‘The contract has a creative breakdown. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, O’Reilly’s salary will be $1 million per season. The rest will be paid via a yearly signing bonus: $10 million, $8 million, $7.5 million and four years of $5 million.’
Sabres sign Ryan O’Reilly to 7-year, $52.5 million contract extension
Source: Olean Times Herald