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Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 50%
| Cap Hit | $57,872,764 |
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| Cap Space | $23,627,236 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 41/50 |
Transactions
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Luukkonen (ankle) will be in net for the Sabres' development squad scrimmage Friday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | Sep 17 |
| Henri Jokiharju | Jokiharju signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Sabres on Thursday. | Sep 2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | Mittelstadt penned a three-year, $7.5 million contract with Buffalo on Thursday. | Sep 2 |
| Owen Power | Power has decided to return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore season, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | Aug 19 |
| Casey Fitzgerald | Fitzgerald signed a two-year, $1.5 million contract with the Sabres on Friday. | Aug 13 |
Line Combinations Updated: Jul 29 (7:05am)
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$9,000,0009M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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$3,050,0003.1M
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$00M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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| Line 1 $14,550,000 | Pairing 1 $2,500,000 | ||||
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$1,600,0001.6M
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$894,1670.9M
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$1,400,0001.4M
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$1,600,0001.6M
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$3,875,0003.9M
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| Line 2 $3,894,167 | Pairing 2 $5,475,000 | ||||
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$925,0000.9M
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$825,0000.8M
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$1,050,0001.1M
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| Line 3 $2,800,000 | Pairing 3 $0 | ||||
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$2,200,0002.2M
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$2,250,0002.3M
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$750,0000.8M
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| Line 4 $5,200,000 | Goalies $0 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Wed Sep 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2021
Jack Eichel - IR - Neck
Not Specified
Mon May 10, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel (neck) and the Sabres have differing opinions about the next steps in his recovery with the center favoring surgery, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
Thu Apr 15, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel will continue to rehab the herniated disc in his neck in hopes of avoiding surgery, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Wed Apr 14, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel will miss the remainder of the campaign due to a herniated disc in his neck. He is expected to be healthy and ready to play at the beginning of the 2021-22 season.
Mon Apr 12, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel (neck) could miss the remainder of the regular season, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Wed Mar 17, 2021
Jack Eichel | General manager Kevyn Adams is hopeful Eichel (neck) will be able to return this season, (NHL).com's Nick Cotsonika reports.
Sat Mar 13, 2021
Jack Eichel | According to coach Ralph Krueger, Eichel (neck) will be out for the "foreseeable future."
Thu Mar 11, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel is currently undergoing further evaluation for a neck-related injury, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Tue Mar 9, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) returned to Buffalo and will miss at least one week, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Tue Mar 9, 2021
Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) won't play Tuesday against the Flyers.
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Expected Return Wed May 18, 2022
Lukas Rousek - OUT - Knee
Surgery
Tue Sep 14, 2021
Lukas Rousek | Rousek underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL on Tuesday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(14) Forwards $42,269,167 51.9% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| 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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| 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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| Hinostroza, Vinnie | RW NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$1,050,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hayden, John | RW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| 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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| 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 |
$750,000
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$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 |
$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 | 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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| 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 |
$42,269,167
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$34,419,167
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$21,500,000
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$19,000,000
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$19,000,000
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$0
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(6) Defence $12,586,932 15.4% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Pysyk, Mark | D NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$900,000
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$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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| Hagg, Robert | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$1,600,000
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$0
UFA
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| Butcher, Will | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$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 | 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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| Pilut, Lawrence | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$12,586,932
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$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(3) Goalies $2,225,000 2.7% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||||
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| Anderson, Craig | G NHL --> 0 | 40 |
$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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| Dell, Aaron | G NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Houser, Michael | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Lekkas, Stefanos | G NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$2,225,000
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 |
23 | 10 | 4 | 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 |
41 | 18 | 6 | 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 |
$57,872,764 | $37,710,834 | $24,000,000 | $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 |
$23,627,236 | $43,789,166 | $57,500,000 | $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 |
$23,627,236 | $43,789,166 | $57,500,000 | $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 |
$57,872,764 | $37,710,834 | $24,000,000 | $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 |
$850,000 | $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 |
(18) 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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| Hurley, Connor | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Malone, Sean | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| MacInnis, Ryan | C NHL --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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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 |
$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 NHL --> 0 --> | 23 |
$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$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 NHL --> 0 --> | 22 |
$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 --> 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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| Samuelsson, Mattias | D NHL --> 0 --> | 21 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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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 --> | 21 |
$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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| Prow, Ethan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Oglevie, Andrew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Schuldt, Jimmy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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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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| 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 --> | 21 |
$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 --> | 21 |
$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
UFA
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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 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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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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$0
UFA
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| Levi, Devon | G --> 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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| Nadeau, Olivier | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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| Power, Owen | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rosén, Isak | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Poltapov, Prokhor | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Kisakov, Alexander | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Sardaryan, Stiven | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Marjala, Viljami | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| von Barnekow, William | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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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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$0
UFA
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| Kozak, Tyson | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$14,649,167
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$6,745,834
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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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