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RD · Florida Panthers · Shoots R · Age 30NHL
Aaron Ekblad$6.10M cap hit through 2032-33
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.9% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $6.10M
- Contract yearExpires after 2032-33
- 2 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 37 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
5.9%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$670Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 28th percentile among D peers
9 GP · low availability0 G · 3 A · 3 PTS
Contracts3 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NMC | $6.10M | 6.4% | $1.00M | $6.90M | $7.90M | -$1.5M | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 2026-27 | NMC | $6.10M | 5.9% | $1.00M | $6.90M | $7.90M | -$6.1M | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2027-28 | NMC | $6.10M | 5.4% | $1.00M | $6.90M | $7.90M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | NMC | $6.10M | 5.0% | $1.00M | $5.14M | $6.14M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | NMC | $6.10M | 4.6% | $1.00M | $3.74M | $4.74M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | NMC | $6.10M | 4.3% | $1.00M | $3.74M | $4.74M | — | — | — | — |
| 2031-32 | M-NTC | $6.10M | 4.0% | $1.00M | $3.74M | $4.74M | — | — | — | — |
| 2032-33 | M-NTC | $6.10M | 3.8% | $1.00M | $3.74M | $4.74M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $8.00M | $40.80M | $48.80M | -$7.6M | 4 | 25 | 29 | |||
8-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $7.50M | 10.0% | $4.00M | $5.00M | $9.00M | -$4.0M | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 2018-19 | — | $7.50M | 9.4% | $4.00M | $3.00M | $7.00M | -$3.0M | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 2019-20 | — | $7.50M | 9.2% | $5.00M | $4.00M | $9.00M | -$1.4M | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| 2020-21 | — | $7.50M | 9.2% | $2.00M | $4.00M | $6.00M | -$3.3M | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2021-22 | NMC | $7.50M | 9.2% | $6.00M | $3.00M | $9.00M | -$0 | 15 | 42 | 57 |
| 2022-23 | NMC | $7.50M | 9.1% | $2.00M | $4.00M | $6.00M | -$2.1M | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| 2023-24 | NMC | $7.50M | 9.0% | $4.00M | $3.00M | $7.00M | -$4.8M | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | M-NTC | $7.50M | 8.5% | $4.00M | $3.00M | $7.00M | -$2.0M | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| Total | $31.00M | $29.00M | $60.00M | -$20.5M | 81 | 203 | 284 | |||
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 | +$2.8M | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 2015-16 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.9M | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$896K | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$5.6M | 37 | 59 | 96 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- InjuryFLAApr 1, 2026
Out for the season with a fractured finger.
- ActivatedFLAFeb 21, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAFeb 5, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedFLANov 24, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLANov 22, 2025
Day-to-day with an illness.
2024-25
- ExtensionFLAJun 30, 2025
Re-signed to a 8-year $48.8M contract extension.
- ActivatedFLAJan 25, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAJan 11, 2025
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedFLAJan 8, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAJan 6, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
2023-24
- ActivatedFLAApr 19, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAApr 4, 2024
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedFLAMar 28, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAMar 11, 2024
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedFLAFeb 19, 2024
Returned to the lineup.