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Buffalo Sabres

2025-26 Cap Overview

Projected Cap Space

$1,955,202

Current Cap Space

$2,720,281

Deadline Cap Space

$8,938,066

Projected Playoff Cap Space

$20,415,319

Projected Cap Hit

$93,544,798

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $93,396,347

Projected Playoff Cap Hit $75,084,681

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $1,125,000

LTIR Pool $0

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 46/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Nov

Georgiev, Alexandar

Cleared

Nov

Georgiev, Alexandar

Georgiev has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination, according to AHL Rochester.

Nov

Rosén, Isak

Rosen was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Nov

Benson, Zach

Benson (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Nov

Zucker, Jason

Zucker (illness) was activated off injured reserve Friday.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

Norris, Joshua

Upper Body

Day to Day

Kesselring, Michael

Lower Body

Day to Day

Danforth, Justin

Lower Body

Week to Week

Kulich, Jiri

Ear

Month to Month

All Injuries

Cap Projections

Daily Tracker

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	$93,544,798$93.54M	$82,896,347$82.90M	$51,698,015$51.70M	$50,923,016$50.92M
Projected Cap Space	$1,955,202$1.96M	$21,103,653$21.10M	$61,801,985$61.80M	$62,576,984$62.58M
Annual Cap Hit	$93,396,347$93.40M	$82,896,347$82.90M	$51,698,015$51.70M	$50,923,016$50.92M
Current Cap Space	$2,720,281$2.72M	$21,103,653$21.10M	$61,801,985$61.80M	$62,576,984$62.58M
Deadline Cap Space	$8,938,066$8.94M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$1,125,000$1.13M	$475,000$475K	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	19/23	8/23	7/23
Standard Contracts	46/50	31/50	13/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

2026 NHL Draft

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Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	68.02
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
4	0.98	Mar 7 2025 The Boston Bruins acquired Henri Jokiharju from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
5	0.54
6	0.29
6	0.29	Jul 1 2025 The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Sam Lafferty from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

2027 NHL Draft

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Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		68.02
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

2028 NHL Draft

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Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		68.02
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

2029 NHL Draft

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Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		68.02
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

2030 NHL Draft

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Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		68.02
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

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Preview Lineups

Starting Goalie

Jets

Unconfirmed

Sabres

Unconfirmed

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	0	1	2	1	2	1
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 228.75

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Full Roster Breakdown

The Buffalo Sabres have $1,955,202 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $93,544,798. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 46 players under contract.

Forwards

$46,766,189$46.77M

49.0% 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
Greenway, Jordan age28 posLW,RW shotl	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Thompson, Tage A age28 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 IR	$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 age26 posC shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA
Krebs, Peyton age24 posC,LW shotl	$1,450,000$1.45M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Quinn, Jack age24 posRW,LW shotr	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Dunne, Joshua age26 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Danforth, Justin age32 posRW,C shotr IR	$1,800,000$1.80M	$1,800,000$1.80M	$0 UFA
Doan, Josh age23 posRW,C shotr	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Kozak, Tyson age22 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Östlund, Noah age21 posC,LW shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Kulich, Jiri age21 posC,LW shotl IR	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Benson, Zach age20 posLW,C shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$46,766,189$46.77M	$36,566,189$36.57M	$20,867,857$20.87M	$20,092,857$20.09M	$15,092,857$15.09M

Defence

$35,160,714$35.16M

36.8% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Timmins, Conor age27 posRD shotr	$2,200,000$2.20M	$2,200,000$2.20M	$0 UFA
Bryson, Jacob age28 posLD,RD shotl	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Dahlin, Rasmus C age25 posLD,RD 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
Samuelsson, Mattias A 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
Kesselring, Michael age25 posRD shotr IR	$1,400,000$1.40M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Byram, Bowen age24 posLD shotl	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$0 UFA
Power, Owen age23 posLD,RD 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
Metsa, Zach age27 posRD shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$35,160,714$35.16M	$32,860,714$32.86M	$23,635,714$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M

Goaltenders

$7,025,000$7.03M

7.4% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Lyon, Alex age32 catchesL	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$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
Ellis, Colten age25 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Totals	$7,025,000$7.03M	$7,025,000$7.03M	$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

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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.
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Non-roster Forwards

$8,541,667$8.54M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Geertsen, Mason age30 posLW,D shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Leschyshyn, Jake age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Meyer, Carson age28 posRW,LW shotr	$775,000$775K	$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
Neuchev, Viktor age22 posLW,RW shotl	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Wahlberg, Anton age20 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
Fiddler-Schultz, Riley age23 pos shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Totals	$8,541,667$8.54M	$5,165,833$5.17M	$1,775,833$1.78M

Non-roster Defence

$6,027,500$6.03M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Rathbone, Jack age26 posD shotl	$800,000$800K	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
Johnson, Ryan age24 posLD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Jones, Zachary age25 posLD shotl	$900,000$900K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Belliveau, Isaac age23 posD shotl	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Novikov, Nikita age22 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Komarov, Vsevolod age21 posRD shotr	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Mrtka, Radim age18 posD shotr	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Totals	$6,027,500$6.03M	$3,385,000$3.39M	$1,750,000$1.75M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,534,167$2.53M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Levi, Devon age23 catchesL	$812,500$813K	$812,500$813K	$0 RFA		$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	$2,534,167$2.53M	$2,534,167$2.53M	$1,721,667$1.72M