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LW · St. Louis Blues · Shoots L · Age 31NHL
Pavel Buchnevich$8.00M cap hit through 2030-31
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit7.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $8.00M
- Contract yearExpires after 2030-31
- 2 of 6
- Expiry statusAge 36 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NTCM-NTC
7.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
F
-$878Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 15th percentile among F peers
9 GP · low availability2 G · 4 A · 6 PTS
Contracts4 on record
6-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NTC | $8.00M | 8.4% | $8.00M | $0 | $8.00M | -$2.9M | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| 2026-27 | NTC | $8.00M | 7.7% | $6.00M | $0 | $6.00M | -$8.0M | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2027-28 | NTC | $8.00M | 7.0% | $10.00M | $0 | $10.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | NTC | $8.00M | 6.5% | $11.00M | $0 | $11.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTCNTC | $8.00M | 6.0% | $8.00M | $0 | $8.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | NTCM-NTC | $8.00M | 5.6% | $5.00M | $0 | $5.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $48.00M | $0 | $48.00M | -$10.9M | 22 | 32 | 54 | |||
4-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $5.80M | 7.1% | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | +$533K | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| 2022-23 | M-NTC | $5.80M | 7.0% | $5.50M | $0 | $5.50M | +$112K | 26 | 41 | 67 |
| 2023-24 | M-NTC | $5.80M | 6.9% | $6.90M | $0 | $6.90M | +$33K | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | NTCM-NTC | $5.80M | 6.6% | $6.30M | $0 | $6.30M | +$221K | 20 | 37 | 57 |
| Total | $23.20M | $0 | $23.20M | +$899K | 103 | 160 | 263 | |||
2-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $3.25M | 4.0% | $2.50M | $500.0K | $3.00M | +$815K | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| 2020-21 | — | $3.25M | 4.0% | $3.00M | $500.0K | $3.50M | +$2.2M | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| Total | $5.50M | $1.00M | $6.50M | +$3.0M | 36 | 58 | 94 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$382K | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.9M | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.9M | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$4.1M | 43 | 58 | 101 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedSTLApr 5, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLApr 3, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedSTLMar 28, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLMar 22, 2025
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedSTLDec 5, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLNov 30, 2024
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ExtensionSTLJul 2, 2024
Re-signed to a 6-year $48M contract extension.
2023-24
- ActivatedSTLOct 24, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLOct 18, 2023
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
2022-23
- ActivatedSTLApr 5, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLMar 29, 2023
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedSTLFeb 23, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySTLFeb 19, 2023
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedSTLFeb 11, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveSTLJan 24, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.