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AUGUST 03, 2009

Contract for Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund finally revealed

It's been like pulling teeth trying to find out what the Tampa Bay Lightning gave Mattias Ohlund as a free agent, but the numbers have finally dribbled out. The total is $25.25 million over seven years and breaks down like this:

$4 million next season and 2010-11; $5.5 million in 2011-12; $5 million in 2012-13; $3.75 million in 2013-14; $2 million in 2014-15; and $1 million in 2015-16. That works out to a cap hit of $3.607 per season.

So, now that we know the contracts for all players under one-way deals, let's see how the Lightning's payroll breaks down. Remember, this is for players with one-way contracts only. All salaries are in millions.

Player                               Salary     Cap

Vinny Lecavalier                  10          7.727

Ryan Malone                        6           4.5

Mattias Ohlund                     4           3.607

Marty St. Louis                     4           5.25

Andrej Meszaros                   3.25       4

Jeff Halpern                           2           2

Mike Smith                             2           2.2

Lukas Krajicek                      1.475     1.475

Matt Walker                          1.275      1.7

Vinny Prospal                        1.17        1.17*

Paul Ranger                           1.1           .933

Todd Fedoruk                         1.05        1.058

Evgeny Artyukhin                    1              .950

Marc Denis                              1             1*

Victor Hedman                          .900       3.75**

Steven Stamkos                       .875        3.50**

Ryan Craig                                .800         .787

Stephane Veilleux                     .750         .750

David Hale                                .725         .725

Kurtis Foster                             .600         .600

Adam Hall                                  .600         .600

Antero Niittymaki                       .600         .600

Brandon Bochenski                    .550         .525

Matt Smaby                                .500         .525

Zenon Konopka                          .500        .487

Totals                                      46.72     50.394

Note: League salary cap is $56.8 million.

* buyout

** includes possible performance bonuses. 

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