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.
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| Player (25) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner | LW | 28 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 12.38 | |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 32 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 8.26 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 25 | $5,400,000 | - | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 7.43 | |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 24 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | 7.15 | |
| Colin Miller | D | 27 | $3,875,000 | - | - | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | 5.33 | |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 25 | $2,850,000 | - | - | $2,850,000 | $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | 4.20 | |
| Carter Hutton | G | 34 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.78 | |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 27 | $2,600,000 | - | - | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 3.58 | |
| Cody Eakin | C | 29 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.10 | |
| Anders Bjork | LW | 24 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $313,794 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.20 | |
| Tage Thompson | C | 22 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.93 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.27 | |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $637,500 | $889,147 | $925,000 | $885,114 | 1.22 | |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $910,678 | $894,167 | $878,712 | 1.21 | |
| Matt Irwin | D | 32 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.96 | |
| Tobias Rieder | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.96 | |
| Riley Sheahan | LW | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.96 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 21 | $874,125 | - | - | $670,704 | $874,125 | $670,704 | 0.92 | |
| William Borgen | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $673,837 | $864,166 | $603,450 | 0.83 | |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $551,828 | $889,166 | $490,560 | 0.67 | |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $429,819 | $845,000 | $342,348 | 0.47 | |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $287,500 | $725,000 | $287,500 | 0.40 | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $314,987 | $925,000 | $247,194 | 0.34 | |
| Drake Caggiula | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $174,986 | $700,000 | $174,986 | 0.24 | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $176,558 | $778,333 | $87,230 | 0.12 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel (Neck) |
C | 23 | $2,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 13.76 | |
| Jake McCabe (Knee-acl) |
D | 26 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 3.92 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 26 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 3.03 |
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 | 1.09 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (5) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall | LW | 28 | $5,431,030 | $1,000,000 | - | $6,431,030 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 5.50 | |
| Eric Staal | C | 35 | $1,887,934 | - | - | $1,887,934 | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | 2.24 | |
| Brandon Montour | D | 26 | $2,920,680 | - | - | $2,920,680 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Curtis Lazar | C | 25 | $620,678 | - | - | $620,678 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Jonas Johansson | G | 25 | $30,172 | - | - | $30,172 | - | - | 0.00 |
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 | $54,569,957 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $12,850,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $2,200,000 |
| Buried Money | $339,640 |
| Buyout Money | $791,667 |
| Retained Money | $5,625,000 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $77,076,264 |
| Cap Space | $7,334,089 |
| 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 | $51,226,625 | $3,740,000 | $4,470,000 | $50,293,838 | $54,569,957 | $50,817,798 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $5,300,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $12,800,000 | $12,850,000 | $12,850,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | |||
| Buried | $5,165,000 | $235,000 | - | $555,812 | $339,640 | $339,640 | |||
| Buyout Money | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | |||
| Retained Money | $10,890,494 | $1,000,000 | - | $11,890,494 | $5,625,000 | $5,625,000 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $700,000 | - | - | $54,306 | $700,000 | $54,306 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $76,073,786 | $12,475,000 | $4,470,000 | - | $77,076,264 | $72,678,411 | |||
| Cap Space | $7,334,089 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (15) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Davidson | D | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $54,306 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stefanos Lekkas | G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $55,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 28 | $700,000 | - | - | $160,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $925,000 | $159,480 |
| Steven Fogarty | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $66,374 |
| Michael Houser | G | 29 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $700,000 | $66,374 |
| Brandon Biro | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $15,948 |
| Brett Murray | LW | 22 | $700,000 | $50,000 | - | $70,000 | $775,000 | $13,362 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $12,068 |
| C.J. Smith | LW | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $6,034 |