Player Salaries NHL Contracts Contract Extensions Player Contracts NHL Salary Cap Cap Hit Quinn Hughes Team Strategy Trade Value Player Extensions Contract Terms Player Performance Waiver Exemptions Roster Management Unrestricted Free Agents Player Signings Mittelstadt Contract Player Value Market Value NHL Salary Structure Investment Free Agency Brian Dumoulin AAV Long-term Deals Contract Year Player Agreements Average Cap Hit Team Flexibility Trade Protection $4.75 Million Salary Cap Hit NHL Records Darnell Nurse Contract Entry-Level Contracts Bryan Rust Contract Evander Kane Contract Egor Zamula Palat's Contract Restricted Free Agents Nico Hischier Juuso Pärssinen Financial Implications Darnell Nurse Ryan Strome Extensions Injury Reserve Owen Tippett Contract Rookie Contracts Max Domi Contract Player Valuation Connor McDavid Brendan Gallagher Negotiations Evander Kane One-Way Contracts Trade Conditions
His decision sets up a likely bidding contest among Eastern contenders that could push his pay toward roughly $9–10 million a year.
