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Buffalo Sabres

2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$5,190,319

Current Cap Space

$5,190,319

Deadline Cap Space

$23,727,173

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$90,309,681

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $90,309,681

Bonus Overages $0

Potential Bonuses $650,000

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 45/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jul

Levi, Devon

2yrs

$812,500

Cap Hit

Jul

Timmins, Conor

2yrs

$2,200,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Leschyshyn, Jake

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Mrtka, Radim

3yrs

$975,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Byram, Bowen

2yrs

$6,250,000

Cap Hit

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Greenway, Jordan

Lower Body

Week to Week

OUT

Malenstyn, Beck

Undisclosed

Week to Week

OUT

Meyer, Carson

Knee

Week to Week

OUT

Neuchev, Viktor

Shoulder

Week to Week

OUT

Norris, Joshua

Oblique

Week to Week

OUT

Power, Owen

Lower Body

Week to Week

All Injuries

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 118.55

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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	$90,309,681$90.31M	$79,684,681$79.68M	$50,923,015$50.92M	$50,923,016$50.92M
Projected Cap Space	$5,190,319$5.19M	$24,315,319$24.32M	$62,576,985$62.58M	$62,576,984$62.58M
Annual Cap Hit	$90,309,681$90.31M	$79,684,681$79.68M	$50,923,015$50.92M	$50,923,016$50.92M
Current Cap Space	$5,190,319$5.19M	$24,315,319$24.32M	$62,576,985$62.58M	$62,576,984$62.58M
Deadline Cap Space	$23,727,173$23.73M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$650,000$650K	-	-	-
Active Roster	23/23	15/23	7/23	7/23
Standard Contracts	45/50	30/50	13/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

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 118.55

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	Jul 1 2025 The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Sam Lafferty from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
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

Full Roster Breakdown

The Buffalo Sabres have $5,190,319 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $90,309,681. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 45 players under contract.

Forwards

$44,329,523$44.33M

46.4% 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 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	$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 age23 posRW,LW shotr	$3,375,000$3.38M	$3,375,000$3.38M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Danforth, Justin age32 posRW,C shotr	$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
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	$44,329,523$44.33M	$34,904,523$34.90M	$20,092,857$20.09M	$20,092,857$20.09M	$15,092,857$15.09M

Defence

$35,285,714$35.29M

36.9% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Timmins, Conor age26 posD shotr	$2,200,000$2.20M	$2,200,000$2.20M	$0 UFA
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
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	$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
Jones, Zachary age24 posD shotl	$900,000$900K	$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	$35,285,714$35.29M	$32,085,714$32.09M	$23,635,714$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M	$23,635,715$23.64M

Goaltenders

$6,250,000$6.25M

6.5% 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
Totals	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$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.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$10,203,333$10.20M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Leschyshyn, Jake age26 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Meyer, Carson age28 posRW,LW shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$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
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
Neuchev, Viktor age21 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	$10,203,333$10.20M	$6,052,499$6.05M	$2,550,833$2.55M

Non-roster Defence

$6,677,500$6.68M

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
Rathbone, Jack age26 posD shotl	$800,000$800K	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
Johnson, Ryan age24 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Belliveau, Isaac age22 posD shotl	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Novikov, Nikita age22 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Komarov, Vsevolod age21 posD 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
Metsa, Zach age26 pos shotr	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$6,677,500$6.68M	$4,935,000$4.94M	$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