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Nicolas Roy contract

#10CenterAge 29Colorado Avalanche
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000
VGKVegas Golden Knights · Aug 2022 – Oct 13, 2026COLColorado Avalanche · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

5 years · $15.0M total

Year 5 of 5 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 30

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 30

2026-27 · COL · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $2.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $3,500,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.5M22/2323/24: pay $3,500,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.5M23/2424/25: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M24/2525/26: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $3,000,000$2.5M25/2626/27: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $3,000,000$2.5M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $3.5M from 2022-23 through 2023-24, dropping to $2.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Nicolas Roy contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKCOL
Cap hit$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M
% of cap3.6%3.6%3.4%3.1%2.9%
Total salary$3.50M$3.50M$3.00M$2.50M$2.50M
Base salary$3.50M$3.50M$3.00M$2.50M$2.50M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$3.50M$3.50M$3.00M$2.50M$2.50M
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Signed Aug 8, 2022 with VGK. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $750K AAV · signed Apr 22, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 by season
Season2020-212021-22
TeamVGKVGK
Cap hit$750K$750K
% of cap0.9%0.9%
Total salary$750K$750K
Base salary$700K$750K
Signing bonus$50K$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$750K$750K
Clause——

Signed Apr 22, 2020 with VGK. Source announcement

CAREntry-level · 2017-18 to 2019-203 years · $720K AAV · signed Apr 9, 2016
Contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 by season
Season2017-182018-192019-20
TeamCARCARVGK
Cap hit$720K$720K$720K
% of capcap not set yet0.9%0.9%
Total salary$730K$730K$700K
Base salary$650K$650K$700K
Signing bonus$80K$80K$0
Perf. bonus$145K$70K$70K
Minors salary$68K$68K$68K
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Signed Apr 9, 2016 with CAR. Source announcement