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LD · Montréal Canadiens · Shoots L · Age 32NHL
Mike Matheson$6.00M cap hit through 2030-31
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.8% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $6.00M
- Contract yearExpires after 2030-31
- 1 of 5
- Expiry statusAge 37 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
5.8%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
C
-$366Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 48th percentile among D peers
5 GP · low availability0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Contracts3 on record
5-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NMC | $6.00M | 5.8% | $2.50M | $5.00M | $7.50M | -$6.0M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2027-28 | NMC | $6.00M | 5.3% | $2.50M | $5.00M | $7.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | NMC | $6.00M | 4.9% | $2.20M | $3.80M | $6.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $6.00M | 4.5% | $1.00M | $3.50M | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $6.00M | 4.2% | $1.00M | $3.50M | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $9.20M | $20.80M | $30.00M | -$6.0M | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
8-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $4.88M | 6.1% | $3.00M | $500.0K | $3.50M | -$1.6M | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | — | $4.88M | 6.0% | $3.50M | $0 | $3.50M | -$1.9M | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | — | $4.88M | 6.0% | $3.50M | $0 | $3.50M | -$1.8M | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | M-NTC | $4.88M | 6.0% | $5.00M | $0 | $5.00M | -$796K | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2022-23 | M-NTC | $4.88M | 5.9% | $4.00M | $0 | $4.00M | +$0 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | M-NTC | $4.88M | 5.8% | $4.00M | $2.50M | $6.50M | +$4.4M | 11 | 51 | 62 |
| 2024-25 | M-NTC | $4.88M | 5.5% | $4.00M | $2.50M | $6.50M | +$266K | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 2025-26 | M-NTC | $4.88M | 5.1% | $4.50M | $2.00M | $6.50M | +$1.6M | 7 | 30 | 37 |
| Total | $31.50M | $7.50M | $39.00M | +$198K | 64 | 194 | 258 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$925K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$549K | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.6M | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$1.2M | 17 | 27 | 44 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedMTLJan 3, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMTLJan 1, 2026
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedMTLDec 20, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMTLDec 16, 2025
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ExtensionMTLNov 28, 2025
Re-signed to a 5-year $30M contract extension.
2024-25
- ActivatedMTLNov 30, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMTLNov 26, 2024
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
2022-23
- ActivatedMTLJan 17, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveMTLOct 13, 2022
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- TradeMTLJul 16, 2022
Traded in a deal with the Penguins.
2021-22
- ActivatedPITMar 11, 2022
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reservePITMar 4, 2022
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryPITFeb 25, 2022
Out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedPITJan 1, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryPITDec 27, 2021
Day-to-day with a COVID-19.