Sidney Crosby

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $2.84M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 5 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2008–09: 15.3% (where this number comes from) of $56.7M (actual cap) · expected 16.7% of $52.1M · gap −$0.78M (where this number comes from)
• 2009–10: 15.3% (where this number comes from) of $56.8M (actual cap) · expected 16.1% of $53.9M · gap −$0.47M (where this number comes from)
• 2010–11: 14.6% (where this number comes from) of $59.4M (actual cap) · expected 15.6% of $55.8M · gap −$0.57M (where this number comes from)
• 2011–12: 13.5% (where this number comes from) of $64.3M (actual cap) · expected 15.1% of $57.7M · gap −$0.99M (where this number comes from)
• 2012–13: 14.5% (where this number comes from) of $60.0M (actual cap) · expected 14.6% of $59.7M · gap −$0.04M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$2.84M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

−$1.47M (where this number comes from) over 5 seasons: less room lost than the league's deals in force lost (2008-09 league rate -7.8%, n 31; 2009-10 league rate -2.6%, n 48; 2010-11 league rate -3.2%, n 46; 2011-12 league rate -6.7%, n 41; 2012-13 league rate 4.4%, n 36)

Buyer's-market discount

Not on file (applies only to deals signed in the 2020 and 2021 flat-cap summers)

The same at other expectations

2.5%: −$4.21M · 3.5%: −$2.84M · 4.0%: −$2.18M · 4.8%: −$1.16M

At the league guidance on file when signed

Not on file (no dated league guidance covered these seasons on the signing date)

Mean share: expected · realised

15.6% · 14.7%

Flat equivalent

14.6%

Netted

Retention none on file; LTIR and bonus overage Not on file (no allowed source states them per contract)

Regime

Signed in the rising (2005-06 to 2019-20) years; runs through rising (2005-06 to 2019-20).

Seasons

5 actual

Paid

$8.70M (where this number comes from)15.3% of the cap in 2008–09

Worth

$11.6MCup: paid under the market

Worth is what standard deals signed at 26 or older pay for production ranked where his projected points rank. It is a market price, not a judgement of the player.

Term

5 seasons, 2008-09 to 2012-13

Signed

2007-07-10 (2007–08: 17.3% of that cap)

At expiry

Not on file (status not on file)

Trade protection

Not on file (no source states a clause either way)

Retained

None on file

Contract type

standard

Rules it was signed under

2005 CBA: no term limit; no season above 20% of the cap in force at signing.

Year-by-year salary and bonuses

Not on file (structure needs a licensed contract source (owner decision pending))

Other deals on file

• 2025-26 to 2026-27: $8.70M

Tier

reported

Sources

• ESPN: Pens sign Crosby to five-year, $43.5M extension

Quoted

signed a five-year extension through the 2012-13 season worth $43.5 million ... Crosby's salary-cap value each year of the deal is $8.7 million

Archive

An earlier deal from the contract archive (researched history, 1 source). The archive holds 855 standard contracts; year-by-year structure is unknown on every one.

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