Nick Paul

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots Left Current Contract 7 years
Height 6'4" Expires 2028-29
Weight (lbs) 230 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 34
Age 29 (Mar 20, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2013, Round 4, Overall 101 (DAL)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed 7 years @ $3.150M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 14, 2020 Ottawa Senators Signed 2 years @ $1.350M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 2, 2019 Ottawa Senators Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 16, 2018 Ottawa Senators Signed 1 year @ $650K AAV starting in 2018-19
Dec 21, 2014 Ottawa Senators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2015-16 OTT 24 2 3 5 -3 6 28 7.1 12:12
2016-17 OTT 1 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0.0 16:29
2017-18 OTT 11 1 0 1 -4 0 11 9.1 7:54
2018-19 OTT 20 1 1 2 -10 4 30 3.3 8:28
2019-20 OTT 56 9 11 20 0 24 103 8.7 14:27
2020-21 OTT 56 5 15 20 +5 19 105 4.8 16:05
2021-22 OTT 59 11 7 18 -18 22 131 8.4 17:22
2021-22 TBL 21 5 9 14 +4 17 35 14.3 14:06 23 5 4 9 6 44 11.4 18:18
2022-23 TBL 80 17 15 32 +11 33 120 14.2 16:10 6 1 1 -1 2 8 12.5 16:37
2023-24 TBL 82 24 22 46 -16 27 153 15.7 17:16 5 2 2 -4 6 14 14.3 17:13
2024-25 TBL 37 11 14 25 -1 20 64 17.2 16:31
Advanced Stats Coming Soon

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 27 NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $3,400,000 $750,000 $4,150,000 $4,150,000 UFA
2023-24 28 NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $2,000,000 $2,150,000 $4,150,000 $4,150,000 UFA
2024-25 29 NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - - $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 UFA
2025-26 30 NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA
2026-27 31 M-NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
2027-28 32 M-NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
2028-29 33 M-NTC $3,150,000 $3,150,000 - $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
Total - $8,400,000 $13,650,000 $22,050,000 $22,050,000
Signed: July 1, 2022
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.82
Clause: Starting June 15, 2026 players full NTC converts to a 16 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 25 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 RFA-arb
2021-22 26 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $2,700,000
Signed: Oct 14, 2020
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.66
Retained Salary: Ottawa Senators retained 44.5% of total salary on March 20, 2022

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $165,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $165,000
Signed: July 2, 2019
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 23 $650,000 $650,000 - - $650,000 $650,000 $80,000 RFA
Total - - $650,000 $650,000 $80,000
Signed: July 16, 2018
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.82

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2014-15 19 $700,833 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2015-16 20 $670,000 $894,167 $257,500 $92,500 $575,000 $667,500 $70,000 ELC
2016-17 21 $670,000 $894,167 $232,500 $92,500 $600,000 $692,500 $70,000 ELC
2017-18 22 $670,000 $894,167 $182,500 - $650,000 $650,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $672,500 $277,500 $1,825,000 $2,102,500 $210,000
Signed: Dec 21, 2014
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15