Rosters
BUF
'26 2nd Round Pick'25 2nd Round Pick
BOS'25 1st Round Pick'27 3rd Round Pick
'27 4th Round PickVAN
OTT'25 4th Round Pick
Projected Cap Hit
$88,696,079
Projected Cap Space
-$696,079
Total Moves
29
Roster Players
22 / 23
Transactions (4)
Trades (3)
E. Pettersson
$11,600,000$11.6 M
N. Hoglander
$1,100,000$1.1 M
C. Soucy
$3,250,000$3.3 M
V. Desharnais
$2,000,000$2.0 M
D. Forbort
$1,500,000$1.5 M
E. Pettersson
$838,333$838 K
R. Patterson
Signing rights
B. Tkachuk
$8,205,714$8.2 M
Z. Benson
$950,000$950 K
T. Myers
$3,000,000$3.0 M
K. Lankinen
$875,000$875 K
D. Heinen
$2,250,000$2.3 M
J. Lekkerimaki
$918,333$918 K
NHL Roster (22)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
RW3
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
G1
Non-Roster (24)
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Left Defense
Right Defense
Goalie
Cap Projections
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Ceiling | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 | $88,000,000 |
| Projected Cap Hit | $88,696,079 | $76,084,881 | $56,022,381 | $41,432,381 |
| Projected Cap Space | -$696,079 | $11,915,119 | $31,977,619 | $46,567,619 |
| Bonus Overages | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Active Roster | 20 / 23 | 14 / 23 | 8 / 23 | 6 / 23 |
| Standard Contracts | 44 / 50 | 23 / 50 | 13 / 50 | 6 / 50 |
| Retained Remaining | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Roster Breakdown
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | $8,205,714 | $8,205,714 | $8,205,714 | $8,205,714 |
| J.T. Miller | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Dylan Cozens | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 |
| Brock Boeser | $6,650,000 | UFA | ||
| Jake DeBrusk | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Charlie Coyle | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | UFA | |
| Conor Garland | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | UFA | |
| Dakota Joshua | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Teddy Blueger | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | UFA | |
| Pius Suter | $1,600,000 | UFA | ||
| Kiefer Sherwood | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | UFA | |
| Aatu Räty | $836,667 | RFA |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | UFA |
| Filip Hronek | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 |
| Brandon Carlo | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | UFA |
| Bowen Byram | $3,850,000 | RFA | ||
| Erik Brannstrom | $900,000 | RFA | ||
| Noah Juulsen | $775,000 | UFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | |
| Arturs Silovs | $850,000 | $850,000 | RFA |
Buyouts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | $2,346,667 | $4,766,667 | $4,766,667 | $2,126,667 |
Retained Contracts
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Mikheyev | $712,500 | $712,500 | ||
| Tucker Poolman | $500,000 |
Non-Roster Players
Forwards
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Sasson | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Ty Mueller | $870,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 | RFA |
| Tristen Nielsen | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Vilmer Alriksson | $860,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 | RFA |
| Ty Glover | $859,167 | RFA | ||
| Josh Bloom | $836,667 | $836,667 | RFA | |
| Danila Klimovich | $833,333 | $833,333 | RFA | |
| Nils Aman | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA | |
| Arshdeep Bains | $816,676 | RFA | ||
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Linus Karlsson | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Nathan Smith | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Vitali Kravtsov |
Defense
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Felton | $870,000 | RFA | ||
| Sawyer Mynio | $838,333 | $838,333 | $838,333 | RFA |
| Kirill Kudryavtsev | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA |
| Akito Hirose | $787,500 | RFA | ||
| Mark Friedman | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Guillaume Brisebois | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Christian Wolanin | $775,000 | UFA | ||
| Jett Woo | $775,000 | RFA | ||
| Cole McWard | $775,000 | RFA |
Goaltenders
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Tolopilo | $950,000 | RFA | ||
| Ty Young | $825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | RFA |
| Jiri Patera | $775,000 | $775,000 | UFA |
Reserve List (14)
- Sign RFA
- Sign Prospect