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Mattias Samuelsson contract

DefenseAge 26Buffalo Sabres
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.29M$4,285,714
BUFBuffalo Sabres · Oct 2022 – present

7 years · $30.0M total

Year 4 of 7 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 30

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 30

2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $4.29M · Salary $4.29M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

23/24: pay $4,285,716, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M23/2424/25: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M24/2525/26: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M25/2626/27: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M26/2727/28: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M27/2828/29: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M28/2929/30: pay $4,285,714, cap hit $4,285,714$4.29M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $4.29M in 2023-24, dropping to $4.29M in the final season.

Year by year

Mattias Samuelsson contract by season
Season2023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamBUFBUFBUFBUFBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M
% of cap5.1%4.9%4.5%4.1%3.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M
Base salary$2.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M
Signing bonus$2.00M$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M$4.29M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 12, 2022 with BUF. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFEntry-level · 2020-21 to 2022-233 years · $925K AAV · signed Mar 25, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-23
TeamBUFBUFBUF
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$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 25, 2020 with BUF. Source announcement