text: how does luongo's salary affect the canuck's salary cap? luongo signed a 4-year contract worth $27 million. the first year he will be paid $6 million, the second year $6.5 million, the third $7 million and the fourth $7.5 million. the average salary for each year is $6.75 million. will his contract count on the canuck's payroll as $6.75 million each year, or will it change each year depending on his actual salary? his salary will count as 6.75 million per year... even though he wont get 6.75mil/year