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Seth Jones

#3
age30
posD
shotr
h6'4"
w214lbs
Birthdate
Oct 3, 1994
Player Profile

If Seth Jones was bought out prior to the 2026-2027 season.

Buyout Summary

Abbreviated $Amounts
Seth Jones
 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34
Base Salary
 ($3,000,000$3.00M) ($2,500,000$2.50M) ($2,500,000$2.50M) ($2,500,000$2.50M)
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Total Salary ($8,000,000$8.00M) ($7,500,000$7.50M) ($7,500,000$7.50M) ($7,500,000$7.50M)
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Signing Bonus $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
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Annual Buyout Cost $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K $875,000$875K
Original Cap Hit
 $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M $9,500,000$9.50M
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Panthers logo.
Actual Cap Hit
$5,434,211$5.43M
$5,802,632$5.80M
$5,802,632$5.80M
$5,802,632$5.80M
$644,737$645K
$644,737$645K
$644,737$645K
$644,737$645K
Panthers logo.
Savings
73.7%
$1,565,789$1.57M
$1,197,368$1.20M
$1,197,368$1.20M
$1,197,368$1.20M
$-644,737$-645K
$-644,737$-645K
$-644,737$-645K
$-644,737$-645K
Blackhawks logo.
Actual Cap Hit
$1,940,789$1.94M
$2,072,368$2.07M
$2,072,368$2.07M
$2,072,368$2.07M
$230,263$230K
$230,263$230K
$230,263$230K
$230,263$230K
Blackhawks logo.
Savings 26.3%
$559,211$559K
$427,632$428K
$427,632$428K
$427,632$428K
$-230,263$-230K
$-230,263$-230K
$-230,263$-230K
$-230,263$-230K

Total Cost

$10,500,000$10.50M
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 31 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$7,000,000$7.00M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.

Annual Implications

Annual Buyout Cost
$875,000$875K
 $7,000,000$7.00M / 8yrs
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.
8yrs
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26/27
29/30
33/34
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining 4
Contract End 2029-30
Buyout Length 8
Buyout End 2033-34
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.

Current Contract

2022-2030 Standard Contract
8yrs
value$76,000,000$76.00M
cap hit$9,500,000$9.50M
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Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
2028-29
2029-30
2030
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 35
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 $750,000$750K $7,500,000$7.50M $7,500,000$7.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $3,000,000$3.00M $2,500,000$2.50M $2,500,000$2.50M $2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $9,250,000$9.25M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
Total Salary $10,000,000$10.00M $12,500,000$12.50M $12,500,000$12.50M $10,500,000$10.50M $8,000,000$8.00M $7,500,000$7.50M $7,500,000$7.50M $7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary
$10,000,000$10.00M
$12,500,000$12.50M
$12,500,000$12.50M
$10,500,000$10.50M
$8,000,000$8.00M
$7,500,000$7.50M
$7,500,000$7.50M
$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses
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UFA Year
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Notes
* Retained Salary Mar 1, 2025

26.32% of contract was retained by the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade to the Florida Panthers

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