Buffalo Sabres (BUF)

Est. 1970

Current Cap Hit: $80,578,847
Projected Cap Hit: $80,578,847
Projected Cap Space: $7,421,153
Contracts: 43
Roster: 23
Injuries: 0
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2024-2025 *
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
72 Tage Thompson M-NTC RW 27 UFA $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857
24 Dylan Cozens C 24 UFA $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $7,100,000
17 Jason Zucker LW 33 UFA $5,000,000
89 Alex Tuch M-NTC RW 28 UFA $4,750,000 $4,750,000
12 Jordan Greenway M-NTC LW 28 UFA $3,000,000
71 Ryan McLeod C 25 RFA $2,100,000
81 Sam Lafferty C 30 RFA $2,000,000 $2,000,000
19 Peyton Krebs C 24 RFA $1,450,000 $1,450,000
29 Beck Malenstyn LW 27 UFA $1,350,000 $1,350,000
9 Zach Benson WE LW 19 RFA $950,000 $950,000
20 Jiří Kulich WE C 20 RFA $886,666 $886,666 $886,666
22 Jack Quinn RW 23 RFA $863,333
77 JJ Peterka WE RW 23 RFA $797,500
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
26 Rasmus Dahlin D 24 UFA $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 +
25 Owen Power WE D 22 UFA $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 +
23 Mattias Samuelsson D 24 UFA $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714
4 Bowen Byram D 23 RFA $3,850,000
75 Connor Clifton D 29 UFA $3,333,333 $3,333,333
10 Henri Jokiharju D 25 UFA $3,100,000
78 Jacob Bryson D 27 UFA $900,000
8 Dennis Gilbert D 28 UFA $825,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 25 UFA $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000
47 James Reimer G 36 UFA $1,000,000

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Christian Ehrhoff D 42 $0 $0 $0 $0
Jeff Skinner LW 32 $1,444,444 $4,444,444 $6,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel RW 28 UFA $350,000
($1,500,000)
Konsta Helenius WE C 18 RFA $0
($975,000) 		$0
($975,000) 		$0
($975,000)
Isak Rosén WE RW 21 RFA $0
($894,166) 		$0
($894,166)
Noah Östlund WE C 20 RFA $0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666) 		$0
($886,666)
Viktor Neuchev WE LW 21 RFA $0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000)
Anton Wahlberg WE C 19 RFA $0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000)
Aleksandr Kisakov WE LW 22 RFA $0
($859,166)
Bennett MacArthur WE LW 24 RFA $0
($859,166)
Tyson Kozak WE C 22 RFA $0
($850,000)
Olivier Nadeau WE RW 22 RFA $0
($836,666) 		$0
($836,666)
Tyler Tullio WE RW 22 RFA $0
($823,333)
Lukáš Rousek RW 25 UFA $0
($775,000)
Josh Dunne C 26 UFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Brett Murray LW 26 RFA $0
($775,000)
Mason Jobst C 31 UFA $0
($775,000)
Ryan Johnson WE D 23 RFA $0
($925,000)
Nikita Novikov WE D 21 RFA $0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500)
Vsevolod Komarov WE D 21 RFA $0
($835,000) 		$0
($835,000) 		$0
($835,000)
Kale Clague D 26 UFA $0
($775,000)
Jack Rathbone D 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Devon Levi WE G 23 RFA $0
($925,000)
Felix Sandström G 28 UFA $0
($775,000)
Scott Ratzlaff WE G 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000)

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
2025 Expiration
Ethan Miedema 19 LW 2025-06-01 2023 109 OA (round 4)
Viljami Marjala 22 LW 2025-06-01 2021 159 OA (round 5)
William von Barnekow-Løfberg 22 C 2025-06-01 2021 161 OA (round 6)
Aaron Huglen 23 RW 2025-08-15 2019 102 OA (round 4)
Matteo Costantini 22 C 2025-08-15 2020 131 OA (round 5)
2026 Expiration
Gustav Karlsson 21 C 2026-06-01 2022 187 OA (round 6)
Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson 21 RW 2026-06-01 2022 202 OA (round 7)
Linus Sjödin 22 C 2026-06-01 2022 211 OA (round 7)
Linus Sjödin 22 C 2026-06-01 2022 211 OA (round 7)
Ryerson Leenders 18 G 2026-06-01 2024 219 OA (round 7)
Simon-Pier Brunet 19 D 2026-06-01 2024 123 OA (round 4)
Topias Leinonen 21 G 2026-06-01 2022 41 OA (round 2)
Stiven Sardarian 22 RW 2026-08-15 2021 88 OA (round 3)
2027 Expiration
Norwin Panocha 20 D 2027-06-01 2023 205 OA (round 7)
Gavin McCarthy 19 D 2027-08-15 2023 86 OA (round 3)
Jake Richard 20 RW 2027-08-15 2022 170 OA (round 6)
Maxim Štrbák 19 D 2027-08-15 2023 45 OA (round 2)
Patrick Geary 21 D 2027-08-15 2024 172 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Adam Kleber 18 D 2028-08-15 2024 42 OA (round 2)
Brodie Ziemer 19 R 2028-08-15 2024 71 OA (round 3)
Sean Keohane 20 D 2028-08-15 2023 173 OA (round 6)
2030 Expiration
Luke Osburn 18 D 2030-08-15 2024 108 OA (round 4)
Other Expiration
Arttu Ruotsalainen 27 C Indefinite Undrafted N/A
Philip Nyberg 27 D Indefinite 2016 129 OA (round 5)
Prokhor Poltapov 22 LW Indefinite 2021 33 OA (round 2)
Vasily Glotov 27 C Indefinite 2016 190 OA (round 7)
Vasily Zelenov 19 R Indefinite 2024 204 OA (round 7)
Notes