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Sam Reinhart contract

CenterAge 30Florida Panthers
Cap hit 2026-27
$8.63M$8,625,000
FLAFlorida Panthers · Jun 2024 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $69.0M total

Year 3 of 8 · expires after 2031-32 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2032 · age 36

2026-27 · FLA · Cap hit $8.63M · Salary $9.50M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $11,000,000, cap hit $8,625,000$11.0M24/2525/26: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $8,625,000$10.0M25/2626/27: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $8,625,000$9.5M26/2727/28: pay $9,350,000, cap hit $8,625,000$9.35M27/2828/29: pay $9,350,000, cap hit $8,625,000$9.35M28/2929/30: pay $6,600,000, cap hit $8,625,000$6.6M29/3030/31: pay $6,600,000, cap hit $8,625,000$6.6M30/3131/32: pay $6,600,000, cap hit $8,625,000$6.6M31/32
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $11.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $6.6M in the final season.

Year by year

Sam Reinhart contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
TeamFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M$8.63M
% of cap9.8%9.0%8.3%7.6%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$11.00M$10.00M$9.50M$9.35M$9.35M$6.60M$6.60M$6.60M
Base salary$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M
Signing bonus$10.00M$9.00M$8.50M$8.35M$8.35M$5.60M$5.60M$5.60M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$11.00M$10.00M$9.50M$9.35M$9.35M$6.60M$6.60M$6.60M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jun 30, 2024 with FLA. Source announcement

Contract history

FLAStandard · 2021-22 to 2023-243 years · $6.50M AAV · signed Aug 11, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 by season
Season2021-222022-232023-24
TeamFLAFLAFLA
Cap hit$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M
% of cap8.0%7.9%7.8%
Total salary$5.00M$8.00M$6.50M
Base salary$3.00M$6.00M$4.50M
Signing bonus$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$5.00M$8.00M$6.50M
Clause———

Signed Aug 11, 2021 with FLA. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2020-211 year · $5.20M AAV · signed Oct 25, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 by season
Season2020-21
TeamBUF
Cap hit$5.20M
% of cap6.4%
Total salary$5.20M
Base salary$5.20M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$5.20M
Clause—

Signed Oct 25, 2020 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFStandard · 2018-19 to 2019-202 years · $3.65M AAV · signed Sep 19, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 by season
Season2018-192019-20
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$3.65M$3.65M
% of cap4.6%4.5%
Total salary$3.55M$3.75M
Base salary$3.55M$3.75M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$3.55M$3.75M
Clause——

Signed Sep 19, 2018 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $894K AAV · signed Jul 12, 2014
Contract 2015-16 to 2017-18 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-18
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$894K$894K$894K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0K
Perf. bonus$2.65M$2.65M$2.65M
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jul 12, 2014 with BUF. Source announcement