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Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Gage Goncalves contract
CenterAge 25Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay LightningCap hit 2026-27
$1.20M$1,200,000Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2025 – present2 years · $2.4M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 26
Contract timeline
RFA 2027 · age 26
2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $1.20M · Salary $1.20M
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 | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $1.20M | $1.20M |
| % of cap | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Total salary | $1.20M | $1.20M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2025 with TBL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 21, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | TBL |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $100K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jun 21, 2024 with TBL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2021-22 to 2023-243 years · $820K AAV · signed Dec 13, 2020
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $820K | $820K | $820K |
| % of cap | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $843K | $843K | $775K |
| Base salary | $750K | $750K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $133K | $83K | $83K |
| Minors salary | $80K | $80K | $80K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Dec 13, 2020 with TBL. Source announcement