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Columbus Blue Jackets · Mar 2025 – presentM-NTCModified no-trade clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Mathieu Olivier contract
Right WingAge 29Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue JacketsCap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000Columbus Blue Jackets · Mar 2025 – present6 years · $18.0M total
Year 2 of 6 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 34
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 34
2026-27 · CBJ · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $3.90M · M-NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $4.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $2.4M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CBJ | CBJ | CBJ | CBJ | CBJ | CBJ |
| Cap hit | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| % of cap | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.6%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $4.00M | $3.90M | $2.90M | $2.40M | $2.40M | $2.40M |
| Base salary | $4.00M | $3.90M | $2.90M | $2.40M | $2.40M | $2.40M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Mar 5, 2025 with CBJ. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $1.10M AAV · signed Jun 21, 2023
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CBJ | CBJ |
| Cap hit | $1.10M | $1.10M |
| % of cap | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Total salary | $1.10M | $1.10M |
| Base salary | $1.10M | $1.10M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.10M | $1.10M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jun 21, 2023 with CBJ. Source announcement
Standard · 2021-22 to 2022-232 years · $750K AAV · signed Jul 29, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NSH | CBJ |
| Cap hit | $750K | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $750K | $750K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 29, 2021 with NSH. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $730K AAV · signed May 1, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NSH | NSH |
| Cap hit | $730K | $730K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $730K | $730K |
| Base salary | $700K | $700K |
| Signing bonus | $30K | $30K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed May 1, 2019 with NSH. Source announcement