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Buffalo Sabres
Head Coach Ralph Krueger
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 0%
| Cap Hit | $81,130,284 |
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| Cap Space | $369,716 |
| LTIR Pool | $2,148,334 |
| Roster | 23/23 |
| Contracts | 44/50 |
Transactions
| TRADE ANALYSIS The Florida Panthers acquired Brandon Montour from the Buffalo Sabres for 2021 third round pick (0) Leave a Comment |
Apr 10 |
| Dylan Cozens | Cozens (upper body) will be in Sunday's lineup against the Flyers, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports. | Apr 10 |
| Steven Fogarty | Fogarty was assigned to AHL Rochester on Saturday. | Apr 10 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | Dea was recalled to the taxi squad Saturday. | Apr 10 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | Ristolainen picked up two assists while adding six hits and three blocks shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals. | Apr 9 |
Line Combinations Updated: Apr 11 (9:33am)
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$9,000,0009M
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$5,200,0005.2M
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$3,050,0003.1M
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$889,1660.9M
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$5,400,0005.4M
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| Line 1 $17,250,000 | Pairing 1 $6,289,166 | ||||
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$845,0000.8M
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$874,1250.9M
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$1,400,0001.4M
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$925,0000.9M
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$925,0000.9M
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| Line 2 $3,119,125 | Pairing 2 $1,850,000 | ||||
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$925,0000.9M
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$894,1670.9M
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$6,000,0006M
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$700,0000.7M
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$3,875,0003.9M
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| Line 3 $7,819,167 | Pairing 3 $4,575,000 | ||||
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$700,0000.7M
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$2,250,0002.3M
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$700,0000.7M
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$2,600,0002.6M
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$725,0000.7M
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| Line 4 $3,650,000 | Goalies $3,325,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Tue Apr 13, 2021
Taylor Hall - OUT - Not Injury Related
Sat Apr 10, 2021
Taylor Hall | Hall (not injury related) will not be available for Sunday's game against the Flyers, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thu Apr 8, 2021
Taylor Hall | Hall will sit as a healthy scratch for a second straight contest Thursday versus the Devils, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Tue Apr 6, 2021
Taylor Hall | Hall will be held out of Tuesday's matchup with New Jersey, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
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Expected Return Tue Apr 13, 2021
Curtis Lazar - IR - Lower Body
Thu Apr 1, 2021
Curtis Lazar | Lazar is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Wed Mar 31, 2021
Curtis Lazar | Lazar (undisclosed) suffered an injury and did not return to Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Flyers, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return Tue Apr 13, 2021
Carter Hutton - OUT - Lower Body
Mon Mar 29, 2021
Carter Hutton | Head coach Don Granato said Monday that Hutton (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Tue Mar 23, 2021
Carter Hutton | Hutton has returned to Buffalo to undergo further evaluation of his lower-body injury, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Mon Mar 22, 2021
Carter Hutton | Hutton will defend the road net in Monday's game versus the Rangers, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Mon Mar 22, 2021
Carter Hutton | Hutton left Monday's game against the Rangers with an apparent lower-body injury.
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Expected Return Tue Apr 13, 2021
Jack Eichel - IR - Neck
Not Specified
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 Sat Apr 17, 2021
William Borgen - IR - Forearm
Surgery
Sat Apr 10, 2021
Will Borgen | Borgen (forearm) could return as early as April 17 against the Penguins, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Mon Apr 5, 2021
Will Borgen | Borgen (forearm) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Devils, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
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Buffalo Sabres Voices
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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 $53,538,292 65.7% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okposo, Kyle | RW NHL --> 0 | 32 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$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 | 29 |
$2,250,000
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$2,250,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hall, Taylor | LW NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$8,000,000
NMC
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Skinner, Jeff | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$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
|
$0
UFA
(2027) |
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| Sheahan, Riley | C NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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|||||||
| Rieder, Tobias | RW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Girgensons, Zemgus LTIR |
LW LTIR --> 0 | 27 |
$2,200,000
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$2,200,000
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$2,200,000
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$0
UFA
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| Lazar, Curtis IR |
C IR --> 0 | 26 |
$800,000
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$800,000
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$0
RFA
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| Reinhart, Sam | RW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$5,200,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Olofsson, Victor | LW NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$3,050,000
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$3,050,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Eichel, Jack IR |
C IR --> 0 | 24 |
$10,000,000
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$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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$0
UFA
(2026) |
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| Caggiula, Drake | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$700,000
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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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$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 |
$845,000
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$0
RFA
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| Mittelstadt, Casey | C NHL --> 0 | 22 |
$874,125
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$0
RFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C MIN --> 0 | 23 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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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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$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$53,538,292
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$36,519,167
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$29,494,167
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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 $16,428,332 20.2% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin, Matt | D NHL --> 0 | 33 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Miller, Colin | D NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$3,875,000
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$3,875,000
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$0
UFA
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| McCabe, Jake
IR |
D IR --> 0 | 27 |
$2,850,000
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$0
UFA
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| Ristolainen, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$5,400,000
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$5,400,000
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$0
UFA
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| Borgen, William
IR |
D IR --> 0 | 24 |
$864,166
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Jokiharju, Henri | D NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Bryson, Jacob | D NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$889,166
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$889,166
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$0
RFA
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| Dahlin, Rasmus | D NHL --> 0 | 20 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D NHL --> 0 | 25 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$16,428,332
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$10,164,166
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(3) Goalies $6,075,000 7.5% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokarski, Dustin | G NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$725,000
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$725,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hutton, Carter | G NHL --> 0 | 35 |
$2,750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Ullmark, Linus | G NHL --> 0 | 27 |
$2,600,000
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$6,075,000
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$725,000
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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) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $2,416,667 3.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staal, Eric Retained Salary |
C NHL --> 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Hodgson, Cody Buyout |
C --> 0 | 31 |
$791,667
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$791,667
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$791,667
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$2,416,667
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$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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Cap Summary Projection
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| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
| 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 | 14 | 6 | 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 |
44 | 23 | 11 | 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 |
$81,130,284 | $48,200,000 | $30,285,834 | $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 |
$369,716 | $33,300,000 | $51,214,166 | $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 |
$1,531,682 | $33,300,000 | $51,214,166 | $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 |
$2,148,334 | $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 |
$79,945,791 | $48,200,000 | $30,285,834 | $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 |
$1,487,500 | $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 |
$4,337,500 | $850,000 | $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 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
(16) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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| Davidson, Brandon
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D MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 29 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Fogarty, Steven | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Dea, Jean-Sebastien
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C MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 27 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hurley, Connor | C --> 0 --> | 25 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Cornel, Eric | C MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$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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| Nelson, Casey | D MIN --> 0 --> | 28 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Fitzgerald, Casey
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D MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 24 |
$858,750
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Murray, Brett | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$775,000
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$775,000
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$0
RFA
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| Nyberg, Philip | D --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Glotov, Vasii | C --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
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| Smith, C.J.
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LW MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 26 |
$700,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Davidsson, Marcus | D --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka | G MIN --> 0 --> | 22 |
$778,333
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$778,333
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$0
RFA
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| Laaksonen, Oskari | D MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$853,333
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$853,333
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$853,333
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$0
RFA
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| Weissbach, Linus | LW --> 0 --> | 22 |
$842,500
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$842,500
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| Samuelsson, Mattias | D MIN --> 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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| Pekar, Matej | C MIN --> 0 --> | 21 |
$764,167
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$764,167
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$764,167
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$0
RFA
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| Lindstrand Cronholm, Linus | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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| Kukkonen, Miska | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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| Worge Kreu, William | D --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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| Oglevie, Andrew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$750,000
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$750,000
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$0
RFA
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| Johnson, Ryan | LW --> 0 --> | 37 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Portillo, Erik | G --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Huglen, Aaron | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cederqvist, Filip | LW --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Rousek, Lukas | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Houser, Michael
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G MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 28 |
$700,000
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$0
UFA
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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Di Pietro, Dawson | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Quinn, Jack | RW MIN --> 0 --> | 19 |
$925,000
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$925,000
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$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Peterka, John-Jason | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS | TOTALS |
$12,504,583
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$7,538,333
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$4,310,000
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$0
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$0
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$0
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