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Jake McCabe contract

#22DefenseAge 33Toronto Maple Leafs
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.49M$4,491,898
TORToronto Maple Leafs · Oct 2024 – present
NTCNo-trade clause

5 years · $22.46M total

Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 36

2026-27 · TOR · Cap hit $4.49M · Salary $4.87M · NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $6,000,000, cap hit $4,491,898$6.0M25/2626/27: pay $4,866,756, cap hit $4,491,898$4.87M26/2727/28: pay $4,392,735, cap hit $4,491,898$4.39M27/2828/29: pay $3,600,000, cap hit $4,491,898$3.6M28/2929/30: pay $3,600,000, cap hit $4,491,898$3.6M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $6.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $3.6M in the final season.

Year by year

Jake McCabe contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamTORTORTORTORTOR
Cap hit$4.49M$4.49M$4.49M$4.49M$4.49M
% of cap4.7%4.3%4.0%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$6.00M$4.87M$4.39M$3.60M$3.60M
Base salary$775K$1.00M$1.00M$2.60M$3.60M
Signing bonus$5.22M$1.50M$1.30M$1.00M$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0
ClauseNTCNTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 28, 2024 with TOR. Source announcement

Contract history

CHIStandard · 2021-22 to 2024-254 years · $4.00M AAV · signed Jul 28, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2024-25 by season
Season2021-222022-232023-242024-25
TeamCHITORTORTOR
Cap hit$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
% of cap4.9%4.8%4.8%4.5%
Total salary$3.00M$4.00M$4.00M$5.00M
Base salary$3.00M$4.00M$4.00M$5.00M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$3.00M$4.00M$4.00M$5.00M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jul 28, 2021 with CHI. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $2.85M AAV · signed Aug 3, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 by season
Season2019-202020-21
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$2.85M$2.85M
% of cap3.5%3.5%
Total salary$2.90M$2.80M
Base salary$2.90M$2.80M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$2.90M$2.80M
Clause——

Signed Aug 3, 2019 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $1.60M AAV · signed Jun 30, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2018-19 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-19
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$1.60M$1.60M$1.60M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet2.0%
Total salary$1.25M$1.77M$1.77M
Base salary$1.25M$1.77M$1.77M
Signing bonus$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0
Minors salary$1.25M$1.77M$1.77M
Clause———

Signed Jun 30, 2016 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 2, 2014
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$0$0$0
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Apr 2, 2014 with BUF. Source announcement