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Lightning Sign Ryan McDonagh to a 3-Year, $12.3M Contract Extension

Ryan McDonagh's three-year extension reflects Tampa Bay's cap strategy and values his experience from multiple Stanley Cup Finals appearances, with salary under 4% of the cap.

  • On Thursday, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced the Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension averaging $4.1 million per season.
  • Previously traded to Nashville to clear cap space, McDonagh was reacquired in 2024 after helping Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 and reach the 2022 final versus Colorado Avalanche.
  • McDonagh will be 37 when the new contract kicks in, counting $4.1 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 NHL season.
  • Record cap growth means McDonagh will account for less than 4% of the cap each of the next three years.
  • Currently injured, McDonagh is one of several players Tampa Bay has been missing, but the team has still won 16 of 26 games and leads the Atlantic Division.
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Lightning sign Ryan McDonagh to a 3-year, $12.3M contract extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension worth $12.3 million.

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prohockeyrumors.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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