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NHL

CHRIS BUTLER

October 27, 1986  
St. Louis, MO, USA

Defenseman  
6'1"  
Entry drafts
BUFFALO SABRES
NHL earnings$ 9 975 000
STATS
CHRIS BUTLER
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2005-06WJC-20 - USA4---2+4------
2008-09NHL - BUF4724618+11------
AHL - PIR272101214-4-----
2009-10NHL - BUF591202122-15------
2010-11NHL - BUF4927926+87-1110-3
2011-12NHL - CGY682131534-9------
WM - USA8112-+1------
2012-13NHL - CGY4417819-10------
WM - USA10-22--1------
2013-14NHL - CGY822141639-23------
2014-15NHL - STL3336923+8------
AHL - WOL141896+5------
2015-16NHL - STL5---4-1------
AHL - WOL464141839-14------
2016-17NHL - STL1-----------
AHL - WOL725212646+2391564-
2017-18NHL - STL6---2+1------
AHL - RAM618212922+12------
2018-19NHL - STL13112-+3------
AHL - RAM512192140-3------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL407147286187-277-1110-3
AHL2712293115167+23131564-
WM18134--------
WJC-204---2+4------
NHL SALARIES
CHRIS BUTLER
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
3 years  ·  $ 2 550 000
2008-0922850 000850 000850 000
2009-1023850 000850 0001 700 000
2010-1124850 000850 0002 550 000
2 years  ·  $ 2 500 000
2011-12251 300 0001 250 0003 850 000
2012-13261 200 0001 250 0005 050 000
1 year  ·  $ 1 700 000
2013-14271 700 0001 700 0006 750 000
1 year  ·  $ 650 000
2014-1528650 000650 0007 400 000
1 year  ·  $ 675 000
2015-1629675 000675 0008 075 000
1 year  ·  $ 600 000
2016-1730600 000600 0008 675 000
2 years  ·  $ 1 300 000
2017-1831650 000650 0009 325 000
2018-1932650 000650 0009 975 000
TOTAL9 975 0009 975 000
TRANSACTIONS
CHRIS BUTLER
June 25, 2011

Chris Butler is traded to the Calgary Flames with Paul Byron. In return, the Buffalo Sabres acquired Ales Kotalik, Robyn Regehr and 2nd round draft pick in 2012 (#44: Chris Butler).

July 1, 2015

Chris Butler signed a new deal with the St-Louis Blues

July 2, 2016

Chris Butler signed a new deal with the St-Louis Blues

June 28, 2017

Chris Butler signed a new deal with the St-Louis Blues

NHL trades