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Buffalo Sabres Finances

Pro Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34
Rasmus Dahlin 23 D $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
RFA
Mika Zibanejad 30 C $6,420,000 $6,420,000
UFA
Nazem Kadri 32 C/LW $5,117,500
UFA
Josh Morrissey 28 D $3,780,000 $3,780,000 $3,780,000 $3,780,000
UFA
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 30 C/LW $8,280,000 $8,280,000 $8,280,000 $8,280,000
UFA
Devon Toews 29 D $805,000
UFA
Brayden Schenn 32 C $6,150,000 $6,150,000 $6,150,000
UFA
Jake McCabe 29 D $3,277,500 $3,277,500 $3,277,500 $3,277,500
UFA
Tyler Toffoli 31 C/W $5,552,000 $5,552,000 $5,552,000
UFA
Chandler Stephenson 29 C/LW $1,207,500
UFA
Jordan Eberle 33 RW $6,000,000 $6,000,000
UFA
Ben Chiarot 32 D $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
UFA
Mason Appleton 27 C $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 32 D $8,250,000 $8,250,000
UFA
Alex Wennberg 28 C/LW $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
UFA
Calle Jarnkrok 31 C/W $3,500,000 $3,500,000
UFA
Curtis Lazar 28 C/RW $770,000
UFA
Mattias Samuelsson 23 D $1,063,750 $1,063,750 $1,063,750 $1,063,750
RFA
Daniel Sprong 26 RW $862,500 $862,500 $862,500 $862,500
UFA
Charlie Lindgren 29 G $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
UFA
Cayden Primeau 24 G $605,000 $605,000
RFA
Jonas Johansson 27 G $605,000 $605,000
UFA
Antti Raanta 34 G $2,000,000
UFA
Special Salary
Total $81,745,749 $71,845,749 $46,465,749 $32,763,750
Coaching Payroll
Coach Name Age Pos 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34
Bill Peters 58 HC $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Farm Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34
Jacob Bryson 25 D $632,500 $632,500
RFA
Jesper Boqvist 24 C/LW $775,000
RFA
Peyton Krebs 22 C/LW $863,333
RFA
Ryan Johnson 22 D $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Dylan Gambrell 27 C/RW $770,000
RFA
Rasmus Asplund 25 C/W $632,500
RFA
Lukas Rousek 24 RW $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Brett Murray 25 LW $605,000 $605,000 $605,000
RFA
Casey Fitzgerald 26 D $665,000 $665,000 $665,000
UFA
Felix Robert 24 C $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
RFA
Linus Weissbach 25 C $650,000 $650,000
RFA
William Trudeau 20 D $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Luke Toporowski 22 C/LW $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
RFA
Nikita Novikov 20 D $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Viktor Neuchev 19 LW $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Ben McCartney 22 LW $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
RFA
Filip Cederqvist 23 C/LW $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Brandon Hickey 27 D $900,000 $900,000
UFA
Tyson Kozak 20 C/W $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Alexander Kisakov 20 LW $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Austin Osmanski 25 D $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Konnor Smith 18 D $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Jeremy Hanzel 20 D $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Erik Portillo 22 G $650,000 $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Michael Houser 30 G $550,000
UFA
Total $17,418,333 $13,827,500 $8,395,000 $1,800,000
Finances Overview
Salary Cap
Salary Cap $88,000,000
Current Payroll $81,745,749
Cap Space $6,254,251
Projections
Current Cash Balance $50,841,697
Projected Expenses - $22,521,780
Projected Revenues $27,149,833
Projected Cash Balance $55,469,750
Revenues
Total Income To Date $65,612,097
Avg. Income per Home Game $2,262,486
Expenses
Expenses Paid To Date $54,980,740
Approx. Daily Expenses $417,070
Attendance
Home Games Played 29
Season Ticket Percentage 50%
Avg. Attendance per Game 12,171 (67.62%)
Arena Capacity 18,000