Buffalo Sabres

BUF

Eastern Conference · Atlantic DivisionKeyBank Center16–9–3(35 pts, 1st Atlantic)

Cap Utilization74.0%

$71.7M$24.9M remaining$95.5M

Projected Cap Hit

$69.8M

of $95.5M ceiling

Cap Space

$22.9M

available

Deadline Space

$23.9M

at trade deadline

Playoff Space

$24.9M

projected playoff

Dead Cap

$0.8M

buyouts + retained

Active Roster

20/23

12F · 6D · 2G

Cap Breakdown

Annual Cap Hit$70.65M

LTIR Pool$0.00M

Active Roster20

Total Contracts39

Retained Out$1.00M

Bonus Overages$100.00M

Buried Cap$1.00M

IR / LTIR1 IR · 0 LTIR

Roster Summary

15Forwards

7Defense

4Goalies

Forwards

(15)

#	Player	Pos	Age	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	Expiry
6	Benson, Zach	LW	21	$0.95M	$0.95M	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2026
9	Norris, Josh	C	27	$7.95M	$7.95M	$7.95M	$7.95M	$7.95M	UFA 2030
10	Carrick, Sam	C	34	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014
15	Danforth, Justin	RW	33	$1.80M	$1.80M	$1.80M	\u2014	\u2014	UFA 2027
17	Zucker, Jason	LW	34	$4.75M	$4.75M	$4.75M	\u2014	\u2014	UFA 2027
19	Krebs, Peyton	C	25	$1.45M	$1.45M	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2026
20	Kulich, Jiri	C	22	$0.89M	$0.89M	$0.89M	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2027
22	Quinn, Jack	RW	24	$3.38M	$3.38M	$3.38M	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2027
29	Malenstyn, Beck	LW	28	$1.35M	$1.35M	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2026
43	Sheary, Conor	LW	34	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014
48	Kozak, Tyson	C	23	$0.78M	$0.78M	$0.78M	$0.78M	\u2014	RFA 2028
71	McLeod, Ryan	C	26	$5.00M	$5.00M	$5.00M	$5.00M	$5.00M	UFA 2029
72	Thompson, Tage	C	28	$7.14M	$7.14M	$7.14M	$7.14M	$7.14M	UFA 2030
86	Ostlund, Noah	C	22	$0.89M	$0.89M	$0.83M	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2027
91	Doan, Josh	RW	24	\u2014	$6.95M	$6.95M	$6.95M	$6.95M	UFA 2033
15 players				$36.32M38.0% of cap

Defense

(7)

#	Player	Pos	Age	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	Expiry
21	Timmins, Conor	LD	27	$2.20M	$2.20M	$2.20M	\u2014	\u2014	UFA 2027
23	Samuelsson, Mattias	LD	26	$4.29M	$4.29M	$4.29M	$4.29M	$4.29M	UFA 2030
25	Power, Owen	LD	23	$8.35M	$8.35M	$8.35M	$8.35M	$8.35M	UFA 2031
26	Dahlin, Rasmus	LD	26	$11.00M	$11.00M	$11.00M	$11.00M	$11.00M	UFA 2032
73	Metsa, Zach	LD	27	$0.78M	$0.78M	$0.14M	\u2014	\u2014	UFA 2033
—	Crevier, Louis	LD	25	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014
—	Zellweger, Olen	LD	22	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014
7 players				$26.61M27.9% of cap

Goaltenders

(4)

#	Player	Pos	Age	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	Expiry
1	Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka	G	27	$4.75M	$4.75M	$4.75M	$4.75M	$4.75M	UFA 2029
34	Lyon, Alex	G	33	$1.50M	$1.50M	$1.50M	\u2014	\u2014	UFA 2027
92	Ellis, Colten	G	25	$0.78M	$0.78M	$0.78M	\u2014	\u2014	RFA 2027
—	Villalta, Matt	G	27	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014
4 players				$7.03M7.4% of cap

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