Quinn Hughes

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.03M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 6 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2021–22: 9.6% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.6% of $81.5M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2022–23: 9.5% (where this number comes from) of $82.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.3% of $84.4M · gap $0.17M (where this number comes from)
• 2023–24: 9.4% (where this number comes from) of $83.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.0% of $87.3M · gap $0.34M (where this number comes from)
• 2024–25: 8.9% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 8.7% of $90.4M · gap $0.21M (where this number comes from)
• 2025–26: 8.2% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 8.4% of $93.5M · gap −$0.17M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 7.5% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 8.1% of $96.8M · gap −$0.58M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.03M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

−$0.63M (where this number comes from) over 6 seasons: less room lost than the league's deals in force lost (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 (not in the flat-summer study (no birth date, production or first season on file))

The same at other expectations

2.5%: −$1.22M · 3.5%: −$0.03M · 4.0%: $0.54M · 4.8%: $1.43M

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

8.9% · 8.9%

Flat equivalent

8.8%

Netted

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

Regime

Signed in the flat (2020-21 to 2023-24) years; runs through flat (2020-21 to 2023-24), fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28).

Seasons

5 actual · 1 announced

Paid

$7.85M (where this number comes from)9.6% of the cap in 2021–22

Worth

$11.0MCup: 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

6 seasons, 2021–22 to 2026–27

Signed

2021-10-03 (2021–22: 9.6% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

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

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

reported

Sources

• Quinn Hughes contract extension update

Quoted

Acquired via trade from Vancouver; final year of existing 6-yr/$47.1M deal, no extension signed as of research date

Archive

The current deal, from the live ledger. The archive holds 855 standard contracts; year-by-year structure is unknown on every one.

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