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Michael Rasmussen contract

CenterAge 27Detroit Red Wings
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.20M$3,200,000
DETDetroit Red Wings · Feb 2024 – present

4 years · $12.8M total

Year 3 of 4 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2028 · age 29

2026-27 · DET · Cap hit $3.20M · Salary $3.65M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $2,550,000, cap hit $3,200,000$2.55M24/2525/26: pay $2,950,000, cap hit $3,200,000$2.95M25/2626/27: pay $3,650,000, cap hit $3,200,000$3.65M26/2727/28: pay $3,650,000, cap hit $3,200,000$3.65M27/28
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Back-loaded: $3.65M from 2026-27 through 2027-28, up from $2.55M in the first season.

Year by year

Michael Rasmussen contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-28
TeamDETDETDETDET
Cap hit$3.20M$3.20M$3.20M$3.20M
% of cap3.6%3.4%3.1%2.8%*
Total salary$2.55M$2.95M$3.65M$3.65M
Base salary$2.05M$2.95M$3.65M$3.65M
Signing bonus$500K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.55M$2.95M$3.65M$3.65M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Feb 20, 2024 with DET. Source announcement

Contract history

DETStandard · 2021-22 to 2023-243 years · $1.46M AAV · signed Jul 22, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 by season
Season2021-222022-232023-24
TeamDETDETDET
Cap hit$1.46M$1.46M$1.46M
% of cap1.8%1.8%1.7%
Total salary$1.00M$1.48M$1.90M
Base salary$1.00M$1.48M$1.90M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$1.00M$1.48M$1.90M
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Signed Jul 22, 2021 with DET. Source announcement

DETEntry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $894K AAV · signed Aug 5, 2017
Contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-21
TeamDETDETDET
Cap hit$894K$894K$894K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$925K$925K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0K
Perf. bonus$750K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Aug 5, 2017 with DET. Source announcement