Buffalo Sabres Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Buffalo Sabres, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Player (26) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33
Dahlin Rasmus Dahlin D 25
$11,000,000
11.5%
$11,000,000
10.6%
$11,000,000
9.7%
$11,000,000
8.9%
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
UFA
Power Owen Power D 23
$8,350,000
8.7%
$8,350,000
8.0%
$8,350,000
7.4%
$8,350,000
6.8%
$8,350,000
$8,350,000
UFA
Norris Josh Norris C 26
$7,950,000
8.3%
$7,950,000
7.6%
$7,950,000
7.0%
$7,950,000
6.5%
$7,950,000
UFA
Thompson Tage Thompson C 28
$7,142,857
7.5%
$7,142,857
6.9%
$7,142,857
6.3%
$7,142,857
5.8%
$7,142,857
UFA
Byram Bowen Byram D 24
$6,250,000
6.5%
$6,250,000
6.0%
UFA
McLeod Ryan McLeod C 26
$5,000,000
5.2%
$5,000,000
4.8%
$5,000,000
4.4%
$5,000,000
4.1%
UFA
Luukkonen Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 26
$4,750,000
5.0%
$4,750,000
4.6%
$4,750,000
4.2%
$4,750,000
3.9%
UFA
Tuch Alex Tuch RW 29
$4,750,000
5.0%
UFA
Zucker Jason Zucker LW 34
$4,750,000
5.0%
$4,750,000
4.6%
UFA
Samuelsson Mattias Samuelsson D 25
$4,285,714
4.5%
$4,285,714
4.1%
$4,285,714
3.8%
$4,285,714
3.5%
$4,285,714
UFA
Quinn Jack Quinn RW 24
$3,375,000
3.5%
$3,375,000
3.2%
RFA
Lyon Alex Lyon G 33
$1,500,000
1.6%
$1,500,000
1.4%
UFA
Krebs Peyton Krebs C 25
$1,450,000
1.5%
RFA
Kesselring Michael Kesselring D 26
$1,400,000
1.5%
RFA
Malenstyn Beck Malenstyn LW 27
$1,350,000
1.4%
RFA
Benson Zach Benson LW 20
$950,000
1.0%
RFA
Doan Josh Doan RW 23
$925,000
1.0%
$6,950,000
6.7%
$6,950,000
6.1%
$6,950,000
5.7%
$6,950,000
$6,950,000
$6,950,000
$6,950,000
Ostlund Noah Ostlund C 21
$785,068
0.9%
$886,666
0.9%
RFA
Ellis Colten Ellis G 25
$775,000
0.8%
$775,000
0.7%
RFA
Kozak Tyson Kozak C 23
$775,000
0.8%
$775,000
0.7%
$775,000
0.7%
RFA
Dunne Joshua Dunne C 27
$754,817
0.8%
RFA
Metsa Zach Metsa D 27
$597,396
0.8%
$775,000
0.7%
UFA
Schenn Luke Schenn D 36
$300,783
2.9%
UFA
Stanley Logan Stanley D 27
$273,420
1.3%
UFA
Carrick Sam Carrick C 33
$218,736
1.0%
$1,000,000
1.0%
UFA
Pearson Tanner Pearson LW 33
$218,736
1.0%
UFA

Injured List

Player (4) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33
Greenway Jordan Greenway LW 28
$4,000,000
4.2%
$4,000,000
3.8%
UFA
Timmins Conor Timmins D 27
$2,200,000
2.3%
$2,200,000
2.1%
UFA
Danforth Justin Danforth RW 32
$1,800,000
1.9%
$1,800,000
1.7%
UFA
Kulich Jiri Kulich C 21
$886,666
0.9%
$886,666
0.9%
RFA

Buyout

Player (4) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33
Skinner Jeff Skinner LW 33
$4,444,445
4.7%
$6,444,445
6.2%
$2,444,445
2.2%
$2,444,445
2.0%
$2,444,445
Bryson Jacob Bryson D 28
$703,104
0.7%
Rosen Isak Rosen RW 22
$200,256
0.2%
Georgiev Alexander Georgiev G 29
$4,296
0.0%

Summary

    2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33
Cap Maximum
$95,500,000
$104,000,000
$113,500,000
$123,000,000
 
 
 
 
Overage                
Active Cap $79,877,527 $85,344,403 $57,146,071 $55,428,571 $45,678,571 $26,300,000 $17,950,000 $6,950,000
Injured Cap $8,886,666              
Dead Cap $5,352,101 $6,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445      
Retained Cap                
Total Cap $94,597,922 $91,788,848 $59,590,516 $57,873,016 $48,123,016 $26,300,000 $17,950,000 $6,950,000
Cap Space $902,078 $12,211,152 $53,909,484 $65,126,984 $-48,123,016 $-26,300,000 $-17,950,000 $-6,950,000
Potential Bonuses $3,025,000 $1,750,000 $1,030,000
Active Contracts 26 / 23 22 / 23 10 / 23 8 / 23 6 / 23 3 / 23 2 / 23 1 / 23
Retained Salaries 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3
Standard Contracts 56 / 50 36 / 50 17 / 50 9 / 50 7 / 50 3 / 50 2 / 50 1 / 50

Minor

Player (21) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33
Geertsen Mason Geertsen LW 30 181641
$181,641
 0
$0
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Jones Zachary Jones D 25 121876
$121,876
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Helenius Konsta Helenius C 19 107998
$107,998
 942500
$942,500
 		942500
$942,500
 		4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10
Johnson Ryan Johnson D 24 40360
$40,360
 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10
Wahlberg Anton Wahlberg C 20 17361
$17,361
 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10
Kuntar Trevor Kuntar C 24 8073
$8,073
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Georgiev Alexander Georgiev G 29 4319
$4,319
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Kopff Tyler Kopff C 22 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Mrtka Radim Mrtka D 18 0
$0
 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10
Rathbone Jack Rathbone D 26 0
$0
 0
$0
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Belliveau Isaac Belliveau D 23 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Bayreuther Gavin Bayreuther D 31 0
$0
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Fiddler-Schultz Riley Fiddler-Schultz C 23 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Komarov Vsevolod Komarov D 22 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Leinonen Topias Leinonen G 22 0
$0
 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10
Leschyshyn Jake Leschyshyn C 26 0
$0
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Levi Devon Levi G 24 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Meyer Carson Meyer RW 28 0
$0
 0
$0
 5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Nadeau Olivier Nadeau RW 23 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Novikov Nikita Novikov D 22 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10
Ratzlaff Scott Ratzlaff G 20 0
$0
 0
$0
 0
$0
 4
RFA
 -10 -10 -10 -10

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 06, 2026
Tanner Pearson, LW

Traded to Buffalo (BUF) from Winnipeg (WPG) for 2026 7th round pick

Mar 06, 2026
Sam Carrick, C

Traded to Buffalo (BUF) from New York (NYR) for 2026 3rd round pick and 2026 6th round pick

Mar 06, 2026
Luke Schenn, D

Traded to Buffalo (BUF) from Winnipeg (WPG) with Logan Stanley for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen, 2027 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick

Mar 06, 2026
Logan Stanley, D

Traded to Buffalo (BUF) from Winnipeg (WPG) with Luke Schenn for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen, 2027 2nd round pick and 2026 4th round pick

Feb 28, 2026
Anton Wahlberg, C

Demoted to the Minors by Buffalo (BUF)

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