Sam Bennett

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal gave the club 1,29 M$ of room its plan did not expect (d'où vient ce nombre) over 3 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2025–26: 8,4 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 95,50 M$ (actual cap) · expected 8,4 % of 95,50 M$ · gap 0 $ (d'où vient ce nombre)
• 2026–27: 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (announced cap) · expected 8,1 % of 98,84 M$ · gap −417 432 $ (d'où vient ce nombre)
• 2027–28: 7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 113,50 M$ (league projection) · expected 7,8 % of 102,30 M$ · gap −875 683 $ (d'où vient ce nombre)
• 2028–29: at most 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 7,6 % of 105,88 M$
• 2029–30: at most 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 7,3 % of 109,59 M$
• 2030–31: at most 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 7,1 % of 113,42 M$
• 2031–32: at most 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 6,8 % of 117,39 M$
• 2032–33: at most 7,7 % (d'où vient ce nombre) of 104,00 M$ (the MOU floor; no cap is projected yet and the real one can only be higher, so it is left off the chart) · expected 6,6 % of 121,50 M$

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

−1,29 M$ (d'où vient ce nombre)

Relative to the league

391 437 $ (d'où vient ce nombre) over 3 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; 2027-28 league rate -12.1%, n 416)

Buyer's-market discount

Non disponible (applies only to deals signed in the 2020 and 2021 flat-cap summers)

The same at other expectations

2.5%: −1,55 M$ · 3.5%: −1,29 M$ · 4.0%: −1,17 M$ · 4.8%: −969 867 $

At the league guidance on file when signed

0 $ (the dated guidance for the seasons it covered, then 3.5%)

Mean share: expected · realised

8,1 % · 7,7 %

Flat equivalent

Non disponible (known once every season of the term has a cap)

Netted

Retention none on file; LTIR and bonus overage Non disponible (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 actual · 1 announced · 1 projected · 5 on the MOU formula (a guess)

Payé

8,00 M$ (d'où vient ce nombre)8,4 % of the cap in 2025–26

Valeur

6,50 M$Cap: paid at or above the market

La valeur est ce que paient les contrats standards signés à 26 ans ou plus pour une production classée au même rang que ses points projetés. C'est un prix du marché, pas un jugement sur le joueur.

Durée

8 seasons, 2025–26 to 2032–33

Signé

2025-06-28 (2024–25: 9,1 % of that cap)

À l'échéance

Non disponible (statut non inscrit)

Protection contre les échanges

nmc: no-move clause for the first five years (2025–26 to 2029–30), then a limited no-trade clause for the final three years (per Elliotte Friedman)

Retenu

None on file

Type de contrat

standard

Règles en vigueur à la signature

2020 MOU: at most 8 seasons with the incumbent club, 7 elsewhere; no season above 20% of the cap in force at signing.

Salaire et primes, année par année

Non disponible (structure needs a licensed contract source (owner decision pending))

Niveau

certified

Sources

• FLA club release (NHL.com)

Cité

"$8 million average annual value" (With Bennett’s extension, ‘Benny’s Buddies’ is here to stay)

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