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Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 0%
| Projected Cap Hit | $67,551,498 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $13,948,502 |
| Current Cap Space | $13,948,502 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 28/23 |
| Contracts | 47/50 |
Transactions
| Alexander Kisakov | Kisakov signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sabres on Wednesday. | May 11 |
| Michael Houser | Houser was assigned to ECHL Cincinnati on Saturday. | Apr 30 |
| Kyle Okposo | Okposo (leg) "would have been good to play next week" had the Sabres made the playoffs, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | Apr 30 |
| Cody Eakin | Eakin's listed as a healthy scratch for Friday's game against the Blackhawks, so he's no longer battling an illness. | Apr 29 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | Fitzgerald was sent down to AHL Rochester on Friday. | Apr 29 |
Line Combinations Updated: Apr 29 (7:24am)
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$9,000,0009M
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$1,400,0001.4M
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$3,050,0003.1M
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$925,0000.9M
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$6,000,0006M
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| Line 1 $13,450,000 | Pairing 1 $6,925,000 | ||||
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$863,3340.9M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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$4,750,0004.8M
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$916,6670.9M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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| Line 2 $8,113,334 | Pairing 2 $3,416,667 | ||||
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$825,0000.8M
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$894,1670.9M
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$750,0000.8M
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$889,1660.9M
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$750,0000.8M
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| Line 3 $2,469,167 | Pairing 3 $1,639,166 | ||||
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$1,600,0001.6M
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$2,200,0002.2M
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$1,050,0001.1M
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$725,0000.7M
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$750,0000.8M
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| Line 4 $4,850,000 | Goalies $1,475,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Thu Sep 15, 2022
Craig Anderson - OUT - Undisclosed
Not Specified
Fri Apr 29, 2022
Craig Anderson | Anderson (undisclosed) will not dress for Friday's game against visiting Chicago, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Wed Apr 27, 2022
Craig Anderson | Anderson (undisclosed) hasn't been ruled out of the final two games of the season, but he isn't expected to be available Thursday against the Bruins, Heather Engel of (NHL).com reports.
Sat Apr 23, 2022
Craig Anderson | Anderson (undisclosed) is considered day-to-day and won't dress for Saturday's game against the Islanders, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return Thu Sep 15, 2022
Malcolm Subban - IR - Upper Body
Not Specified
Thu Jan 20, 2022
Malcolm Subban | Subban has undergone surgery to address his upper-body injury and is expected to miss the rest of the 2021-22 campaign.
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Expected Return Thu Sep 15, 2022
Andrew Oglevie - IR-NR - Undisclosed
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Expected Return Mon Oct 3, 2022
Drake Caggiula - IR - Back
Not Specified
Thu Feb 17, 2022
Drake Caggiula | Caggiula will have season-ending spine surgery for a herniated disc Thursday and is facing a 6-8 month recovery timeline, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Wed Dec 1, 2021
Drake Caggiula | Caggiula (upper body) has been designated for injured reserve, per the (NHL) media site.
Fri Nov 26, 2021
Drake Caggiula | Caggiula is listed as week to week with an upper-body injury.
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Expected Return Thu Jul 20, 2023
Johnny Boychuk - IR-LT - Eye
Impaired Vision
Thu Nov 4, 2021
Johnny Boychuk | Boychuk (eye) was traded to the Sabres from the Islanders in exchange for future considerations Thursday.
Wed Oct 6, 2021
Johnny Boychuk | Boychuk (eye) will be placed on long-term injured reserve by the Islanders, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Sat Mar 20, 2021
Johnny Boychuk | Boychuk (eye) has been an unofficial coach for the Islanders this season, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(15) Forwards $37,882,501 46.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okposo, Kyle | RW NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$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 | 30 |
$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) |
| Girgensons, Zemgus | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$2,200,000
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$2,200,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hinostroza, Vinnie | RW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,050,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hayden, John | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Tuch, Alex | RW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$4,750,000
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$4,750,000
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$4,750,000
M-NTC
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$4,750,000
M-NTC
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$4,750,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
| Bjork, Anders | LW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$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 | 26 |
$3,050,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Caggiula, Drake | LW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Thompson, Tage | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$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 | 24 |
$825,000
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$825,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Mittelstadt, Casey | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$0
RFA
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| Cozens, Dylan | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$894,167
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$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| Krebs, Peyton | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$37,882,501
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$30,032,501
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$17,113,334
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$13,750,000
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$13,750,000
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(9) Defence $24,828,599 30.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Boychuk, Johnny | D NHL --> 0 | 38 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Pysyk, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$900,000
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$0
UFA
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| Miller, Colin | D NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$3,875,000
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$0
UFA
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| Butcher, Will | D NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Jokiharju, Henri | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$0
RFA
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| Bryson, Jacob | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$889,166
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Dahlin, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$6,000,000
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$6,000,000
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$6,000,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Samuelsson, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Power, Owen | D NHL --> 0 | 19 |
$916,667
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$916,667
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$916,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$24,828,599
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$10,341,667
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$9,416,667
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(4) Goalies $3,075,000 3.8% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Craig | G NHL --> 0 | 41 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Tokarski, Dustin | G NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$725,000
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$0
UFA
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| Subban, Malcolm | G NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$850,000
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$0
UFA
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| Houser, Michael | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$3,075,000
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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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 | 32 |
$791,667
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$791,667
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| TOTALS |
$791,667
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$791,667
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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 |
28 | 14 | 7 | 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 |
47 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 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 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 |
| 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 |
$67,551,498 | $41,165,835 | $26,530,001 | $13,750,000 |
| 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 |
$13,948,502 | $41,334,165 | $55,969,999 | $68,750,000 |
| 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 |
$13,948,502 | $41,334,165 | $55,969,999 | $68,750,000 |
| 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 |
$66,691,681 | $41,165,835 | $26,530,001 | $13,750,000 |
| 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 |
$113,916 | $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 |
$1,287,500 | $2,187,500 | $2,262,500 | $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 |
(19) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
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| Davidson, Brandon | D MIN --> 0 --> | 30 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Jankowski, Mark | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hurley, Connor | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Malone, Sean | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| MacInnis, Ryan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Brown, Christopher | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Dell, Aaron | G MIN --> 0 --> | 33 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Chukarov, Ivan | D --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Fitzgerald, Casey | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Murray, Brett | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Glotov, Vasii | C --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Davidsson, Marcus | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka | G MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$778,333
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$0
RFA
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| Laaksonen, Oskari | D MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$853,333
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$853,333
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$0
RFA
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| Weissbach, Linus | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$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 --> | 22 |
$764,167
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$764,167
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$0
RFA
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| Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Kukkonen, Miska | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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| Worge Kreu, William | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Prow, Ethan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Oglevie, Andrew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Schuldt, Jimmy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Johnson, Ryan | LW --> 0 --> | 38 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Portillo, Erik | G --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Huglen, Aaron | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Cederqvist, Filip | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Rousek, Lukas | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$830,000
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$830,000
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$0
RFA
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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Quinn, Jack | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$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 MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$886,667
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$886,667
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$886,667
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$0
RFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Levi, Devon | G --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Bloom, Josh | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$859,167
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| Nadeau, Olivier | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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| Rosén, Isak | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Poltapov, Prokhor | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kisakov, Alexander | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
UFA
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| Sardaryan, Stiven | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Marjala, Viljami | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| von Barnekow, William | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Novikov, Nikita | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kozak, Tyson | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$15,224,167
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$7,539,168
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$3,499,168
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$1,718,334
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