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Aleksander Barkov contract

#16CenterAge 31Florida Panthers
Cap hit 2026-27
$10.00M$10,000,000
FLAFlorida Panthers · Oct 2021 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $80.0M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 34

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 34

2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $10.00M · Salary $10.00M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $12,000,000, cap hit $10,000,000$12.0M22/2323/24: pay $12,000,000, cap hit $10,000,000$12.0M23/2424/25: pay $12,000,000, cap hit $10,000,000$12.0M24/2525/26: pay $11,600,000, cap hit $10,000,000$11.6M25/2626/27: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $10,000,000$10.0M26/2727/28: pay $8,000,000, cap hit $10,000,000$8.0M27/2828/29: pay $7,200,000, cap hit $10,000,000$7.2M28/2929/30: pay $7,200,000, cap hit $10,000,000$7.2M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $12.0M from 2022-23 through 2024-25, dropping to $7.2M in the final season.

Year by year

Aleksander Barkov contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M
% of cap12.1%12.0%11.4%10.5%9.6%8.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$11.60M$10.00M$8.00M$7.20M$7.20M
Base salary$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M
Signing bonus$11.00M$11.00M$11.00M$10.60M$9.00M$7.00M$6.20M$6.20M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$11.60M$10.00M$8.00M$7.20M$7.20M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 8, 2021 with FLA. Source announcement

Contract history

FLAStandard · 2016-17 to 2021-226 years · $5.90M AAV · signed Jan 25, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
TeamFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$5.90M$5.90M$5.90M$5.90M$5.90M$5.90M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet7.4%7.2%7.2%7.2%
Total salary$4.50M$5.25M$6.25M$6.90M$4.75M$7.75M
Base salary$4.50M$5.25M$6.25M$6.90M$4.75M$7.75M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$4.50M$5.25M$6.25M$6.90M$4.75M$7.75M
Clause————NMCNMC

Signed Jan 25, 2016 with FLA. Source announcement

FLAEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2013
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$2.65M$2.65M$2.65M
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jul 14, 2013 with FLA. Source announcement