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Buffalo Sabres
Head Coach Don Granato
Assistant Coach Marty Wilford
Assistant Coach Matt Ellis
Assistant Coach Jason Christie
Assistant Coach Mike Bales
Assistant Coach Matt Ellis
Assistant Coach Jason Christie
Assistant Coach Mike Bales
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Playoff Odds %
| Projected Cap Hit | $74,873,575 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $8,626,425 |
| Current Cap Space | $8,626,425 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 49/50 |
Transactions
| Mattias Samuelsson | Samuelsson (hand/knee) was on the ice Thursday for Buffalo's first practice of training camp, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | Sep 21 |
| Henri Jokiharju | Jokiharju (lower body) participated in practice Thursday after being injured in Buffalo's regular-season finale last season, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | Sep 21 |
| Noah Ostlund | Ostlund was loaned by Buffalo to the Swedish league's Vaxjo on Wednesday. | Aug 30 |
| TRADE ANALYSIS The Anaheim Ducks acquired Ilya Lyubushkin from the Buffalo Sabres for 2025 4th Round Pick |
Aug 18 |
| Anton Wahlberg | Wahlberg was loaned to Malmo of the SHL on Tuesday. | Aug 15 |
Injury Report
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Expected Return Sat Sep 30, 2023
Matthew Savoie - OUT - Shoulder
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Matthew Savoie | Savoie (shoulder) is week-to-week, but he might return before the end of training camp, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Tue Sep 19, 2023
Matthew Savoie | Savoie suffered a shoulder injury in Buffalo's prospects game Monday versus Pittsburgh, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
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Expected Return Sun Oct 29, 2023
Jack Quinn - OUT - Achilles
Surgery
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Jack Quinn | Quinn (Achilles) is making progress in his recovery, but he isn't close to returning, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(12) Forwards $47,825,360 57.3% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Okposo, Kyle +35 | RW NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$2,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Skinner, Jeff | LW NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$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 | 29 |
$2,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Tuch, Alex | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$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) |
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| Olofsson, Victor | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$4,750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Greenway, Jordan | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$3,000,000
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$3,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Jost, Tyson | C NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$2,000,000
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$0
UFA
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| Thompson, Tage | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$7,142,858
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$7,142,857
M-NTC
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$7,142,857
M-NTC
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$7,142,857
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
(2030) |
| Mittelstadt, Casey | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,500,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cozens, Dylan | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$7,100,000
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$7,100,000
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$7,100,000
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$7,100,000
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$0
UFA
(2030) |
| Krebs, Peyton | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Quinn, Jack IR |
RW IR --> 0 | 22 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Peterka, John-Jason | LW NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$855,834
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$855,834
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$47,825,360
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$32,712,025
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$27,992,857
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$23,242,857
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(8) Defence $23,485,715 28.1% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Johnson, Erik | D NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$3,250,000
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$0
UFA
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| Stillman, Riley | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$1,350,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Jokiharju, Henri | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$2,500,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Bryson, Jacob | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$1,850,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Dahlin, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$6,000,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Samuelsson, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$4,285,714
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$4,285,714
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$4,285,714
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$4,285,714
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$0
UFA
(2030) |
| Clifton, Connor | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$3,333,334
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$3,333,333
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$3,333,333
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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Power, Owen | D NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$916,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$23,485,715
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$7,619,047
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$7,619,047
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$4,285,714
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(3) Goalies $3,562,500 4.3% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Bishop, Ben | G NHL --> 0 | 36 |
$0
UFA
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| Comrie, Eric | G NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,800,000
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$0
UFA
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| Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka | G NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$837,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Levi, Devon | G NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$3,562,500
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$925,000
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
| 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 |
23 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 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 |
49 | 24 | 16 | 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 |
$83,500,000 | $83,500,000 | $83,500,000 | $83,500,000 |
| 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 |
$74,873,575 | $41,256,072 | $35,611,904 | $27,528,571 |
| 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 |
$8,626,425 | $42,243,928 | $47,888,096 | $55,971,429 |
| 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 |
$8,626,425 | $42,243,928 | $47,888,096 | $55,971,429 |
| 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 |
$74,873,575 | $41,256,072 | $35,611,904 | $27,528,571 |
| 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 |
$4,570,000 | $1,850,000 | $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 |
(25) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Tokarski, Dustin | G MIN --> 0 --> | 34 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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| Malone, Sean | C MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$0
UFA
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| Cecconi, Joseph | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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| Clague, Kale | D NHL --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Murray, Brett | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Glotov, Vasii | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Davies, Jeremy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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| Weissbach, Linus | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Pekar, Matej | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
UFA
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| Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Kukkonen, Miska | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Worge Kreu, William | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Johnson, Ryan | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Huglen, Aaron | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Cederqvist, Filip | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$850,000
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$0
RFA
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| Rousek, Lukas | LW NHL --> 0 --> | 24 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Houser, Michael | G MIN --> 0 --> | 31 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$762,500
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$0
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$0
UFA
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| Richards, Justin | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cooley, Devin | G MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$775,000
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$0
UFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | C --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Nadeau, Olivier | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$836,667
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$836,667
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$836,667
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Rosén, Isak | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$894,167
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$894,167
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$894,167
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Poltapov, Prokhor | RW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kisakov, Alexander | C MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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| Sardaryan, Stiven | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Marjala, Viljami | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| von Barnekow, William | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Novikov, Nikita | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$867,500
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$867,500
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$867,500
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Kozak, Tyson | C MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$850,000
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$850,000
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$0
RFA
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| Savoie, Matthew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$918,333
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$918,333
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$918,333
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Lindgren, Mats | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Östlund, Noah | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$918,333
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$918,333
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$918,333
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Kulich, Jiri | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$918,333
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$918,333
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$918,333
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Leinonen, Topias | G --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Neuchev, Viktor | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$870,000
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$870,000
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$870,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
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| Komarov, Vsevolod | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$865,000
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$865,000
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$865,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
$0
UFA
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| Richard, Jake | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Karlsson, Gustav | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Ratkovic Berndtsson, Joel | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Sjödin, Linus | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Benson, Zach | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
$0
UFA
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| Miedema, Ethan | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Wahlberg, Anton | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$896,667
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$896,667
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$896,667
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$0
RFA
(2026) |
$0
UFA
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| Strbak, Maxim | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| McCarthy, Gavin | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Ratzlaff, Scott | G --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Keohane, Sean | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Panocha, Norwin | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$20,931,667
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$12,344,167
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$8,935,000
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