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Sean Couturier contract

#14CenterAge 33Philadelphia Flyers
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.75M$7,750,000
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers · Aug 2021 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $62.0M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 37

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 37

2026-27 · PHI · Cap hit $7.75M · Salary $7.75M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M22/2323/24: pay $9,000,000, cap hit $7,750,000$9.0M23/2424/25: pay $9,000,000, cap hit $7,750,000$9.0M24/2525/26: pay $9,000,000, cap hit $7,750,000$9.0M25/2626/27: pay $7,750,000, cap hit $7,750,000$7.75M26/2727/28: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $7,750,000$6.5M27/2828/29: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $7,750,000$6.5M28/2929/30: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $7,750,000$6.5M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $9.0M from 2023-24 through 2025-26, dropping to $6.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Sean Couturier contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamPHIPHIPHIPHIPHIPHIPHIPHI
Cap hit$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M$7.75M
% of cap9.4%9.3%8.8%8.1%7.5%6.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$7.75M$9.00M$9.00M$9.00M$7.75M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M
Base salary$1.75M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$1.75M$1.50M$1.50M$1.50M
Signing bonus$6.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M$6.00M$5.00M$5.00M$5.00M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$7.75M$9.00M$9.00M$9.00M$7.75M$6.50M$6.50M$6.50M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Aug 26, 2021 with PHI. Source announcement

Contract history

PHIStandard · 2016-17 to 2021-226 years · $4.33M AAV · signed Jul 28, 2015
Contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
TeamPHIPHIPHIPHIPHIPHI
Cap hit$4.33M$4.33M$4.33M$4.33M$4.33M$4.33M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet5.5%5.3%5.3%5.3%
Total salary$3.75M$4.00M$4.25M$4.50M$4.75M$4.75M
Base salary$3.75M$4.00M$4.25M$4.50M$4.75M$4.75M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$3.75M$4.00M$4.25M$4.50M$4.75M$4.75M
Clause——————

Signed Jul 28, 2015 with PHI. Source announcement

PHIStandard · 2014-15 to 2015-162 years · $1.75M AAV · signed Jul 20, 2013
Contract 2014-15 to 2015-16 by season
Season2014-152015-16
TeamPHIPHI
Cap hit$1.75M$1.75M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$1.50M$2.00M
Base salary$1.50M$2.00M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$1.50M$2.00M
Clause——

Signed Jul 20, 2013 with PHI. Source announcement

PHIEntry-level · 2011-12 to 2013-143 years · $925K AAV · signed Sep 26, 2011
Contract 2011-12 to 2013-14 by season
Season2011-122012-132013-14
TeamPHIPHIPHI
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$450K$450K$450K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Sep 26, 2011 with PHI. Source announcement