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RW · Tampa Bay Lightning · Shoots L · Age 32NHL
Ilya Mikheyev$3.85M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit3.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $3.85M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 1 of 4
- Expiry statusAge 35 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NTCM-NTC
3.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
C
-$423Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 42th percentile among F peers
9 GP · low availability2 G · 2 A · 4 PTS
Contracts4 on record
4-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NTC | $3.85M | 3.7% | $850.0K | $4.37M | $5.22M | -$3.9M | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $3.85M | 3.4% | $2.42M | $1.50M | $3.92M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $3.85M | 3.1% | $2.63M | $500.0K | $3.13M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $3.85M | 2.9% | $2.63M | $500.0K | $3.13M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $8.53M | $6.87M | $15.40M | -$3.9M | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
4-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 5.8% | $4.35M | $0 | $4.35M | -$2.3M | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2023-24 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 5.7% | $5.35M | $0 | $5.35M | -$1.9M | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 5.4% | $5.15M | $0 | $5.15M | -$1.2M | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| 2025-26 | M-NTC | $4.75M | 5.0% | $4.15M | $0 | $4.15M | -$940K | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Total | $19.00M | $0 | $19.00M | -$6.3M | 62 | 67 | 129 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $1.65M | 2.0% | $1.10M | $0 | $1.10M | +$275K | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | — | $1.65M | 2.0% | $2.19M | $0 | $2.19M | +$1.0M | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Total | $3.29M | $0 | $3.29M | +$1.3M | 28 | 21 | 49 | |||
1-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.1M | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Total | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.1M | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedCHIJan 10, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCHIJan 9, 2026
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedCHIDec 29, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCHIDec 27, 2025
Day-to-day with personal reasons.
- ActivatedCHINov 1, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCHIOct 27, 2025
Day-to-day with an upper back injury.
2023-24
- TradeCHIJun 26, 2024
Traded in a deal with the Canucks.
- ActivatedVANMay 20, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryVANMay 16, 2024
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedVANOct 21, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveVANSep 21, 2023
Placed on injured reserve, recovering from surgery on left knee to repair torn ACL.
2022-23
- InjuryVANFeb 2, 2023
Out for the season following surgery on left knee to repair torn ACL.
- Injury reserveVANJan 28, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL in left knee — out for the season.
- ActivatedVANOct 18, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryVANSep 25, 2022
Out for the season with a torn ACL in left knee.