looked at Puckpedia and found this:
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Revised Rules for 35+ Contracts
The rules for 35+ contracts changed in the 2020 CBA MOU. Now, a contract is not considered "35+" if:
-total compensation either stays the same or increases from one year to the subsequent year
-there are no signing bonuses after Year 1
If those criteria are met, the contract is not considered 35+, and therefore the usual contract rules around burying and buyouts apply. If that criteria is not met, it is considered a "35+" contract (if the player turned 35 by June 30), and therefore:
-If the contract is bought out, the original cap hit each year still remains (no cap hit relief from a buyout)
-If the player is sent down, the cap hit is only reduced by $100,000
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So his contract is the the same across and he had no signing bonus after year 1. So it looks like it does not fall under that revised 35+ rule.