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 Thomas Harley was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
Total Cost
$4,500,000$4.50M
Total Remaining Base Salary
33%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 23 years old at the buyout, giving him a 33% buyout multiplier.
$1,500,000$1.50M
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.
Annual Implications
Annual Buyout Cost
$750,000$750K
Annual Cap Hit
The final cap hit for each year equals:
Cap Hit (AAV) - Base Salary + Annual Buyout Cost
2yrs
-$
-$
$
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
Buyout Summary
Abbreviated $Amounts
Thomas Harley |
2025-26 | 2026-27 |
---|---|---|
Original Cap Hit
|
$4,000,000$4.00M | - |
Base Salary
|
($4,500,000$4.50M) | (-) |
Total Salary | ($4,500,000$4.50M) | (-) |
Signing Bonus | - | - |
Annual Buyout Cost | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K |
$250,000$250K |
$750,000$750K |
|
$3,750,000$3.75M |
$-750,000$-750K |
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.
Current Contract
2024-2026
Standard Contract
term2yrs
value$8,000,000$8.00M
cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M
expiry
2026
RFA
age 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $4,000,000$4.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | RFAage 24 |
AAV | $4,000,000$4.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | |
Base | $3,500,000$3.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $3,500,000$3.50M | $4,500,000$4.50M | |
Minors Salary |
$3,500,000$3.50M
|
$4,500,000$4.50M
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year | |||
Buy Out | Buy Out |
Popular Buyouts
Players with the most buyout views
(Team at time of buyout) |
Cap Hit |
% Of Views |
---|---|---|
$9.25M |
82925% |
|
$6.50M |
53113% |
|
$10.50M |
47188% |
|
$5.50M |
34063% |
|
$8.50M |
30575% |
|
$4.82M |
29300% |
|
$9.50M |
25938% |
|
$8.50M |
23838% |
Attard will be a group 6 UFA after this season without playing 51 NHL games this year.
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Trade
To #Letsgooilers
Ronald Attard
25 y/o RD, Year 2/2 850K then RFA
To #flyers
Ben Gleason
26 y/o LD, year 2/2 775K then UFA
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