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Buffalo Sabres roster

Cap committed

$96.404M

of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 2

Cap space

$7.596M

Retained slots used: 0 of 3

Active roster

25

45 of 50 NHL contracts

5v5 xGF%

51.7

12th in NHL

PP% / PK%

0.0 / 33.3

PP 14th · PK 24th

Fan sentiment

58

PlayerPosAgeGPGAPTOIFO%xGF%WARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Forwards14 players · $52.243M
Noah OstlundC22102216:42—70.6—$1.425M1RFANone—0
Jack QuinnR25110120:46—70.7—$3.375M1RFANone385
Konsta HeleniusC20110115:09—19.0—$954K2RFA—770
Zach BensonL21101118:34—70.7—$7.5M7UFA—670
Ryan McLeodC27101116:41—24.6—$5M3UFAM-NTC—0
Tage ThompsonC28100019:46—65.4—$7.143M4UFAM-NTC530
Josh DoanR24100019:06—60.3—$6.95M7UFAM-NTC—0
Josh NorrisC27100016:19—62.5—$7.95M4UFAM-NTC—1
Peyton KrebsC25100014:58—11.8—$4.5M4UFAM-NTC—0
Jiri KulichC2210008:45—34.6—$887K1RFA—570
Beck MalenstynL2810008:11—29.0—$2.917M6UFA——0
Sam CarrickC3410007:43—29.0—$1M1UFANone—0
Justin DanforthR330000————$1.8M1UFANone—0
Tyson KozakC230000————$843K2RFANone—0
Defense8 players · $31.536M
Owen PowerD23102225:25—63.8—$8.35M5UFAM-NTC—0
Mattias SamuelssonD26110118:21—38.6—$4.286M4UFANone532
Rasmus DahlinD26100025:58—39.0—$11M6UFANMC500
Louis CrevierD25100016:14—66.5—$900K1RFANone7727
Matt GrzelcykD32100014:27—41.8—$850K1UFA——0
Zach MetsaD27100012:54—43.7—$850K1UFA—700
Conor TimminsD280000————$2.2M1UFANone—0
Olen ZellwegerD230000————$3.1M3RFANone542

Goalies 3 on roster

PlayerAgeGPSV%GAAGSAxWARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen271.7735.07-2.7—$4.75M3UFAM-NTC—0
Alex Lyon330————$1.5M1UFANone403
Colten Ellis250————$775K1RFANone640

FO% shown for centers. 5v5 xGF% from our expected goals model. WAR arrives with the trade tools. Fans = fan sentiment 0-100 with 14-day trend. Chatter = trade mentions in the last 7 days.

Reserve list under NHL contract, not on the NHL roster · 20 players

PlayerPosAgeCap hitYrsExpiryType
Jason ZuckerL34$4.75M1UFA—
Maxim StrbakD21$1.028M3RFA—
Jake RichardR22$1.014M2RFA—
Gavin McCarthyD21$1.008M3RFA—
Radim MrtkaD19$974K3RFA—
Topias LeinonenG22$962K2RFA—
Riley Fiddler-SchultzC24$940K1RFA—
Scott RatzlaffG21$935K2RFA—
Vsevolod KomarovD22$910K1RFA—
Zac FunkR23$905K1RFA—
Ryan JohnsonD25$875K2RFA—
Trevor KuntarC25$875K2UFA—
Aidan McDonoughL26$850K1UFA—
Carson MeyerR29$850K1UFA—
Conor ShearyL34$850K1UFA—
Dennis GilbertD29$850K1UFA—
Jack RathboneD27$850K1UFA—
Jason PolinR27$850K1UFA—
Mason GeertsenL31$850K1UFA—
Matt VillaltaG27$850K1UFA—

Prospects and depth players signed to NHL contracts, including two-way deals. Players on AHL-only contracts are not listed.

Cap by position

  • Forwards$52.243M · 54.2%
  • Defense$31.536M · 32.7%
  • Goalies$7.025M · 7.3%
  • Injured reserve$5.6M · 5.8%

Injured reserve: Jason Zucker ($4.75M); Dennis Gilbert ($850K).

Players in the minors count only above the buried allowance (league minimum salary plus $375,000). Roster status, buyouts, and bonus overages come from team announcements and news, checked daily. LTIR relief is not shown.

Expiring this season

Pending UFAs

15

Pending RFAs

8

Cap coming off

$29.867M

Most trade chatter

  • Louis Crevier27 mentions

    Crevier deal with Sabres.

  • Jack Quinn5 mentions

    Suggests trading Quinn to add team toughness

  • Alex Lyon3 mentions

    Goaltender needs to be traded due to confidence issues.

  • Activated from IR to return to lineup