Eric Staal

Age 39 Oct 29, 1984

Thunder Bay CAN

Center shoots left

6'4" 193 cm

206 lbs 93 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2011

Agent Richard Curran

Draft Year 2003
Drafted Overall 2
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

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Career Earnings: $91,182,400

Transaction History

Jun 8, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal logged an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3.
Jun 3, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a shorthanded goal, dished two hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1.
Apr 19, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal provided a goal in Florida's 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Mar 20, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal in Florida's 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.
Mar 1, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Feb 21, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 9, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored two shorthanded, empty-net goals Thursday in a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 7, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored on his only shot in Monday's 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jan 26, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal (upper body) is expected to be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup Friday versus the Los Angeles Kings, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Jan 19, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens.
Jan 3, 2023	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal provided two goals in a 5-3 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal on four shots in the Florida Panthers' 7-3 loss to Boston on Monday.
Dec 3, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal produced an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Dec 1, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 27, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal logged a season-high 18:44 of ice time in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Oct 27, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal played 10:37 in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Philadelphia.
Oct 27, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal will be in the Florida lineup versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.
Oct 21, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Florida Panthers on Friday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Oct 10, 2022	Eric Staal \| Florida released Staal from his professional tryout offer Monday, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
Sep 25, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal has impressed head coach Paul Maurice during the early stages of training camp, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.
Jul 13, 2022	Florida Panthers \| Eric Staal \| Staal signed a professional tryout with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports.
Jan 13, 2022	Eric Staal \| Staal agreed to terms on a professional tryout agreement with AHL Iowa on Thursday.
Jun 22, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal and added three hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5.
Jun 6, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal notched an assist in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3.
Jun 2, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal and provided an assist in Wednesday night's 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1.
May 31, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal recorded two assists in Monday's 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7.
May 27, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal recorded an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5.
May 25, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Game 4 on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, John Lu of TSN.ca reports.
May 24, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal (undisclosed) is injured and won't play in Monday's Game 3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, per coach Dominique Ducharme, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
May 20, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal managed an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
May 6, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal put up an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Apr 19, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Apr 5, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal scored the overtime winner in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Apr 5, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal (not injury related) will play in Monday's game versus the Edmonton Oilers, Jim Matheson reports.
Apr 4, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal finished his seven-day quarantine and skated Sunday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Mar 31, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Jake Evans \| Evans is expected to lose his roster spot when Eric Staal (quarantine) is ready to play for Montreal, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Mar 31, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Eric Staal \| Staal remains in quarantine and will be eligible to play his first game for Montreal next Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Mar 26, 2021	TRADE ANALYSIS The Montreal Canadiens acquired Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres for 2021 third round pick and 2021 fifth round pick (1) Leave a Comment
Mar 9, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal posted an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Feb 21, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal recorded an assist Saturday in a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Jan 30, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Taylor Hall \| Hall is expected to skate with Eric Staal and Dylan Cozens on the Buffalo Sabres' second line during Saturday's matchup with New Jersey, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 25, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal netted a power-play goal in Sunday's win over the Washington Capitals.
Jan 15, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal (head) is in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Washington Capitals, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 15, 2021	Washington Capitals \| Nic Dowd \| Dowd will not have his hit on Sabres center Eric Staal reviewed by the Department of Player Safety, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Jan 15, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal (head) will be a game-time decision for Friday's clash with the Washington Capitals, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Jan 14, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Eric Staal \| Staal (head) exited Thursday's game against the Washington Capitals after a collision with Nic Dowd. Per head coach Ralph Krueger, Staal is day-to-day, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Sep 16, 2020	TRADE ANALYSIS The Buffalo Sabres acquired Eric Staal from the Minnesota Wild for Marcus Johansson (1) Leave a Comment
Feb 25, 2019	Minnesota Wild \| Signed C Eric Staal to a two-year, $6.5 million contract extension.
Jul 1, 2016	Minnesota Wild \| Signed C Eric Staal to a three-year, $10.5 million contract.
Feb 28, 2016	New York Rangers \| Acquired C Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes for C Aleksi Saarela, a 2016 second-round drat pick and a 2017 second-round draft pick.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Eric Staal	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	1999-2000	Thunder Bay Kings U15 AAA	U15 AAA	59	48	52	100	33
	2000-2001	Peterborough Petes	OHL	63	19	30	49	23									Playoffs	7	2	5	7	0
	2001-2002	Peterborough Petes	OHL	56	23	39	62	40									Playoffs	6	3	6	9	0
	2001-2002	Canada U18	WJC-18	8	2	5	7	4
	2001-2002	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	0	0	7
Draft Yr	2002-2003	Peterborough Petes	OHL	66	39	59	98	36									Playoffs	7	9	5	14	0
	2003-2004	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	81	11	20	31	40
	2004-2005	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	77	26	51	77	88									Playoffs	11	2	8	10	0
	2005-2006	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	45	55	100	81									Playoffs	25	9	19	28	0
	2006-2007	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	30	40	70	68
	2006-2007	Canada	WC	9	5	5	10	6
	2007-2008	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	38	44	82	50	1,206	50.85	51.90	2.97	52.41	0.63	1.05	2.04
	2007-2008	Canada	WC	8	4	3	7	6
	2008-2009	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	40	35	75	50	1,151	58.76	56.72	9.64	55.87	5.71	1.15	2.19	Playoffs	18	10	5	15	0
	2009-2010	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	70	29	41	70	68	1,001	53.93	48.14	1.72	49.47	2.16	0.72	2.10
	2009-2010	Canada	OG	7	1	5	6	6
	2010-2011	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	81	33	43	76	72	1,176	46.36	48.18	0.75	51.36	4.20	0.77	1.63
	2011-2012	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	24	46	70	48	1,253	43.59	48.92	2.95	49.83	2.21	0.57	1.87
	2012-2013	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	48	18	35	53	54	732	56.10	47.86	-1.34	48.98	-2.45	1.06	3.28
	2012-2013	Canada	WC	8	0	3	3	4
	2013-2014	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	79	21	40	61	74	1,184	46.73	50.27	2.84	51.58	2.58	0.76	1.98
	2014-2015	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77	23	31	54	41	1,153	46.84	56.15	8.06	56.43	6.98	0.68	1.67
	2015-2016	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	63	10	23	33	32	962	50.00	56.53	7.81	56.36	5.43	0.44	1.31
	2015-2016	New York Rangers	NHL	20	3	3	6	2	262	56.25	46.33	3.97	50.34	4.59	0.69	1.37	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
	2016-2017	Minnesota Wild	NHL	82	28	37	65	34	1,146	55.10	56.74	1.74	52.33	2.69	0.94	1.88	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
	2017-2018	Minnesota Wild	NHL	82	42	34	76	42	1,114	53.85	54.54	1.47	50.19	3.26	1.19	2.48	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0
	2018-2019	Minnesota Wild	NHL	81	22	30	52	34	1,145	55.17	57.04	3.66	52.61	2.42	0.73	1.68
	2019-2020	Minnesota Wild	NHL	66	19	28	47	28	875	49.50	52.90	-1.00	48.70	-1.70	0.89	1.99	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	0
	2020-2021	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	32	3	7	10	8	439	27.60	49.90	3.50	52.10	5.00	0.14	0.27
	2020-2021	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	21	2	1	3	2	236	15.40	46.40	-4.00	49.40	-3.20	0.25	0.51	Playoffs	21	2	6	8	0
	2021-2022	Iowa Wild	AHL	4	2	3	5	0
	2021-2022	Canada	OG	5	1	3	4	4
	2022-2023	Florida Panthers	NHL	72	14	15	29	26	815	48.40	50.70	-4.20	50.40	-5.40	0.88	1.91	Playoffs	21	2	3	5	0
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date October 21, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.91% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$750,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date February 25, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 2 Years $6,500,000 3.99% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	UFA
AAV	$3,250,000	$3,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,500,000	$3,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,500,000	$3,000,000
Minors Salary	$3,500,000	$3,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
* Retained 50% of contract was retained by Buffalo Sabres in trade to Montreal Canadiens

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 3 Years $10,500,000 4.79% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
AAV	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
Minors Salary	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date September 11, 2008
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 7 Years $57,750,000 14.52% of cap space

	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	UFA
AAV	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$6,000,000	$7,500,000	$7,750,000	$8,500,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$6,000,000	$7,500,000	$7,750,000	$8,500,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,500,000
Minors Salary	$6,000,000	$7,500,000	$7,750,000	$8,500,000	$9,250,000	$9,250,000	$9,500,000
Clauses		NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2006

Standard Contract | 3 Years $13,500,000 10.23% of cap space

	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
Cap Hit	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA
AAV	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$4,000,000	$4,500,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$4,000,000	$4,500,000	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$4,000,000	$4,500,000	$5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years

	2003-2004	2005-2006
Cap Hit	$0	$942,400	RFA
AAV	$0	$942,400
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,240,000	$942,400
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,240,000	$942,400
Minors Salary	$0	$0
Clauses
UFA Year