Buffalo Sabres
Team's Cap Hit Situation
| Cap Hit | Proj. Space | Curr. Space | Deadline Space | Roster | Forwards | Defense | Goalies | Dead Cap | Bonus | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $81,712,181 | $6,287,819 | $6,744,476 | $28,744,315 | 23/23 | $37,448,690 | $35,644,047 | $5,675,000 | $1,444,444 | - | 45/50 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | 26 | C |
|
8.12 | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | $7.143M | UFA | |||
| Dylan Cozens | 23 | C,LW |
|
8.07 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | UFA | |||
| Jason Zucker | 32 | LW,RW |
|
5.68 | $5M | UFA | ||||||||
| Alex Tuch | 28 | RW,LW |
|
5.40 | $4.75M | $4.75M | UFA | |||||||
| Jordan Greenway | 27 | LW,RW |
|
3.41 | $3M | UFA | ||||||||
| Ryan McLeod | 25 | C |
|
2.39 | $2.1M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
| Sam Lafferty | 29 | RW,C,LW |
|
2.27 | $2M | $2M | UFA | |||||||
| Peyton Krebs | 23 | C,LW |
|
1.65 | $1.45M | $1.45M | RFA (Arb) | |||||||
| Beck Malenstyn | 26 | 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 | 22 | LW,RW |
|
0.97 | $0.856M | RFA | ||||||||
| 13 | $37.449M | $25.63M | $15.13M | $14.243M | $14.243M | $14.243M | - | - | - |
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 | 21 | LD/RD |
|
9.49 | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | UFA | ||
| Mattias Samuelsson | 24 | LD |
|
4.87 | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | $4.286M | 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 | 26 | LD/RD |
|
1.02 | $0.9M | UFA | ||||||||
| Dennis Gilbert | 27 | LD |
|
0.94 | $0.825M | UFA | ||||||||
| 8 | $35.644M | $26.969M | $23.636M | $23.636M | $23.636M | $23.636M | $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 | ||||
| Devon Levi | 22 | G |
|
1.05 | $0.925M | 10.2(c) | ||||||||
| 2 | $5.675M | $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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
|
28 | RW |
|
1.70 | $1.5M | UFA | |||||||
| 1 | $1.5M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
3.41 | $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 | 20 | L |
|
0.99 | $0.87M | $0.87M | RFA | |||||||
| Anton Wahlberg | 19 | C |
|
0.98 | $0.865M | $0.865M | $0.865M | RFA | ||||||
| Aleksandr Kisakov | 21 | L |
|
0.98 | $0.859M | RFA | ||||||||
| Tyson Kozak | 21 | C |
|
0.97 | $0.85M | RFA | ||||||||
| Olivier Nadeau | 21 | 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 | 30 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
| Lukas Rousek | 25 | RW |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | RFA (Arb) | ||||||||
| Josh Dunne | 25 | C |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | $0.775M | UFA | |||||||
| 13 | $10.961M | $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 | 20 | 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) | ||||||||
| Colton Poolman | 28 | D |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
| 6 | $4.952M | $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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Ratzlaff | 19 | G |
|
0.98 | $0.865M | $0.865M | $0.865M | RFA | ||||||
| Felix Sandstrom | 27 | G |
|
0.88 | $0.775M | UFA | ||||||||
| 2 | $1.64M | $0.865M | $0.865M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
