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C · Columbus Blue Jackets · Shoots L · Age 32NHL
Sean Monahan$5.50M cap hit through 2028-29
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit5.3% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $5.50M
- Contract yearExpires after 2028-29
- 3 of 5
- Expiry statusAge 34 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
5.3%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$537Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 34th percentile among F peers
8 GP · low availability1 G · 2 A · 3 PTS
Contracts4 on record
5-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NMC | $5.50M | 6.3% | $5.50M | $1.50M | $7.00M | +$521K | 19 | 38 | 57 |
| 2025-26 | NMC | $5.50M | 5.8% | $3.90M | $1.50M | $5.40M | -$1.7M | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| 2026-27 | NMC | $5.50M | 5.3% | $3.20M | $1.50M | $4.70M | -$5.5M | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTCNMC | $5.50M | 4.8% | $3.70M | $1.50M | $5.20M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTCNMC | $5.50M | 4.5% | $4.20M | $1.00M | $5.20M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $20.50M | $7.00M | $27.50M | -$6.7M | 33 | 63 | 96 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $1.99M | 2.4% | $1.99M | $0 | $1.99M | +$1.3M | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| Total | $1.99M | $0 | $1.99M | +$1.3M | 26 | 33 | 59 | |||
7-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | — | $6.38M | 8.7% | $6.50M | $0 | $6.50M | -$2.6M | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| 2017-18 | — | $6.38M | 8.5% | $6.50M | $0 | $6.50M | -$2.2M | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| 2018-19 | — | $6.38M | 8.0% | $6.75M | $0 | $6.75M | -$293K | 34 | 48 | 82 |
| 2019-20 | — | $6.38M | 7.8% | $6.75M | $0 | $6.75M | -$2.1M | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | M-NTC | $6.38M | 7.8% | $2.50M | $3.50M | $6.00M | -$3.2M | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | M-NTC | $6.38M | 7.8% | $6.13M | $0 | $6.13M | -$4.5M | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | M-NTC | $6.38M | 7.7% | $6.00M | $0 | $6.00M | -$4.9M | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Total | $41.13M | $3.50M | $44.63M | -$19.8M | 138 | 182 | 320 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | — | $925.0K | 1.4% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$579K | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| 2014-15 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.9M | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| 2015-16 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$2.7M | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$5.2M | 80 | 79 | 159 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedCBJJan 6, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCBJDec 29, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedCBJDec 4, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCBJDec 2, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedCBJNov 8, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCBJNov 6, 2025
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedCBJMar 24, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveCBJJan 9, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with a sprained wrist.
- InjuryCBJJan 8, 2025
Out indefinitely with a sprained wrist.
- SigningCBJJul 1, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 5-year $27.5M contract.
2023-24
- ActivatedWPGFeb 27, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryWPGFeb 25, 2024
Day-to-day with an illness.
- TradeWPGFeb 2, 2024
Traded in a deal with the Canadiens.
2022-23
- ExtensionMTLJun 20, 2023
Re-signed to a 1-year $2M contract extension.
- InjuryMTLApr 3, 2023
Out for the season following surgery on groin.