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Nashville Predators · Jul 2024 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Brady Skjei contract
#76DefenseAge 32Nashville Predators
Nashville PredatorsCap hit 2026-27
$7.00M$7,000,000Nashville Predators · Jul 2024 – present7 years · $49.0M total
Year 3 of 7 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 37
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 37
2026-27 · NSH · Cap hit $7.00M · Salary $6.00M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $10.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $6.0M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NSH | NSH | NSH | NSH | NSH | NSH | NSH |
| Cap hit | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M |
| % of cap | 8.0% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 6.2%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $10.00M | $8.50M | $6.00M | $6.50M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Base salary | $6.00M | $7.50M | $4.00M | $5.50M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $4.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $10.00M | $8.50M | $6.00M | $6.50M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 2, 2024 with NSH. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2018-19 to 2023-246 years · $5.25M AAV · signed Jul 28, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NYR |  CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M | $5.25M |
| % of cap | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Total salary | $5.70M | $5.40M | $4.20M | $5.40M | $5.40M | $5.40M |
| Base salary | $4.70M | $4.40M | $4.20M | $4.40M | $5.40M | $5.40M |
| Signing bonus | $1.00M | $1.00M | $0K | $1.00M | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $5.70M | $5.40M | $4.20M | $5.40M | $5.40M | $5.40M |
| Clause | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 28, 2018 with NYR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 1, 2015
| Season | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NYR | NYR | NYR |
| 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 | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Apr 1, 2015 with NYR. Source announcement