TBL
(7-8-2)
BUF
(5-11-1)
KeyBank Center
BUF
(5-11-1)
CHI
(16-1-1)
United Center
BUF
(5-11-1)
DAL
(11-6-0)
American Airlines Center

Buffalo Sabres Finances

Pro Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35 2035-36
Joel Farabee 26 LW $695,750
RFA
Jake McCabe 32 D $3,277,500 $3,277,500
UFA
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 35 D $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
UFA
John Marino 29 D $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Adam Lowry 33 C $3,355,000 $3,355,000
UFA
Sam Steel 28 C/LW $992,833
UFA
Cody Glass 27 C $2,000,000
RFA
Radko Gudas 36 D $3,101,263 $3,101,263 $3,101,263
UFA
Ryan Donato 30 C/W $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
UFA
William Karlsson 33 C $6,785,000
UFA
Jake Middleton 30 D $2,000,000
UFA
Justin Sourdif 24 C/RW $825,000 $825,000
RFA
Frederick Gaudreau 33 C/RW $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
UFA
Oliver Bjorkstrand 31 RW $2,875,000 $2,875,000
UFA
Nick Paul 31 LW $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
Keegan Kolesar 29 RW $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
UFA
David Savard 35 D $8,000,000
UFA
Graeme Clarke 25 W $6,000,000
RFA
Patrick Giles 26 RW $750,000 $750,000
RFA
Sergei Bobrovsky 37 G $13,000,000 $13,000,000
UFA
Arturs Silovs 25 G $2,000,000 $2,000,000
RFA
Special Salary
Total $75,657,346 $49,183,763 $23,101,263 $12,500,000
Coaching Payroll
Coach Name Age Pos 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35 2035-36
Bill Peters 60 HC $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Farm Payroll
Player Name Age Pos 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 2031-32 2032-33 2033-34 2034-35 2035-36
Dominic James 24 C/W $750,000 $750,000 $750,000
RFA
Alex Steeves 26 C $1,001,000 $1,001,000 $1,001,000 $1,001,000
UFA
Urho Vaakanainen 27 D $983,584
RFA
Jacob Bryson 28 D $727,375 $727,375 $727,375 $727,375
UFA
Josh Dunne 27 C $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
UFA
Vinni Lettieri 31 C $900,000 $900,000
UFA
Ben McCartney 25 C $775,000
RFA
Zach Metsa 27 D $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
UFA
Nick Abruzzese 27 LW $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
UFA
Shane Lachance 22 LW $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
RFA
Matyas Sapovaliv 22 C $750,000
RFA
Casey Fitzgerald 29 D $665,000
UFA
William Trudeau 23 D $747,500 $747,500 $747,500
RFA
Nikita Novikov 23 D $650,000
RFA
Viktor Neuchev 22 RW $650,000
RFA
Caleb Macdonald 23 D $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
RFA
Luke Toporowski 25 RW $900,000 $900,000
RFA
Lucas Ciona 23 LW $1,999,000 $1,999,000 $1,999,000
RFA
Roman Schmidt 23 D $862,500 $862,500 $862,500
RFA
Aaron Huglen 25 RW $750,000
RFA
Tyler Kopff 23 LW $550,000
RFA
Etienne Morin 21 D $750,000
RFA
William Dufour 24 LW $1,999,999 $1,999,999 $1,999,999
RFA
Konnor Smith 21 D $650,000
RFA
Cayden Primeau 26 G $695,750 $695,750 $695,750 $695,750
UFA
Erik Portillo 25 G $650,000
RFA
Isaac Poulter 24 G $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $1,900,000
RFA
Adam Scheel 27 G $650,000
RFA
Total $28,856,706 $20,383,122 $18,583,122 $7,674,123
Finances Overview
Salary Cap
Salary Cap $104,000,000
Current Payroll $75,657,346
Cap Space $28,342,654
Projections
Current Cash Balance $97,358,251
Projected Expenses - $58,072,178
Projected Revenues $71,880,849
Projected Cash Balance $111,166,922
Revenues
Total Income To Date $19,603,868
Avg. Income per Home Game $2,178,207
Expenses
Expenses Paid To Date $15,054,831
Approx. Daily Expenses $408,959
Attendance
Home Games Played 9
Season Ticket Percentage 50%
Avg. Attendance per Game 12,882 (71.57%)
Arena Capacity 18,000