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Dallas Stars · Feb 2025 – present Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Sam Steel contract
CenterAge 28Dallas Stars
Dallas StarsCap hit 2026-27
$2.10M$2,100,000Dallas Stars · Feb 2025 – present2 years · $4.2M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 29
Contract timeline
2026-27 · DAL · Cap hit $2.10M · Salary $1.90M
Signed extension
UFA 2031 · age 33
2027-28 · DAL · Cap hit $3.70M · Salary $3.70M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $2.3M in 2025-26, dropping to $1.9M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $2.10M | $2.10M |
| % of cap | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Total salary | $2.30M | $1.90M |
| Base salary | $2.30M | $1.90M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Feb 14, 2025 with DAL. Source announcement
Extension: 4 years, $3.70M AAV
4 years · $14.8M total · begins 2027-28 · signed Sep 21, 2026
| Season | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL |
| Cap hit | $3.70M | $3.70M | $3.70M | $3.70M |
| % of cap | 3.3%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $3.70M | $3.70M | $3.70M | $3.70M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Sep 21, 2026 with DAL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2024-251 year · $1.20M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | DAL |
| Cap hit | $1.20M |
| % of cap | 1.4% |
| Total salary | $1.20M |
| Base salary | $1.20M |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.20M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with DAL. Source announcement
Standard · 2023-241 year · $850K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
| Season | 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Team | DAL |
| Cap hit | $850K |
| % of cap | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $850K |
| Base salary | $850K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $850K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2023 with DAL. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-231 year · $825K AAV · signed Aug 30, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Team | MIN |
| Cap hit | $825K |
| % of cap | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $825K |
| Base salary | $825K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $825K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Aug 30, 2022 with MIN. Source announcement
Standard · 2021-221 year · $874K AAV · signed Aug 6, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 |
|---|---|
| Team | ANA |
| Cap hit | $874K |
| % of cap | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $874K |
| Base salary | $874K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Aug 6, 2021 with ANA. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $863K AAV · signed Dec 20, 2016
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ANA | ANA | ANA |
| Cap hit | $863K | $863K | $863K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $925K | $833K | $833K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Dec 20, 2016 with ANA. Source announcement