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C · New York Islanders · Shoots L · Age 30UNSIGNED
Matthew Highmore— cap hit through 2025-26
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit2026-27 cap hit
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- Contract yearExpires after 2025-26
- 2 of 1
- Expiry statusAge 30 at expiry
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Player valueproduction against cap hit
No value receipt yet
The value grade needs a season of synced stats. It appears once the NHL stats sync has run for 2026-27.
Contracts6 on record
1-Year Standard
2025-26'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — | |||
1-Year Standard
2024-25'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$141K | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$141K | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
1-Year Standard
2023-24'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$590K | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$590K | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
1-Year Standard
2022-23'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$750K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$750K | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2-Year Standard
2020-22'|$725.0KAAV|$1.45Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $725.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | -$499K | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | — | $725.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | +$275K | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | $1.45M | $0 | $1.45M | -$224K | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
3-Year Standard
2017-20'|$775.8KAAV|$2.33Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $775.8K | 1.0% | $650.0K | $92.5K | $742.5K | -$646K | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | — | $775.8K | 1.0% | $675.0K | $92.5K | $767.5K | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | — | $775.8K | 1.0% | $725.0K | $92.5K | $817.5K | -$246K | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | $2.05M | $277.5K | $2.33M | -$892K | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Waiver placedNYISep 30, 2025
Placed on waivers.
- SigningNYIJul 1, 2025
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
2024-25
- Waiver placedOTTOct 21, 2024
Placed on waivers.
- ActivatedOTTOct 21, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveOTTOct 7, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
2023-24
- ExtensionOTTJun 27, 2024
Re-signed to a 1-year $775K two-way contract extension.
- ActivatedOTTApr 14, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveOTTMar 11, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryOTTMar 7, 2024
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- Waiver placedOTTOct 3, 2023
Placed on waivers.
- SigningOTTJul 1, 2023
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
2022-23
- Waiver placedSTLOct 7, 2022
Placed on waivers.
- SigningSTLJul 14, 2022
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $750K two-way contract.
- Non tenderVANJul 11, 2022
Not tendered a qualifying offer, becoming an unrestricted free agent.
2021-22
- ActivatedVANApr 18, 2022
Returned to the lineup.