Buffalo Sabres 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Buffalo Sabres 2020-2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
Sabres – The Athletic
Inside Sabres TV road games, broadcast from home: ‘It’s just really bizarre’
Bills and Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula to ease out of restaurant business
No Trade
Modified No Trade
No Movement
Two Way Deal
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 23 | $2,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 12.59 | |
| Jeff Skinner | LW | 28 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 11.33 | |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 28 | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 10.07 | |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 32 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.55 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 25 | $5,400,000 | - | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 6.80 | |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 24 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | 6.55 | |
| Colin Miller | D | 27 | $3,875,000 | - | - | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | 4.88 | |
| Brandon Montour | D | 26 | $3,850,000 | - | - | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 4.85 | |
| Eric Staal | C | 35 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 4.09 | |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 25 | $2,850,000 | - | - | $2,850,000 | $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | 3.84 | |
| Carter Hutton | G | 34 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.46 | |
| Cody Eakin | C | 29 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 2.83 | |
| Tage Thompson | C | 22 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.76 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.16 | |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $637,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.16 | |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $878,712 | 1.11 | |
| Curtis Lazar | C | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.01 | |
| Matt Irwin | D | 32 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.88 | |
| Tobias Rieder | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.88 | |
| Riley Sheahan | LW | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.88 | |
| Jonas Johansson | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $452,550 | 0.57 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McCabe (Knee-acl) |
D | 26 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 3.59 | |
| Linus Ullmark (Lower-body) |
G | 27 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.27 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons (Hamstring) |
C | 26 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 2.77 | |
| William Borgen (Arm) |
D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $864,166 | $603,450 | 0.76 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Hodgson | C | 30 | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | 1.00 |
2020-2021 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $70,369,167 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,514,166 |
| Buried Money | $21,982 |
| Buyout Money | $791,667 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,308,291 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $83,005,273 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-1,487,500 | ||||||||
| Buffalo's Adjusted Salary Cap | $80,012,500 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $58,722,500 | $11,777,500 | $4,337,500 | $70,500,000 | $70,369,167 | $70,106,262 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $8,232,500 | $92,500 | - | $8,325,000 | $8,514,166 | $8,253,450 | |||
| Buried | $1,532,500 | $92,500 | - | $1,625,000 | $21,982 | $21,982 | |||
| Buyout Money | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $3,239,125 | $185,000 | - | $3,424,125 | $3,308,291 | $274,086 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $72,518,292 | $12,147,500 | $4,337,500 | - | $83,005,273 | $79,447,447 | |||
| Cap Space | $565,053 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski | G | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | - | - |
| C.J. Smith | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | - | - |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 21 | $874,125 | - | - | $70,000 | $874,125 | $203,472 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $889,166 | $30,660 |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $845,000 | $21,852 |
| Brandon Davidson | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $18,102 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $858,750 | $858,750 |
| Oskari Laaksonen | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $778,333 | $778,333 |
| Brett Murray | LW | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Matej Pekar | C | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $182,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Dawson DiPietro | C | 0 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Andrew Oglevie | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $160,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Brandon Biro | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $15,948 |
| Steven Fogarty | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |
| Dalton Smith | LW | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |