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New Jersey Devils · Jul 2024 – present Total pay Cap hit
Brett Pesce contract
DefenseAge 31New Jersey Devils
New Jersey DevilsCap hit 2026-27
$5.50M$5,500,000New Jersey Devils · Jul 2024 – present6 years · $33.0M total
Year 3 of 6 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 35
Contract timeline
UFA 2030 · age 35
2026-27 · NJD · Cap hit $5.50M · Salary $6.00M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $7.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $4.2M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NJD | NJD | NJD | NJD | NJD | NJD |
| Cap hit | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M |
| % of cap | 6.3% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.8%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $7.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $5.60M | $4.20M | $4.20M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with NJD. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2018-19 to 2023-246 years · $4.03M AAV · signed Aug 1, 2017
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M |
| % of cap | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Total salary | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M |
| Base salary | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M | $4.03M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Aug 1, 2017 with CAR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $809K AAV · signed Mar 28, 2015
| Season | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $809K | $809K | $809K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $743K | $793K | $893K |
| Base salary | $650K | $700K | $800K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $183K | $133K | $33K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Mar 28, 2015 with CAR. Source announcement