BUF Buffalo SabresEastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$98,876,348
Projected Cap Space
$5,123,652
Total Salary (2026-27)
$99,128,015
Potential Bonuses
$475,000
$54,646,190 · 52.5% $30,685,714 · 29.5% $7,100,000 · 6.8% $6,444,444 · 6.2% $5,123,652 · 4.9%
$98,876,348 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details
Future Cap Commitments under current contracts
Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$98,876,348
24
95.1% 2027-28
$76,764,682
14
73.8% 2028-29
$75,889,683
13
73.0% 2029-30
$63,039,683
10
60.6% 2030-31
$36,716,667
5
35.3%
Cap Hit Salary
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.
Forwards 13 $54,646,190
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Jason Zucker LW
34
$4,750,000 UFA 4.6% Sam Carrick C
34
$1,000,000 UFA 1.0% Tage Thompson C
28
$7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 $7,142,857 UFA
6.9% Beck Malenstyn LW
28
$2,916,667 $2,916,667 $2,916,667 $2,916,667 $2,916,667
2.8% Joshua Norris C
27
$7,950,000 $7,950,000 $7,950,000 $7,950,000 UFA
7.6% Ryan McLeod C
26
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA 4.8% Peyton Krebs C
25
$4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 UFA
4.3% Jack Quinn RW
24
$3,375,000 RFA 3.2% Justin Danforth RW
33
$1,800,000 UFA 1.7% Josh Doan RW
24
$6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000 $6,950,000
6.7% Tyson Kozak C
23
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Noah Östlund C
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9% Zach Benson LW
21
$7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000
7.2%
Defense 7 $30,685,714
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Conor Timmins RD
27
$2,200,000 UFA 2.1% Rasmus Dahlin LD
26
$11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000
10.6% Mattias Samuelsson LD
26
$4,285,714 $4,285,714 $4,285,715 $4,285,715 UFA
4.1% Louis Crevier RD
25
$900,000 RFA 0.9% Olen Zellweger LD
22
$3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 RFA 3.0% Owen Power LD
23
$8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000 $8,350,000
8.0% Zach Metsa RD
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8%
Goalies 3 $7,100,000
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 1 $6,444,444
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Jeff Skinner LW
34
$6,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444 $2,444,444 UFA
6.2%
Non-Roster / Minors 21 $19,065,833
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Mason Geertsen LW
31
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Conor Sheary LW
34
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Carson Meyer RW
28
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Aidan McDonough LW
26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Trevor Kuntar C
25
$875,000 $875,000 UFA 0.8% Jiri Kulich C
22
$886,666 RFA 0.9% Jake Richard RW
21
$1,013,750 $1,013,750 RFA 1.0% Jason Polin RW
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Zac Funk RW
23
$905,000 RFA 0.9% Konsta Helenius C
20
$953,750 $953,750 RFA 0.9% Riley Fiddler-Schultz 24
$940,000 RFA 0.9% Dennis Gilbert LD
29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Jack Rathbone D
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Ryan Johnson LD
25
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Vsevolod Komarov RD
22
$910,000 RFA 0.9% Maxim Strbak D
21
$1,028,333 $1,028,333 $1,028,333 RFA 1.0% Gavin McCarthy D
21
$1,007,500 $1,007,500 $1,007,500 RFA 1.0% Radim Mrtka D
19
$974,167 $974,167 $974,167 RFA 0.9% Matt Villalta 27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Topias Leinonen 22
$961,667 $961,667 RFA 0.9% Scott Ratzlaff 21
$935,000 $935,000 RFA 0.9%