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LW · Toronto Maple Leafs · Shoots L · Age 31NHL
Nick Paul$3.15M cap hit through 2028-29
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit3.0% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $3.15M
- Contract yearExpires after 2028-29
- 5 of 7
- Expiry statusAge 34 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NTCM-NTC
3.0%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$461Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 38th percentile among F peers
12 GP · low availability2 G · 3 A · 5 PTS
Contracts5 on record
7-Year StandardActive
UFA2022-29'|$3.15MAAV|$22.05Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | NTC | $3.15M | 3.8% | $750.0K | $3.40M | $4.15M | -$326K | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2023-24 | NTC | $3.15M | 3.8% | $2.15M | $2.00M | $4.15M | +$1.1M | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | NTC | $3.15M | 3.6% | $3.25M | $0 | $3.25M | +$1.2M | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 2025-26 | NTC | $3.15M | 3.3% | $3.00M | $0 | $3.00M | -$1.6M | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2026-27 | M-NTC | $3.15M | 3.0% | $1.50M | $1.00M | $2.50M | -$3.1M | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $3.15M | 2.8% | $1.50M | $1.00M | $2.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $3.15M | 2.6% | $1.50M | $1.00M | $2.50M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $13.65M | $8.40M | $22.05M | -$2.7M | 72 | 67 | 139 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA2020-22'|$1.35MAAV|$2.70Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $1.35M | 1.7% | $1.20M | $0 | $1.20M | +$908K | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | — | $1.35M | 1.7% | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | +$150K | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Total | $2.70M | $0 | $2.70M | +$1.1M | 21 | 31 | 52 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA2019-20'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | +$1.0M | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | +$1.0M | 9 | 11 | 20 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA2018-19'|$650.0KAAV|$650.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $650.0K | 0.8% | $650.0K | $0 | $650.0K | -$502K | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | $650.0K | $0 | $650.0K | -$502K | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
4-Year ELC
RFA2014-18'|$525.6KAAV|$2.10Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | — | $670.0K | 1.0% | $0 | $92.5K | $92.5K | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | — | $670.0K | 0.9% | $575.0K | $92.5K | $667.5K | -$238K | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | — | $670.0K | 0.9% | $600.0K | $92.5K | $692.5K | -$526K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | — | $670.0K | 0.9% | $650.0K | $0 | $650.0K | -$461K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | $1.82M | $277.5K | $2.10M | -$1.2M | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedTBLMay 1, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryTBLApr 29, 2026
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedTBLMar 29, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryTBLMar 28, 2026
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedTBLMar 14, 2026
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveTBLFeb 25, 2026
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryTBLFeb 3, 2026
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedTBLNov 20, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveTBLSep 17, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with surgery on upper-body.
2024-25
- ActivatedTBLDec 5, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryTBLNov 21, 2024
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
2022-23
- ActivatedTBLFeb 14, 2023
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryTBLFeb 9, 2023
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ExtensionTBLJul 1, 2022
Re-signed to a 7-year $22M contract extension.
2021-22
- TradeTBLMar 20, 2022
Traded in a deal with the Senators.