Bowen Byram

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.68M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 1 season with a cap on file.

• 2027–28: 11.0% (where this number comes from) of $113.5M (league projection) · expected 11.6% of $107.6M · gap −$0.68M (where this number comes from)
• 2028–29: at most 12.0% (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 11.2% of $111.4M
• 2029–30: at most 12.0% (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 10.8% of $115.3M
• 2030–31: at most 12.0% (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 10.5% of $119.3M
• 2031–32: at most 12.0% (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 10.1% of $123.5M
• 2032–33: at most 12.0% (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 9.8% of $127.8M

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.68M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$0.83M (where this number comes from) over 1 season: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (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%: −$0.81M · 3.5%: −$0.68M · 4.0%: −$0.62M · 4.8%: −$0.52M

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

11.6% · 11.0%

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 projected · 5 on the MOU formula (a guess)

Paid

$12.5M (where this number comes from)11.0% of the cap in 2027–28

Worth

$7.35MCap: 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

6 seasons, 2027-28 to 2032-33

Signed

2026-07-01 (2026–27: 12.0% 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

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))

Other deals on file

• 2025-26 to 2026-27: $6.25M

Tier

certified

Sources

• NHL.com

Archive

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

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