Buffalo Sabres (BUF)

Est. 1970

Current Cap Hit: $104,203,429
Projected Cap Hit: $112,060,929
Projected Cap Space: $-8,060,929
Contracts: 43
Roster: 29
Injuries: 6
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
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029
2029-2030

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
9 Josh Norris M-NTC C 27 UFA $7,950,000 $7,950,000 $7,950,000 $7,950,000
6 Zach Benson LW 21 UFA $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 +
72 Tage Thompson M-NTC RW 28 UFA $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857
91 Josh Doan RW 24 UFA $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 +
71 Ryan McLeod C 27 UFA $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
17 Jason Zucker Injured M-NTC LW 34 UFA $4,750,000
19 Peyton Krebs C 25 UFA $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
22 Jack Quinn RW 25 RFA $3,375,000
29 Beck Malenstyn NTC LW 28 UFA $2,916,666 $2,916,666 $2,916,666 $2,916,666 $2,916,666 $2,916,666
15 Justin Danforth RW 33 UFA $1,800,000
10 Sam Carrick C 34 UFA $1,000,000
94 Konsta Helenius WE C 20 RFA $953,750 $953,750
86 Noah Östlund WE C 22 UFA $886,666 $6,600,000 $6,600,000 $6,600,000 $6,600,000 $6,600,000 +
20 Jiří Kulich WE C 22 RFA $886,666
48 Tyson Kozak C 23 RFA $875,000 $875,000
43 Conor Sheary Injured LW 34 UFA $850,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
26 Rasmus Dahlin NMC D 26 UFA $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000
25 Owen Power D 23 UFA $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000
23 Mattias Samuelsson Injured D 26 UFA $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714
8 Olen Zellweger WE D 23 RFA $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000
21 Conor Timmins Injured D 28 UFA $2,200,000
46 Louis Crevier D 25 RFA $875,000
3 Jack Rathbone Injured D 27 UFA $850,000
73 Zach Metsa D 27 UFA $850,000 $900,000
48 Matt Grzelcyk D 32 UFA $850,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen M-NTC G 27 UFA $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000
34 Alex Lyon G 33 UFA $1,500,000
50 Topias Leinonen WE Injured G 22 RFA $961,666 $961,666
92 Colten Ellis G 26 RFA $850,000

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

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Christian Ehrhoff D 44 $0 $0
Jeff Skinner LW 34 $6,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Jake Richard RW 22 RFA $0
($1,013,750) 		$0
($1,013,750)
Riley Fiddler-Schultz WE C 24 RFA $0
($940,000)
Zac Funk WE RW,LW 23 RFA $0
($905,000)
Trevor Kuntar WE C 25 UFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Mason Geertsen LW/D 31 UFA $0
($850,000)
Carson Meyer RW 29 UFA $0
($850,000)
Jason Polin RW 27 UFA $0
($850,000)
Aidan McDonough LW 26 UFA $0
($850,000)
Maxim Štrbák WE D 21 RFA $0
($1,028,333) 		$0
($1,028,333) 		$0
($1,028,333)
Gavin McCarthy WE D 21 UFA $0
($1,007,500) 		$0
($1,007,500) 		$0
($1,007,500)
Radim Mrtka WE D 19 RFA $0
($974,166) 		$0
($974,166) 		$0
($974,166)
Vsevolod Komarov WE D 22 RFA $0
($910,000)
Ryan Johnson D 25 RFA $0
($875,000) 		$0
($875,000)
Dennis Gilbert D 29 UFA $0
($850,000)
Scott Ratzlaff WE G 21 RFA $0
($935,000) 		$0
($935,000)
Matt Villalta G 27 UFA $0
($850,000)

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
2027 Expiration
David Bedkowski 19 D 2027-06-01 2025 71 OA (round 3)
Noah Laberge 19 D 2027-06-01 2025 135 OA (round 5)
Norwin Panocha 21 D 2027-06-01 2023 205 OA (round 7)
Samuel Meloche 19 G 2027-06-01 2025 116 OA (round 4)
Patrick Geary 22 D 2027-08-15 2024 172 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Simon-Pier Brunet 20 D 2028-06-01 2024 123 OA (round 4)
Adam Kleber 20 D 2028-08-15 2024 42 OA (round 2)
Brodie Ziemer 20 RW 2028-08-15 2024 71 OA (round 3)
Sean Keohane 21 D 2028-08-15 2023 173 OA (round 6)
2029 Expiration
Ashton Schultz 19 C 2029-06-01 2025 167 OA (round 6)
Matouš Jan Kucharčík 19 C 2029-06-01 2025 103 OA (round 4)
Melvin Novotny 19 LW 2029-06-01 2025 195 OA (round 7)
Ryan Rucinski 19 C 2029-06-01 2025 219 OA (round 7)
Yevgeni Prokhorov 19 G 2029-06-01 2025 199 OA (round 7)
2030 Expiration
Daxon Rudolph 18 D 2030-06-01 2026 4 OA (round 1)
Domán Kristóf Szongoth 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 156 OA (round 5)
Dylan Dumont 18 RW 2030-06-01 2026 188 OA (round 6)
Ilia Morozov 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 20 OA (round 1)
Olivers Mūrnieks 18 C 2030-06-01 2026 124 OA (round 4)
Luke Osburn 20 D 2030-08-15 2024 108 OA (round 4)
Other Expiration
Philip Nyberg 29 D Indefinite 2016 129 OA (round 5)
Prokhor Poltapov 23 LW Indefinite 2021 33 OA (round 2)
Vasily Glotov 29 C Indefinite 2016 190 OA (round 7)
Vasily Zelenov 20 RW Indefinite 2024 204 OA (round 7)
Notes