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Cap Hit on Contract Extensions

Asked Jul 21, 2022 by Brian V

If a team signs a player with one year remaining on their current contract how does the extended contract get counted against the cap? For example, Nathan MacKinnon has one year left on his current contract at $6.3 million AAV. If he signs an extension for 8 years at $10 million is is cap hit instantly increased to $10 million for the coming season or is it deferred until next year?

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Jul 20, 2022
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