Nikita Tolopilo

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club $0.04M of room its plan did not expect (where this number comes from) over 2 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2025–26: 0.8% (where this number comes from) of $95.5M (actual cap) · expected 0.8% of $95.5M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2026–27: 0.7% (where this number comes from) of $104.0M (announced cap) · expected 0.8% of $98.8M · gap −$0.04M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−$0.04M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$0.03M (where this number comes from) over 2 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (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%: −$0.05M · 3.5%: −$0.04M · 4.0%: −$0.04M · 4.8%: −$0.03M

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

0.8% · 0.8%

Flat equivalent

0.8%

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

1 actual · 1 announced

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

2 seasons, 2025–26 to 2026–27

Signed

2025-07-01 (2025–26: 0.8% of that cap)

At expiry

UFA

Trade protection

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

Retained

None on file

Contract type

two-way

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

• NHL.com/Canucks: "Canucks Agree to Terms with Nikita Tolopilo on a Two-Year, Two
• The Hockey News: "Canucks Sign Nikita Tolopilo To A Two-Year, Two-Way Contract E

Quoted

2-year two-way extension, AAV $775,000, keeps him under contract through 2026-27; becomes UFA upon expiry.

Archive

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