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LD · Montréal Canadiens · Shoots L · Age 24NHL
Kaiden Guhle$5.55M cap hit through 2030-31
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.3% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $5.55M
- Contract yearExpires after 2030-31
- 2 of 6
- Expiry statusAge 29 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
5.3%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
C
-$338Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 49th percentile among D peers
5 GP · low availability0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Contracts2 on record
6-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $5.55M | 5.8% | $2.00M | $5.00M | $7.00M | -$3.6M | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026-27 | — | $5.55M | 5.3% | $5.25M | $0 | $5.25M | -$5.5M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2027-28 | — | $5.55M | 4.9% | $6.55M | $0 | $6.55M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | — | $5.55M | 4.5% | $5.00M | $0 | $5.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $5.55M | 4.2% | $5.00M | $0 | $5.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $5.55M | 3.9% | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $28.30M | $5.00M | $33.30M | -$9.2M | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
5-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $0 | $92.5K | $92.5K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | — | $894.2K | 1.1% | $0 | $92.5K | $92.5K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | — | $863.3K | 1.0% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$2.0M | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | — | $863.3K | 1.0% | $832.5K | $0 | $832.5K | +$2.7M | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | — | $863.3K | 1.0% | $832.5K | $0 | $832.5K | +$2.4M | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$7.2M | 16 | 42 | 58 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedMTLJan 10, 2026
Activated from injured reserve.
- InjuryMTLNov 14, 2025
Surgery to repair adductor muscle injury (date approximate).
- Injury reserveMTLOct 21, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an adductor muscle injury.
- InjuryMTLOct 18, 2025
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedMTLMar 28, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMTLJan 29, 2025
Out indefinitely following surgery on quadriceps muscle.
- ActivatedMTLDec 7, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMTLDec 5, 2024
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedMTLOct 31, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveMTLOct 27, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryMTLOct 18, 2024
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ExtensionMTLJul 31, 2024
Re-signed to a 6-year $33.3M contract extension.
2023-24
- InjuryMTLApr 6, 2024
Out for the season with an upper-body injury.
- SuspensionMTLMar 29, 2024
Suspended by NHL for 1 game for slashing.
- ActivatedMTLOct 28, 2023
Returned to the lineup.