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Justin Danforth

#15

age32

posRW,C

shotr

h5'9"

w181lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,800,000$1.80M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 34

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Patrick Morris

Birthdate Mar 15, 1993

Birthplace Oshawa, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick Bauer Nexus Sync

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 28

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $4.31M

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 8:40

PP TOI/GP 0:08

PK TOI/GP 2:37

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 0.0

xGF% 25.0

RELxGF% -22.2

CF% 38.0

REL CF% -11.6

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP187

G31

A33

P64

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.34

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.17

Career Statline Details

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,600,000$3.60M

cap hit$1,800,000$1.80M

Justin Danforth is signed to a 2 year, $3,600,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,800,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Danforth an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Patrick Morris

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 1.88%

Signing Status UFAage 32

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M	UFAage 34
AAV	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M
Base	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M
Minors Salary	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 8:40

PP TOI/GP 0:08

PK TOI/GP 2:37

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 0.0

xGF% 25.0

RELxGF% -22.2

CF% 38.0

REL CF% -11.6

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP187

G31

A33

P64

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.34

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.17

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

Show Advanced Stats

Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	32	$1,800,000 $1.80M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	4	0	0	0	2	0.0	25.0	-22.2	38.0	-11.6	0.00	0.00	1	8:40	0:08	2:37
2024-25	31	$1,100,000 $1.10M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	61	9	12	21	18	44.8	50.0	1.5	48.0	-2.0	0.58	1.32	6	11:56	0:22	1:35
2023-24	30	$975,000 $975K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	71	10	16	26	26	44.3	48.0	2.6	47.0	-0.7	0.56	1.46	-1	12:09	0:29	1:11
2022-23	29	$975,000 $975K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	2	1	3	4	40.0	48.0	6.0	50.0	5.8	1.88	2.82	0	10:38	1:36	0:36
2021-22	28	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	45	10	4	14	10	43.8	49.0	6.2	52.0	4.6	1.16	1.51	-8	11:30	0:17	0:29
2021-22	28	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	8	2	3	5	0
2020-21	27		WC	Canada	9	1	0	1	12
2020-21	27		KHL	Vityaz Moscow Region	58	23	32	55	50
2019-20	26		Spengler Cup	Team Canada	4	0	1	1	0
2019-20	26		Liiga	Lukko	56	27	33	60	26
2018-19	25		Liiga	Lukko	59	18	34	52	73												Playoffs	7	2	2	4	0
2017-18	24		ECHL	Cincinnati Cyclones	44	28	31	59	40												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2017-18	24		AHL	Rochester Americans	15	2	3	5	12
2016-17	23		NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	37	10	22	32	53
2016-17	23		ECHL	Reading Royals	3	1	2	3	2
2016-17	23		AHL	Rochester Americans	5	2	0	2	4
2016-17	23		AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	1	0	0	0	0
2015-16	22		NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	36	20	21	41	22
2014-15	21		NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	38	7	15	22	26
2013-14	20		NCAA	Sacred Heart Univ.	36	5	24	29	24
2012-13	19		WJAC-19	Canada East U19	5	1	0	1	18
2012-13	19		OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	43	22	34	56	42												Playoffs	9	3	11	14	0
2011-12	18		WJAC-19	Canada East U19	4	1	0	1	4
2011-12	18		OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	41	22	27	49	40												Playoffs	5	2	3	5	0
2010-11	17		OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	47	13	23	36	26												Playoffs	10	2	1	3	0
2009-10	16		OJHL	Cobourg Cougars	3	0	0	0	2
2009-10	16		Big Nickel U18	Oshawa Generals U18 AAA	5	1	0	1	8
NHL Totals					187	31	33	64
Justin Danforth Stats by Elite Prospects Justin Danforth Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Danforth, Justin

2yrs

$1,800,000

Cap Hit

10/11

2023

Danforth, Justin

1yr

$1,100,000

Cap Hit

03/8

2022

Danforth, Justin

2yrs

$975,000

Cap Hit

05/3

2021

Danforth, Justin

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Danforth, Justin

Danforth (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Oct

Danforth, Justin

Per Heather Engel of NHL.com, Danforth (lower body) will miss more than one month, according to head coach Lindy Ruff on Friday.

Oct

Danforth, Justin

Danforth (lower body) won't return to Wednesday's game versus the Ottawa Senators.

Apr

Danforth, Justin

Danforth had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

Mar

Danforth, Justin

Danforth scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,100,000$1.10M

cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M

expiry 2025 UFA age 32

Signed On Oct 11 2023

Signing Agent Jay Grossman

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.25%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$1,100,000$1.10M	UFAage 32
AAV	$1,100,000$1.10M
Base	$1,100,000$1.10M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,100,000$1.10M
Minors Salary	$1,100,000$1.10M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,950,000$1.95M

cap hit$975,000$975K

expiry 2024 UFA age 31

Signed On Mar 8 2022

Signing Agent Jay Grossman

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.18%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	UFAage 31
AAV	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K
Base	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K
Minors Salary	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA age 29

Signed On May 3 2021

Signing Agent Jay Grossman

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status age 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFAage 29
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year