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Kaiden Guhle contract

DefenseAge 24Montreal Canadiens
Cap hit 2026-27
$5.55M$5,550,000
MTLMontreal Canadiens · Jul 2024 – present

6 years · $33.3M total

Year 2 of 6 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2031 · age 29

2026-27 · MTL · Cap hit $5.55M · Salary $5.25M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $5,550,000$7.0M25/2626/27: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,550,000$5.25M26/2727/28: pay $6,550,000, cap hit $5,550,000$6.55M27/2828/29: pay $5,000,000, cap hit $5,550,000$5.0M28/2929/30: pay $5,000,000, cap hit $5,550,000$5.0M29/3030/31: pay $4,500,000, cap hit $5,550,000$4.5M30/31
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $7.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $4.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Kaiden Guhle contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
TeamMTLMTLMTLMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M
% of cap5.8%5.3%4.9%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$7.00M$5.25M$6.55M$5.00M$5.00M$4.50M
Base salary$2.00M$5.25M$6.55M$5.00M$5.00M$4.50M
Signing bonus$5.00M$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Clause————M-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 31, 2024 with MTL. Source announcement

Contract history

MTLEntry-level · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $863K AAV · signed Oct 20, 2020
Contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 by season
Season2022-232023-242024-25
TeamMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$863K$863K$863K
% of cap1.0%1.0%1.0%
Total salary$925K$833K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$420K$420K$420K
Minors salary$80K$80K$80K
Clause———

Signed Oct 20, 2020 with MTL. Source announcement