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| Team Payrolls | Free Agent List |
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| Forwards | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
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| Jack Eichel | C | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | 10,000,00010,000,000 | UFA |
| Jeff Skinner | LW | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 10,000,0009,000,000 | 7,000,0009,000,000 | 5,000,0009,000,000 |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 6,000,0006,000,000 | 6,000,0006,000,000 | 4,000,0006,000,000 | 4,000,0006,000,000 | UFA | |||
| Marcus Johansson | LW | 5,000,0004,500,000 | 4,000,0004,500,000 | UFA | |||||
| Sam Reinhart | RW | 3,750,0003,650,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Vladimir Sobotka | C | 3,000,0003,500,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Conor Sheary | LW | 3,000,0003,000,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Jimmy Vesey | LW | 2,350,0002,275,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 2,000,0002,000,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1,600,0001,600,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Johan Larsson | LW | 1,550,0001,550,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Victor Olofsson | LW | 792,500767,500 | RFA | ||||||
| Curtis Lazar | C | 700,000700,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Defense | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 5,400,0005,400,000 | 4,400,0005,400,000 | 5,400,0005,400,000 | UFA | ||||
| Marco Scandella | D | 4,750,0004,000,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Colin Miller | D | 3,875,0003,875,000 | 3,875,0003,875,000 | 3,875,0003,875,000 | UFA | ||||
| Jake McCabe | D | 2,900,0002,850,000 | 2,800,0002,850,000 | UFA | |||||
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | |||||
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | |||||
| John Gilmour | D | 700,000700,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Goalies | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
| Carter Hutton | G | 2,750,0002,750,000 | 2,750,0002,750,000 | UFA | |||||
| Linus Ullmark | G | 1,325,0001,325,000 | RFA* | ||||||
| Buyout, IR and Cap Adjustments | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 6,000,0005,142,857 | |||||||
| Brandon Montour | D | 3,525,0003,387,500 | |||||||
| Cody Hodgson | C | 791,667791,667 | 791,667791,667 | 791,667791,667 | 791,667791,667 | ||||
| Buried Salary - Buffalo | G | 291,726291,726 | |||||||
| Actual Payroll | 84,825,893 | 46,466,667 | 34,066,667 | 24,791,667 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 17,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| Salary Cap Payroll | 81,831,250 | 47,016,667 | 35,066,667 | 25,791,667 | 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 9,000,000 | |
| Cap Space | -331,250 | ||||||||
| UFA = Unrestricted Free Agent | RFA = Restricted Free Agent | RFA* = Arbitration Eligible RFA | ARB = Arbitration Pending | Estimated Salary |
| Minor | Pos | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
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| Matt Hunwick | D | 1,750,0002,250,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Scott Wilson | LW | 1,100,0001,050,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Brandon Hickey | D | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Andrew Oglevie | C | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||
| Tage Thompson | RW | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Lawrence Pilut | D | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||||
| Dylan Cozens | C | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | 925,000925,000 | RFA | ||||
| Jacob Bryson | D | 817,500889,166 | 925,000889,166 | 925,000889,166 | RFA | ||||
| William Borgen | D | 925,000864,166 | 925,000864,166 | RFA | |||||
| Casey Fitzgerald | D | 792,500858,750 | 925,000858,750 | RFA | |||||
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 867,500845,000 | 925,000845,000 | RFA | |||||
| Casey Nelson | D | 825,000812,500 | UFA | ||||||
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 792,500778,333 | 792,500778,333 | 750,000778,333 | RFA | ||||
| Matej Pekar | C | 792,500778,333 | 792,500778,333 | 750,000778,333 | RFA | ||||
| Jonas Johansson | G | 792,500759,167 | RFA | ||||||
| Devante Stephens | D | 777,777743,333 | RFA | ||||||
| Andrew Hammond | G | 700,000700,000 | UFA | ||||||
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 700,000700,000 | 700,000700,000 | UFA | |||||
| C.J. Smith | LW | 700,000700,000 | 700,000700,000 | RFA* | |||||
| Remi Elie | LW | 700,000700,000 | RFA* |
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