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LD · Florida Panthers · Shoots L · Age 30NHL
Gustav Forsling$5.75M cap hit through 2031-32
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.5% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $5.75M
- Contract yearExpires after 2031-32
- 3 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 36 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
5.5%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$701Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 25th percentile among D peers
10 GP · low availability1 G · 1 A · 2 PTS
Contracts5 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NMC | $5.75M | 6.5% | $1.00M | $5.53M | $6.53M | -$609K | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2025-26 | NMC | $5.75M | 6.0% | $1.00M | $5.53M | $6.53M | -$838K | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2026-27 | NMC | $5.75M | 5.5% | $1.00M | $5.53M | $6.53M | -$5.8M | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2027-28 | NMC | $5.75M | 5.1% | $1.00M | $5.53M | $6.53M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | NMC | $5.75M | 4.7% | $1.00M | $5.53M | $6.53M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | NMC | $5.75M | 4.3% | $1.00M | $4.54M | $5.54M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $5.75M | 4.0% | $1.00M | $2.92M | $3.92M | — | — | — | — |
| 2031-32 | M-NTC | $5.75M | 3.8% | $1.00M | $2.92M | $3.92M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $8.00M | $38.00M | $46.00M | -$7.2M | 14 | 47 | 61 | |||
3-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $2.67M | 3.3% | $1.50M | $500.0K | $2.00M | +$2.2M | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 2022-23 | — | $2.67M | 3.2% | $2.50M | $0 | $2.50M | +$3.2M | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 2023-24 | — | $2.67M | 3.2% | $3.50M | $0 | $3.50M | +$3.2M | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| Total | $7.50M | $500.0K | $8.00M | +$8.6M | 33 | 84 | 117 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $700.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | +$2.6M | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Total | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | +$2.6M | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $874.1K | 1.1% | $874.1K | $0 | $874.1K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $874.1K | $0 | $874.1K | — | — | — | — | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | — | $872.5K | 1.2% | $675.0K | $92.5K | $767.5K | -$439K | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | — | $872.5K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$330K | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | — | $872.5K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$218K | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | $2.34M | $277.5K | $2.62M | +$109K | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- InjuryFLAApr 15, 2026
Out for the season with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedFLADec 17, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLADec 16, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
2023-24
- ActivatedFLAMar 26, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAMar 23, 2024
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ExtensionFLAMar 7, 2024
Re-signed to a 8-year $46M contract extension.
- ActivatedFLAJan 24, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLAJan 22, 2024
Day-to-day with personal reasons.
2021-22
- ActivatedFLAJan 27, 2022
Activated from injured reserve / the non-roster list.
- Injury reserveFLAJan 20, 2022
Placed on injured reserve / the non-roster list with COVID-19 protocol.
- ActivatedFLADec 26, 2021
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryFLADec 14, 2021
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedFLADec 7, 2021
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveFLANov 28, 2021
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- ExtensionFLAJul 15, 2021
Re-signed to a 3-year $8M contract extension.