Buffalo Sabres Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Buffalo Sabres, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Full No-Trade
Modified No-Trade
No Movement
Player (14) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Thompson Tage Thompson C 27 7142857
$7,142,857
8.1%
 7142857
$7,142,857
8.1%
 		7142857
$7,142,857
8.1%
 		7142857
$7,142,857
8.1%
 		7142857
$7,142,857
8.1%
 		7142857
$7,142,857
 		5
UFA
 -10
Cozens Dylan Cozens C 23 7100000
$7,100,000
8.1%
 		7100000
$7,100,000
8.1%
 		7100000
$7,100,000
8.1%
 		7100000
$7,100,000
7.7%
 		7100000
$7,100,000
7.7%
 		7100000
$7,100,000
 		5
UFA
 -10
Zucker Jason Zucker LW 33 5000000
$5,000,000
5.7%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Tuch Alex Tuch RW 28 4750000
$4,750,000
5.4%
 		4750000
$4,750,000
5.4%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Greenway Jordan Greenway LW 27 3000000
$3,000,000
3.4%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
McLeod Ryan McLeod C 25 2100000
$2,100,000
2.4%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Lafferty Sam Lafferty C 29 2000000
$2,000,000
2.3%
 		2000000
$2,000,000
2.3%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Aube-Kubel Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW 28 1500000
$1,500,000
1.7%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Krebs Peyton Krebs C 24 1450000
$1,450,000
1.6%
 		1450000
$1,450,000
1.6%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Malenstyn Beck Malenstyn LW 26 1350000
$1,350,000
1.5%
 		1350000
$1,350,000
1.5%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Benson Zach Benson LW 19 950000
$950,000
1.1%
 		950000
$950,000
1.1%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Quinn Jack Quinn RW 23 863333
$863,333
1.0%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Peterka John-Jason Peterka C 23 855833
$855,833
1.0%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Kulich Jiri Kulich C 20 835858
$835,858
1.0%
 		0
$0
1.0%
 0
$0
1.0%
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10

Defensemen

Full No-Trade
Modified No-Trade
No Movement
Player (8) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Dahlin Rasmus Dahlin D 24 11000000
$11,000,000
12.5%
 		11000000
$11,000,000
12.5%
 		11000000
$11,000,000
12.5%
 		11000000
$11,000,000
12.5%
 		11000000
$11,000,000
12.5%
 		11000000
$11,000,000
 		11000000
$11,000,000
 		11000000
$11,000,000
Power Owen Power D 22 8350000
$8,350,000
9.5%
 		8350000
$8,350,000
9.5%
 		8350000
$8,350,000
9.5%
 		8350000
$8,350,000
9.1%
 		8350000
$8,350,000
9.1%
 		8350000
$8,350,000
 		8350000
$8,350,000
 		5
UFA
Samuelsson Mattias Samuelsson D 24 4285714
$4,285,714
4.9%
 4285714
$4,285,714
4.9%
 		4285714
$4,285,714
4.9%
 		4285714
$4,285,714
4.9%
 		4285714
$4,285,714
4.9%
 		4285714
$4,285,714
 		5
UFA
 -10
Byram Bowen Byram D 23 3850000
$3,850,000
4.4%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Clifton Connor Clifton D 29 3333333
$3,333,333
3.8%
 		3333334
$3,333,334
3.8%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Jokiharju Henri Jokiharju D 25 3100000
$3,100,000
3.5%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Bryson Jacob Bryson D 27 900000
$900,000
1.0%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Gilbert Dennis Gilbert D 28 825000
$825,000
0.9%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

Goaltenders

Full No-Trade
Modified No-Trade
No Movement
Player (3) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 25 4750000
$4,750,000
5.4%
 		4750000
$4,750,000
5.4%
 		4750000
$4,750,000
5.4%
 		4750000
$4,750,000
5.2%
 		4750000
$4,750,000
5.2%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Levi Devon Levi G 23 925000
$925,000
1.1%
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Reimer James Reimer G 36 807240
$807,240
1.1%
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

Buyout

Player (2) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Skinner Jeff Skinner LW 32 1444445
$1,444,445
1.6%
 4444445
$4,444,445
5.1%
 6444445
$6,444,445
7.3%
 2444445
$2,444,445
2.7%
 2444445
$2,444,445
2.7%
 2444445
$2,444,445
 -10 -10
Ehrhoff Christian Ehrhoff D 42 0
$0
 0
$0
 0
$0
 0
$0
 -10 -10 -10 -10

Summary

            2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Cap Maximum    
$88,000,000
$88,000,000
$88,000,000
$88,000,000
$88,000,000
 
 
 
Overage                
Active Cap     $69,595,597 $58,991,905 $42,628,571 $42,628,571 $42,628,571 $37,878,571 $19,350,000 $11,000,000
Injured Cap     $11,428,571              
Dead Cap     $1,444,445 $4,444,445 $6,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445    
Retained Cap                    
Total Cap $82,468,613 $63,436,350 $49,073,016 $45,073,016 $45,073,016 $40,323,016 $19,350,000 $11,000,000
Cap Space     $5,531,387 $24,563,650 $38,926,984 $42,926,984 $42,926,984      
   
Potential Bonuses     $3,652,500 $1,990,000 $635,000
   
Active Contracts     23 / 23 15 / 23 6 / 23 6 / 23 6 / 23 5 / 23 2 / 23 1 / 23
Retained Salaries     0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3
Standard Contracts     48 / 50 25 / 50 11 / 50 8 / 50 7 / 50 6 / 50 2 / 50 1 / 50

Positional Summary

            2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Forwards    
$38,897,881
$24,742,857
$14,242,857
$14,242,857
$14,242,857
$14,242,857
 
 
Defensemen    
$35,644,047
$26,969,048
$23,635,714
$23,635,714
$23,635,714
$23,635,714
$19,350,000
$11,000,000
Goaltenders    
$6,482,240
$4,750,000
$4,750,000
$4,750,000
$4,750,000
 
 
 

Minors

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Player (13) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Helenius Konsta Helenius C 18 975000
$975,000
 975000
$975,000
 975000
$975,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0
Ostlund Noah Ostlund C 20 918333
$918,333
 918333
$918,333
 		4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Wahlberg Anton Wahlberg C 19 896667
$896,667
 896667
$896,667
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Rosen Isak Rosen RW 21 894167
$894,167
 894167
$894,167
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Neuchev Viktor Neuchev LW 21 870000
$870,000
 870000
$870,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Kisakov Alexander Kisakov LW 22 859167
$859,167
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kozak Tyson Kozak C 22 850000
$850,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nadeau Olivier Nadeau RW 22 836667
$836,667
 836667
$836,667
 		4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Tullio Tyler Tullio C 22 823333
$823,333
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rousek Lukas Rousek RW 25 775000
$775,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jobst Mason Jobst C 30 775000
$775,000
 5
UFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murray Brett Murray LW 26 775000
$775,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dunne Joshua Dunne C 26 775000
$775,000
 775000
$775,000
 		4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0

Defensemen

Player (6) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Johnson Ryan Johnson D 23 925000
$925,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novikov Nikita Novikov D 21 867500
$867,500
 867500
$867,500
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Komarov Vsevolod Komarov D 21 865000
$865,000
 865000
$865,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0
Clague Kale Clague D 26 775000
$775,000
 5
UFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rathbone Jack Rathbone D 25 775000
$775,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poolman Colton Poolman D 29 775000
$775,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Player (2) Pos Age 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32
Ratzlaff Scott Ratzlaff G 19 865000
$865,000
 865000
$865,000
 865000
$865,000
 4
RFA
 0 0 0 0
Sandstrom Felix Sandstrom G 28 775000
$775,000
 5
UFA
 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSACTIONS

Nov 15, 2024
Jiri Kulich, C

Promoted from the Minors by Buffalo (BUF)

Nov 13, 2024
James Reimer, G

Claimed off waivers by Buffalo (BUF)

Nov 05, 2024
Jiri Kulich, C

Demoted to the Minors by Buffalo (BUF)

Oct 18, 2024
Scott Ratzlaff, G

Signed a 3 year $2.595 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

Sep 17, 2024
Peyton Krebs, C

Signed a 2 year $2.9 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)

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