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Matthew Knies contract

Left WingAge 23Columbus Blue Jackets
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.75M$7,750,000
TORToronto Maple Leafs · Jul 2025 – Oct 13, 2026CBJColumbus Blue Jackets · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

6 years · $46.5M total

Year 2 of 6 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

UFA 2031 · age 28

2026-27 · CBJ · Cap hit $7.75M · Salary $7.75M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M25/2626/27: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M26/2727/28: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M27/2828/29: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M28/2929/30: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M29/3030/31: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M30/31
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Matthew Knies contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
TeamTORCBJCBJCBJCBJCBJ
Cap hit$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M
% of cap8.1%7.5%6.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2025 with TOR. Source announcement

Contract history

TOREntry-level · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 9, 2023
Contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 by season
Season2022-232023-242024-25
TeamTORTORTOR
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$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$80K$80K$80K
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Signed Apr 9, 2023 with TOR. Source announcement