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Alex Tuch contract

#89Right WingAge 30Washington Capitals
Cap hit 2026-27
$10.50M$10,500,000
BUFBuffalo Sabres · Jul 2026 – Oct 13, 2026WSHWashington Capitals · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

8 years · $84.0M total

Year 1 of 8 · expires after 2033-34 as a UFA at age 38

Contract timeline

UFA 2034 · age 38

2026-27 · WSH · Cap hit $10.50M · Salary $10.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M26/2727/28: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M27/2828/29: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M28/2929/30: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M29/3030/31: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M30/3131/32: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M31/3232/33: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M32/3333/34: pay $10,500,000, cap hit $10,500,000$10.5M33/34
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Alex Tuch contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-34
TeamWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M
% of cap10.1%9.3%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M$10.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 2, 2026 with BUF. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2019-20 to 2025-267 years · $4.75M AAV · signed Oct 19, 2018
Contract 2019-20 to 2025-26 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26
TeamVGKVGKBUFBUFBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
% of cap5.8%5.8%5.8%5.8%5.7%5.4%5.0%
Total salary$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
Base salary$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
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Signed Oct 19, 2018 with VGK. Source announcement

MINEntry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 13, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2018-19 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-19
TeamMINVGKVGK
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet1.2%
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$425K$425K$425K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Apr 13, 2016 with MIN. Source announcement