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Florida Panthers · Jun 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Aaron Ekblad contract
DefenseAge 30Florida Panthers
Florida PanthersCap hit 2026-27
$6.10M$6,100,000Florida Panthers · Jun 2025 – present8 years · $48.8M total
Year 2 of 8 · expires after 2032-33 as a UFA at age 37
Contract timeline
UFA 2033 · age 37
2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $6.10M · Salary $6.10M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M |
| % of cap | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.4%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M | $6.10M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jun 30, 2025 with FLA. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2017-18 to 2024-258 years · $7.50M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2016
| Season | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 8.5% |
| Total salary | $9.00M | $7.00M | $9.00M | $6.00M | $9.00M | $6.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M |
| Base salary | $4.00M | $4.00M | $5.00M | $2.00M | $6.00M | $2.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $5.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $9.00M | $7.00M | $9.00M | $6.00M | $9.00M | $6.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 1, 2016 with FLA. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2014-15 to 2016-173 years · $925K AAV · signed Sep 7, 2014
| Season | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $2.85M | $2.85M | $2.85M |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Sep 7, 2014 with FLA. Source announcement