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Kyle Okposo

age36

posRW

shotr

h6'0"

w218lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$2,500,000$2.50M

Term

1 Year

Expiry Status

UFA 2024 age 36

Profile

Draft Position round1 pick7

Draft Class 2006

Draft Team Islanders

Birthdate Apr 16, 1988

Nationality USA

Agent Pat Brisson

UFA Year 2015

ELC Year 19

Waivers Age 19

Est Career Earnings $60,965,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP61

G12

A10

P22

PPG0.36

PIM32

EV TOI/GM 11.42

G60 0.70

P60 1.40

GF% 52.40

DFF% 50.30

REL DFF% 0.10

CF% 51.30

REL CF% 0.30

Regular Season

GP6

PPG0

PIM2

EV TOI/GM 10.09

G60 7.93

P60 15.85

GF% 0.00

DFF% 41.50

REL DFF% -16.10

CF% 48.70

REL CF% -6.30

Career Stats By Contract

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP61

G12

A10

P22

PPG0.36

PIM32

EV TOI/GM 11.42

G60 0.70

P60 1.40

GF% 52.40

DFF% 50.30

REL DFF% 0.10

CF% 51.30

REL CF% 0.30

Regular Season

GP6

PPG0

PIM2

EV TOI/GM 10.09

G60 7.93

P60 15.85

GF% 0.00

DFF% 41.50

REL DFF% -16.10

CF% 48.70

REL CF% -6.30

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	6	0	0	0	2	61		41.50	-16.10	48.70	-6.30	7.93	15.85	Playoffs	17	0	2	2	0
2023-24	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	61	12	10	22	32	685	52.40	50.30	0.10	51.30	0.30	0.70	1.40
2022-23	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	75	11	17	28	34	916	45.00	49.70	-0.60	52.50	1.20	0.33	1.18
2021-22	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	74	21	24	45	43	957	45.70	45.50	-1.20	47.70	-1.30	0.69	1.76
2020-21	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	35	2	11	13	0	416	44.80	40.20	-6.50	44.30	-2.90	0.14	1.30
2019-20	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	52	9	10	19	28	611	50.00	51.50	5.50	50.30	2.40	0.79	1.67
2018-19	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	14	15	29	41	902	49.18	45.13	-3.28	47.70	-2.80	0.47	1.13
2017-18	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	76	15	29	44	40	975	38.16	42.82	-3.44	44.80	-1.61	0.49	1.29
2016-17	$6,000,000 $6.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	65	19	26	45	24	953	49.23	48.26	-1.98	46.88	-0.07	0.69	1.20
2015-16	$2,800,000 $2.80M	NHL	New York Islanders	79	22	42	64	51	1,125	51.19	51.47	3.92	50.92	1.43	0.59	1.81	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	0
2014-15	$2,800,000 $2.80M	NHL	New York Islanders	60	18	33	51	12	904	48.78	55.41	-0.10	54.91	2.11	0.73	2.12	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0
2013-14	$2,800,000 $2.80M	NHL	New York Islanders	71	27	42	69	51	1,098	51.72	49.59	3.33	48.98	1.29	1.04	2.62
2012-13	$2,800,000 $2.80M	NHL	New York Islanders	48	4	20	24	38	704	50.77	50.84	-2.14	50.63	0.56	0.34	1.79	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	0
2011-12	$2,800,000 $2.80M	WC	USA	8	2	1	3	0
2011-12	$2,800,000 $2.80M	NHL	New York Islanders	79	24	21	45	46	1,150	47.47	50.56	3.42	48.46	1.87	1.04	1.88
2010-11	$821,667 $822K	NHL	New York Islanders	38	5	15	20	40	486	60.47	58.11	14.66	53.53	9.20	0.62	1.61
2009-10	$821,667 $822K	WC	USA	6	1	2	3	0
2009-10	$821,667 $822K	NHL	New York Islanders	80	19	33	52	34	1,041	40.00	50.26	0.65	49.73	3.29	0.75	1.56
2008-09	$821,667 $822K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2008-09	$821,667 $822K	WC	USA	9	2	3	5	10
2008-09	$821,667 $822K	NHL	New York Islanders	65	18	21	39	36	820	45.61	46.64	-1.61	45.89	0.25	0.59	1.61
2007-08	$850,000 $850K	NHL	New York Islanders	9	2	3	5	2	118	80.00	48.50	0.22	45.23	2.21	0.51	1.53
2007-08	$850,000 $850K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	35	9	19	28	12
2007-08	$850,000 $850K	WJC-20	USA U20	6	1	5	6	2
2007-08	$850,000 $850K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	18	7	4	11	6
2006-07	-	WJC-20	USA U20	7	0	1	1	12
2006-07	-	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	40	19	21	40	34
2005-06	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	USA U18	5	4	3	7	10
2005-06	-	USHL	Des Moines Buccaneers	50	27	31	58	56									Playoffs	11	5	11	16	0
2004-05	-	WHC-17	USA U17	5	2	2	4	2
2004-05	-	USHS-Prep	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	65	47	45	92	72
2003-04	-	USHS-Prep	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	71	46	53	99	46
2002-03	-	14U AAA	Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA	75	75	101	176	104
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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$2,500,000$2.50M

cap hit$2,500,000$2.50M

expiry 2024 UFA age 36

Signed On May 24 2023

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.99%

Signing Status

UFA

age 35

Notes

500K performance bonus if Buffalo wins the Stanley Cup

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$2,500,000$2.50M	UFAage 36
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses	$500,000$500K
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$2,500,000$2.50M
Minors Salary	$2,500,000$2.50M
Clauses	-
UFA Year

2016-2023 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$42,000,000$42.00M

cap hit$6,000,000$6.00M

expiry 2023 UFA age 35

Signed On Jul 1 2016

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 8.22%

Signing Status

UFA

age 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
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	$6,000,000$6.00M	UFAage 35
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	$6,000,000$6.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	-
Total Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

2011-2016 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$14,000,000$14.00M

cap hit$2,800,000$2.80M

expiry 2016 UFA age 28

Signed On May 26 2011

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.35%

Signing Status

RFA

age 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	UFAage 28
AAV	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M	$2,800,000$2.80M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Clauses	-	-	-	-	-
UFA Year

2007-2011 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$5,100,000$5.10M

cap hit$1,700,000$1.70M

expiry 2011 RFA age 23

Signed On Dec 20 2007

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.69%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011
Cap Hit	$850,000$850K	$821,667$822K	$821,667$822K	$821,667$822K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,700,000$1.70M	$1,671,667$1.67M	$1,671,667$1.67M	$1,671,667$1.67M
Base	-	$765,000$765K	$765,000$765K	$765,000$765K
Performance Bonuses	-	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$85,000$85K	$85,000$85K	$85,000$85K	-
Total Salary	-	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$765,000$765K
Minors Salary	-	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K
Clauses	-	-	-	-
UFA Year
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Kyle Okposo Updates

Mar 12 2024

Okposo will make his Panthers debut Tuesday on the road against the Dallas Stars, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site.

Mar 11 2024

Okposo (not injury related) participated in Monday's practice, according to Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site.

Mar 9 2024

Okposo (not injury related) won't play Saturday versus Calgary, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.

Mar 8 2024

$2,500,000

$-2,500,000

The Florida Panthers acquired Kyle Okposo from the Buffalo Sabres for Calle Sjalin and a 2024 7th round pick (upgraded to 2024 5th Round Pick)

Full Details

Mar 8 2024

Okposo was traded to Florida by the Buffalo Sabres on Friday in exchange for Calle Sjalin and a conditional seventh-round pick.

Mar 3 2024

Okposo lit the lamp in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Jan 23 2024

Okposo scored a goal on two shots and added 10 PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Jan 11 2024

Okposo (lower body) will be in the lineup against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

Jan 8 2024

Okposo (lower body) won't play against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports, but is hopeful to play against the Ottawa Senators or Vancouver on Thursday or Saturday, per Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.

Jan 2 2024

Okposo is considered week-to-week due to a lower-body injury.

Dec 22 2023

Okposo scored two goals, one shorthanded, in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dec 12 2023

Okposo contributed a goal and two assists in Monday's 5-2 home win against the Coyotes.

Dec 9 2023

Okposo scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to Montreal.

Nov 27 2023

Okposo provided a goal in a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday.

Nov 25 2023

Okposo scored his first goal of the season in Friday's 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.