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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 127.63

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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
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 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

May 19

@PuckPedia

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May 19

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May 19

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May 19

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The #SJSharks signed 24 y/o RFA F Egor Afanasayev to 1 year $800K 1-way deal 21P in 53 KHL GP Rep'd by @HockeyAgent1 Vlad Spektor @GoldStarHockey t.co/ERYIVWixJI

May 19

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Did you know that 11 teams will have a cap hit next season due to bonuses earned in 24-25? Read all about it here exclusively on PuckPedia: t.co/daryXFAfh5 t.co/OygNV0VbQ4

May 18

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RT @aidan_thakkar: *Checks @PuckPedia* #LeafsForever t.co/A9bB3nyKbw

May 18

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RT @BruinsNetwork: @reporterchris There’s more to those conditions, as per @PuckPedia who went out of their way to update this recently: ht…

May 18

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RT @reporterchris: By advancing past Round 2, Florida will send a 2027 first-round pick to Boston to complete the Brad Marchand trade. Tha…

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,RW shotl	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Tuch, Alex A age29 posRW,C shotr	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$0 UFA
Lafferty, Sam age30 posRW,C shotr	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Greenway, Jordan age28 posLW,RW shotl	$3,000,000$3.00M	$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	$0 UFA 2030
Malenstyn, Beck age27 posLW,RW shotl	$1,350,000$1.35M	$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	$0 UFA 2030
McLeod, Ryan age25 posC shotl	$2,100,000$2.10M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Krebs, Peyton age24 posC,LW shotl	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,450,000$1.45M	$0 RFA
Quinn, Jack age23 posRW,LW shotr	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Peterka, John-Jason age23 posLW shotl	$855,834$856K	$0 RFA
Rosén, Isak age22 posW,C shotl	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$0 RFA
Kozak, Tyson age22 posC,LW shotl	$850,000$850K	$0 RFA
Östlund, Noah age21 posC,LW shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Kulich, Jiri age21 posC,LW shotl	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Benson, Zach age20 posLW,C 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 posLD shotl	$900,000$900K	$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	$0 UFA 2032
Bernard-Docker, Jacob age24 posRD shotr	$805,000$805K	$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	$4,285,714$4.29M	$0 UFA 2030
Clifton, Connor age30 posRD shotr	$3,333,333$3.33M	$3,333,333$3.33M	$0 UFA
Byram, Bowen age23 posLD shotl	$3,850,000$3.85M	$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	$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 age33 posLW 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,RW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Jobst, Mason age31 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Ruotsalainen, Arttu age27 posC,W shotl	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Rousek, Lukas age26 posRW,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Tullio, Tyler age23 posRW,C shotr	$823,333$823K	$0 RFA
Dunne, Joshua age26 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Nadeau, Olivier age22 posRW,C shotr	$836,667$837K	$836,667$837K	$0 RFA
Kisakov, Alexander age22 posLW,C shotl	$859,176$859K	$0 RFA
MacArthur, Bennett age24 posLW,RW shotl	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Neuchev, Viktor age21 posLW,RW shotl	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Wahlberg, Anton age19 posC,LW shotl	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$865,000$865K	$0 RFA
Helenius, Konsta age19 posC,RW shotr	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$975,000$975K	$0 RFA
Kopff, Tyler age22 posF 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