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Robert Thomas contract
#18CenterAge 27St. Louis Blues
St. Louis BluesCap hit 2026-27
$8.13M$8,125,000St. Louis Blues · Jul 2022 – present8 years · $65.0M total
Year 4 of 8 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 31
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 31
2026-27 · STL · Cap hit $8.13M · Salary $8.25M · NTC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the middle years: $10.9M in 2024-25, dropping to $6.55M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M | $8.13M |
| % of cap | 9.7% | 9.2% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.2%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $9.00M | $10.90M | $10.50M | $8.25M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.55M |
| Base salary | $9.00M | $10.90M | $10.50M | $8.25M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.55M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $9.00M | $10.90M | $10.50M | $8.25M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.55M |
| Clause | — | — | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | M-NTC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 13, 2022 with STL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2021-22 to 2022-232 years · $2.80M AAV · signed Sep 21, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $2.80M | $2.80M |
| % of cap | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Total salary | $2.40M | $3.20M |
| Base salary | $2.40M | $3.20M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.40M | $3.20M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Sep 21, 2021 with STL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $894K AAV · signed Sep 28, 2017
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | STL | STL |
| Cap hit | $894K | $894K | $894K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $833K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $425K | $425K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Sep 28, 2017 with STL. Source announcement