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Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2026 – present Total pay Cap hit
John Carlson contract
#74DefenseAge 36Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay LightningCap hit 2026-27
$8.50M$8,500,000Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2026 – present2 years · $17.0M total
Year 1 of 2 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 38
Contract timeline
UFA 2028 · age 38
2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $8.50M · Salary $8.50M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| % of cap | 8.2% | 7.5%* |
| Total salary | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| Clause | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 1, 2026 with TBL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2018-19 to 2025-268 years · $8.00M AAV · signed Jul 3, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M |
| % of cap | 10.1% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% |
| Total salary | $12.00M | $12.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Base salary | $5.50M | $5.50M | $6.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $6.50M | $6.50M | $2.00M | $5.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $12.00M | $12.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Clause | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 3, 2018 with WSH. Source announcement
Standard · 2012-13 to 2017-186 years · $3.97M AAV · signed Sep 15, 2012
| Season | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $3.97M | $3.97M | $3.97M | $3.97M | $3.97M | $3.97M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $3.80M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Base salary | $3.80M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.80M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Signed Sep 15, 2012 with WSH. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2009-10 to 2011-123 years · $846K AAV · signed Nov 4, 2008
| Season | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $846K | $846K | $846K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $875K | $875K | $788K |
| Base salary | $788K | $788K | $788K |
| Signing bonus | $88K | $88K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $65K | $65K | $65K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Nov 4, 2008 with WSH. Source announcement