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LD · Colorado Avalanche · Shoots R · Age 28NHL
Sam Malinski$4.75M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit4.6% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $4.75M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 1 of 4
- Expiry statusAge 32 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NTCM-NTC
4.6%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$521Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 36th percentile among D peers
9 GP · low availability0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Contracts3 on record
4-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NTC | $4.75M | 4.6% | $5.50M | $0 | $5.50M | -$4.8M | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2027-28 | NTC | $4.75M | 4.2% | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 3.9% | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 3.6% | $3.50M | $1.00M | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $18.00M | $1.00M | $19.00M | -$4.8M | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $1.40M | 1.5% | $1.40M | $0 | $1.40M | +$5.6M | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| Total | $1.40M | $0 | $1.40M | +$5.6M | 8 | 32 | 40 | |||
2-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $850.0K | 1.0% | $775.0K | $75.0K | $850.0K | +$647K | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | — | $850.0K | 1.0% | $775.0K | $75.0K | $850.0K | +$1.6M | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Total | $1.55M | $150.0K | $1.70M | +$2.3M | 8 | 17 | 25 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedCOLMay 20, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCOLMay 11, 2026
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ExtensionCOLJan 27, 2026
Re-signed to a 4-year $19M contract extension.
2024-25
- ExtensionCOLJun 30, 2025
Re-signed to a 1-year $1.4M contract extension.
2022-23
- SigningCOLMar 30, 2023
Signed undrafted free agent to a 2-year $1.7M entry-level contract.
- SigningCOLMar 30, 2023
Signed with Colorado Eagles (AHL) to a professional try-out contract.