Buffalo Sabres
Assistant Coach Matt Ellis
Assistant Coach Jason Christie
Assistant Coach Mike Bales
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
| Projected Cap Hit | $65,361,922 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $17,138,078 |
| Current Cap Space | $176,141,355 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 26/23 |
| Contracts | 44/50 |
| Lukas Rousek | Rousek was loaned to AHL Rochester on Sunday. | Mar 26 |
| Kyle Okposo | Okposo scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
| Eric Comrie | Comrie made 26 saves in a 2-0 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. | Mar 25 |
| Eric Comrie | Comrie will defend the home crease versus the New York Islanders on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News reports. | Mar 25 |
| Victor Olofsson | Olofsson recorded a power-play assist in Friday's 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils. | Mar 25 |
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Expected Return unknown
Vinnie Hinostroza - DAY-TO-DAY - Personal
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Vinnie Hinostroza | Hinostroza will sit out his second straight game Saturday due to personal reasons, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Fri Mar 24, 2023
Vinnie Hinostroza | Hinostroza (personal) won't be in the lineup Friday versus New Jersey, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Vinnie Hinostroza | Hinostroza was absent from Thursday's practice for personal reasons, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
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Expected Return unknown
Jordan Greenway - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Sat Mar 25, 2023
Jordan Greenway | Greenway (upper body) will be out of the lineup Saturday versus the New York Islanders, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Jordan Greenway | Greenway (upper body) practiced Thursday but is not ready to return to the lineup, Sabres beat reporter Joe Yerdon reports.
Tue Mar 21, 2023
Jordan Greenway | Greenway (upper body) will not be in the lineup against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Mon Mar 20, 2023
Jordan Greenway | Greenway is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
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Expected Return unknown
Mattias Samuelsson - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Sun Mar 12, 2023
Mattias Samuelsson | Samuelsson is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
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Expected Return Tue Aug 1, 2023
Ben Bishop - IR-LT - Knee
Surgery
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Two-way contract
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Okposo, Kyle | RW NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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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 | 29 |
$2,200,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hinostroza, Vinnie | RW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$1,700,000
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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
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 | 27 |
$4,750,000
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$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
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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
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Thompson, Tage | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$1,400,000
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$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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$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 |
$894,167
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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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$7,100,000
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$0
UFA
(2030) |
| Krebs, Peyton | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Quinn, Jack | RW 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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| Peterka, John-Jason | LW NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$855,834
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$855,834
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$855,834
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$40,776,669
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$40,825,360
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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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| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Clague, Kale | D NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Stillman, Riley | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$1,350,000
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$1,350,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Jokiharju, Henri | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$2,500,000
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$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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$1,850,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Lyubushkin, Ilya | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$2,750,000
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$2,750,000
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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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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Samuelsson, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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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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$4,285,714
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$0
UFA
(2030) |
| Power, Owen | D NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$916,667
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$916,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$17,041,667
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$19,652,381
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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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| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Anderson, Craig +35 | G NHL --> 0 | 41 |
$1,500,000
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$0
UFA
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| Bishop, Ben IR |
G IR --> 0 | 36 |
$4,916,667
NMC
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Comrie, Eric | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,800,000
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$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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$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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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$9,979,167
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$3,562,500
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$925,000
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| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Hodgson, Cody Buyout |
C --> 0 | 33 |
$791,667
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| TOTALS |
$791,667
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| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
| 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 |
26 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
| 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 |
44 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| 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 |
$82,500,000 | $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 |
$65,361,922 | $64,040,241 | $37,922,739 | $32,278,571 |
| 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 |
$17,138,078 | $19,459,759 | $45,577,261 | $51,221,429 |
| 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 |
$176,141,355 | $19,459,759 | $45,577,261 | $51,221,429 |
| 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 |
$68,589,170 | $64,040,241 | $37,922,739 | $32,278,571 |
| 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 |
$3,620,000 | $4,070,000 | $1,850,000 | $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 |
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Subban, Malcolm | G MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$850,000
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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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| Cecconi, Joseph | D MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Murray, Brett | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Glotov, Vasii | C --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Davies, Jeremy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Weissbach, Linus | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$842,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Pekar, Matej | C MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$764,167
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$0
RFA
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| Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Kukkonen, Miska | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Worge Kreu, William | D --> 0 --> | 22 |
$0
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Strand, Austin | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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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 --> | 22 |
$850,000
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$850,000
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$0
RFA
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| Rousek, Lukas | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$830,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Houser, Michael | G MIN --> 0 --> | 30 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Nadeau, Olivier | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$859,167
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$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 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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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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$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 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kozak, Tyson | C MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$850,000
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$850,000
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$850,000
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$0
RFA
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| Savoie, Matthew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$950,000
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$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 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Östlund, Noah | C MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$950,000
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$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 --> | 18 |
$950,000
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$950,000
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$950,000
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$0
RFA
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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 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Komarov, Vsevolod | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Richard, Jake | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$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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| TOTALS |
$16,492,501
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$7,870,000
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$6,257,500
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$2,673,333
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