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Rasmus Ristolainen contract

#55DefenseAge 31Philadelphia Flyers
Cap hit 2026-27
$5.10M$5,100,000
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers · Mar 2022 – present

5 years · $25.5M total

Year 5 of 5 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 32

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 32

2026-27 · PHI · Cap hit $5.10M · Salary $4.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $5,100,000$4.0M22/2323/24: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,100,000$5.5M23/2424/25: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $5,100,000$6.5M24/2525/26: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,100,000$5.5M25/2626/27: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $5,100,000$4.0M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $6.5M in 2024-25, dropping to $4.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Rasmus Ristolainen contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
TeamPHIPHIPHIPHIPHI
Cap hit$5.10M$5.10M$5.10M$5.10M$5.10M
% of cap6.2%6.1%5.8%5.3%4.9%
Total salary$4.00M$5.50M$6.50M$5.50M$4.00M
Base salary$4.00M$5.50M$6.50M$5.50M$4.00M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.00M$5.50M$6.50M$5.50M$4.00M
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Signed Mar 10, 2022 with PHI. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFStandard · 2016-17 to 2021-226 years · $5.40M AAV · signed Oct 11, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
TeamBUFBUFBUFBUFBUFPHI
Cap hit$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet6.8%6.6%6.6%6.6%
Total salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
Base salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$4.40M$5.40M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$1.00M$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M$5.40M
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Signed Oct 11, 2016 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 12, 2013
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$850K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Jul 12, 2013 with BUF. Source announcement