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Florida Panthers · Oct 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Niko Mikkola contract
DefenseAge 30Florida Panthers
Florida PanthersCap hit 2026-27
$5.00M$5,000,000Florida Panthers · Oct 2025 – present8 years · $40.0M total
Year 1 of 8 · expires after 2033-34 as a UFA at age 38
Contract timeline
UFA 2034 · age 38
2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $5.00M · Salary $5.00M
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 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| % of cap | 4.8% | 4.4%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Oct 2, 2025 with FLA. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $2.50M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FLA | FLA | FLA |
| Cap hit | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M |
| % of cap | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Total salary | $3.00M | $2.50M | $2.00M |
| Base salary | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.00M |
| Signing bonus | $500K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.00M | $2.50M | $2.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2023 with FLA. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-231 year · $1.90M AAV · signed Jul 17, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Team | STL |
| Cap hit | $1.90M |
| % of cap | 2.3% |
| Total salary | $1.90M |
| Base salary | $1.90M |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.90M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 17, 2022 with STL. Source announcement
Standard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $788K AAV · signed Jan 30, 2020
| Season | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $788K | $788K |
| % of cap | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $788K | $788K |
| Base salary | $788K | $788K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $788K | $788K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jan 30, 2020 with STL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2018-19 to 2019-202 years · $843K AAV · signed May 31, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $843K | $843K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $843K | $843K |
| Base salary | $750K | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $83K | $83K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed May 31, 2018 with STL. Source announcement