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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)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Playoff Odds 0%
| Projected Cap Hit | $63,745,836 |
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| Projected Cap Space | $18,754,164 |
| Current Cap Space | $18,754,164 |
| LTIR Pool | $0 |
| Roster | 24/23 |
| Contracts | 45/50 |
Transactions
| Riley Sheahan | Sheahan signed a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Sabres on Wednesday. | Aug 10 |
| Jiri Kulich | Kulich signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sabres on Friday. | Jul 15 |
| Noah Ostlund | Ostlund signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Buffalo on Friday. | Jul 15 |
| Matthew Savoie | Savoie signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sabres on Friday. | Jul 15 |
| Lawrence Pilut | Pilut signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Sabres on Friday. | Jul 15 |
Line Combinations Updated: Jul 13 (1:13pm)
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$9,000,0009M
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$1,400,0001.4M
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$4,750,0004.8M
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$925,0000.9M
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$6,000,0006M
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| Line 1 $15,150,000 | Pairing 1 $6,925,000 | ||||
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$863,3340.9M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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$4,750,0004.8M
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$916,6670.9M
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$2,750,0002.8M
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| Line 2 $8,113,334 | Pairing 2 $3,666,667 | ||||
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$825,0000.8M
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$894,1670.9M
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$863,3340.9M
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$1,850,0001.9M
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$2,500,0002.5M
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| Line 3 $2,582,501 | Pairing 3 $4,350,000 | ||||
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$1,600,0001.6M
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$2,200,0002.2M
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$6,000,0006M
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$1,500,0001.5M
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$1,800,0001.8M
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| Line 4 $9,800,000 | Goalies $3,300,000 | ||||
Injury Report
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Expected Return Thu Sep 15, 2022
Malcolm Subban - OUT - Upper Body
Not Specified
Tue Jul 12, 2022
Malcolm Subban | Subban (upper body) signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $850,000 with the Sabres on Tuesday.
Thu Jan 20, 2022
Malcolm Subban | Subban has undergone surgery to address his upper-body injury and is expected to miss the rest of the 2021-22 campaign.
Wed Jan 12, 2022
Malcolm Subban | Subban is considered month-to-month with an upper-body injury.
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Expected Return Thu Sep 15, 2022
Andrew Oglevie - OUT - Undisclosed
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Expected Return Tue Jan 10, 2023
Olivier Nadeau - OUT - Shoulder
Surgery
Sat Jul 30, 2022
Olivier Nadeau | Nadeau is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 months after undergoing shoulder surgery, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return Tue Aug 1, 2023
Ben Bishop - IR-LT - Knee
Surgery
Fri Jun 10, 2022
Ben Bishop | Dallas traded Bishop (knee) and a seventh-round pick to Buffalo on Friday for future considerations.
Sat Dec 11, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) was recalled from his conditioning assignment with AHL Texas by the Stars on Saturday.
Sat Dec 11, 2021
Ben Bishop | Stars general manager Jim Nill said Saturday that Bishop will remain on long-term injured reserve with a degenerative knee injury that will spell the end of the goaltender's career, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Mon Dec 6, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) is expected to join AHL Texas on a conditioning assignment soon, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Mon Oct 11, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Tue Oct 5, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee), as expected, will not take the ice in any of the Stars' three remaining preseason contests, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
Wed Sep 22, 2021
Ben Bishop | Mike Heika of the Stars' official site believes Bishop (knee) will start the upcoming season on injured reserve.
Wed Jul 28, 2021
Ben Bishop | General manager Jim Nill said the Stars won't know when or if Bishop (knee) will be ready to play, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
Wed Apr 14, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) won't play in 2020-21.
Mon Apr 12, 2021
Ben Bishop | Stars GM Jim Nill said Monday that Bishop (knee) is two weeks from returning to the lineup, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
Thu Apr 8, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) is expected to get on the ice with the Stars' taxi squad Saturday, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Wed Mar 17, 2021
Ben Bishop | Bishop (knee) has skated but remains 3-to-5 weeks away from his return to the lineup, Frank Seravalli of TSN.ca reports.
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Buffalo Sabres Voices
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Former Sabres GM/forward Gerry Meehan joined Marty & Duffer to reminisce about the the trade that brought Dominik Hasek to Buffalo.
#LetsGoBuffalo | @SenecaBuffalo
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On top of the new piece at Bleacher Report about the Golden Knights, posted something new at Noted Hockey if you're curious as well.
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New at @BleacherReport: Robin Lehner being gone for the year highlights a problem that's been in the making since the Golden Knights began t.co/WWvCLG2a07
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 | Bill Hoppe @BillHoppeNHL |
 | Joe Yerdon @JoeYerdon |
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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 $38,295,835 46.4% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okposo, Kyle | RW NHL --> 0 | 34 |
$6,000,000
M-NTC
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$0
UFA
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| Eakin, Cody | C NHL --> 0 | 31 |
$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) |
| Sheahan, Riley | C NHL --> 0 | 30 |
$950,000
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$0
UFA
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| Girgensons, Zemgus | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$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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| Bjork, Anders | LW NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$1,600,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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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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| Thompson, Tage | RW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,400,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Asplund, Rasmus | C NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$825,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Mittelstadt, Casey | C NHL --> 0 | 23 |
$2,500,000
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$2,500,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Cozens, Dylan | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$894,167
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$0
RFA
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| Krebs, Peyton | C NHL --> 0 | 21 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| Quinn, Jack | RW MIN --> 0 | 20 |
$863,334
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$863,334
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$863,334
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$38,295,835
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$22,726,668
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$14,613,334
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$13,750,000
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$9,000,000
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(8) Defence $16,441,667 19.9% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Boychuk, Johnny | D NHL --> 0 | 38 |
$0
UFA
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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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| 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 | 24 |
$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 | 22 |
$925,000
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$0
RFA
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| Pilut, Lawrence | D NHL --> 0 | 26 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| Power, Owen | D NHL --> 0 | 19 |
$916,667
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$916,667
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$0
RFA
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| TOTALS |
$16,441,667
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$14,016,667
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(2) Goalies $8,216,667 10.0% of cap
| 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 | 35 |
$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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| Houser, Michael | G NHL --> 0 | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$8,216,667
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$1,800,000
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(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| TOTALS | ||||||||
(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $791,667 1.0% of cap
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgson, Cody Buyout |
C --> 0 | 32 |
$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 |
24 | 12 | 3 | 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 |
45 | 22 | 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 |
$82,500,000 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 | $82,500,000 |
| Projected Cap Hit
Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$63,745,836 | $38,543,335 | $14,613,334 | $13,750,000 |
| Projected Cap Space
Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$18,754,164 | $43,956,665 | $67,886,666 | $68,750,000 |
| Current Cap Space
Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$18,754,164 | $43,956,665 | $67,886,666 | $68,750,000 |
| Maximum LTIR Pool
The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Roster Annual Cap Hit
Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$63,745,836 | $38,543,335 | $14,613,334 | $13,750,000 |
| Carryover Bonus Overages
Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has. Learn More Or Ask A Question |
$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 |
$3,537,500 | $3,112,500 | $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 |
(20) Non-Roster
| Player | POS | Age | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | |
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| Davidson, Brandon | D MIN --> 0 --> | 30 |
$0
UFA
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| Subban, Malcolm | G NHL --> 0 --> | 28 |
$850,000
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$0
UFA
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| Hurley, Connor | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Malone, Sean | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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| MacInnis, Ryan | C MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Brown, Christopher | C --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Chukarov, Ivan | D --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
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| Fitzgerald, Casey | 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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| Priskie, Chase | D MIN --> 0 --> | 26 |
$800,000
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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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| Davies, Jeremy | D NHL --> 0 --> | 25 |
$750,000
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$0
UFA
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$0
UFA
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| Davidsson, Marcus | D --> 0 --> | 26 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka | G MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Laaksonen, Oskari | D MIN --> 0 --> | 23 |
$853,333
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$0
RFA
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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 --> | 22 |
$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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| Prow, Ethan | D MIN --> 0 --> | 29 |
$0
UFA
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| Oglevie, Andrew | C MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Schuldt, Jimmy | D MIN --> 0 --> | 27 |
$0
UFA
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| Ruotsalainen, Arttu | C MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Portillo, Erik | G --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Huglen, Aaron | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Cederqvist, Filip | LW --> 0 --> | 21 |
$850,000
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$850,000
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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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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| Biro, Brandon | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 24 |
$762,500
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$762,500
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Peterka, John-Jason | LW MIN --> 0 --> | 20 |
$855,834
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$855,834
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$855,834
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$0
RFA
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| Costantini, Matteo | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Lyckasen, Albert | D --> 0 --> | 21 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Levi, Devon | G --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Konecny, Jakub | C --> 0 --> | 20 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Bloom, Josh | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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| Nadeau, Olivier | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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| Rosén, Isak | RW --> 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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$0
UFA
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| Poltapov, Prokhor | RW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kisakov, Alexander | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$859,167
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$859,167
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$859,167
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$0
RFA
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$0
UFA
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| Sardaryan, Stiven | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Marjala, Viljami | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| von Barnekow, William | LW --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Novikov, Nikita | D --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Kozak, Tyson | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Savoie, Matthew | C --> 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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$0
UFA
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| Lindgren, Mats | D --> 0 --> | 17 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| Östlund, Noah | C --> 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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$0
UFA
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| Kulich, Jiri | C --> 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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$0
UFA
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| Leinonen, Topias | G --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Neuchev, Viktor | LW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Komarov, Vsevolod | D --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Richard, Jake | RW --> 0 --> | 17 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Karlsson, Gustav | C --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Ratkovic Berndtsson, Joel | RW --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
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$0
UFA
|
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| Sjödin, Linus | C --> 0 --> | 19 |
$0
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$0
UFA
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| TOTALS |
$16,760,835
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$8,820,835
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$7,208,335
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