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Buffalo Sabres

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$23,206,986

Current Cap Space

$23,206,986

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$72,293,014

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $72,293,014

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $650,000

Active Roster 16/23

Standard Contracts 28/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

May

Brannstrom, Erik

Brannstrom signed a three-year contract with Lausanne HC of Switzerland's National League on Monday.

Apr

Kozak, Tyson

Kozak (hip) was sent to AHL Rochester on Friday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Apr

Östlund, Noah

Ostlund was assigned to AHL Rochester on Friday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Apr

Rosén, Isak

Rosen was sent to AHL Rochester on Friday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Apr

Kulich, Jiri

Kulich was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Friday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Greenway, Jordan

Lower Body

Month to Month

OUT

Malenstyn, Beck

Undisclosed

Month to Month

OUT

Neuchev, Viktor

Shoulder

Month to Month

OUT

Norris, Joshua

Oblique

Month to Month

OUT

Power, Owen

Lower Body

Month to Month

OUT

Sandstrom, Felix

Personal

Month to Month

All Injuries

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	1	1	1	2	1	1	3
2026	1	0	1	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 127.63

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$72,293,014$72.29M	$59,559,681$59.56M	$45,923,015$45.92M	$45,923,016$45.92M
Projected Cap Space	$23,206,986$23.21M	$44,440,319$44.44M	$67,576,985$67.58M	$67,576,984$67.58M
Annual Cap Hit	$72,293,014$72.29M	$59,559,681$59.56M	$45,923,015$45.92M	$45,923,016$45.92M
Current Cap Space	$23,206,986$23.21M	$44,440,319$44.44M	$67,576,985$67.58M	$67,576,984$67.58M
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$650,000$650K	-	-	-
Active Roster	16/23	9/23	6/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	28/50	16/50	10/50	6/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	1	1	1	2	1	1	3
2026	1	0	1	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 127.63

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	36.66
2	7.65
3	2.56
4	0.90	Aug 18 2023 The Anaheim Ducks acquired Ilya Lyubushkin from the Buffalo Sabres for 2025 4th Round Pick Trade Analysis
4	1.17
5	0.63
6	0.35
7	0.13	Mar 8 2024 The San Jose Sharks acquired Devin Cooley from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2025 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.18	Mar 3 2023 The Nashville Predators acquired Rasmus Asplund from Buffalo Sabres for a 2025 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.16

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71	Mar 7 2025 \| Traded Away The Buffalo Sabres acquired Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Ottawa Senators for Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert, and a 2026 2nd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.05
4	0.98	Mar 7 2025 The Boston Bruins acquired Henri Jokiharju from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		31.29
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Buffalo Sabres have $23,206,986 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $72,293,014. The team currently has an active roster of 16 players, with 28 players under contract.

Forwards

$35,229,523$35.23M

36.9% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Zucker, Jason age33 posLW,RW shotl	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Tuch, Alex A age29 posRW,C shotr	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Lafferty, Sam age30 posRW,C shotr	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Greenway, Jordan age28 posLW,RW shotl	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Thompson, Tage age27 posC,RW shotr	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$0 UFA 2030
Malenstyn, Beck age27 posLW,RW shotl	$1,350,000$1.35M	$0 UFA
Norris, Joshua age26 posC shotl	$7,950,000$7.95M	$7,950,000$7.95M	$7,950,000$7.95M	$7,950,000$7.95M	$7,950,000$7.95M	$0 UFA 2030
McLeod, Ryan age25 posC shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Krebs, Peyton age24 posC,LW shotl	$1,450,000$1.45M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Quinn, Jack age23 posRW,LW shotr	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Peterka, John-Jason age23 posLW shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Kozak, Tyson age22 posC,LW shotl	$0 RFA
Kulich, Jiri age21 posC,LW shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Benson, Zach age20 posLW,C shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$35,229,523$35.23M	$24,729,523$24.73M	$15,092,857$15.09M	$15,092,857$15.09M	$15,092,857$15.09M

Defence

$27,869,047$27.87M

29.2% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Bryson, Jacob age27 posLD shotl	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Dahlin, Rasmus C age25 posLD shotl	$11,000,000$11.00M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$0 UFA 2032
Bernard-Docker, Jacob age24 posRD shotr	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias age25 posLD,RD shotl	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M	$4,285,715$4.29M	$0 UFA 2030
Clifton, Connor age30 posRD shotr	$3,333,333$3.33M	$0 UFA
Byram, Bowen age24 posLD shotl	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Power, Owen age22 posLD shotl	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$0 UFA 2031
Totals	$27,869,047$27.87M	$23,635,714$23.64M	$23,635,714$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M

Goaltenders

$4,750,000$4.75M

5.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Reimer, James age37 catchesL	$0 UFA
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka age26 catchesL	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Levi, Devon age23 catchesL	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Totals	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$4,444,444$4.44M

4.7% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Skinner, Jeff age33 posLW shotl Buyout	$4,444,444$4.44M	$6,444,444$6.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$0
Totals	$4,444,444$4.44M	$6,444,444$6.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Jun 14

@PuckPedia

The #GoHabsGo signed '22 #75 pick 20 y/o F Vinzenz Rohrer to 3 year ELC Salary 855K Signing Bonus 95K Minors 82.5K Cap Hit/AAV 950K t.co/cSqKJTKxSm

Jun 14

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The #NHLJets signed '24 #37 pick 19 y/o LD Alfons Freij to 3 year ELC Yr 1 Salary 775K, Signing Bonus 97.5K, GP Bonus 102.5K Yr 2 800K/97.5K/77.5K Yr 3 850K/97.5K/27.5K Cap Hit 906K, AAV 975K Includes European Assignment Clause Rep'd by Peter Wallen t.co/nkUmBjLZfb

Jun 14

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The #NHLBruins signed 24 y/o RFA RD Victor Soderstrom to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 350K Guaranteed 400K Acquired in trade from #Blackhawks Rep'd by Oster @TheHockeyAgency If he plays 27 NHL GP, he'll remain RFA. Otherwise he'll be a Group 6 UFA t.co/22891BGloy

Jun 14

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The #NJDevils signed 29 y/o UFA F Juho Lammikko to 1 year 800K 1-way deal. 38P in 48 NL GP Last played in NHL in 21-22 (15P in 75GP for Canucks) t.co/R3GponvqTu

Jun 14

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RT @TSNRyanRishaug: Arvidsson looks to be in for Kapanen. Stecher also taking first reps with Nurse again. Lines and pairs otherwise the s…

Jun 13

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Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens re-signed 28 y/o UFA F Boko Imama to 1 year deal NHL 775K Minors 450K Guaranteed 525K 1G in 16 NHL GP, 5P in 24 AHL GP Rep'd by @walsha @OctagonHockey t.co/y5BBlstrNU

Jun 13

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The #LetsGoPens signed '24 #93 pick 19 y/o F Melvin Fernstrom to 3 year ELC Salary 775K Signing Bonus 97.5K GP bonus 102.5K Minors 85K Cap Hit 872.5K, AAV 975K Rep'd by @KOSportsInc Acquired in Marcus Pettersson trade t.co/8U4F3blmeR

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$7,013,333$7.01M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Murray, Brett age26 posLW,RW shotl	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Jobst, Mason age31 posC,LW shotl	$0 UFA
Rousek, Lukas age26 posRW,LW shotl	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Tullio, Tyler age23 posRW,C shotr	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Dunne, Joshua age26 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Nadeau, Olivier age22 posRW,C shotr	$836,667$837K	$0 RFA
Rosén, Isak age22 posW,C shotl	$894,167$894K	$0 RFA
Kisakov, Alexander age22 posLW,C shotl	$0 RFA
MacArthur, Bennett age24 posLW,RW shotl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Östlund, Noah age21 posC,LW shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Neuchev, Viktor age21 posLW,RW shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Wahlberg, Anton age19 posC,LW shotl	$833,333$833K	$833,333$833K	$833,333$833K	$0 RFA
Helenius, Konsta age19 posC,RW shotr	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$942,500$943K	$0 RFA
Kopff, Tyler age22 posF shotl	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Totals	$7,013,333$7.01M	$3,637,499$3.64M	$1,775,833$1.78M

Non-roster Defence

$1,702,500$1.70M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2029-30
Clague, Kale age27 posD shotl	$0 UFA
Rathbone, Jack age26 posD shotl	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Johnson, Ryan age23 posD shotl	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Novikov, Nikita age21 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Komarov, Vsevolod age21 posD shotr	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Totals	$1,702,500$1.70M	$835,000$835K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,721,667$1.72M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Sandstrom, Felix age28 catchesL	$0 UFA
Leinonen, Topias age21 catchesL	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$0 RFA
Ratzlaff, Scott age20 catchesL	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Totals	$1,721,667$1.72M	$1,721,667$1.72M	$1,721,667$1.72M