Buffalo Sabres 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Buffalo Sabres 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Player (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner | LW | 29 | $2,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 13.89 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 21 | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 9.26 | |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 33 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 9.26 | |
| Colin Miller | D | 28 | $3,875,000 | - | - | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | 5.98 | |
| Will Butcher | D | 26 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $3,733,333 | $3,733,333 | 5.76 | |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 26 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | 4.71 | |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 22 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.86 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 22 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.86 | |
| Cody Eakin | C | 30 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.47 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 27 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 3.39 | |
| Robert Hagg | D | 26 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.47 | |
| Anders Bjork | LW | 25 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.47 | |
| Tage Thompson | C | 23 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 2.16 | |
| Vincent Hinostroza | C | 27 | $1,050,000 | - | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.62 | |
| Mark Pysyk | D | 29 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.39 | |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.38 | |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $889,166 | $889,166 | 1.37 | |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 23 | $825,000 | - | - | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 1.27 | |
| Craig Anderson | G | 40 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.16 | |
| Drake Caggiula | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.16 | |
| Aaron Dell | G | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.16 | |
| John Hayden | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.16 | |
| Ryan MacInnis | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.16 |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel (Neck) |
C | 24 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 15.43 |
2021 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Hodgson | C | 31 | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | 1.22 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $54,016,666 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $10,000,000 |
| Buyout Money | $791,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $64,808,333 |
| Cap Space | $16,691,667 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Buffalo's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $41,115,000 | $11,685,000 | $850,000 | $52,800,000 | $54,016,666 | $54,016,666 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |||
| Buyout Money | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $51,906,667 | $11,685,000 | $850,000 | - | $64,808,333 | $64,808,333 | |||
| Cap Space | $16,691,667 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (18) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Biro | LW | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| John-Jason Peterka | C | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $886,667 | $886,667 |
| Oskari Laaksonen | D | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Linus Weissbach | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Lukas Rousek | RW | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $830,000 | $830,000 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $70,000 | $778,333 | $778,333 |
| Brett Murray | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
| Matej Pekar | C | 21 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Andrew Oglevie | C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Brandon Davidson | D | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Sean Malone | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Ethan Prow | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |