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NICHOLAS PAUL #20

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Centre, Left Wing
Cap Hit: $3,150,000
Daily Cap Hit: $16,406
Accumulated Daily Cap Hit Tooltip : $2,641,406
Remaining Daily Cap Hit Tooltip : $492,188
Estimated Career Earnings Tooltip : $8,631,466
BORN: Mar. 20, 1995
AGE: 28
BIRTHPLACE: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
NATIONALITY: CanadaCanada
SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT:
6'3"
191cm
WEIGHT:
219 lbs
99kg
ELC SIGNING AGE: 19
WAIVERS AGE: 19
DRAFT YEAR: 2013
DRAFTED OVERALL: 101
DRAFT ROUND: 4
DRAFTED BY: Logo of the Dallas StarsDAL
SUMMARY

Nicholas Paul's salary is $4,150,000 and his cap hit is $3,150,000 for the 2023-24 season. His salary is comprised of $2,000,000 in signing bonuses and $2,150,000 in base salary. He is a 28 year old centre who was born on Mar. 20, 1995. He was drafted 101st overall by the Dallas Stars in the 4th round of the 2013 entry draft. He has signed 5 contracts worth a total value of $28,832,500. Over a career that spans 9 seasons (with at least 1 NHL GP), he has a total 149 Pts in 395 GP, and 10 playoffs Pts in 29 GP. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2028-29 season when he is 34 years old.

CURRENT CONTRACT

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SIGNED BY: Julien BriseBois
Length: 7 years
Value: $22,050,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 3.82
Signing Team: Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Lightning
Signing Date: Jul. 1, 2022
Source: CapFriendly

Nicholas Paul signed a 7 year, $22,050,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul. 1, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $3,150,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2022-23NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$3,400,000$750,000$4,150,000$4,150,000
2023-24NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$2,000,000$2,150,000$4,150,000$4,150,000
2024-25NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$0$3,250,000$3,250,000$3,250,000
2025-26NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
2026-27M-NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$1,000,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
2027-28M-NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$1,000,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
2028-29M-NTC$3,150,000$3,150,000$0$1,000,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
TOTAL$22,050,000$22,050,000$0$8,400,000$13,650,000$22,050,000$22,050,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: Starting June 15, 2026 the player submits a 16 team no trade list.

CONTRACT HISTORY

Entry-Level Contract
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SIGNED BY: Bryan Murray
Length: 3 years
Value: $2,682,500
Expiry Status: RFA
Cap % Tooltip: 0.97
Signing Team: Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
Signing Date: Dec. 21, 2014
Source: War-On-Ice

Nicholas Paul signed a 3 year, $2,682,500 contract with the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 21, 2014. The contract has a cap hit of $670,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2014-15$670,000$670,000$92,500ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE
2015-16$670,000$894,167$257,500$92,500$575,000$667,500$70,000
2016-17$670,000$894,167$232,500$92,500$600,000$692,500$70,000
2017-18$670,000$894,167$182,500$0$650,000$650,000$70,000
TOTAL$2,680,000$3,352,501$672,500$277,500$1,732,500$2,010,000$210,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $715,000
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SIGNED BY: Pierre Dorion
Length: 1 year
Value: $650,000
Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)
Cap % Tooltip: 0.82
Signing Team: Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
Signing Date: Jul. 16, 2018
Source: CapFriendly

Nicholas Paul signed a 1 year, $650,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators on Jul. 16, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $650,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2018-19$650,000$650,000$0$0$650,000$650,000$80,000
TOTAL$650,000$650,000$0$0$650,000$650,000$80,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $715,000
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SIGNED BY: Pierre Dorion
Length: 1 year
Value: $750,000
Expiry Status: RFA (Arb)
Cap % Tooltip: 0.92
Signing Team: Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
Signing Date: Jul. 2, 2019
Source: CapFriendly

Nicholas Paul signed a 1 year, $750,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators on Jul. 2, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $750,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2019-20$750,000$750,000$0$0$750,000$750,000$165,000
TOTAL$750,000$750,000$0$0$750,000$750,000$165,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $787,500
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SIGNED BY: Pierre Dorion
Length: 2 years
Value: $2,700,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 1.66
Signing Team: Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
Signing Date: Oct. 14, 2020
Source: CapFriendly

Nicholas Paul signed a 2 year, $2,700,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 14, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $1,350,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2020-21$1,350,000$1,350,000$0$0$1,200,000$1,200,000$1,200,000
2021-22$1,350,000$1,350,000$0$0$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,000
TOTAL$2,700,000$2,700,000$0$0$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
Arbitration Requested Icon ARBITRATION: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing
This contract was involved in a retained salary transaction

SALARY PROGRESSION

CAREER STATS

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SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAP+/-PIMPLAYOFFSGPGAP+/-PIMTOIGixGxG±/60RelxG±/60C±/60RelC±/60TOIGixGxG±/60RelxG±/60C±/60RelC±/60
2009-10Mississauga Senators Bantam AAABig Nickel U146314-0|-------|-------
2010-11Mississauga Senators Mn Mdgt AAAGTHL U1637141125-12|-------|-------
Mississauga Senators Mn Mdgt AAAOHL Cup5224-4|-------|-------
2011-12Mississauga Reps Midget AAAU18 AAA634860108--|-------|-------
Mississauga ChargersOJHL9325-4|-------|-------
Mississauga Reps Midget AAAGTHL U1833253257--|-------|-------
2012-13Brampton BattalionOHL66121628621|PLAYOFFS5011-40-------|-------
2013-14North Bay BattalionOHL672620461239|PLAYOFFS2212618910-------|-------
2014-15North Bay BattalionOHL583729662549|PLAYOFFS15781516-------|-------
Canada U20WJC-20730362|-------|-------
OHL All-StarsJr Super Series1000-20|-------|-------
2015-16Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL24235-36|12:4322.930.060.35-7.551.12|-------
Binghamton SenatorsAHL4561117-410|-------|-------
2016-17Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL1000-20|16:1600.442.082.2213.4417.89|-------
Binghamton SenatorsAHL72152237-1730|-------|-------
2017-18Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL11101-40|8:4610.54-0.010.438.9418.14|-------
Belleville SenatorsAHL54141327-1740|-------|-------
2018-19Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL20112-104|9:2512.82-0.280.202.7818.68|-------
Belleville SenatorsAHL431623392029|-------|-------
2019-20Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL5691120024|14:0797.92-0.36-0.23-9.50-2.08|-------
Belleville SenatorsAHL313440|-------|-------
2020-21Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL5651520519|14:1346.63-0.36-0.15-1.652.72|-------
CanadaWC10224-14|-------|-------
2021-22Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa SenatorsNHL5911718-1822|14:5198.77-0.240.08-3.272.19|-------
Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningNHL215914417|PLAYOFFS235490612:5043.010.05-0.231.39-2.83|14:3044.090.11-0.07-10.56-7.42
2022-23Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningNHL801715321133|PLAYOFFS6101-1213:0099.05-0.24-0.341.88-2.66|15:1411.240.00-0.3011.10-3.89
2023-24Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningNHL67181937-1921|14:09910.10-0.030.062.72-0.36|-------
NHL TOTALNHL3956980149-36146|PLAYOFFS296410-18PLAYOFFS