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Ryan Johnson contract

#3DefenseAge 25Pittsburgh Penguins
Cap hit 2026-27
$775K$775,000
BUFBuffalo Sabres · Jul 2025 – Oct 14, 2026PITPittsburgh Penguins · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

3 years · $2.33M total

Year 2 of 3 · expires after 2027-28 as an RFA at age 26

Contract timeline

RFA 2028 · age 26

2026-27 · PIT · Cap hit $775K · Salary $775K

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $775,000, cap hit $775,000$775K25/2626/27: pay $775,000, cap hit $775,000$775K26/2727/28: pay $775,000, cap hit $775,000$775K27/28
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Ryan Johnson contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-28
TeamBUFPITPIT
Cap hit$775K$775K$775K
% of cap0.8%0.7%0.7%*
Total salary$775K$775K$775K
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2025 with BUF. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFEntry-level · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $925K AAV · signed May 27, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 by season
Season2023-242024-25
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$925K$925K
% of cap1.1%1.1%
Total salary$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$70K$70K
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Signed May 27, 2023 with BUF. Source announcement