Samuel Girard

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal cost the club $2.15M of room against its plan (where this number comes from) over 7 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2020–21: 6.1% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 5.9% of $84.4M · gap $0.17M (where this number comes from)
• 2021–22: 6.1% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 5.7% of $87.3M · gap $0.33M (where this number comes from)
• 2022–23: 6.1% (where this number comes from) of $82.5M (actual cap) · expected 5.5% of $90.4M · gap $0.43M (where this number comes from)
• 2023–24: 6.0% (where this number comes from) of $83.5M (actual cap) · expected 5.3% of $93.5M · gap $0.54M (where this number comes from)
• 2024–25: 5.7% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 5.2% of $96.8M · gap $0.45M (where this number comes from)
• 2025–26: 5.2% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 5.0% of $100.2M · gap $0.23M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 4.8% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 4.8% of $103.7M · gap −$0.01M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

$2.15M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$1.64M (where this number comes from) over 7 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (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%: $0.83M · 3.5%: $2.15M · 4.0%: $2.77M · 4.8%: $3.74M

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

5.4% · 5.7%

Flat equivalent

5.7%

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

Seasons

6 actual · 1 announced

Paid

$5.00M (where this number comes from)6.1% of the cap in 2020–21

Worth

$5.00MCup: 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

7 seasons, 2020–21 to 2026–27

Signed

2019-07-31 (2019–20: 6.1% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

modified-ntc: Girard carries a nine-team no-trade list on the seven-year, $35M contract signed July 31, 2019; the final season is 2026-27. The specific seasons the list applies to are not stated in the allowed source.

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 Avalanche release (original signing club, later traded to PIT)
• ESPN

Quoted

7-yr/$35M extension, $5M AAV, reported by ESPN; club release confirmed term through 2026-27. Now on Penguins via 2026 trade for Brett Kulak.

Archive

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