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RW · Colorado Avalanche · Shoots R · Age 27UNSIGNED
Valtteri Puustinen— cap hit through 2025-26
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit2026-27 cap hit
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- Contract yearExpires after 2025-26
- 3 of 2
- Expiry statusAge 27 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.
Contracts3 on record
2-Year Standard
2024-26'|$775.0KAAV|$1.55Mtotal
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $1.55M | $0 | $1.55M | -$458K | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
1-Year Standard
2023-24'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | +$1.1M | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | +$1.1M | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
2-Year Standard
2021-23'|$842.5KAAV|$1.69Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $842.5K | 1.0% | $750.0K | $92.5K | $842.5K | -$759K | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | — | $842.5K | 1.0% | $750.0K | $92.5K | $842.5K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $1.50M | $185.0K | $1.69M | -$759K | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- TradeCOLJan 20, 2026
Traded in a deal with the Penguins.
- Waiver placedPITOct 2, 2025
Placed on waivers.
2024-25
- Waiver placedPITNov 26, 2024
Placed on waivers.
2023-24
- ExtensionPITMay 10, 2024
Re-signed to a 2-year $1.6M contract extension.
2022-23
- ExtensionPITJun 20, 2023
Re-signed to a 1-year $775K two-way contract extension.
2020-21
- SigningPITMay 6, 2021
Signed 2019 seventh-round pick to a 2-year $1.85M entry-level contract.
2018-19
- DraftedPITJun 22, 2019
2019 NHL entry draft seventh-round pick (#203 overall).