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RW · Detroit Red Wings · Shoots R · Age 34UNSIGNED
Austin Watson— cap hit through 2025-26
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit2026-27 cap hit
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- Contract yearExpires after 2025-26
- 2 of 1
- Expiry statusAge 34 at expiry
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Player valueproduction against cap hit
No value receipt yet
The value grade needs a season of synced stats. It appears once the NHL stats sync has run for 2026-27.
Contracts7 on record
1-Year Standard
2025-26'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — | |||
1-Year Standard
2024-25'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$458K | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$458K | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
1-Year Standard
2023-24'|$776.7KAAV|$776.7Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $776.7K | 0.9% | $776.7K | $0 | $776.7K | -$406K | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | $776.7K | $0 | $776.7K | -$406K | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
3-Year Standard
2020-23'|$1.50MAAV|$4.50Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $1.50M | 1.8% | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$371K | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | — | $1.50M | 1.8% | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$167K | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | — | $1.50M | 1.8% | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$529K | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Total | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | -$1.1M | 22 | 15 | 37 | |||
3-Year Standard
2017-20'|$1.10MAAV|$3.30Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $1.10M | 1.5% | $1.00M | $0 | $1.00M | +$130K | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | — | $1.10M | 1.4% | $1.10M | $0 | $1.10M | +$87K | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | — | $1.10M | 1.3% | $1.20M | $0 | $1.20M | +$137K | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Total | $3.30M | $0 | $3.30M | +$354K | 27 | 22 | 49 | |||
2-Year Standard
2015-17'|$575.0KAAV|$1.15Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | — | $575.0K | 0.8% | $575.0K | $0 | $575.0K | +$0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | — | $575.0K | 0.8% | $575.0K | $0 | $575.0K | +$536K | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Total | $1.15M | $0 | $1.15M | +$536K | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
4-Year Standard
2011-15'|$697.5KAAV|$2.79Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | — | $900.0K | 1.4% | $0 | $90.0K | $90.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | — | $900.0K | 1.5% | $810.0K | $90.0K | $900.0K | -$624K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | — | $900.0K | 1.4% | $810.0K | $90.0K | $900.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-15 | — | $900.0K | 1.3% | $900.0K | $0 | $900.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $2.52M | $270.0K | $2.79M | -$624K | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Waiver placedDETOct 1, 2025
Placed on waivers.
2024-25
- ExtensionDETMar 5, 2025
Re-signed to a 1-year $775K two-way contract extension.
- SigningDETOct 7, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
- Waiver placedDETOct 7, 2024
Placed on waivers.
- SigningDETAug 28, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a professional try-out contract.
2023-24
- ActivatedTBLFeb 8, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveTBLJan 24, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryTBLJan 23, 2024
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
- SigningTBLOct 9, 2023
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year contract.
- SigningTBLAug 23, 2023
Signed unrestricted free agent to a professional try-out contract.
2022-23
- InjuryOTTApr 8, 2023
Out for the season with a foot injury.
- ActivatedOTTFeb 19, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryOTTFeb 17, 2023
Day-to-day with an illness.
2021-22
- SuspensionOTTFeb 13, 2022
Suspended by NHL for 2 games for interference / hit to the head of opposing player.
- ActivatedOTTNov 16, 2021
Activated from injured reserve / the non-roster list.