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Eetu Luostarinen contract

#27CenterAge 28Florida Panthers
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000
FLAFlorida Panthers · Jul 2023 – present

3 years · $9.0M total

Year 3 of 3 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $3.00M

Signed extension
UFA 2035 · age 36

2027-28 · FLA · Cap hit $5.00M · Salary $5.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M24/2525/26: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M25/2626/27: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M26/27
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Eetu Luostarinen contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-27
TeamFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M
% of cap3.4%3.1%2.9%
Total salary$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M
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Signed Jul 25, 2023 with FLA. Source announcement

Extension: 8 years, $5.00M AAV

8 years · $40.0M total · begins 2027-28 · signed Jul 1, 2026

Eetu Luostarinen extension by season
Season2027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-342034-35
TeamFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M
% of cap4.4%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2026 with FLA. Source announcement

Contract history

FLAStandard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $1.50M AAV · signed Jul 8, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamFLAFLA
Cap hit$1.50M$1.50M
% of cap1.8%1.8%
Total salary$1.50M$1.50M
Base salary$1.50M$1.50M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$1.50M$1.50M
Clause——

Signed Jul 8, 2022 with FLA. Source announcement

CAREntry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $898K AAV · signed May 30, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-22
TeamFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$898K$898K$898K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$843K$925K$925K
Base salary$750K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$83K$0$0
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed May 30, 2019 with CAR. Source announcement