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Montreal Canadiens · Nov 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Mike Matheson contract
#8DefenseAge 32Montreal Canadiens
Montreal CanadiensCap hit 2026-27
$6.00M$6,000,000Montreal Canadiens · Nov 2025 – present5 years · $30.0M total
Year 1 of 5 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 37
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 37
2026-27 · MTL · Cap hit $6.00M · Salary $6.00M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | MTL | MTL | MTL | MTL | MTL |
| Cap hit | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| % of cap | 5.8% | 5.3%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Nov 28, 2025 with MTL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2018-19 to 2025-268 years · $4.88M AAV · signed Oct 7, 2017
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA |  PIT | PIT | MTL | MTL | MTL | MTL |
| Cap hit | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M | $4.88M |
| % of cap | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| Total salary | $3.50M | $3.50M | $3.50M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M |
| Base salary | $3.00M | $3.50M | $3.50M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.50M |
| Signing bonus | $500K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.50M | $3.50M | $3.50M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $6.50M | $6.50M | $6.50M |
| Clause | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Oct 7, 2017 with FLA. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 1, 2015
| Season | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| 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 |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Apr 1, 2015 with FLA. Source announcement