Oliver Ekman-Larsson buyout calculator, cap hit impact
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Buyout Cap Implications
Birthdate July 17, 1991
If Oliver Ekman-Larsson was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
The annual cap hit of a buyout is calculated year by year as follows:
- Add together the Original Cap Hit and the Contract Signing Bonus for that year
- Subtract the Contract Total Salary for that year (base salary + signing bonus).
- Finally, add the Annual Buyout Cost as calculated below.
He would be 33 years old at the buyout giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
Under 26 = 1/3 multiplier
26+ = 2/3 multiplier
The total buyout cost would be $7,000,000
Remaining base salary
($10,500,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $1,750,000
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
This contract has retained salary from a previous trade. The buyout costs, and savings are split between the teams as shown below
Oliver Ekman-Larsson projected buyout 2025-2026 season
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029
Remaining Base Salary
$10,500,000
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
$0
$0
Original Cap Hit
$8,250,000
$8,250,000
$0
$0
Contract Signing Bonus
$0
$0
$0
$0
Contract Total Salary
($5,250,000)
($5,250,000)
($0)
($0)
Annual Buyout Cost
$1,750,000
$1,750,000
$1,750,000
$1,750,000
ACTUAL CAP HIT 
$4,180,000
$4,180,000
$1,540,000
$1,540,000
Savings
$3,080,000
$3,080,000
$-1,540,000
$-1,540,000
ACTUAL CAP HIT 
$570,000
$570,000
$210,000
$210,000
Savings
$420,000
$420,000
$-210,000
$-210,000
Birthdate July 17, 1991
If Oliver Ekman-Larsson was bought out prior to the 2025-2026 season.
The annual cap hit of a buyout is calculated year by year as follows:
- Add together the Original Cap Hit and the Contract Signing Bonus for that year
- Subtract the Contract Total Salary for that year (base salary + signing bonus).
- Finally, add the Annual Buyout Cost as calculated below.
He would be 33 years old at the buyout giving him a 67% buyout multiplier.
Under 26 = 1/3 multiplier
26+ = 2/3 multiplier
The total buyout cost would be $7,000,000
Remaining base salary
($10,500,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $1,750,000
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
This contract has retained salary from a previous trade. The buyout costs, and savings are split between the teams as shown below
Oliver Ekman-Larsson projected buyout 2025-2026 season
| 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining Base Salary $10,500,000 |
$5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Original Cap Hit | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Signing Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Total Salary | ($5,250,000) | ($5,250,000) | ($0) | ($0) |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| ACTUAL CAP HIT
|
$4,180,000 | $4,180,000 | $1,540,000 | $1,540,000 |
| Savings | $3,080,000 | $3,080,000 | $-1,540,000 | $-1,540,000 |
| ACTUAL CAP HIT
|
$570,000 | $570,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 |
| Savings | $420,000 | $420,000 | $-210,000 | $-210,000 |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $66,000,000 9.88% of cap space
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $8,250,000 | $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 | $8,250,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $8,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $10,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $5,250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | |
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||||||
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* Retained 12% of contract was retained by Arizona Coyotes in trade to Vancouver Canucks |
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