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Jonathan Marchessault contract

#81Right WingAge 35Nashville Predators
Cap hit 2026-27
$5.50M$5,500,000
NSHNashville Predators · Jul 2024 – present
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

5 years · $27.5M total

Year 3 of 5 · expires after 2028-29 as a UFA at age 38

Contract timeline

UFA 2029 · age 38

2026-27 · NSH · Cap hit $5.50M · Salary $5.25M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $5,500,000$7.0M24/2525/26: pay $6,850,000, cap hit $5,500,000$6.85M25/2626/27: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,500,000$5.25M26/2727/28: pay $4,200,000, cap hit $5,500,000$4.2M27/2828/29: pay $4,200,000, cap hit $5,500,000$4.2M28/29
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $7.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $4.2M in the final season.

Year by year

Jonathan Marchessault contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29
TeamNSHNSHNSHNSHNSH
Cap hit$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M
% of cap6.3%5.8%5.3%4.8%*cap not set yet
Total salary$7.00M$6.85M$5.25M$4.20M$4.20M
Base salary$4.00M$6.85M$2.25M$3.20M$3.20M
Signing bonus$3.00M$3.00M$1.00M$1.00M$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$7.00M$6.85M$5.25M$4.20M$4.20M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 2, 2024 with NSH. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2018-19 to 2023-246 years · $5.00M AAV · signed Jan 3, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2023-24 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M
% of cap6.3%6.1%6.1%6.1%6.1%6.0%
Total salary$7.00M$6.00M$5.00M$5.00M$3.50M$3.50M
Base salary$5.00M$6.00M$5.00M$5.00M$3.50M$3.50M
Signing bonus$2.00M$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$7.00M$6.00M$5.00M$5.00M$3.50M$3.50M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jan 3, 2018 with VGK. Source announcement

FLAStandard · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $750K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 by season
Season2016-172017-18
TeamFLAFLA
Cap hit$750K$750K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$750K$750K
Base salary$750K$750K
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$750K$750K
Clause——

Signed Jul 1, 2016 with FLA. Source announcement

TBLStandard · 2015-161 year · $600K AAV · signed Jun 28, 2015
Contract 2015-16 to 2015-16 by season
Season2015-16
TeamTBL
Cap hit$600K
% of capcap not set yet
Total salary$600K
Base salary$600K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$150K
Clause—

Signed Jun 28, 2015 with TBL. Source announcement

CBJEntry-level · 2012-13 to 2014-153 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2012
Contract 2012-13 to 2014-15 by season
Season2012-132013-142014-15
TeamCBJTBLTBL
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 Jul 1, 2012 with CBJ. Source announcement