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St. Louis Blues · Sep 2021 – presentNTCNo-trade clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Colton Parayko contract
DefenseAge 33St. Louis Blues
St. Louis BluesCap hit 2026-27
$6.50M$6,500,000St. Louis Blues · Sep 2021 – present8 years · $52.0M total
Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 37
Contract timeline
UFA 2030 · age 37
2026-27 · STL · Cap hit $6.50M · Salary $6.35M · NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the middle years: $8.0M from 2023-24 through 2025-26, dropping to $4.8M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M |
| % of cap | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.7%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $7.25M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $6.35M | $4.80M | $4.80M | $4.80M |
| Base salary | $7.25M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $6.35M | $4.80M | $4.80M | $4.80M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $7.25M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $6.35M | $4.80M | $4.80M | $4.80M |
| Clause | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Sep 1, 2021 with STL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2017-18 to 2021-225 years · $5.50M AAV · signed Jul 20, 2017
| Season | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M | $5.50M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Total salary | $6.50M | $6.50M | $5.53M | $3.35M | $5.63M |
| Base salary | $6.50M | $6.50M | $5.53M | $3.35M | $5.63M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $6.50M | $6.50M | $5.53M | $3.35M | $5.63M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 20, 2017 with STL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2015-16 to 2016-172 years · $859K AAV · signed Mar 10, 2015
| Season | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $859K | $859K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $793K | $925K |
| Base salary | $700K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $133K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Mar 10, 2015 with STL. Source announcement