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RT @TheInstigator76: It’s a sad day in Buffalo.
The Instigator flag is flying at half mast today.
Coming on to honor the loss of our fr…
Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 0%
| Cap Hit | $51,478,333 |
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| Cap Space | $30,021,667 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 17/23 |
| Contracts | 25/50 |
Transactions
| John-Jason Peterka | Peterka agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Buffalo on Friday. | Jun 11 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | Dahlin finished his season with a seven-game point drought. | May 12 |
| Michael Houser | Houser made 22 saves in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Penguins. | May 8 |
| Michael Houser | Houser will get the starting nod against the Penguins on Saturday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | May 7 |
| Colin Miller | Miller managed an assist and went minus-2 in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Penguins. | May 6 |
Line Combinations Updated: May 07 (7:34pm)
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$1,600,0001.6M
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$00M
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$3,050,0003.1M
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$00M
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$00M
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| Line 1 $4,650,000 | Pairing 1 $0 | ||||
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$00M
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$00M
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$1,400,0001.4M
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$925,0000.9M
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$5,400,0005.4M
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| Line 2 $1,400,000 | Pairing 2 $6,325,000 | ||||
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$9,000,0009M
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$894,1670.9M
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$925,0000.9M
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$889,1660.9M
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$3,875,0003.9M
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| Line 3 $10,819,167 | Pairing 3 $4,764,166 | ||||
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$775,0000.8M
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$00M
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$00M
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$00M
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$00M
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| Line 4 $775,000 | Goalies $0 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Tue Jul 6, 2021
Zemgus Girgensons - IR - Hamstring
Surgery
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Expected Return Tue Aug 31, 2021
Jake McCabe - OUT - Knee
Surgery
Mon May 10, 2021
Jake McCabe | McCabe (knee) is confident he'll be ready for the 2021-22 campaign, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 15, 2021
Colin Miller - OUT - Upper Body
Tue Jun 8, 2021
Colin Miller | Miller suffered an upper-body injury playing for Team Canada during the recent IIHF World Championship, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 15, 2021
Cody Eakin - OUT - Undisclosed
Sat May 8, 2021
Cody Eakin | Eakin (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's season finale versus the Penguins, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thu May 6, 2021
Cody Eakin | Eakin is dealing with soreness and won't play Thursday versus Pittsburgh, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
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Expected Return Wed Sep 15, 2021
William Borgen - OUT - Undisclosed
Sat May 8, 2021
Will Borgen | Borgen (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's season finale against the Penguins, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thu May 6, 2021
Will Borgen | Borgen (undisclosed) won't play Thursday against the Penguins, but he should be good to go for Saturday's rematch with Pittsburgh, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
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Buffalo Sabres Voices
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"He had fire in his eyes. Every time he stepped onto the ice, you knew he was going to try to score because he was driven, he brought a lot of energy to that line. They clicked."
Remembering beloved Sabres legend Rene Robert: t.co/kb5aPvc3G8 t.co/IdB9xgVNwe
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RT @AndrewEdits: India Walton becomes the first Mayor of Buffalo to publicly show support for The Plagiarists:
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Saw a cute elderly couple in a convertible driving around and I’m glad I saw it was an elderly couple because the license plate that read “OLDLIKME” had me asking a LOT of questions
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(11) Forwards $38,094,167 46.7% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okposo, Kyle | RW NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Eakin, Cody | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$2,250,000
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$0
UFA
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| Skinner, Jeff | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$9,000,000
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$9,000,000
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$9,000,000
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$9,000,000
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$9,000,000
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$0
UFA
(2027) |
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| Sheahan, Riley | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$0
UFA
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||||||||
| Rieder, Tobias | RW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$0
UFA
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| Girgensons, Zemgus | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$2,200,000
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$2,200,000
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$0
UFA
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| Reinhart, Sam | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Bjork, Anders | LW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,600,000
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$1,600,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Olofsson, Victor | LW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$3,050,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Eichel, Jack | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$10,000,000
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$10,000,000
NMC
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$10,000,000
NMC
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$10,000,000
NMC
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$10,000,000
NMC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Caggiula, Drake | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Thompson, Tage | RW NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$1,400,000
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$1,400,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Asplund, Rasmus | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Murray, Brett | LW NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Mittelstadt, Casey | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$0
RFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cozens, Dylan | C NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$894,167
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$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$38,094,167
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$31,094,167
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$19,000,000
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$19,000,000
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$19,000,000
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$0
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(4) Defence $11,089,166 13.6% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Irwin, Matt | D NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$0
UFA
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| Miller, Colin | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$3,875,000
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$0
UFA
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| McCabe, Jake | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Ristolainen, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$5,400,000
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$0
UFA
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| Borgen, William | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Jokiharju, Henri | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$0
RFA
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| Bryson, Jacob | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$889,166
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Dahlin, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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|||||||
| Samuelsson, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$11,089,166
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$925,000
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(2) Goalies $1,503,333 1.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokarski, Dustin | G NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$725,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hutton, Carter | G NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$0
UFA
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| Ullmark, Linus | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka | G NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$778,333
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$0
RFA
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| Houser, Michael | G NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$0
UFA
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| Lekkas, Stefanos | G NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$1,503,333
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $791,667 1.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgson, Cody Buyout |
C --> 0 | 31 |
$791,667
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$791,667
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$791,667
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$791,667
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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Cap Summary Projection
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| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
| Roster Size
Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
17 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Standard Player Contracts
Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
25 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Upper Limit
The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 |
| Projected Cap Hit
Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$51,478,333 | $32,810,834 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
| Projected Cap Space
Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$30,021,667 | $48,689,166 | $62,500,000 | $62,500,000 |
| Current Cap Space
Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$30,021,667 | $48,689,166 | $62,500,000 | $62,500,000 |
| Maximum LTIR Pool
The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Roster Annual Cap Hit
Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$51,478,333 | $32,810,834 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
| Carryover Bonus Overages
Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Potential Bonuses
Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$932,500 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Retained Salary Remaining
Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
(8) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Davidson, Brandon | D MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Fogarty, Steven | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
UFA
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| Dea, Jean-Sebastien | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Hurley, Connor | C --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Brown, Christopher | C --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Chukarov, Ivan | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Fitzgerald, Casey | D MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Glotov, Vasii | C --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Smith, C.J. | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Davidsson, Marcus | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Laaksonen, Oskari | D MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$853,333
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$853,333
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$0
RFA
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| Weissbach, Linus | LW --> 0 --> | 23 |
$842,500
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$842,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Pekar, Matej | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$764,167
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$764,167
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$0
RFA
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| Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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| Kukkonen, Miska | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Worge Kreu, William | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Oglevie, Andrew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Johnson, Ryan | LW --> 0 --> | 37 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Portillo, Erik | G --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Huglen, Aaron | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cederqvist, Filip | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rousek, Lukas | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$830,000
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$830,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Di Pietro, Dawson | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Quinn, Jack | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$894,167
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$894,167
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$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| Peterka, John-Jason | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$886,667
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$886,667
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$886,667
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$6,745,834
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$5,070,834
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$1,780,834
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$0
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$0
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$0
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