Buffalo Sabres


Cap Hit | $80,349,680 |
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Cap Space | $1,150,320 |
LTIR Pool | $2,148,334 |
Roster | 23/23 |
Contracts | 43/50 |
Dustin Tokarski | Tokarski stopped 27 of 29 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Capitals. | Apr 15 |
Tage Thompson | Thompson scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over Washington. | Apr 15 |
Sam Reinhart | Reinhart scored a goal on two shots in a 5-2 win over Washington on Thursday. | Apr 15 |
Victor Olofsson | Olofsson scored a goal on five shots in a 5-2 win over Washington on Thursday. | Apr 15 |
Casey Mittelstadt | Mittelstadt scored a short-handed goal on four shots in a 5-2 win over the Capitals on Thursday. | Apr 15 |
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Expected Return unknown
Kyle Okposo - DAY-TO-DAY - Face
Thu Apr 15, 2021
Kyle Okposo | Okposo (face) won't return to Thursday's game after taking a puck to the face, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
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Expected Return unknown
Riley Sheahan - DAY-TO-DAY - Undisclosed
Thu Apr 15, 2021
Riley Sheahan | Sheahan won't play Thursday against Washington due to an undisclosed injury, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Tue Apr 13, 2021
Riley Sheahan | Sheahan (undisclosed) did not play in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Bruins, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
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Expected Return unknown
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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Expected Return Tue Apr 20, 2021
Carter Hutton - OUT - Lower Body
Fri Apr 16, 2021
Carter Hutton | Hutton (lower body) resumed skating Friday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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 27, 2021
Linus Ullmark - OUT - Lower Body
Not Specified
Fri Apr 16, 2021
Linus Ullmark | Ullmark (lower body) is considered week-to-week, according to coach Don Granato.
Thu Apr 15, 2021
Linus Ullmark | Coach Don Granato didn't have an update on Ullmark's (lower body) status ahead of Thursday night's game versus the Capitals, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Tue Apr 13, 2021
Linus Ullmark | Ullmark will defend the road goal in Tuesday's game versus the Bruins, Shawn Hutcheon of High End Hockey reports.
Tue Apr 13, 2021
Linus Ullmark | Ullmark left Tuesday's game versus the Bruins for an undisclosed reason, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Tue Apr 13, 2021
Linus Ullmark | Ullmark suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's game versus the Bruins, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
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Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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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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$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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Skinner, Jeff | LW NHL --> 0 | 28 |
$9,000,000
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$9,000,000
|
$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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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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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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Bjork, Anders | LW NHL --> 0 | 24 |
$1,600,000
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$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 | 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
|
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000
NMC
|
$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 NHL --> 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 |
$46,338,292
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$37,319,167
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$31,094,167
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$19,000,000
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$19,000,000
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$0
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Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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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 | 21 |
$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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Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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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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Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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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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Player | POS | Age | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||||
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Staal, Eric Retained Salary |
C NHL --> 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Hall, Taylor Retained Salary |
LW NHL --> 0 | 29 | |||||||||
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 |
$6,416,667
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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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2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
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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 | 7 | 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 |
43 | 23 | 12 | 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 |
$80,349,680 | $49,000,000 | $31,885,834 | $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 |
$1,150,320 | $32,500,000 | $49,614,166 | $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 |
$6,065,323 | $32,500,000 | $49,614,166 | $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 |
$76,745,791 | $49,000,000 | $31,885,834 | $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 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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
|
D MIN --> 0 --> 1 | 24 |
$858,750
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$0
RFA
|
$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
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 --> | 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
|
$0
UFA
|
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Konecny, Jakub | --> 0 --> | 18 |
$0
|
$0
UFA
|
$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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