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Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2024 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Jake Guentzel contract
CenterAge 32Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay LightningCap hit 2026-27
$9.00M$9,000,000Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2024 – present7 years · $63.0M total
Year 3 of 7 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 36
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 36
2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $9.00M · Salary $7.96M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $13.26M in 2024-25, dropping to $7.96M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| % of cap | 10.2% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 7.9%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $13.26M | $9.95M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M |
| Base salary | $1.00M | $1.00M | $3.96M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M |
| Signing bonus | $12.26M | $8.95M | $4.00M | $6.96M | $6.96M | $6.96M | $6.96M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $13.26M | $9.95M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M | $7.96M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with TBL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2019-20 to 2023-245 years · $6.00M AAV · signed Dec 27, 2018
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | PIT | PIT | PIT | PIT |
| Cap hit | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| % of cap | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| Total salary | $7.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | $5.00M | $6.00M |
| Base salary | $7.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | $5.00M | $6.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $7.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | $5.00M | $6.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Dec 27, 2018 with PIT. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $734K AAV · signed May 23, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | PIT | PIT |
| Cap hit | $734K | $734K | $734K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $668K | $743K | $793K |
| Base salary | $575K | $650K | $700K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $258K | $183K | $133K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed May 23, 2016 with PIT. Source announcement