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C · Florida Panthers · Shoots L · Age 30NHL
Sam Bennett$8.00M cap hit through 2032-33
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit7.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $8.00M
- Contract yearExpires after 2032-33
- 2 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 37 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
7.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
F
-$1.1Mdeficit vs. cap hit · 8th percentile among F peers
11 GP · low availability3 G · 3 A · 6 PTS
Contracts5 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NMC | $8.00M | 8.4% | $1.00M | $9.20M | $10.20M | -$1.9M | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| 2026-27 | NMC | $8.00M | 7.7% | $1.00M | $8.28M | $9.28M | -$8.0M | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2027-28 | NMC | $8.00M | 7.0% | $1.00M | $7.82M | $8.82M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | NMC | $8.00M | 6.5% | $1.00M | $7.67M | $8.67M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | NMC | $8.00M | 6.0% | $1.00M | $7.67M | $8.67M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 5.6% | $1.00M | $5.12M | $6.12M | — | — | — | — |
| 2031-32 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 5.3% | $1.00M | $5.12M | $6.12M | — | — | — | — |
| 2032-33 | M-NTC | $8.00M | 5.0% | $1.00M | $5.12M | $6.12M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $8.00M | $56.00M | $64.00M | -$9.9M | 29 | 35 | 64 | |||
4-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $4.42M | 5.4% | $1.93M | $1.00M | $2.92M | -$342K | 28 | 21 | 49 |
| 2022-23 | — | $4.42M | 5.4% | $3.42M | $0 | $3.42M | -$896K | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | — | $4.42M | 5.3% | $6.35M | $0 | $6.35M | -$629K | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | — | $4.42M | 5.0% | $5.00M | $0 | $5.00M | +$962K | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Total | $16.70M | $1.00M | $17.70M | -$904K | 89 | 92 | 181 | |||
2-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $2.55M | 3.1% | $2.55M | $0 | $2.55M | -$1.5M | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | — | $2.55M | 3.1% | $2.55M | $0 | $2.55M | -$1.2M | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Total | $5.10M | $0 | $5.10M | -$2.7M | 18 | 21 | 39 | |||
2-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $1.95M | 2.6% | $1.95M | $0 | $1.95M | -$267K | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | — | $1.95M | 2.5% | $1.95M | $0 | $1.95M | +$53K | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Total | $3.90M | $0 | $3.90M | -$214K | 24 | 29 | 53 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$879K | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.1M | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$774K | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$1.0M | 31 | 32 | 63 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- InjuryFLAApr 11, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedFLAMar 31, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAMar 28, 2026
Day-to-day with personal reasons.
- ActivatedFLAMar 17, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAMar 14, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedFLAFeb 4, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAFeb 3, 2026
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- ExtensionFLAJun 27, 2025
Re-signed to a 8-year $64M contract extension.
- ActivatedFLAApr 14, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAApr 8, 2025
Out for the season with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedFLADec 20, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLADec 18, 2024
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedFLANov 14, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLANov 12, 2024
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
2023-24
- ActivatedFLAMay 10, 2024
Returned to the lineup.