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BUYOUT CALCULATOR

Modelling a buyout of Anthony Cirelli. Punch in age, years left and salary to see the cap charge, the dead money, and what the club actually saves.

Buyout cost (cash)
$20.83M
Cap charge / year
$2.08M
Years of dead cap
10
Cash saved
$10.42M
SeasonCap chargevs. keeping
Year 1 $2.08M+$4.17M
Year 2 $2.08M+$4.17M
Year 3 $2.08M+$4.17M
Year 4 $2.08M+$4.17M
Year 5 $2.08M+$4.17M
Year 6 · dead money$2.08M$2.08M
Year 7 · dead money$2.08M$2.08M
Year 8 · dead money$2.08M$2.08M
Year 9 · dead money$2.08M$2.08M
Year 10 · dead money$2.08M$2.08M

Anthony Cirelli. Standard (ordinary-course) buyout. Assumes level salary across the remaining term, so it does not weight signing bonuses, which are not bought out. A real buyout cap hit shifts year to year with the actual salary schedule. Treat this as a close estimate, not the official figure.

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