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Ilya Lyubushkin contract

DefenseAge 32Nashville Predators
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.25M$3,250,000
DALDallas Stars · Jul 2024 – Oct 13, 2026NSHNashville Predators · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

3 years · $9.75M total

Year 3 of 3 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 33

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 33

2026-27 · NSH · Cap hit $3.25M · Salary $2.40M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $3,250,000$4.0M24/2525/26: pay $3,350,000, cap hit $3,250,000$3.35M25/2626/27: pay $2,400,000, cap hit $3,250,000$2.4M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $4.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $2.4M in the final season.

Year by year

Ilya Lyubushkin contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-27
TeamDALDALNSH
Cap hit$3.25M$3.25M$3.25M
% of cap3.7%3.4%3.1%
Total salary$4.00M$3.35M$2.40M
Base salary$4.00M$3.35M$2.40M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.00M$3.35M$2.40M
Clause———

Signed Jul 1, 2024 with DAL. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFStandard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $2.75M AAV · signed Jul 13, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$2.75M$2.75M
% of cap3.3%3.3%
Total salary$2.75M$2.75M
Base salary$2.75M$2.75M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.75M$2.75M
Clause——

Signed Jul 13, 2022 with BUF. Source announcement

ARIStandard · 2021-221 year · $1.35M AAV · signed Apr 19, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamTOR
Cap hit$1.35M
% of cap1.7%
Total salary$1.35M
Base salary$1.35M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.35M
Clause—

Signed Apr 19, 2021 with ARI. Source announcement

ARIStandard · 2020-211 year · $1.00M AAV · signed Oct 5, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 by season
Season2020-21
TeamARI
Cap hit$1.00M
% of cap1.2%
Total salary$1.00M
Base salary$1.00M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.00M
Clause—

Signed Oct 5, 2020 with ARI. Source announcement

ARIStandard · 2019-201 year · $874K AAV · signed Jun 14, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 by season
Season2019-20
TeamARI
Cap hit$874K
% of cap1.1%
Total salary$874K
Base salary$874K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$874K
Clause—

Signed Jun 14, 2019 with ARI. Source announcement

ARIEntry-level · 2018-191 year · $925K AAV · signed May 23, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 by season
Season2018-19
TeamARI
Cap hit$925K
% of cap1.2%
Total salary$925K
Base salary$833K
Signing bonus$93K
Perf. bonus$425K
Minors salary$70K
Clause—

Signed May 23, 2018 with ARI. Source announcement