.75M | $3,875,000$3.88M | $3,625,000$3.63M | $2,500,000$2.50M | |
| Minors Salary |
$2,250,000$2.25M
|
$2,750,000$2.75M
|
$3,875,000$3.88M
|
$3,625,000$3.63M
|
$2,500,000$2.50M
|
|
| Clauses | ||||||
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | ||||||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
* Retained Salary Mar 7, 2025
50.00% of contract was retained by the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Trade DetailsPopular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
|---|---|---|
$9.25M |
25% |
|
$7.50M |
14% |
|
$4.82M |
13% |
|
$14.00M |
11% |
|
$11.60M |
10% |
|
$9.85M |
10% |
|
$8.50M |
9% |
|
$4.29M |
8% |
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