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Josh Norris contract

#9CenterAge 27Buffalo Sabres
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.95M$7,950,000
OTTOttawa Senators · Jul 2022 – Oct 13, 2026BUFBuffalo Sabres · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

8 years · $63.6M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 31

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 31

2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $7.95M · Salary $9.50M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $5,000,000, cap hit $7,950,000$5.0M22/2323/24: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $7,950,000$6.5M23/2424/25: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,950,000$9.5M24/2525/26: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,950,000$9.5M25/2626/27: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,950,000$9.5M26/2727/28: pay $8,750,000, cap hit $7,950,000$8.75M27/2828/29: pay $7,850,000, cap hit $7,950,000$7.85M28/2929/30: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $7,950,000$7.0M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $9.5M from 2024-25 through 2026-27, dropping to $7.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Josh Norris contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamOTTOTTOTTOTTBUFBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M$7.95M
% of cap9.6%9.5%9.0%8.3%7.6%7.0%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.00M$6.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$8.75M$7.85M$7.00M
Base salary$5.00M$6.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$8.75M$7.85M$7.00M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$5.00M$6.50M$9.50M$9.50M$9.50M$8.75M$7.85M$7.00M
Clause————M-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 14, 2022 with OTT. Source announcement

Contract history

OTTEntry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $925K AAV · signed May 27, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-22
TeamOTTOTTOTT
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$425K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed May 27, 2019 with OTT. Source announcement