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Toronto Maple Leafs · Aug 2023 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Auston Matthews contract
#34CenterAge 29Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple LeafsCap hit 2026-27
$13.25M$13,250,000Toronto Maple Leafs · Aug 2023 – present4 years · $53.0M total
Year 3 of 4 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 30
Contract timeline
UFA 2028 · age 30
2026-27 · TOR · Cap hit $13.25M · Salary $11.08M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $16.7M in 2024-25, dropping to $10.02M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TOR | TOR | TOR | TOR |
| Cap hit | $13.25M | $13.25M | $13.25M | $13.25M |
| % of cap | 15.1% | 13.9% | 12.7% | 11.7%* |
| Total salary | $16.70M | $15.20M | $11.08M | $10.02M |
| Base salary | $775K | $775K | $900K | $900K |
| Signing bonus | $15.93M | $14.43M | $10.18M | $9.12M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $16.70M | $15.20M | $11.08M | $10.02M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Aug 23, 2023 with TOR. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2019-20 to 2023-245 years · $11.63M AAV · signed Feb 5, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TOR | TOR | TOR | TOR | TOR |
| Cap hit | $11.63M | $11.64M | $11.64M | $11.64M | $11.64M |
| % of cap | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% | 13.9% |
| Total salary | $15.90M | $15.90M | $10.47M | $7.95M | $7.97M |
| Base salary | $700K | $700K | $750K | $750K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $15.20M | $15.20M | $9.72M | $7.20M | $7.20M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $15.90M | $15.90M | $10.47M | $7.95M | $7.97M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | NMC |
Signed Feb 5, 2019 with TOR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 21, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TOR | TOR | TOR |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.2% |
| 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 Jul 21, 2016 with TOR. Source announcement