Sam Rinzel

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.05M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 3 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2024–25: 1.1% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 1.1% of $88.0M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2025–26: 1.0% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 1.0% of $95.5M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 0.9% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 1.0% of $98.8M · gap −$0.05M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.05M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$0.02M (where this number comes from) over 3 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (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%: −$0.06M · 3.5%: −$0.05M · 4.0%: −$0.04M · 4.8%: −$0.04M

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

1.0% · 1.0%

Flat equivalent

1.0%

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).

Seasons

2 actual · 1 announced

Paid

$0.95M (where this number comes from)1.1% of the cap in 2024–25

Worth

$5.20MCup: 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

3 seasons, 2024–25 to 2026–27

Signed

2025-03-29 (2024–25: 1.1% of that cap)

At expiry

RFA

Trade protection

not-eligible: Entry-level contract; a no-trade or no-move clause can only take effect once a player qualifies for Group 3 unrestricted free agency (CBA 11.8(a)).

Retained

None on file

Contract type

entry-level

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

• CHI club release (NHL.com)
• NHL.com/Blackhawks

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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