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Chris Tanev contract

#8DefenseAge 36Toronto Maple Leafs
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.50M$4,500,000
TORToronto Maple Leafs · Jul 2024 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

6 years · $27.0M total

Year 3 of 6 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 40

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 40

2026-27 · TOR · Cap hit $4.50M · Salary $4.60M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $6,000,000, cap hit $4,500,000$6.0M24/2525/26: pay $5,600,000, cap hit $4,500,000$5.6M25/2626/27: pay $4,600,000, cap hit $4,500,000$4.6M26/2727/28: pay $3,600,000, cap hit $4,500,000$3.6M27/2828/29: pay $3,600,000, cap hit $4,500,000$3.6M28/2929/30: pay $3,600,000, cap hit $4,500,000$3.6M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $6.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $3.6M in the final season.

Year by year

Chris Tanev contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamTORTORTORTORTORTOR
Cap hit$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M
% of cap5.1%4.7%4.3%4.0%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$6.00M$5.60M$4.60M$3.60M$3.60M$3.60M
Base salary$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M
Signing bonus$5.00M$4.60M$3.60M$2.60M$2.60M$2.60M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$6.00M$5.60M$4.60M$3.60M$3.60M$3.60M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2024 with TOR. Source announcement

Contract history

CGYStandard · 2020-21 to 2023-244 years · $4.50M AAV · signed Oct 9, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2023-24 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-232023-24
TeamCGYCGYCGYDAL
Cap hit$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M$4.50M
% of cap5.5%5.5%5.5%5.4%
Total salary$3.50M$5.50M$4.50M$4.50M
Base salary$3.50M$5.50M$4.50M$4.50M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$3.50M$5.50M$4.50M$4.50M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Oct 9, 2020 with CGY. Source announcement

VANStandard · 2015-16 to 2019-205 years · $4.45M AAV · signed Mar 24, 2015
Contract 2015-16 to 2019-20 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
TeamVANVANVANVANVAN
Cap hit$4.45M$4.45M$4.45M$4.45M$4.45M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet5.6%5.5%
Total salary$3.50M$3.50M$5.00M$5.00M$5.25M
Base salary$3.50M$3.50M$5.00M$5.00M$5.25M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$3.50M$3.50M$5.00M$5.00M$5.25M
Clause——M-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Mar 24, 2015 with VAN. Source announcement

VANStandard · 2014-151 year · $2.00M AAV · signed Jul 5, 2014
Contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 by season
Season2014-15
TeamVAN
Cap hit$2.00M
% of capcap not set yet
Total salary$2.00M
Base salary$2.00M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$2.00M
Clause—

Signed Jul 5, 2014 with VAN. Source announcement

VANStandard · 2013-141 year · $1.50M AAV · signed Aug 22, 2013
Contract 2013-14 to 2013-14 by season
Season2013-14
TeamVAN
Cap hit$1.50M
% of capcap not set yet
Total salary$1.50M
Base salary$1.50M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.50M
Clause—

Signed Aug 22, 2013 with VAN. Source announcement

VANEntry-level · 2010-11 to 2012-133 years · $900K AAV · signed Jun 2, 2010
Contract 2010-11 to 2012-13 by season
Season2010-112011-122012-13
TeamVANVANVAN
Cap hit$900K$900K$900K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$900K$900K$900K
Base salary$810K$810K$810K
Signing bonus$90K$90K$90K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$68K$68K$68K
Clause———

Signed Jun 2, 2010 with VAN. Source announcement