NHL Buyout Calculator

Erik Karlsson

#65
age33
posD
shotr
h6'0"
w190lbs
Birthdate
May 31, 1990
Player Profile

If Erik Karlsson was bought out prior to the 2024-2025 season.

Total Cost

$15,500,000
Total Remaining Base Salary
67%
Buyout Multiplier
He would be 34 years old at the buyout, giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
$10,333,333
Buyout Total Cost
Remaining base salary X Age Multiplier.

Annual Implications

Annual Buyout Cost
$1,722,222
$10.3M / 6yrs
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.
6yrs
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-$
-$
-$
-$
-$
$
$
$
24/25
26/27
29/30
Buyout Length
Buyouts are applied evenly over 2x the years remaining on the contract.
Years Remaining 3
Contract End 2026-2027
Buyout Length 6
Buyout End 2029-2030

Buyout Summary

2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Original Cap Hit
$11.5M $11.5M $11.5M - - -
Base Salary
( $10.0M) ( $4.0M) ( $1.5M) (-) (-) (-)
Total Salary ( $11.0M) ( $9.0M) ( $7.5M) (-) (-) (-)
Signing Bonus $1.0M $5.0M $6.0M - - -
Annual Buyout Cost $1.7M $1.7M $1.7M $1.7M $1.7M $1.7M
ACTUAL CAP HIT
$2.8M
$8.0M
$10.2M
$1.5M
$1.5M
$1.5M
Savings
87.0%
$7.2M
$2.0M
$-193K
$-1.5M
$-1.5M
$-1.5M
ACTUAL CAP HIT
$420K
$1.2M
$1.5M
$225K
$225K
$225K
Savings 13.0%
$1.1M
$297K
$-29K
$-225K
$-225K
$-225K
Click button(s) in current contract below to buyout another year from this contract.

Current Contract

2019-2027 Standard Contract
8yrs
value$92.0M
cap hit$11.5M
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
Buy Out
2024-25
Buy Out
2025-26
Buy Out
2026-27
2027
Cap Hit $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M
UFA
37yrs
AAV $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M $11.5M
Base $3.5M $2.0M $5.5M $2.0M $10.5M $10.0M $4.0M $1.5M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses $11.0M $10.0M $9.0M $10.0M $1.0M $1.0M $5.0M $6.0M
Total Salary $14.5M $12.0M $14.5M $12.0M $11.5M $11.0M $9.0M $7.5M
Minors Salary $14.5M $12.0M $14.5M $12.0M $11.5M $11.0M $9.0M $7.5M
Clauses
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
NMC
UFA Year

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