Sean Couturier buyout calculator, cap hit impact
Sean Couturier Buyout Cap Implications
Birthdate December 7, 1992
If Sean Couturier was bought out prior to the 2028-2029 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 35 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 $2,000,000
Remaining base salary
($3,000,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $500,000
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
Sean Couturier projected buyout 2028-2029 season
2028-2029
2029-2030
2030-2031
2031-2032
Remaining Base Salary
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$0
$0
Original Cap Hit
$7,750,000
$7,750,000
$0
$0
Contract Signing Bonus
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
$0
Contract Total Salary
($6,500,000)
($6,500,000)
($0)
($0)
Annual Buyout Cost
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
ACTUAL CAP HIT 
$6,750,000
$6,750,000
$500,000
$500,000
Savings
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$-500,000
$-500,000
Birthdate December 7, 1992
If Sean Couturier was bought out prior to the 2028-2029 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 35 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 $2,000,000
Remaining base salary
($3,000,000 * 67% buyout multiplier).
2 years left in contract.
Buyout applied over 4 years
(2x years remaining on contract)
Annual buyout cost of $500,000
(Total buyout cost/4 years)
Sean Couturier projected buyout 2028-2029 season
| 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | 2031-2032 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining Base Salary $3,000,000 |
$1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Original Cap Hit | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Signing Bonus | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Contract Total Salary | ($6,500,000) | ($6,500,000) | ($0) | ($0) |
| Annual Buyout Cost | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| ACTUAL CAP HIT
|
$6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Savings | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $-500,000 | $-500,000 |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $62,000,000 9.28% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $1,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Total Salary | $7,750,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $7,750,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $7,750,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $7,750,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC | |
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
| No Move Clause – effective through 2028-29 season; Modified Trade Clause – 2029-30 season – 10 team trade list | |||||||||