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Utah Mammoth Matches $4.775 M Offer, Retains Barrett Hayton

7/10/2026

Summary

Utah Mammoth Matches

Utah Mammoth matched Devils' $4.775 million offer sheet for centre Barrett Hayton, keeping him for the 2026-27 season.
The match bars Utah from trading Hayton until July 1, 2027, when he becomes a free agent.
Hayton, 26, posted 10 goals, 15 assists (25 points) in 67 games and was No. 5 pick in the 2018 draft.
Utah can negotiate an extension starting Jan. 1, 2027, after GM Bill Armstrong called Hayton a key piece.

Summary

Devils Offer Hayton

The New Jersey Devils submitted an offer sheet for forward Hayton after the Mammoth and Devils discussed a trade.
Hayton, the No. 5 2018 draft pick, has played 358 games with 65 goals, 90 assists, 155 points and a career-minus-28 rating.
The Mammoth finished 2025-26 43-33-6, earned the top Western Conference wild-card and lost in six games to the Vegas Golden Knights in their first playoff appearance.

Summary

Hayton Sets Record

Hayton posted franchise-record 2024-25 totals of 20 goals, 26 assists, 46 points, seven power-play goals, 15 power-play points and seven game-winning goals.
He recorded the Utah Mammoth’s first hat trick on Feb. 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, earning NHL’s Third Star of the Week on Jan. 27, 2025 for consecutive game-winning goals.
He captained Team Canada to gold medal at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, posting a 6-6-12 line and making the All-Star team.

History

Historical Context

After the 2004-05 lockout ended on July 13 2005, the NHL’s new CBA instituted a hard $39 million team salary cap—announced by Commissioner Gary Bettman and capped at $7.8 million per player. That framework lets teams like the New Jersey Devils match Utah Mammoth’s $4.775 million offer sheet for Barrett Hayton, effectively binding him until July 1 2027.

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Utah Mammoth Matches

Utah Mammoth matched Devils' $4.775 million offer sheet for centre Barrett Hayton, keeping him for the 2026-27 season.
The match bars Utah from trading Hayton until July 1, 2027, when he becomes a free agent.
Hayton, 26, posted 10 goals, 15 assists (25 points) in 67 games and was No. 5 pick in the 2018 draft.
Utah can negotiate an extension starting Jan. 1, 2027, after GM Bill Armstrong called Hayton a key piece.

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