Buffalo Sabres 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Buffalo Sabres 2019-2020 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 (20) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 22 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 12.71 | |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 31 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 7.63 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 24 | $5,400,000 | - | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 6.86 | |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 29 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $5,142,857 | $5,142,857 | 6.54 | |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 28 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.72 | |
| Michael Frolik | RW | 31 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $1,516,126 | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | 5.46 | |
| Colin Miller | D | 26 | $3,875,000 | - | - | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | 4.92 | |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 23 | $3,750,000 | - | - | $3,750,000 | $3,650,000 | $3,650,000 | 4.64 | |
| Brandon Montour | D | 26 | $3,525,000 | - | - | $3,525,000 | $3,387,500 | $3,387,500 | 4.30 | |
| Conor Sheary | LW | 27 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.81 | |
| Jake McCabe | D | 25 | $2,900,000 | - | - | $2,900,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 3.62 | |
| Carter Hutton | G | 33 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 3.49 | |
| Jimmy Vesey | LW | 26 | $2,350,000 | - | - | $2,350,000 | $2,275,000 | $2,275,000 | 2.89 | |
| Evan Rodrigues | LW | 26 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.54 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 25 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.03 | |
| Johan Larsson | LW | 27 | $1,550,000 | - | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 1.97 | |
| Linus Ullmark | G | 26 | $1,325,000 | - | - | $1,325,000 | $1,325,000 | $1,325,000 | 1.68 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.18 | |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $920,005 | 1.17 | |
| Curtis Lazar | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $489,190 | 0.62 |
2019 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner (Upper-body) |
LW | 27 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 11.44 | |
| Victor Olofsson (Lower-body) |
RW | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $792,500 | $767,500 | $763,310 | 0.97 | |
| Tage Thompson (Upper-body) |
C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $696,220 | 0.88 |
2019 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Sobotka | LW | 32 | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,500,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 34 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,250,000 | - | 0.00 |
2019 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Hodgson | C | 29 | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | 1.01 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scandella | D | 29 | $2,349,428 | - | - | $2,349,428 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $66,155,357 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $10,692,500 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $5,750,000 |
| Buried Money | $1,497,762 |
| Buyout Money | $791,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $84,887,286 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 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 | $63,390,000 | $3,185,000 | $3,275,000 | $65,091,126 | $66,155,357 | $65,939,552 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $11,532,500 | $185,000 | $557,500 | $11,625,000 | $10,692,500 | $10,459,530 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,750,000 | $5,750,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $6,072,500 | $370,000 | $1,332,500 | $6,350,000 | $1,497,762 | $1,497,762 | |||
| Buyout Money | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $88,886,095 | $3,740,000 | $5,165,000 | - | $84,887,286 | $78,688,511 | |||
| Cap Space | $2,811,489 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (25) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wilson | LW | 27 | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Brandon Hickey | D | 0 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Andrew Oglevie | C | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 21 | $725,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $70,000 | $889,166 | $889,166 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $858,750 | $858,750 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 27 | $825,000 | - | - | - | $812,500 | $812,500 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 20 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $792,500 |
| Matej Pekar | C | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $775,833 | $775,833 |
| Jonas Johansson | G | 24 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $759,167 | $759,167 |
| Matt Spencer | D | 22 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $728,333 | $728,333 |
| Remi Elie | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| C.J. Smith | LW | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $500,479 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $372,975 |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 21 | $775,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 | $70,000 | $845,000 | $295,295 |
| John Gilmour | D | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $700,000 | $191,913 |
| Lawrence Pilut | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $99,460 |
| Andrew Hammond | G | 31 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $22,578 |
| Dalton Smith | LW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $130,000 | $700,000 | $15,052 |
| William Borgen | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $864,166 | $10 |
| Taylor Leier | LW | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brett Murray | LW | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Porter | LW | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |