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Rasmus Ristolainen

age29

posD

shotr

h6'4"

w220lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,100,000$5.10M

Year 3 of 5

22/23

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 32

Profile

Draft Position round1 pick8

Draft Class 2013

Draft Team Sabres

Birthdate Oct 27, 1994

Nationality Finland

Agent Andy Scott

UFA Year 2021

ELC Year 18

Waivers Age 18

Est Career Earnings $51,175,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP31

PPG0.13

PIM8

EV TOI/GM 14.56

G60 0.13

P60 0.53

GF% 48.60

DFF% 56.00

REL DFF% 5.90

CF% 51.80

REL CF% 1.20

2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$25,500,000$25.50M

cap hit$5,100,000$5.10M

Signed On Mar 10 2022

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.18%

Signing Status

UFA

age 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	UFAage 32
AAV	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M	$5,100,000$5.10M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses	-	-	-	-	-
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$5,100,000 $5.10M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	31	1	3	4	8	451	48.60	56.00	5.90	51.80	1.20	0.13	0.53
2022-23	$5,100,000 $5.10M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	74	3	17	20	32	1,150	46.20	49.00	0.20	45.60	-3.30	0.05	0.57
2021-22	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	66	2	14	16	38	1,200	47.70	44.70	0.90	46.10	0.20	0.10	0.65
2020-21	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	49	4	14	18	36	845	34.70	42.40	-5.60	43.30	-4.70	0.07	0.57
2019-20	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	69	6	27	33	46	1,183	50.00	45.60	-4.20	46.00	-4.80	0.20	0.76
2018-19	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	5	38	43	38	1,424	40.80	47.06	-0.94	47.70	-3.18	0.13	0.88
2017-18	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	73	6	35	41	48	1,361	42.00	45.90	0.58	46.66	0.74	0.13	0.62
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	79	6	39	45	58	1,508	45.54	46.76	-1.97	43.44	-5.45	0.16	0.64
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	International	Finland (all)	6	1	2	3	4
2016-17	$5,400,000 $5.40M	WCup	Finland	3	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	9	32	41	33	1,496	42.31	46.21	-1.80	44.50	-3.74	0.16	0.72
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	International	Finland (all)	4	0	0	0	2
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	EHT	Finland	4	0	0	0	2
2014-15	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	78	8	12	20	26	1,270	33.33	38.34	-3.06	35.50	-0.90	0.09	0.38
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	3	0	3	8
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Rochester Americans	34	6	14	20	22									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	5	3	0	3	8
2013-14	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	34	2	2	4	6	529	34.21	36.34	-0.70	38.79	-1.15	0.23	0.45
2012-13	-	International	Finland (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2012-13	-	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0
2012-13	-	WJC-20	Finland U20	6	2	4	6	20
2012-13	-	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	14	2	6	8	32
2012-13	-	ET	TPS	7	1	2	3	18
2012-13	-	Liiga	TPS	52	3	12	15	32
2011-12	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	1	2	3	10
2011-12	-	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	11	3	3	6	16
2011-12	-	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	2	1	3	10
2011-12	-	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	0	3	3	0
2011-12	-	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	16	0	9	9	0
2011-12	-	ET	TPS	6	0	0	0	6									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	-	Liiga	TPS	40	3	5	8	78									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	-	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	8	0	4	4	6
2010-11	-	Liiga	TPS	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	-	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	1	0	1	4
2010-11	-	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	2	1	2	3	0									Playoffs	13	5	3	8	0
2010-11	-	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	13	1	2	3	64
2010-11	-	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	10	1	0	1	12
2010-11	-	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	27	0	12	12	30
2009-10	-	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	11	4	2	6	6
2009-10	-	International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	5	0	1	1	4
2009-10	-	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	5	5	3	8	4									Playoffs	5	2	5	7	0
2009-10	-	U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	1	1	4	5	0									Playoffs	5	2	5	7	0
2009-10	-	U18 SM-sarja Q	TPS U18	8	0	3	3	16									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2009-10	-	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	0	2	2	4
2009-10	-	U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	5	1	1	2	0
2009-10	-	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	24	3	4	7	12									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2008-09	-	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	21	3	2	5	8									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2008-09	-	U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	5	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
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Contract History

2016-2022 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$32,400,000$32.40M

cap hit$5,400,000$5.40M

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Oct 11 2016

Signing Agent Robert Hooper

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 7.40%

Signing Status

RFA

age 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	UFAage 27
AAV	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Base	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$4,400,000$4.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Minors Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Clauses	-	-	-	-	-	-
UFA Year

2013-2016 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$5,325,000$5.33M

cap hit$1,775,000$1.78M

expiry 2016 RFA age 21

Signed On Jul 12 2013

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.44%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses	-	-	-
UFA Year

Rasmus Ristolainen Updates

OUT | Triceps

Rasmus Ristolainen

Ristolainen underwent surgery for a ruptured triceps tendon, the team announced Thursday. He is expected to be fine for the start of training camp.

Expected Return: Sep 15, 2024

Apr 18 2024

Ristolainen underwent surgery for a ruptured triceps tendon, the team announced Thursday. He is expected to be fine for the start of training camp.

Feb 26 2024

Ristolainen (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

Feb 14 2024

Ristolainen (upper body) will undergo a procedure in 2-3 weeks and will be re-evaluated at that point, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

Feb 12 2024

Ristolainen (upper body) is out Monday against Arizona and is not expected to play Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Feb 10 2024

Ristolainen (illness) will return to the lineup versus Seattle on Saturday, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Feb 8 2024

Ristolainen (illness) won't play Thursday versus the Winnipeg Jets, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Dec 31 2023

Ristolainen scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Dec 5 2023

Ristolainen snagged an assist during Monday's 2-1 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Nov 25 2023

Ristolainen (lower body) was activated from long-term injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Nov 21 2023

Ristolainen (lower body) ditched the non-contact jersey for Tuesday's practice session, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Nov 17 2023

Ristolainen (undisclosed) is still practicing in a non-contact jersey Friday, according to Bill Meltzer of NHL.com.

Oct 24 2023

Coach John Tortorella told Kevin Kurz of The Athletic on Tuesday that Ristolainen (undisclosed) suffered a setback in his recovery.

Oct 12 2023

Ristolainen (undisclosed) will not be available against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports reports.

Oct 10 2023

Ristolainen (undisclosed) is currently on injured reserve, but he could still play in Thursday's season opener versus Columbus, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Oct 9 2023

Ristolainen (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday.

Mar 10 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers

Rasmus Ristolainen

Standard | 5 yrs

$25,500,000

Cap Hit

$5,100,000

Andy Scott | Octagon Athlete Representation

Jul 23 2021

$5,400,000

$-5,400,000