BUF
(19-12-6)
STL
(15-20-4)
Bell MTS Place
BUF
(19-12-6)
DAL
(23-11-5)
American Airlines Center
BUF
(19-12-6)
CLB
(11-18-7)
Nationwide Arena

Buffalo Sabres Finances

Pro Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35
Nazem Kadri 34 C/LW $6,141,000 $6,141,000 $6,141,000 $6,141,000
UFA
Mika Zibanejad 32 C $6,420,000
UFA
Devon Toews 31 D $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
UFA
Jared McCann 29 C/LW $3,000,000 $3,000,000
UFA
Jaden Schwartz 33 LW $6,152,500 $6,152,500
UFA
Jake McCabe 31 D $3,277,500 $3,277,500 $3,277,500
UFA
Tyler Toffoli 33 C/W $5,552,000 $5,552,000
UFA
Oliver Bjorkstrand 30 W $2,875,000 $2,875,000 $2,875,000
UFA
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 34 D $8,250,000
UFA
Rasmus Sandin 25 D $632,500
RFA
Ross Colton 28 C $695,750 $695,750 $695,750
UFA
Bobby McMann 29 C $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Nicholas Paul 30 C/LW $948,750
UFA
Mattias Samuelsson 25 D $1,063,750 $1,063,750 $1,063,750
RFA
Trent Frederic 27 C/W $2,000,000
RFA
Jesper Boqvist 26 C/LW $891,250 $891,250
RFA
Pavel Mintyukov 21 D $850,000 $850,000
RFA
Mason Appleton 29 C $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Robby Fabbri 29 C/LW $1,035,000
UFA
Pontus Holmberg 26 RW $650,000
RFA
Lukas Rousek 26 RW $650,000
RFA
Jacob Markstrom 35 G $5,720,000 $5,720,000 $5,720,000 $5,720,000
UFA
Casey Desmith 33 G $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
UFA
Ilya Samsonov 28 G $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Special Salary
Total $67,804,999 $47,218,749 $30,772,999 $16,860,999
Coaching Payroll
Coach Name Age Pos 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35
Bill Peters 59 HC $1,500,000
Farm Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35
Alex Steeves 25 C $834,167
RFA
Brett Murray 27 LW $605,000 $605,000
UFA
Owen Beck 21 C $853,333 $853,333 $853,333
RFA
Daniel Sprong 28 RW $862,500 $862,500 $862,500
UFA
Jacob Bryson 27 D $632,500
RFA
Zach Metsa 26 D $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
UFA
James Hamblin 26 C/LW $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
UFA
Brennan Othmann 22 LW $850,000 $850,000
RFA
Ben McCartney 24 LW $775,000 $775,000
RFA
William Trudeau 22 D $650,000
RFA
Ryan Johnson 23 D $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Nikita Novikov 21 D $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Casey Fitzgerald 28 D $665,000 $665,000
UFA
Luke Toporowski 24 C/LW $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
RFA
William Dufour 23 C $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
RFA
Lucas Ciona 22 LW $1,999,000 $1,999,000 $1,999,000 $1,999,000
RFA
Viktor Neuchev 21 C/W $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Roman Schmidt 22 D $750,000
RFA
Brandon Hickey 29 D $900,000
UFA
Konnor Smith 20 D $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Felix Robert 25 C/W $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
RFA
Linus Weissbach 27 C/W $650,000
RFA
Filip Cederqvist 24 C/W $650,000
RFA
Austin Osmanski 27 D $650,000
RFA
Cayden Primeau 25 G $605,000
RFA
Isaac Poulter 23 G $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000
RFA
Erik Portillo 24 G $650,000 $650,000
RFA
Total $25,381,499 $19,059,832 $12,914,832 $9,398,999
Finances Overview
Salary Cap
Salary Cap $95,500,000
Current Payroll $67,804,999
Cap Space $27,695,001
Projections
Current Cash Balance $77,587,392
Projected Expenses - $38,846,610
Projected Revenues $45,525,479
Projected Cash Balance $84,266,261
Revenues
Total Income To Date $39,317,459
Avg. Income per Home Game $2,069,339
Expenses
Expenses Paid To Date $26,171,650
Approx. Daily Expenses $353,151
Attendance
Home Games Played 19
Season Ticket Percentage 50%
Avg. Attendance per Game 12,156 (67.53%)
Arena Capacity 18,000