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Colorado Avalanche · Jul 2022 – presentM-NTCModified no-trade clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Artturi Lehkonen contract
Left WingAge 31Colorado Avalanche
Colorado AvalancheCap hit 2026-27
$4.50M$4,500,000Colorado Avalanche · Jul 2022 – present5 years · $22.5M total
Year 5 of 5 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 31
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 31
2026-27 · COL · Cap hit $4.50M · Salary $4.00M · M-NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $5.0M from 2022-23 through 2023-24, dropping to $4.0M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M |
| % of cap | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Total salary | $5.00M | $5.00M | $4.50M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Base salary | $5.00M | $5.00M | $4.50M | $4.00M | $3.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $1.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $5.00M | $5.00M | $4.50M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Clause | — | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 13, 2022 with COL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2021-221 year · $2.30M AAV · signed Jul 31, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 |
|---|---|
| Team | MTL |
| Cap hit | $2.30M |
| % of cap | 2.8% |
| Total salary | $2.30M |
| Base salary | $2.30M |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.30M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 31, 2021 with MTL. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $2.40M AAV · signed Jul 11, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | MTL | MTL |
| Cap hit | $2.40M | $2.40M |
| % of cap | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Total salary | $2.40M | $2.40M |
| Base salary | $2.40M | $2.20M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $200K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.40M | $2.40M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 11, 2019 with MTL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $839K AAV · signed May 8, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MTL | MTL | MTL |
| Cap hit | $839K | $839K | $839K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $668K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $575K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $258K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed May 8, 2016 with MTL. Source announcement