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Will Borgen contract

#17DefenseAge 29Boston Bruins
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.10M$4,100,000
NYRNew York Rangers · Jan 2025 – Oct 13, 2026BOSBoston Bruins · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

5 years · $20.5M total

Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 33

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 33

2026-27 · BOS · Cap hit $4.10M · Salary $4.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $5,000,000, cap hit $4,100,000$5.0M25/2626/27: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,100,000$4.0M26/2727/28: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,100,000$4.0M27/2828/29: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,100,000$4.0M28/2929/30: pay $3,500,000, cap hit $4,100,000$3.5M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $5.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $3.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Will Borgen contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamNYRBOSBOSBOSBOS
Cap hit$4.10M$4.10M$4.10M$4.10M$4.10M
% of cap4.3%3.9%3.6%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$3.50M
Base salary$4.00M$3.00M$4.00M$4.00M$3.50M
Signing bonus$1.00M$1.00M$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jan 25, 2025 with NYR. Source announcement

Contract history

SEAStandard · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $2.70M AAV · signed Jul 7, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 by season
Season2023-242024-25
TeamSEASEA
Cap hit$2.70M$2.70M
% of cap3.2%3.1%
Total salary$2.50M$2.90M
Base salary$2.50M$2.90M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$2.50M$2.90M
Clause——

Signed Jul 7, 2023 with SEA. Source announcement

SEAStandard · 2021-22 to 2022-232 years · $900K AAV · signed Aug 5, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 by season
Season2021-222022-23
TeamSEASEA
Cap hit$900K$900K
% of cap1.1%1.1%
Total salary$900K$900K
Base salary$900K$900K
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$900K$900K
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Signed Aug 5, 2021 with SEA. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $864K AAV · signed Mar 25, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-21
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$864K$864K$864K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$743K$925K$925K
Base salary$650K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$183K$0$0
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 25, 2018 with BUF. Source announcement