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Lineups provided by Tim Hiebert (
@NHL_Rosters
)
Lines as of 2025-26 | Contracts as of 2026-27
Last Updated: Jun 17, 4:28 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres
Team Depth Chart
Projected Cap Hit
Proj. Cap Hit
$91,096,347
$91,096,347
Projected Cap Space
Proj. Cap Space
$12,903,653
$12,903,653
Current Cap Space
$12,903,653
$12,903,653
Active Players
22
/23
NMC
NTC
M-NTC
25 ⋅
C
Age,
Position & Shot
Current Contract
Contract Extension
Waivers Exempt
+
Injured
NHL Roster
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Special Teams
Powerplay 1
Powerplay 2
Minors
Forward
Defense
Goalie
Prospects
Forward
Defense
Goalie
Reserve List
Forward
Defense
Goalie
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
Press Box
Penalty Kill 1
Penalty Kill 2
21
⋅
LW|C
Benson
RFA
RFA
LW|C
Benson
YR
1
of
/
7 (UFA)
24
⋅
RW|C
Doan
$6.95M
$6,950,000
$6.95M
RW|C
Doan
YR
3
of
/
3 (RFA)
22
⋅
C|LW
Östlund
$887K
$886,666
$887K
C|LW
Östlund
25
⋅
C|LW
Krebs
RFA
RFA
YR
5
of
/
8 (UFA)
27
⋅
C
Norris
$7.95M
$7,950,000
$7.95M
C
Norris
YR
2
of
/
4 (UFA)
26
⋅
C
McLeod
$5.00M
$5,000,000
$5.00M
C
McLeod
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
20
⋅
C|RW
Helenius
$954K
$953,750
$954K
YR
3
of
/
3 (UFA)
34
⋅
C|RW
Carrick
$1.00M
$1,000,000
$1.00M
LW|RW
Zucker
C|RW
Thompson
LD|RD
Dahlin
YR
3
of
/
3 (RFA)
22
⋅
C|LW
Kulich
$887K
$886,666
$887K
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
23
⋅
C|LW
Kozak
$875K
$875,000
$875K
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
20
⋅
C|LW
Wahlberg
$893K
$893,333
$893K
YR
2
of
/
2 (RFA)
24
⋅
C|LW
Fiddler-Schultz
$940K
$940,000
$940K
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
31
⋅
LW|D
Geertsen
$850K
$850,000
$850K
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
28
⋅
RW|LW
Meyer
$850K
$850,000
$850K
23
⋅
RW|C
Nadeau
RFA
RFA
YR
2
of
/
2 (RFA)
23
⋅
F
Kopff
$975K
$975,000
$975K
20
⋅
RW|LW
Ziemer
23
⋅
RW|LW
Poltapov
23
⋅
RW|LW
Sardaryan
19
⋅
C|LW
Kucharcik
19
⋅
C|RW
Schultz
19
⋅
LW|RW
Novotny
20
⋅
RW|LW
Zelenov
19
⋅
C|RW
Rucinski
44
⋅
C
Kriukov
23
⋅
C|LW
Costantini
YR
4
of
/
7 (UFA)
28
⋅
C|RW
Thompson
$7.14M
$7,142,857
$7.14M
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
34
⋅
LW|RW
Zucker
$4.75M
$4,750,000
$4.75M
YR
3
of
/
8 (UFA)
26
⋅
LD|RD
Dahlin
$11.00M
$11,000,000
$11.00M
C
McLeod
LW|C
Benson
C|RW
Carrick
28
⋅
C
Glotov
YR
2
of
/
2 (RFA)
24
⋅
RW|LW
Quinn
$3.38M
$3,375,000
$3.38M
RW|LW
Quinn
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
33
⋅
RW|C
Danforth
$1.80M
$1,800,000
$1.80M
RW|C
Danforth
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
25
⋅
LD
Byram
$6.25M
$6,250,000
$6.25M
LD
Byram
LD
Byram
YR
4
of
/
7 (UFA)
26
⋅
LD|RD
Samuelsson
$4.29M
$4,285,714
$4.29M
LD|RD
Samuelsson
YR
3
of
/
7 (UFA)
23
⋅
LD|RD
Power
$8.35M
$8,350,000
$8.35M
LD|RD
Power
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
27
⋅
RD
Timmins
$2.20M
$2,200,000
$2.20M
RD
Timmins
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
27
⋅
RD|LD
Metsa
$850K
$850,000
$850K
YR
3
of
/
5 (UFA)
27
⋅
G
Luukkonen
$4.75M
$4,750,000
$4.75M
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
33
⋅
G
Lyon
$1.50M
$1,500,000
$1.50M
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
29
⋅
LW|RW
Greenway
$4.00M
$4,000,000
$4.00M
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
24
⋅
LD
Johnson
$875K
$875,000
$875K
YR
2
of
/
2 (RFA)
25
⋅
G
Ellis
$850K
$850,000
$850K
YR
1
of
/
2 (RFA)
21
⋅
RW
Richard
$1.01M
$1,013,750
$1.01M
YR
1
of
/
3 (RFA)
19
⋅
D
Mrtka
$974K
$974,166
$974K
YR
3
of
/
3 (RFA)
22
⋅
RD
Komarov
$910K
$910,000
$910K
25
⋅
LD
Jones
RFA
RFA
YR
2
of
/
2 (UFA)
27
⋅
D
Rathbone
$850K
$850,000
$850K
23
⋅
D
Belliveau
RFA
RFA
22
⋅
D
Novikov
RFA
RFA
YR
1
of
/
3 (RFA)
21
⋅
D
McCarthy
$1.01M
$1,007,500
$1.01M
YR
1
of
/
3 (RFA)
21
⋅
D
Strbak
$1.03M
$1,028,333
$1.03M
YR
2
of
/
2 (RFA)
24
⋅
G
Levi
$813K
$812,500
$813K
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
21
⋅
G
Ratzlaff
$935K
$935,000
$935K
YR
2
of
/
3 (RFA)
22
⋅
G
Leinonen
$962K
$961,667
$962K
19
⋅
D
Bedkowski
20
⋅
D
Brunet
19
⋅
D
Laberge
20
⋅
D
Kleber
19
⋅
D
Osburn
22
⋅
D
Geary
21
⋅
D
Keohane
21
⋅
D
Panocha
18
⋅
G
Meloche
19
⋅
G
Prokhorov
