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Lane Hutson contract

DefenseAge 22Montreal Canadiens
Cap hit 2026-27
$8.85M$8,850,000
MTLMontreal Canadiens · Oct 2025 – present

8 years · $70.8M total

Year 1 of 8 · expires after 2033-34 as a UFA at age 30

Contract timeline

UFA 2034 · age 30

2026-27 · MTL · Cap hit $8.85M · Salary $8.85M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M26/2727/28: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M27/2828/29: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M28/2929/30: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M29/3030/31: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M30/3131/32: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M31/3232/33: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M32/3333/34: pay $8,850,000, cap hit $8,850,000$8.85M33/34
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Lane Hutson contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-34
TeamMTLMTLMTLMTLMTLMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M
% of cap8.5%7.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M$8.85M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 13, 2025 with MTL. Source announcement

Contract history

MTLEntry-level · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $950K AAV · signed Apr 12, 2024
Contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 by season
Season2023-242024-252025-26
TeamMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$950K$950K$950K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.0%
Total salary$950K$950K$950K
Base salary$855K$855K$855K
Signing bonus$95K$95K$95K
Perf. bonus$0K$750K$850K
Minors salary$83K$83K$83K
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Signed Apr 12, 2024 with MTL. Source announcement