Upcoming contracts
Players with a signed future contract, showing the current cap hit next to the new one. These are the extensions fans look up after a big signing.
Grades refer to the current deal. How the model works.
| Player | Team | Pos | Current | Next | Change | Starts | Term | Current grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar RFA | COL | D | $9M | $20.4M (estimated) | +$11.4M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A |
| Macklin Celebrini ELC | SJS | C | $975K | $18.8M | +$17.8M | 2027-28 | 5 yrs | A+ |
| Alex DeBrincat RFA | DET | RW | $7.9M | $13M | +$5.1M | 2027-28 | 7 yrs | C |
| Bowen Byram RFA | CHI | D | $6.3M | $12.5M | +$6.3M | 2027-28 | 6 yrs | B |
| Kirill Marchenko RFA | TOR | RW | $3.9M | $12.5M | +$8.7M | 2027-28 | 6 yrs | A |
| Nico Hischier RFA | NJD | C | $7.3M | $11.7M (estimated) | +$4.5M | 2027-28 | 5 yrs | A+ |
| Drake Batherson RFA | OTT | RW | $5M | $10.8M | +$5.8M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | B |
| Ryan Leonard ELC | WSH | RW | $950K | $10.5M | +$9.6M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A |
| Jordan Staal UFA | CAR | C | $2.9M | $10M (estimated) | +$7.1M | 2027-28 | 1 yr | B |
| Zeev Buium ELC | VAN | D | $967K | $9.4M (estimated) | +$8.4M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A+ |
| Ivan Demidov ELC | MTL | RW | $941K | $9.2M | +$8.2M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A+ |
| Mark Stone RFA | VGK | RW | $9.5M | $9M | -$500K | 2027-28 | 2 yrs | D |
| Luke Evangelista RFA | NJD | RW | $3M | $7.3M | +$4.3M | 2027-28 | 5 yrs | A |
| Fraser Minten ELC | BOS | C | $817K | $7.2M | +$6.4M | 2027-28 | 7 yrs | A+ |
| Tristan Luneau ELC | ANA | D | $865K | $7.2M | +$6.3M | 2027-28 | 6 yrs | A+ |
| Tyson Foerster RFA | PHI | RW | $3.8M | $7.1M (estimated) | +$3.4M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A |
| John Marino RFA | UTA | D | $4.4M | $6.8M | +$2.4M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | B |
| William Karlsson RFA | VGK | C | $5.9M | $6.8M | +$850K | 2027-28 | 2 yrs | C |
| Justin Sourdif RFA | WSH | C | $825K | $6.4M | +$5.5M | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | A |
| Alex Newhook RFA | MTL | C | $2.9M | $5.6M | +$2.7M | 2027-28 | 4 yrs | B |
| Dan Vladar UFA | PHI | G | $3.4M | $5.5M (estimated) | +$2.2M | 2027-28 | 5 yrs | Too early to call |
| Jakub Dobes RFA | MTL | G | $965K | $5.4M | +$4.4M | 2027-28 | 3 yrs | Too early to call |
| Tommy Novak RFA | PIT | C | $3.5M | $4.7M | +$1.2M | 2027-28 | 3 yrs | C |
| Oliver Moore ELC | CHI | C | $942K | $4.3M | +$3.3M | 2027-28 | 5 yrs | B |
| Louis Crevier RFA | BUF | D | $900K | $4M | +$3.1M | 2027-28 | 4 yrs | B |
| Marat Khusnutdinov RFA | BOS | C | $925K | $4M | +$3M | 2027-28 | 3 yrs | B |
| Pyotr Kochetkov RFA | CAR | G | $2M | $4M (estimated) | +$2M | 2027-28 | 2 yrs | Too early to call |
| Sam Steel UFA | DAL | C | $2.1M | $3.7M | +$1.6M | 2027-28 | 4 yrs | B |
| Casey DeSmith UFA | DAL | G | $1M | $2.5M | +$1.5M | 2027-28 | 2 yrs | Too early to call |
| Tim Washe RFA | ANA | C | $813K | $2.3M (estimated) | +$1.4M | 2027-28 | 4 yrs | A |
| Sandis Vilmanis ELC | FLA | LW | $855K | $925K | +$70K | 2027-28 | 2 yrs | B |
| Eetu Luostarinen RFA | FLA | C | $3M | — | — | 2027-28 | 8 yrs | B |