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 (24) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Skinner | LW | 29 | $2,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 13.05 | NMC | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 21 | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 8.70 | ||
| Alex Tuch | RW | 25 | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,180,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 6.89 | ||
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 26 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | 4.42 | ||
| Will Butcher | D | 26 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $3,733,333 | $2,822,764 | 4.09 | ||
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 22 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.63 | ||
| Cody Eakin | C | 30 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.26 | ||
| Robert Hagg | D | 26 | $1,700,000 | - | - | $1,700,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.32 | ||
| Anders Bjork | LW | 25 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 2.32 | ||
| Tage Thompson | C | 23 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 2.03 | ||
| Mark Pysyk | D | 29 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.31 | ||
| Dylan Cozens | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 | 1.30 | Two-Way | |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $889,166 | $889,166 | 1.29 | Two-Way | |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 23 | $825,000 | - | - | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | 1.20 | Two-Way | |
| Drake Caggiula | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.09 | ||
| John Hayden | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.09 | Two-Way | |
| Malcolm Subban | G | 27 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $850,000 | $624,750 | 0.91 | ||
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $578,125 | 0.84 | Two-Way | |
| Mark Jankowski | C | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $566,250 | 0.82 | Two-Way | |
| Aaron Dell | G | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $543,750 | 0.79 | ||
| Peyton Krebs | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $412,500 | $925,000 | $863,333 | $526,674 | 0.76 | Two-Way | |
| Jack Quinn | RW | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $462,500 | 0.67 | Two-Way | |
| Brett Murray | LW | 23 | $750,000 | $50,000 | - | $800,000 | $775,000 | $445,625 | 0.65 | Two-Way | |
| Michael Houser | G | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $397,500 | $750,000 | $397,500 | 0.58 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (10) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Okposo (Upper-body) |
RW | 33 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 8.70 | |
| Colin Miller (Undisclosed) |
D | 28 | $3,875,000 | - | - | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | $3,875,000 | 5.62 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt (Upper-body) |
C | 22 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.63 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons (Lower-body) |
C | 27 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 3.19 | |
| Vincent Hinostroza (Lower-body) |
C | 27 | $1,050,000 | - | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.52 | |
| Craig Anderson (Upper-body) |
G | 40 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 1.09 | |
| Dustin Tokarski (Covid-19) |
G | 32 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.05 | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Lower-body) |
G | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $750,000 | $778,333 | $564,340 | 0.82 | |
| Lukas Rousek (Knee) |
RW | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $830,000 | $830,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Andrew Oglevie (Undisclosed) |
C | 26 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $750,000 | - | 0.00 |
2021 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Boychuk (Eye) |
D | 37 | $1,250,000 | $2,750,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 8.70 |
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 | 1.15 |
2021 Retained Cap
| Player (2) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 24 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Christian Wolanin | D | 26 | $168,750 | - | - | $168,750 | - | - | 0.00 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $44,126,271 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $17,664,340 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $6,000,000 |
| Buried Money | $361,674 |
| Buyout Money | $791,667 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $68,943,952 |
| Cap Space | $12,556,048 |
| 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 | $38,537,500 | $10,012,500 | $2,112,500 | $47,627,500 | $47,479,999 | $44,126,271 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $15,325,000 | $2,080,000 | $82,500 | $17,405,000 | $19,458,333 | $17,664,340 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $1,250,000 | $2,750,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |||
| Buried | $3,832,500 | $185,000 | $82,500 | $4,017,500 | $361,674 | $361,674 | |||
| Buyout Money | $791,667 | - | - | $791,667 | $791,667 | $791,667 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $61,105,417 | $15,027,500 | $2,277,500 | - | $74,091,673 | $68,943,952 | |||
| Cap Space | $12,556,048 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Matej Pekar | C | 21 | $750,000 | - | $132,500 | $70,000 | $764,167 | $764,167 |
| Brandon Davidson | D | 30 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Sean Malone | C | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $235,875 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $750,000 | $71,250 |
| Ethan Prow | D | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $37,500 |
| John-Jason Peterka | C | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $886,667 | $13,299 |
| Ryan MacInnis | C | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $3,750 |