Buffalo Sabres
Team's Cap Hit Situation
| Cap Hit | Proj. Cap Hit | Proj. Space | Curr. Space | Deadline Space | Roster | Forwards | Defense | Goalies | Dead Cap | Bonus | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $81,787,181 | $81,783,076 | $6,216,924 | $20,941,218 | $28,420,224 | 21/23 | $28,805,833 | $31,358,333 | $5,750,000 | $1,444,444 | - | 46/50 |
Draft Picks
Year
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
2025
Pick trade details
Pick trade details
2026
2027
Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dylan Cozens |
24 | C,LW |
|
8.07 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | UFA | |||
|
Jason Zucker |
33 | LW,RW |
|
5.68 | $5M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Alex Tuch |
28 | RW,LW |
|
5.40 | $4.75M | $4.75M | UFA | |||||||
|
Ryan McLeod |
25 | C |
|
2.39 | $2.1M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
|
Sam Lafferty |
29 | RW,C,LW |
|
2.27 | $2M | $2M | UFA | |||||||
|
Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
28 | RW |
|
1.70 | $1.5M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Peyton Krebs |
24 | C,LW |
|
1.65 | $1.45M | $1.45M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
|
Beck Malenstyn |
|
27 | C,LW |
|
1.53 | $1.35M | $1.35M | UFA | ||||||
|
Zach Benson |
|
19 | LW |
|
1.08 | $0.95M | $0.95M | RFA | ||||||
|
Jiri Kulich |
|
20 | C,LW |
|
1.01 | $0.887M | $0.887M | $0.887M | RFA | |||||
|
Jack Quinn |
23 | RW,LW |
|
0.98 | $0.863M | RFA | ||||||||
|
JJ Peterka |
23 | LW,RW |
|
0.97 | $0.856M | RFA | ||||||||
| 12 | $28.806M | $18.487M | $7.987M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | - | - | - |
Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rasmus Dahlin |
24 | LD/RD |
|
12.50 | $11M | $11M | $11M | $11M | $11M | $11M | $11M | $11M | UFA | |
|
Owen Power |
22 | LD/RD |
|
9.49 | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | UFA | ||
|
Bowen Byram |
23 | LD/RD |
|
4.38 | $3.85M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
|
Connor Clifton |
29 | RD |
|
3.79 | $3.333M | $3.333M | UFA | |||||||
|
Henri Jokiharju |
25 | RD |
|
3.52 | $3.1M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Jacob Bryson |
27 | LD/RD |
|
1.02 | $0.9M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Dennis Gilbert |
28 | LD |
|
0.94 | $0.825M | UFA | ||||||||
| 7 | $31.358M | $22.683M | $19.35M | $19.35M | $19.35M | $19.35M | $19.35M | $11M | - |
Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
25 | G |
|
5.40 | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | UFA | ||||
|
James Reimer |
36 | G |
|
1.14 | $1M | UFA | ||||||||
| 2 | $5.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | - | - | - | - |
IR
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tage Thompson |
27 | C |
|
8.12 | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | UFA | |||
|
Mattias Samuelsson |
|
24 | LD |
|
4.87 | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | UFA | ||
|
Jordan Greenway |
|
28 | LW,RW |
|
3.41 | $3M | UFA | |||||||
| 3 | $14.429M | $11.429M | $11.429M | $11.429M | $11.429M | $11.429M | - | - | - |
Bought Out
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Skinner |
32 | LW,RW |
|
- | $1.444M | $4.444M | $6.444M | $2.444M | $2.444M | $2.444M | ||||
| 1 | $1.444M | $4.444M | $6.444M | $2.444M | $2.444M | $2.444M | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Forwards
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Konsta Helenius |
|
18 | C |
|
1.11 | $0.976M | $0.975M | $0.975M | RFA | |||||
|
Isak Rosen |
|
21 | RW |
|
1.02 | $0.894M | $0.894M | RFA | ||||||
|
Noah Ostlund |
|
20 | C |
|
1.01 | $0.887M | $0.887M | $0.887M | RFA | |||||
|
Viktor Neuchev |
|
21 | L |
|
0.99 | $0.87M | $0.87M | RFA | ||||||
|
Anton Wahlberg |
|
19 | C |
|
0.98 | $0.865M | $0.865M | $0.865M | RFA | |||||
|
Aleksandr Kisakov |
|
22 | L |
|
0.98 | $0.859M | RFA | |||||||
|
Bennett MacArthur |
|
24 | L |
|
0.98 | $0.859M | RFA | |||||||
|
Tyson Kozak |
|
22 | C |
|
0.97 | $0.85M | RFA | |||||||
|
Olivier Nadeau |
|
22 | R |
|
0.95 | $0.837M | $0.837M | RFA | ||||||
|
Tyler Tullio |
|
22 | R |
|
0.94 | $0.823M | RFA | |||||||
|
Brett Murray |
26 | LW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
|
Mason Jobst |
31 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Lukas Rousek |
25 | RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
|
Josh Dunne |
26 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| 14 | $11.82M | $6.103M | $2.727M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Defense
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ryan Johnson |
|
23 | LD |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | RFA | |||||||
|
Nikita Novikov |
|
21 | D |
|
0.99 | $0.868M | $0.868M | RFA | ||||||
|
Vsevolod Komarov |
|
21 | D |
|
0.95 | $0.835M | $0.835M | $0.835M | RFA | |||||
|
Kale Clague |
26 | LD/RD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
|
Jack Rathbone |
25 | LD |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
| 5 | $4.178M | $1.702M | $0.835M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Non-Roster Goalies
| Player | Age | Pos | Nat | Cap% | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Devon Levi |
|
23 | G |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | 10.2(c) | |||||||
|
Scott Ratzlaff |
|
19 | G |
|
0.98 | $0.865M | $0.865M | $0.865M | RFA | |||||
|
Felix Sandstrom |
28 | G |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
| 3 | $2.565M | $0.865M | $0.865M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
