Nikita Zaitsev
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Chicago Blackhawks, Defensemen
Age: 32-322d (Oct 29, 1991)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: RU
College: CSKA
Drafted: Undrafted, TOR, 2016
Career Earnings
$31,807,861
2017-2023 Extension
Nikita Zaitsev signed a 7 year , $31,500,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $31,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,500,000.
Contract Terms:
7 yr(s) / $31,500,000
Average Salary:
$4,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Contract Notes
- Player can submit a 10 team no-trade list
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2016-2016 Rookie
Nikita Zaitsev signed a 1 year , $925,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $92,500 signing bonus, $925,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $925,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $925,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$92,500
Free Agent:
2017 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$31,807,861
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 25 |
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Active
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
|
2017 | 26 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$5,425,000 |
|
2018 | 27 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$9,925,000 |
|
2019 | 28 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$14,425,000 |
|
2020 | 29 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$18,925,000 |
|
2021 | 30 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$23,425,000 |
|
2022 | 31 |
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Active
Retained
|
$672,050 $3,210,811 |
$24,097,050 $27,307,861 |
|
2023 | 32 |
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Active
|
$4,500,000 |
$31,807,861 |
|
Total |
$31,807,861 |
$31,807,861 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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25 |
$832,500
|
$92,500 |
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
|
2017 |
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26 |
$1,500,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$5,425,000 |
|
2018 |
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27 |
$1,500,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$9,925,000 |
|
2019 |
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28 |
$1,500,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$14,425,000 |
|
2020 |
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29 |
$4,500,000
|
$4,500,000 |
$18,925,000 |
||
2021 |
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30 |
$4,500,000
|
$4,500,000 |
$23,425,000 |
||
2022 |
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31 |
$672,050 $1,210,811
|
$2,000,000 |
$672,050 $3,210,811 |
$24,097,050 $27,307,861 |
|
2023 |
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32 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$31,807,861 |
|
Total |
$18,715,361 |
$13,092,500 |
$31,807,861 |
$31,807,861 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$3,832,500 | $6,092,500 | - | $9,925,000 |
4 |
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$11,710,811 | $5,000,000 | - | $16,710,811 |
2 |
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$3,172,050 | $2,000,000 | - | $5,172,050 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017-18 |
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Dec 17, 2017 - Jan 31, 2018 | 0 | Lower Body |
2019-20 |
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Dec 16, 2019 - Jan 01, 2020 | 0 | Lower Body |
2019-20 |
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Jan 07, 2020 - Jan 14, 2020 | 0 | Lower Body |
2021-22 |
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Nov 13, 2021 - Nov 24, 2021 | 0 | COVID-19 |
2021-22 |
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Dec 17, 2021 - Feb 07, 2022 | 0 | Heel |
2022-23 |
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Dec 28, 2022 - Jan 23, 2023 | 0 | Lower Body |
2023-24 |
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Jan 17, 2024 - Mar 08, 2024 | 0 | Knee |
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Feb 22, 2023 Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Ottawa (OTT) with 2023 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick for future considerations
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Nov 25, 2021 Fined $5,000 Slashing against San Jose (SJS)
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Jul 01, 2019 Traded to Ottawa (OTT) from Toronto (TOR) with Connor Brown and Michael Carcone for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and 2020 3rd round pick
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May 02, 2017 Signed a 7 year $31.5 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
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May 02, 2016 Signed a 1 year $925k contract with Toronto (TOR)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 25, 2021 |
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Slashing against San Jose (SJS) | $5,000 |
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | CHI | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 53 | 14 | 0 |
2022 | CHI | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 95 | 20 | 0 |
2021 | OTT | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 128 | 28 | 0 |
2020 | OTT | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 114 | 26 | 0 |
2019 | OTT | 58 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 108 | 22 | 0 |
2018 | TOR | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 139 | 18 | 0 |
2017 | TOR | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 113 | 31 | 0 |
2016 | TOR | 82 | 4 | 32 | 36 | -20 | 106 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 176 | 38 | 0 |