Brandon Saad

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Brandon SAAD
32y
Flag of USA
$4.5M
185cm
98kg
Player Bio:
Position: Left Wing, Right Wing
Hand: L
Date of Birth: Oct. 27, 1992
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Draft Year: 2011
Draft Round: 2
Drafted Overall: 43
Drafted By:
Current Team's Last 5 Games:
Nov. 30, 2024 H 2:3 OT 0G | 0A | -1 | 15:03
Nov. 27, 2024 A 3:0 0G | 1A | +1 | 15:28
Nov. 25, 2024 A 5:2 0G | 0A | -1 | 13:52
Nov. 23, 2024 A 1:3 0G | 0A | -1 | 14:09
Nov. 21, 2024 H 3:2 SO 0G | 0A | 0 | 18:06
Player Season Game Logs
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Season Stats

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Cap Hit Team GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI
2024-25 $4.5M 20 4 4 8 -2 15:25
2023-24 $4.5M 82 26 16 42 -4 15:30
2022-23 $4.5M 71 19 18 37 -8 16:39
2021-22 $4.5M 78 24 25 49 +11 16:16 12 2 3 5 +1 16:32
July 29, 2021: Signed by STL
2020-21 $5M 44 15 9 24 +1 14:05 10 7 1 8 +3 15:15
Oct. 10, 2020: Traded from CHI to COL
2019-20 $6M 58 21 12 33 +2 16:44 9 2 3 5 +2 16:30
2018-19 $6M 80 23 24 47 -9 17:41
2017-18 $6M 82 18 17 35 -10 17:30
June 23, 2017: Traded from CBJ to CHI
2016-17 $6M 82 24 29 53 +23 17:01 5 1 2 3 -5 15:58
2015-16 $6M 78 31 22 53 +1 17:13
June 30, 2015: Traded from CHI to CBJ
2014-15 $0.764M 82 23 29 52 +7 17:15 23 8 3 11 +5 20:16
2013-14 $0.764M 78 19 28 47 +20 16:17 19 6 10 16 +10 17:30
2012-13 $0.764M 46 10 17 27 +17 16:27 23 1 5 6 -1 16:23
2011-12 $0.795M 2 0 0 0 0 14:01 2 0 1 1 +2 12:21
2011: Drafted by CHI

Contracts

Standard Contract
Brandon Saad signed a 5 year, $22,500,000 contract with the St. Louis Blues on July 29, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $4,500,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 29, 2021
Signed by: Doug Armstrong
Cap %: 5.11
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2021-22 NTC $4.5M $4.5M - - $4.5M $4.5M $4.5M
2022-23 NTC $4.5M $4.5M - - $4.5M $4.5M $4.5M
2023-24 NTC $4.5M $4.5M - - $5.5M $5.5M $5.5M
2024-25 NTC $4.5M $4.5M - - $4.375M $4.375M $4.375M
2025-26 M-NTC $4.5M $4.5M - - $3.625M $3.625M $3.625M
Clause Details: 2025-26: 12 team no trade list
Standard Contract
Brandon Saad signed a 6 year, $36,000,000 contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 3, 2015. The contract has a cap hit of $6,000,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 3, 2015
Signed by: Jarmo Kekalainen
Cap %: 7.36
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2015-16 $6M $6M - - $4M $4M $4M
2016-17 $6M $6M - - $5.75M $5.75M $5.75M
2017-18 $6M $6M - - $6.25M $6.25M $6.25M
2018-19 $6M $6M - - $6.75M $6.75M $6.75M
2019-20 $6M $6M - - $6.75M $6.75M $6.75M
2020-21 M-NTC $6M $6M - - $6.5M $6.5M $6.5M
Clause Details: Starting 2020-21, lists 10 teams can be traded to
Entry-Level Contract
Brandon Saad signed a 3 year, $2,775,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 5, 2011. The contract has a cap hit of $764,167.
Signing team:
Signing date: Oct. 5, 2011
Signed by: Stan Bowman
Cap %: 1.11
Expiry status: RFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2011-12 $0.795M $0.925M - $0.092M ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE
2012-13 $0.764M $0.894M $0.307M $0.092M $0.525M $0.618M $0.07M
2013-14 $0.764M $0.894M $0.083M $0.092M $0.75M $0.843M $0.07M
2014-15 $0.764M $0.894M - - $0.833M $0.833M $0.07M
Qualifying Offer: $0.874M

Trades

Oct. 10, 2020
acquire:
- D Nikita Zadorov (Signing Rights)
- D Anton Lindholm (AHL/JR)
acquire:
- L Brandon Saad $1,000,000 retained - 16.7%
- D Dennis Gilbert (AHL/JR)

June 23, 2017
acquire:
- 2017 6th round pick (#170 - Jonathan Davidsson)
acquire:
- 2018 5th round pick (#142 - Michael Callahan)

June 30, 2015
acquire:
- C Alex Broadhurst (AHL/JR)
- D Michael Paliotta (AHL/JR)
acquire:
- 2016 4th round pick (#95 - Anatoly Golyshev )
- L Jeremy Morin (AHL/JR)
- R Corey Tropp (AHL/JR)

July 27, 2009
acquire:
- Colin Stuart
- 2012 7th round pick (#186 - Matthew DeBlouw )
acquire:
- Wayne Primeau
- 2011 2nd round pick (#43 - Brandon Saad)