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 $9,473,408 $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
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 23 C,LW Flag of CAN 8.07 $7.1M $7.1M $7.1M $7.1M $7.1M $7.1M UFA
Jason Zucker 32 LW,RW Flag of USA 5.68 $5M UFA
Alex Tuch 28 RW,LW Flag of USA 5.40 $4.75M $4.75M UFA
Ryan McLeod 25 C Flag of CAN 2.39 $2.1M RFA (Arb)
Sam Lafferty 29 RW,C,LW Flag of USA 2.27 $2M $2M UFA
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 28 RW Flag of CAN 1.70 $1.5M UFA
Peyton Krebs 23 C,LW Flag of CAN 1.65 $1.45M $1.45M RFA (Arb)
Beck Malenstyn 26 C,LW Flag of CAN 1.53 $1.35M $1.35M UFA
Zach Benson 19 LW Flag of CAN 1.08 $0.95M $0.95M RFA
Jiri Kulich 20 C,LW Flag of CZE 1.01 $0.887M $0.887M $0.887M RFA
Jack Quinn 23 RW,LW Flag of CAN 0.98 $0.863M RFA
JJ Peterka 22 LW,RW Flag of GER 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 Flag of SWE 12.50 $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M $11M UFA
Owen Power 22 LD/RD Flag of CAN 9.49 $8.35M $8.35M $8.35M $8.35M $8.35M $8.35M $8.35M UFA
Bowen Byram 23 LD/RD Flag of CAN 4.38 $3.85M RFA (Arb)
Connor Clifton 29 RD Flag of USA 3.79 $3.333M $3.333M UFA
Henri Jokiharju 25 RD Flag of FIN 3.52 $3.1M UFA
Jacob Bryson 27 LD/RD Flag of CAN 1.02 $0.9M UFA
Dennis Gilbert 28 LD Flag of USA 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 Flag of FIN 5.40 $4.75M $4.75M $4.75M $4.75M $4.75M UFA
James Reimer 36 G Flag of CAN 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 Flag of USA 8.12 $7.143M $7.143M $7.143M $7.143M $7.143M $7.143M UFA
Mattias Samuelsson 24 LD Flag of USA 4.87 $4.286M $4.286M $4.286M $4.286M $4.286M $4.286M UFA
Jordan Greenway 27 LW,RW Flag of USA 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 Flag of CAN - $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 Flag of FIN 1.11 $0.976M $0.975M $0.975M RFA
Isak Rosen 21 RW Flag of SWE 1.02 $0.894M $0.894M RFA
Noah Ostlund 20 C Flag of SWE 1.01 $0.887M $0.887M $0.887M RFA
Viktor Neuchev 21 L Flag of RUS 0.99 $0.87M $0.87M RFA
Anton Wahlberg 19 C Flag of SWE 0.98 $0.865M $0.865M $0.865M RFA
Aleksandr Kisakov 22 L Flag of RUS 0.98 $0.859M RFA
Tyson Kozak 21 C Flag of CAN 0.97 $0.85M RFA
Olivier Nadeau 21 R Flag of CAN 0.95 $0.837M $0.837M RFA
Tyler Tullio 22 R Flag of USA 0.94 $0.823M RFA
Brett Murray 26 LW Flag of CAN 0.88 $0.775M RFA (Arb)
Mason Jobst 30 C Flag of USA 0.88 $0.775M UFA
Lukas Rousek 25 RW Flag of CZE 0.88 $0.775M RFA (Arb)
Josh Dunne 26 C Flag of USA 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 Flag of USA 1.05 $0.925M RFA
Nikita Novikov 21 D Flag of RUS 0.99 $0.868M $0.868M RFA
Vsevolod Komarov 20 D Flag of RUS 0.95 $0.835M $0.835M $0.835M RFA
Kale Clague 26 LD/RD Flag of CAN 0.88 $0.775M UFA
Jack Rathbone 25 LD Flag of USA 0.88 $0.775M RFA (Arb)
Colton Poolman 28 D Flag of USA 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
Devon Levi 22 G Flag of CAN 1.05 $0.925M 10.2(c)
Scott Ratzlaff 19 G Flag of CAN 0.98 $0.865M $0.865M $0.865M RFA
Felix Sandstrom 27 G Flag of SWE 0.88 $0.775M UFA
3 $2.565M $0.865M $0.865M - - - - - -