Finances
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
Cap space and contracts
NHL cap hit
$104.9M
27 players on the roster
Over the cap
$0.87M
Cap ceiling $104.0M
Minors
$15.8M
18 contracts off the roster
Dead cap
$9.00M
Buyouts and retained salary
Where the money goes
Only NHL roster contracts count against the cap. Players signed in the American Hockey League are listed separately.
- Centres9$29.2M 28% of the cap hit
- Wingers7$28.1M 27% of the cap hit
- Defence8$31.5M 30% of the cap hit
- Goalies3$7.03M 7% of the cap hit
- Dead cap2$9.00M 9% of the cap hit
- Over the cap$0.87M 1% of the cap hit
Cap ceiling $104.0M · Buffalo Sabres
In the offseason a club may exceed the cap by 10%. Compliance is due at the first game.
Committed against the cap, season by season
2026-27
$105.0M
29 contracts
2027-28
$82.8M
18 contracts
2028-29
$80.0M
14 contracts
2029-30
$67.2M
11 contracts
2030-31
$43.3M
6 contracts
2031-32
$35.0M
5 contracts
Commitments by season
| Centres | |||||||||||
| Josh Norris | C | $7,950,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $7.95M | $7.95M | $7.95M | $7.95M | — | — |
| Tage Thompson | C | $7,142,857 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $7.14M | $7.14M | $7.14M | $7.14M | — | — |
| Ryan McLeod | C | $5,000,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | — | — | — |
| Peyton Krebs | C | $4,500,000 | Std | M-NTC | UFA | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | $4.50M | — | — |
| Sam Carrick | C | $1,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konsta Helenius | C | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.95M | $0.95M | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Ostlund | C | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M | $6.60M |
| Jiri Kulich | C | $950,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.89M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor KuntarNon-roster | C | $875,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Riley Fiddler-SchultzNon-roster | C | $865,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyson Kozak | C | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Wingers | |||||||||||
| Zach Benson | L | $7,500,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M | $7.50M |
| Josh Doan | R | $6,950,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $6.95M | $6.95M | $6.95M | $6.95M | $6.95M | $6.95M |
| Jason Zucker | L | $4,750,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $4.75M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Quinn | R | $3,375,000 | Std (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $3.38M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | $2,916,667 | Std (Ext) | NTC | UFA | $2.92M | $2.92M | $2.92M | $2.92M | $2.92M | $2.92M |
| Justin Danforth | R | $1,800,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.80M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defensemen | |||||||||||
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $11,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M |
| Owen Power | D | $8,350,000 | Std (Ext) | M-NTC | UFA | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | $8.35M | — |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | $4,285,714 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $4.29M | $4.29M | $4.29M | $4.29M | — | — |
| Olen Zellweger | D | $3,100,000 | Std | — | RFA | $3.10M | $3.10M | $3.10M | — | — | — |
| Conor Timmins | D | $2,200,000 | Std (Ext) | — | UFA | $2.20M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim StrbakNon-roster | D | $1,028,333 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.03M | $1.03M | $1.03M | — | — | — |
| Gavin McCarthyNon-roster | D | $1,007,500 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.01M | $1.01M | $1.01M | — | — | — |
| Radim MrtkaNon-roster | D | $975,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.97M | $0.97M | $0.97M | — | — | — |
| Louis Crevier | D | $900,000 | Bidir. | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.90M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vsevolod KomarovNon-roster | D | $865,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis GilbertNon-roster | D | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack RathboneNon-roster | D | $800,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Metsa | D | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | $0.90M | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan JohnsonNon-roster | D | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA (G6) | $0.88M | $0.88M | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | |||||||||||
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | $4,750,000 | Bidir. | M-NTC | UFA | $4.75M | $4.75M | $4.75M | — | — | — |
| Alex Lyon | G | $1,500,000 | Std | — | UFA | $1.50M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topias LeinonenNon-roster | G | $886,667 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.96M | $0.96M | — | — | — | — |
| Scott RatzlaffNon-roster | G | $865,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.94M | $0.94M | — | — | — | — |
| Matt VillaltaNon-roster | G | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colten Ellis | G | $775,000 | Bidir. (Ext) | — | RFA (Arb) | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Off roster | |||||||||||
| Jeff SkinnerDead cap | LW | $9,000,000 | Std (Ext) | NMC | UFA | $9.00M | — | — | |||
| Christian EhrhoffDead cap | LD | $4,000,000 | Std | — | UFA | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jake RichardNon-roster | RW | $1,013,750 | ELC | — | RFA | $1.01M | $1.01M | — | — | — | — |
| Zac FunkNon-roster | RW | $905,000 | ELC | — | RFA | $0.91M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Sheary | LW | $850,000 | Std | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason PolinNon-roster | RW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan McDonoughNon-roster | LW | $850,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason GeertsenNon-roster | LW | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carson MeyerNon-roster | RW | $775,000 | Bidir. | — | UFA | $0.85M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Committed cap | $121.3M47 contracts | $90.4M26 contracts | $83.1M17 contracts | $67.2M11 contracts | $43.3M6 contracts | $35.0M5 contracts | |||||
Figures in US dollars, entered by hand