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Buffalo Sabres

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$6,595,075

Current Cap Space

$6,595,075

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$81,404,925

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $80,648,015

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $2,500,000

Active Roster 25/23

Standard Contracts 44/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

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.

Apr

Rosén, Isak

Rosen was recalled from AHL Rochester on Tuesday.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Greenway, Jordan

Lower Body

Season

OUT

Malenstyn, Beck

Undisclosed

Season

OUT

Neuchev, Viktor

Shoulder

Season

OUT

Norris, Joshua

Oblique

Season

OUT

Power, Owen

Lower Body

Season

OUT

Sandstrom, Felix

Personal

Season

All Injuries

	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 133.41

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$81,404,925$81.40M	$74,073,847$74.07M	$60,446,347$60.45M	$45,923,015$45.92M
Projected Cap Space	$6,595,075$6.60M	$21,426,153$21.43M	$43,553,653$43.55M	$67,576,985$67.58M
Annual Cap Hit	$80,648,015$80.65M	$74,073,847$74.07M	$60,446,347$60.45M	$45,923,015$45.92M
Current Cap Space	$6,595,075$6.60M	$21,426,153$21.43M	$43,553,653$43.55M	$67,576,985$67.58M
Deadline Cap Space	$30,148,914$30.15M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$2,500,000$2.50M	$1,650,000$1.65M	$475,000$475K	-
Active Roster	25/23	18/23	10/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	44/50	27/50	15/50	7/50
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 133.41

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	42.44
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	1.16
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

2028 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

Apr 30

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RT @ColbyDGuy: Ruslan Fedetenko is apparently on site here in Tampa. He has bailed me out of many @puckdoku games. He’s a legend.

Apr 30

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RT @reporterchris: Pretty unique condition attached to the NMC/NTC in Taylor Hall's extension with Carolina

Apr 30

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Taylor Hall 3 yr $3.167M Cap Hit #Raiseup extension Yr 1 $3.5M Yr 2 $3.425M Yr 3 $2.575M Includes No Move Clause. If Hall has <35 Points in Year 2, then Year 3 becomes 10 Team No Trade Clause instead of No Move Rep'd by Darren Ferris @QuartexxHockey t.co/qtI5NrTpkc

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Apr 30

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RT @PuckPedia: Today is a great day to do a draft lottery on PuckGM & then a mock or simulated draft

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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RT @NHLPA: As voted on by their fellow players, former recipients Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon join first-time finalist Cale Makar…

Full Roster Breakdown

The Buffalo Sabres have $6,595,075 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $81,404,925. The team currently has an active roster of 25 players, with 44 players under contract.

Forwards

$40,929,524$40.93M

46.5% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Zucker, Jason age33 posLW shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Tuch, Alex A age28 posRW shotr	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Lafferty, Sam age30 posC shotr	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Greenway, Jordan age28 posLW shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$0 UFA
Thompson, Tage A age27 posC shotr	$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 shotl	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M	$0 UFA
Norris, Joshua age25 posC shotl	$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	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Krebs, Peyton age24 posC shotl	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,450,000$1.45M	$0 RFA
Quinn, Jack age23 posRW shotr	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Peterka, John-Jason age23 posC shotl	$855,834$856K	$0 RFA
Rosén, Isak age22 posC shotl	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$0 RFA
Kozak, Tyson age22 posC shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 RFA
Östlund, Noah age21 posC shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Kulich, Jiri age21 posC shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Benson, Zach age19 posC shotl	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$40,929,524$40.93M	$37,010,356$37.01M	$25,616,189$25.62M	$15,092,857$15.09M

Defence

$32,524,047$32.52M

37.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Bryson, Jacob age27 posD shotl	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Dahlin, Rasmus C age25 posD shotl	$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 posD shotr	$805,000$805K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Samuelsson, Mattias A age25 posD shotl	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$4,285,714$4.29M	$0 UFA 2030
Clifton, Connor age30 posD shotr	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M	$0 UFA
Byram, Bowen age23 posD shotl	$3,850,000$3.85M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Power, Owen age22 posD shotl	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$8,350,000$8.35M	$0 UFA 2031
Totals	$32,524,047$32.52M	$27,869,047$27.87M	$23,635,714$23.64M	$23,635,714$23.64M

Goaltenders

$5,750,000$5.75M

6.5% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Reimer, James age37 catchesL	$1,000,000$1.00M	$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 2029
Totals	$5,750,000$5.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$1,444,444$1.44M

1.6% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Skinner, Jeff age32 posC shotl Buyout	$1,444,444$1.44M	$4,444,444$4.44M	$6,444,444$6.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M	$0
Totals	$1,444,444$1.44M	$4,444,444$4.44M	$6,444,444$6.44M	$2,444,444$2.44M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

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

$9,188,343$9.19M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Murray, Brett age26 posLW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Jobst, Mason age31 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Ruotsalainen, Arttu age27 posC shotl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Rousek, Lukas age26 posRW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Tullio, Tyler age23 posRW shotr	$823,333$823K	$0 RFA
Dunne, Joshua age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Nadeau, Olivier age22 posRW shotr	$836,667$837K	$836,667$837K	$0 RFA
Kisakov, Alexander age22 posLW shotl	$859,176$859K	$0 RFA
MacArthur, Bennett age24 posLW shotl	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Neuchev, Viktor age21 posLW shotl	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Wahlberg, Anton age19 posC shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Helenius, Konsta age18 posC shotr	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Kopff, Tyler age22 posC shotl		$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K
Totals	$9,188,343$9.19M	$5,296,667$5.30M	$2,815,000$2.82M

Non-roster Defence

$5,077,500$5.08M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Clague, Kale age26 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Brannstrom, Erik age25 posD shotl	$900,000$900K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Rathbone, Jack age25 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Johnson, Ryan age23 posD shotl	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Novikov, Nikita age21 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Komarov, Vsevolod age21 posD shotr	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Totals	$5,077,500$5.08M	$1,702,500$1.70M	$835,000$835K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,565,000$2.57M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Sandstrom, Felix age28 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Levi, Devon age23 catchesL	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Leinonen, Topias age21 catchesL		$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K
Ratzlaff, Scott age20 catchesL	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Totals	$2,565,000$2.57M	$1,751,667$1.75M	$1,751,667$1.75M	$886,667$887K