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Sam Lafferty

#81

age30

posC

shotr

h6'2"

w205lbs

Depth Chart RW4

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,000,000$2.00M

Year 1 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 31

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick113

Year2014

Agent Pete Rutili

Birthdate Mar 6, 1995

Birthplace Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

Nationality USA

Stick Warrior Alpha LX2 Pro

UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 23

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $7,335,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP60

PPG0.12

PIM28

EV TOI/GM 9.23

G60 0.43

P60 0.76

GF% 32.40

DFF% 44.40

REL DFF% -4.90

CF% 47.10

REL CF% -3.80

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Sam Lafferty is signed to a 2 year, $4,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract was signed on July 1, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Lafferty will be 31 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2024

Signing Agent Pete Rutili

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.27%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 31
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	60	4	3	7	28	554	32.40	44.40	-4.90	47.10	-3.80	0.43	0.76
2023-24	$1,150,000 $1.15M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	79	13	11	24	32	853	50.00	46.20	-7.30	48.60	-3.80	0.84	1.62	Playoffs	11	0	0	0	0
2022-23	$1,150,000 $1.15M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	19	2	4	6	9	211	50.00	44.30	-12.40	41.40	-12.20	0.57	1.71	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0
2022-23	$1,150,000 $1.15M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	51	10	11	21	28	620	35.80	42.60	1.30	46.50	4.20	0.19	0.58
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	WC	USA	10	1	2	3	6
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	46	5	6	11	21	545	31.00	47.60	3.50	43.00	-3.10		0.22
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	0	2	2	12	77	50.00	59.20	1.90	55.30	2.20		1.56
2020-21	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	34	0	6	6	25	323	37.50	44.70	-6.40	44.30	-7.50		1.11
2019-20	$767,500 $768K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	50	6	7	13	23	440	53.80	49.60	-1.80	46.80	-4.50	0.68	1.63	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2019-20	$767,500 $768K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	6	3	0	3	10
2018-19	$767,500 $768K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	70	13	36	49	94
2017-18	$0 $0K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	9	1	2	3	4
2017-18	$0 $0K	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	8	14	22	34
2016-17	$0 $0K	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	13	22	35	32
2015-16	$0 $0K	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	4	6	10	4
2014-15	$0 $0K	NCAA	Brown Univ.	31	4	8	12	16
2013-14	$0 $0K	MSHL 18U	Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2	11	2	9	11	2
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Deerfield Academy	25	21	34	55	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Deerfield Academy	24	9	15	24	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Deerfield Academy	25	8	8	16	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	USHS-PA	Hollidaysburg Area High	18	34	35	69	26
2009-10	$0 $0K	USHS-PA	Hollidaysburg Area High	19	19	26	45	14
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1

2024

Lafferty, Sam

2yrs

$2,000,000AAV

06/26

2024

2027 Round 4

Mikheyev, Ilya

+2 more...

10/8

2023

Lafferty, Sam

2024 Round 5

02/27

2023

Gogolev, Pavel

+3 more...

Lafferty, Sam

+3 more...

04/29

2022

Lafferty, Sam

2yrs

$1,150,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Lafferty, Sam

Lafferty scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mar

Lafferty, Sam

Lafferty scored a goal and dished out three hits in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Washington Capitals.

Mar

Lafferty, Sam

Lafferty (groin) will return to the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

Mar

Lafferty, Sam

Lafferty (groin) will be a game-time decision against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Mar

Lafferty, Sam

Lafferty (groin) won't be in the lineup against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

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Contract History

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,300,000$2.30M

cap hit$1,150,000$1.15M

expiry 2024 UFA age 29

Signed On Apr 29 2022

Signing Agent Pete Rutili

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.39%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M	UFAage 29
AAV	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M
Base	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M
Minors Salary	$1,150,000$1.15M	$1,150,000$1.15M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,500,000$1.50M

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Oct 8 2020

Signing Agent Pete Rutili

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K	UFAage 27
AAV	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Base	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2020 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,535,000$1.54M

cap hit$767,500$768K

expiry 2020 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 6 2018

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 23

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$767,500$768K	$767,500$768K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	$782,500$783K	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$742,500$743K	$792,500$793K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year