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Detroit Red Wings · Jul 2025 – Oct 13, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated) Total pay Cap hit
Elmer Soderblom contract
#25Left WingAge 25Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh PenguinsCap hit 2026-27
$1.13M$1,125,000Detroit Red Wings · Jul 2025 – Oct 13, 2026Pittsburgh Penguins · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)2 years · $2.25M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 25
Contract timeline
RFA 2027 · age 25
2026-27 · PIT · Cap hit $1.13M · Salary $1.13M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | DET | PIT |
| Cap hit | $1.13M | $1.13M |
| % of cap | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $1.13M | $1.13M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 2, 2025 with DET. Source announcement
Contract history
Entry-level · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $878K AAV · signed Jun 9, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DET | DET | DET |
| Cap hit | $878K | $878K | $878K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $843K | $868K | $925K |
| Base salary | $750K | $775K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $83K | $58K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jun 9, 2022 with DET. Source announcement