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St. Louis Blues · Jul 2024 – presentNTCNo-trade clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Pavel Buchnevich contract
#89Left WingAge 31St. Louis Blues
St. Louis BluesCap hit 2026-27
$8.00M$8,000,000St. Louis Blues · Jul 2024 – present6 years · $48.0M total
Year 2 of 6 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 36
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 36
2026-27 · STL · Cap hit $8.00M · Salary $6.00M · NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the middle years: $11.0M in 2028-29, dropping to $5.0M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M |
| % of cap | 8.4% | 7.7% | 7.0%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $8.00M | $6.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $8.00M | $5.00M |
| Base salary | $8.00M | $6.00M | $10.00M | $11.00M | $8.00M | $5.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 2, 2024 with STL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2021-22 to 2024-254 years · $5.80M AAV · signed Jul 27, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M | $5.80M |
| % of cap | 7.1% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| Total salary | $4.50M | $5.50M | $6.90M | $6.30M |
| Base salary | $4.50M | $5.50M | $6.90M | $6.30M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $4.50M | $5.50M | $6.90M | $6.30M |
| Clause | — | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 27, 2021 with STL. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $3.25M AAV · signed Jul 26, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYR | NYR |
| Cap hit | $3.25M | $3.25M |
| % of cap | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Total salary | $3.00M | $3.50M |
| Base salary | $2.50M | $3.00M |
| Signing bonus | $500K | $500K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.00M | $3.50M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 26, 2019 with NYR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $925K AAV · signed May 13, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NYR | NYR | NYR |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.2% |
| 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 May 13, 2016 with NYR. Source announcement