Buffalo Sabres 2023-2024 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Buffalo Sabres 2023-2024 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player (23) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap % Notes
Skinner Jeff Skinner LW 31 $2,500,000 $7,500,000 - $10,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 12.35 NMC
Thompson Tage Thompson C 26 $5,142,857 $2,000,000 - $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 9.80
Cozens Dylan Cozens C 22 $5,100,000 $2,000,000 - $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $7,100,000 9.74
Dahlin Rasmus Dahlin D 23 $7,200,000 - - $7,200,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 8.23
Olofsson Victor Olofsson RW 28 $4,750,000 - - $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 6.52
Tuch Alex Tuch RW 27 $4,750,000 - - $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $4,750,000 6.52 M-NTC
Byram Bowen Byram D 22 $3,080,000 - - $693,418 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 5.28
Clifton Connor Clifton D 28 $3,333,333 - - $3,333,333 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 4.57
Greenway Jordan Greenway LW 26 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 4.12
Jokiharju Henri Jokiharju D 24 $2,600,000 - - $2,600,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 3.43
Girgensons Zemgus Girgensons C 30 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 3.43
Jost Tyson Jost C 25 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.74
Bryson Jacob Bryson D 26 $1,900,000 - - $1,900,000 $1,850,000 $1,850,000 2.54
Comrie Eric Comrie G 28 $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 2.47
Robinson Eric Robinson LW 28 $1,700,000 - - $1,192,734 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 2.19
Benson Zach Benson LW 18 $855,000 $95,000 $650,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 1.30 Two-Way
Power Owen Power D 21 $832,500 $92,500 $1,850,000 $925,000 $916,667 $916,667 1.26 Two-Way
Krebs Peyton Krebs C 23 $832,500 - $412,500 $832,500 $863,333 $863,333 1.18 Two-Way
Peterka John-Jason Peterka C 22 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 $855,833 $855,833 1.17 Two-Way
Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 24 $925,000 - - $925,000 $837,500 $837,500 1.15 Two-Way
Levi Devon Levi G 22 $832,500 $92,500 $925,000 $925,000 $925,000 $653,805 0.90 Two-Way
Rousek Lukas Rousek RW 24 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $227,248 0.31 Two-Way
Clague Kale Clague D 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $211,016 0.29 Two-Way
 

2023 Injured Reserve Cap

Player (2) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
Samuelsson Mattias Samuelsson
(Upper-body)
D 23 $2,285,714 $2,000,000 - $4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,714 5.88
Quinn Jack Quinn
(Achilles)
RW 22 $832,500 - $850,000 $832,500 $863,333 $863,333 1.18
 

2023 Buried Cap

Player (8) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohnsonRyan Johnson D 22 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 $925,000 $605,375 0.83
StillmanRiley Stillman D 25 $1,350,000 - - $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $200,000 0.27
BiroBrandon Biro LW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $762,500 $87,824 0.12
RosenIsak Rosen RW 20 $832,500 $92,500 $525,000 $925,000 $894,167 $74,912 0.10
MurrayBrett Murray LW 25 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $32,464 0.04
SavoieMatthew Savoie C 20 $855,000 $95,000 $1,000,000 $950,000 $950,000 $19,896 0.03
KulichJiri Kulich C 19 $855,000 - - $855,000 $918,333 $19,232 0.03
TokarskiDustin Tokarski G 34 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $16,232 0.02
 

2023 Buyout Cap

Player (1) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
EhrhoffChristian Ehrhoff D 41 $857,143 - - $857,143   - - 0.00
 

2023 Retained Cap

Player (4) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary   Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
CooleyDevin Cooley G 26 $4,058 - - $4,058 $4,058 $4,058 0.01
JohnsonErik Johnson D 35 $2,552,344 - - $2,552,344 - - 0.00
MittelstadtCasey Mittelstadt C 25 $2,014,641 - - $2,014,641 - - 0.00
OkposoKyle Okposo RW 35 $1,963,351 - - $1,963,351 - - 0.00
 

2023-2024 Cap Totals

Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.

Cap Type Adj Cap Total
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 NHL Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Active Contracts $66,691,592
Injured Reserve Money $5,149,047
Buried Money $1,055,935
Retained Money $4,058
Total Allocated Cap $72,900,632
Cap Space $10,599,368
Cap Type Cap Total
2023-2024 Salary Cap Max $83,500,000
2023-2024 Salary Cap Floor $61,790,000
Overage/Adjustment $0
Buffalo's Adjusted Salary Cap $83,500,000
Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Cap Total Adjusted Cap Total
Active Contracts $58,516,190 $11,872,500 $3,837,500 $67,494,842 $68,074,523 $66,691,592
Injured Reserve $3,118,214 $2,000,000 $850,000 $5,118,214 $5,149,047 $5,149,047
Buried $7,050,000 $280,000 $1,525,000 $7,330,000 $1,055,935 $1,055,935
Retained Money $6,534,394 - - $6,534,394 $4,058 $4,058
Total Cap Allocations $76,075,941 $14,152,500 $6,212,500 - $74,283,563 $72,900,632
Cap Space $10,599,368


2023-2024 Non-Roster Players

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (22) Pos. Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Perf. Bonus Total Salary Total
Cap Hit
Adj.
Cap Hit
Cap %
JohnsonRyan Johnson D 22 $832,500 $92,500 - $70,000 $925,000 $605,375 0.83
StillmanRiley Stillman D 25 $1,350,000 - - $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $200,000 0.27
BiroBrandon Biro LW 25 $775,000 - - - $762,500 $87,824 0.12
RosenIsak Rosen RW 20 $832,500 $92,500 $525,000 $80,000 $894,167 $74,912 0.10
MurrayBrett Murray LW 25 $775,000 - - - $775,000 $32,464 0.04
SavoieMatthew Savoie C 20 $855,000 $95,000 $1,000,000 $82,500 $950,000 $19,896 0.03
KulichJiri Kulich C 19 $855,000 - - $82,500 $918,333 $19,232 0.03
TokarskiDustin Tokarski G 34 $775,000 - - $450,000 $775,000 $16,232 0.02
OstlundNoah Ostlund C 19 $855,000 $95,000 $475,000 $82,500 $950,000 - 0.00
WahlbergAnton Wahlberg C 18 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $896,667 - 0.00
NeuchevViktor Neuchev LW 20 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000 $82,500 $870,000 - 0.00
NovikovNikita Novikov D 20 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $867,500 - 0.00
KomarovVsevolod Komarov D 20 $775,000 $90,000 $35,000 $82,500 $865,000 - 0.00
KisakovAlexander Kisakov LW 21 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
NadeauOlivier Nadeau RW 21 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $859,167 - 0.00
SjalinCalle Sjalin D 24 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500 $80,000 $855,000 - 0.00
CederqvistFilip Cederqvist LW 23 $775,000 $91,667 $50,003 $70,000 $850,000 - 0.00
KozakTyson Kozak C 21 $775,000 $86,111 - $80,000 $850,000 - 0.00
CecconiJoseph Cecconi D 26 $775,000 - - $325,000 $775,000 - 0.00
DaviesJeremy Davies D 27 $775,000 - - $425,000 $775,000 - 0.00
RichardsJustin Richards C 25 $775,000 - - $250,000 $775,000 - 0.00
WeissbachLinus Weissbach LW 25 $775,000 - - $125,000 $775,000 - 0.00