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Brandon Saad

age31
posLW
shotl
h6'1"
w205lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$4,500,000$4.50M
Year 4 of 5
21/22
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA 2026 age 33

Profile

Draft Position round2 pick43
Draft Class 2011
Draft Team Blackhawks
Birthdate Oct 27, 1992
Nationality USA
Agent Lewis Gross
UFA Year 2019
ELC Year 18
Waivers Age 18
Est Career Earnings $57,167,500

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season
GP82
G26
A16
P42
PPG0.51
PIM20
EV TOI/GM 12.92
G60 1.02
P60 1.93
GF% 48.00
DFF% 43.00
REL DFF% -1.30
CF% 43.70
REL CF% -2.30
2021-2026 Standard Contract
5yrs
value$22,500,000$22.50M
cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M
Signed On Jul 29 2021
Signing Agent Lewis Gross
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start 5.52%
Signing Status
UFA
age 28
Notes
No Trade – through 2024-25 season; Modified Trade Clause – 2025-26 season – 12 team No Trade List
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026
Cap Hit $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M UFAage 33
AAV $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M
Base $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $4,375,000$4.38M $3,625,000$3.63M
Performance Bonuses - - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - - -
Total Salary $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $4,375,000$4.38M $3,625,000$3.63M
Minors Salary $4,500,000$4.50M $4,500,000$4.50M $5,500,000$5.50M $4,375,000$4.38M $3,625,000$3.63M
Clauses
NTC
NTC
NTC
NTC
M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out
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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
2023-24
$4.50M
NHL St. Louis Blues 82 26 16 42 20 1,059 48.00 43.00 -1.30 43.70 -2.30 1.02 1.93
2022-23
$4.50M
NHL St. Louis Blues 71 19 18 37 12 935 46.10 47.40 2.90 46.70 1.60 0.77 1.67
2021-22
$4.50M
NHL St. Louis Blues 78 24 25 49 10 1,026 58.80 47.40 -0.80 48.30 2.00 0.76 1.70
2020-21
$6.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 44 15 9 24 12 523 50.90 55.30 -4.80 56.70 -2.00 1.49 2.29
2019-20
$6.00M
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 58 21 12 33 16 749 54.00 50.60 4.60 49.90 3.00 1.28 2.16
2018-19
$6.00M
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 80 23 24 47 12 1,096 47.06 46.09 2.43 52.69 4.86 0.77 1.75
2017-18
$6.00M
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 82 18 17 35 14 1,061 45.74 51.43 2.72 55.58 5.07 0.79 1.58
2016-17
$6.00M
NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 82 24 29 53 8 1,138 62.35 54.97 5.16 55.45 6.04 1.05 2.27
2015-16
$6.00M
NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 78 31 22 53 14 1,053 56.67 52.97 2.56 49.40 2.20 1.14 2.17
2014-15
$764K
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 82 23 29 52 12 1,093 55.81 52.86 4.30 53.89 -0.12 1.04 2.09
2013-14
$764K
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 78 19 28 47 20 1,010 57.29 58.99 3.57 58.12 2.48 0.71 1.90
2012-13
$764K
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 46 10 17 27 12 610 67.35 61.58 11.12 58.62 3.30 0.88 2.16
2011-12
$795K
NHL Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 0 0 0 25 38.10 -21.71 37.36 -18.52 0.00 0.00
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Contract History

2015-2021 Standard Contract
6yrs
value$36,000,000$36.00M
cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M
Signed On Jul 3 2015
Signing Agent Lewis Gross
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start 8.40%
Signing Status
RFA
age 22
Notes
* Retained Salary Oct 10, 2020

16.6666% of contract was retained by Chicago Blackhawks in trade to Colorado Avalanche

Trade Details
Abbreviated $Amounts
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021
Cap Hit $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M UFAage 28
AAV $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M $6,000,000$6.00M
Base $4,000,000$4.00M $5,750,000$5.75M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,500,000$6.50M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - - - -
Total Salary $4,000,000$4.00M $5,750,000$5.75M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,500,000$6.50M
Minors Salary $4,000,000$4.00M $5,750,000$5.75M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,750,000$6.75M $6,500,000$6.50M
Clauses
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-
-
-
-
M-NTC
UFA Year

2011-2015 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,775,000$2.78M
cap hit$925,000$925K
Signed On Oct 5 2011
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start 1.24%
Signing Status age 18
Abbreviated $Amounts
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015
Cap Hit $795,000$795K $764,167$764K $764,167$764K $764,167$764K RFAage 22
AAV $925,000$925K $894,167$894K $894,167$894K $894,167$894K
Base - $525,000$525K $750,000$750K $832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses - $307,500$308K $82,500$83K -
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K $92,500$93K -
Total Salary - $617,500$618K $842,500$843K $832,500$833K
Minors Salary - $70,000$70K $70,000$70K $70,000$70K
Clauses
-
-
-
-
UFA Year
Slide Year

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Brandon Saad Updates

Apr 23 2024

Saad posted 26 goals and 16 assists across 82 games during the 2023-24 campaign.

Apr 15 2024

Saad garnered an assist in Sunday's 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken.

Apr 4 2024

Saad scored a goal on six shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Mar 24 2024

Saad scored the overtime winner and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Mar 14 2024

Saad scored his 20th goal of the season in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Mar 12 2024

Saad tallied a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-1 win over the Boston Bruins.

Mar 8 2024

Saad scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Jan 23 2024

Saad tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Jan 12 2024

Saad scored a goal on his lone shot in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers.

Dec 15 2023

Saad scored a goal on his lone shot in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Dec 2 2023

Saad supplied a goal in a 4-1 loss to Arizona on Saturday.

Nov 22 2023

Saad recorded two assists in Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Coyotes.

Nov 11 2023

Saad logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Oct 21 2023

Saad netted two goals in a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Oct 20 2023

Saad fired four shots on net and finished minus-1 in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.