BUF Buffalo Sabres

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

Projected Cap Hit

$98,876,348

Projected Cap Space

$5,123,652

% of Upper Limit

95.1%

NHL Roster

23/23

Contracts

43/50

Potential Bonuses

$475,000

Forwards $54,646,190 · 52.5%Defense $30,685,714 · 29.5%Goalies $7,100,000 · 6.8%Dead Cap $6,444,444 · 6.2%Cap Space $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%

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
Dennis Gilbert	LD	29	$850,000	UFA				0.8%
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%

Goalies 3 $7,100,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Alex Lyon	G	33	$1,500,000	UFA			1.4%
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	G	27	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA	4.6%
Colten Ellis	G	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%

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	% 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	22	$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%
Jack Rathbone	D	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Ryan Johnson	LD	24	$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%
Zach Metsa	RD	27	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
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%