Alex Tuch

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.57M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 2 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2026–27: 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 10.1% of $104.0M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2027–28: 9.3% (where this number comes from) of $113.5M (league projection) · expected 9.8% of $107.6M · gap −$0.57M (where this number comes from)
• 2028–29: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 9.4% of $111.4M
• 2029–30: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 9.1% of $115.3M
• 2030–31: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 8.8% of $119.3M
• 2031–32: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 8.5% of $123.5M
• 2032–33: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 8.2% of $127.8M
• 2033–34: at most 10.1% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 7.9% of $132.3M

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.57M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$1.36M (where this number comes from) over 2 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (2026-27 league rate -6.3%, n 589; 2027-28 league rate -12.1%, n 416)

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%: −$0.68M · 3.5%: −$0.57M · 4.0%: −$0.52M · 4.8%: −$0.43M

At the league guidance on file when signed

$0.00M (the dated guidance for the seasons it covered, then 3.5%)

Mean share: expected · realised

9.9% · 9.7%

Flat equivalent

Not on file (known once every season of the term has a cap)

Netted

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

Regime

Signed in the fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28) years; runs through fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28), MOU formula (2028-29 on).

Seasons

1 announced · 1 projected · 6 on the MOU formula (a guess)

Paid

$10.5M (where this number comes from)10.1% of the cap in 2026–27

Worth

$7.88MCap: paid at or above 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

8 seasons, 2026–27 to 2033–34

Signed

2026-06-26 (2025–26: 11.0% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

nmc+ntc: Full no-movement clause for the first four seasons of the eight-year deal, then a 21-team no-trade clause in years 5-7, then a 15-team no-trade list in year 8.

Retained

None on file

Contract type

standard

Rules it was signed under

2020 MOU: 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

certified

Sources

• NHL.com

Quoted

"8-year, $84 million" (Tuch traded to Capitals by Sabres, signs 8-year, $84 million contract)

Archive

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