John Gibson

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal cost the club $3.21M of room against its plan (where this number comes from) over 8 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2019–20: 7.9% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 7.8% of $82.3M · gap $0.06M (where this number comes from)
• 2020–21: 7.9% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 7.5% of $85.2M · gap $0.28M (where this number comes from)
• 2021–22: 7.9% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 7.3% of $88.1M · gap $0.48M (where this number comes from)
• 2022–23: 7.8% (where this number comes from) of $82.5M (actual cap) · expected 7.0% of $91.2M · gap $0.61M (where this number comes from)
• 2023–24: 7.7% (where this number comes from) of $83.5M (actual cap) · expected 6.8% of $94.4M · gap $0.74M (where this number comes from)
• 2024–25: 7.3% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 6.5% of $97.7M · gap $0.64M (where this number comes from)
• 2025–26: 6.7% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 6.3% of $101.1M · gap $0.36M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 6.2% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 6.1% of $104.7M · gap $0.04M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

$3.21M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$2.59M (where this number comes from) over 8 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (2019-20 league rate -0.6%, n 60; 2020-21 league rate 2.6%, n 79; 2021-22 league rate 4.8%, n 67; 2022-23 league rate 4.9%, n 93; 2023-24 league rate 5.0%, n 137; 2024-25 league rate 1.9%, n 206; 2025-26 league rate -2.7%, n 381; 2026-27 league rate -6.3%, n 589)

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%: $1.06M · 3.5%: $3.21M · 4.0%: $4.23M · 4.8%: $5.80M

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

6.9% · 7.4%

Flat equivalent

7.3%

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), flat (2020-21 to 2023-24), fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28).

Seasons

7 actual · 1 announced

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

8 seasons, 2019–20 to 2026–27

Signed

2018-08-04 (2018–19: 8.1% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

modified-ntc: 10-team no-trade clause (as stated June 2024, with three years left on the eight-year contract); seasons are not stated

Retained

None on file

Contract type

standard

Rules it was signed under

2013 CBA: at most 8 seasons with the incumbent club, 7 elsewhere; 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))

Tier

reported

Sources

• NHL.com
• NHL.com (trade article)
• SI.com

Quoted

Original Ducks extension signed 2018-08-04; traded to Detroit July 2025 for Petr Mrazek + picks, no retention.

Archive

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