Sabres Payroll

Cap hit is the amount the player counts for against the NHL per team salary cap. This number is determined by dividing the total amount a contract is for by the length of the deal. This average salary is what counts against the salary cap, not the player's salary. For instance assume a player receives a 3 year contract for $6 million. In the first year the player earns $1.5 million, the second $2.5 million and the third $2 million. The player's cap hit per season would be $2 million each season.

NHL Salary Cap in 2007-8 was $50.3 million, teams must spend at least $34.3 million.  In 2008-9 the cap was $56.7 million ($17 million more than 2005-6), teams had to spend at least $40.7 million.

NHL Salary Cap $56.8 million, teams must spend at least $40.8 million.

Player NameContract StatusCap Hit2K8 Sal($)2K9 Sal($)2K10 Sal($)2K11 Sal($)
Thomas Vanek5 years7,142,8576,400,0006,400,0006,400,0006,400,000
Ryan Miller5 years6,250,0006,250,0006,250,0006,250,0006,250,000
Jason Pominville5 years5,300,0004,500,0005,500,0005,500,0005,500,000
Tim Connolly2 years4,500,0004,500,0004,500,00000
Jochen Hecht3 years3,525,0003,800,0003,500,0003,000,0000
Craig Rivet2 years3,500,0003,500,0003,500,00000
Derek Roy4 years4,000,0003,500,0004,000,0004,500,0005,500,000
Henrik Tallinder1 year2,562,5003,250,000000
Toni Lydman1 year2,875,0003,150,000000
Paul Gaustad3 years2,300,0002,500,0002,500,0002,500,0000
Drew Stafford2 years1,900,0001,500,0002,300,00000
Steve Montador2 years1,500,0001,500,0001,500,00000
Clarke MacArthur1 year1,400,0001,400,000000
Andrej Sekera1 year1,250,0001,250,000000
Mike Grier1 year1,200,0001,200,000000
Nathan Paetsch1 year850,0001,050,000000
Patrick Lalime1 year1,000,0001,000,000000
Tyler Myers3 years1,300,000875,000875,000875,0000
Adam Mair1 year758,333750,000000
Tim Kennedy1 year850,000635,000000
Chris Butler2 years850,000560,000585,000585,0000
Patrick Kaleta1 year522,000522,000000
Totals55,335,69053,592,00041,410,00029,610,00023,650,000
Room Left($56.8 million)1,464,310

Sabres Prospects

Signed
Prospect NameContract StatusKnown Sal($)Team
Cody McCormick1 year550,000Portland Pirates
Dennis Persson1 years735,000Portland Pirates
Derek Whitmore1 year510,000Portland Pirates
Drew Schiestel3 years587,500Portland Pirates
Felix Schutz2 years555,555Portland Pirates
Jean-Phillippe Lamoureux1 year500,000Portland Pirates
Jeff Cowan1 year550,000Portland Pirates
Jhonas Enroth2 years635,000Portland Pirates
Joe Dipenta1 year500,000Portland Pirates
Marc Gragnani1 year563,800Portland Pirates
Mark Mancari1 year574,750Portland Pirates
Matt Ellis1 year500,000Buffalo Sabres
Matt Generous1 year500,000Portland Pirates
Mike Kostka1 year510,000Portland Pirates
Mike Weber1 year563,800Portland Pirates
Nathan Gerbe2 years850,000Portland Pirates
Paul Byron3 years550,000Portland Pirates
Philip Gogulla1 year685,000Portland Pirates
T.J. Brennan3 years587,500Portland Pirates
Travis Turnbull2 years510,000Portland Pirates
Tyler Ennis3 years875,000Portland Pirates
Not Signed/Not Known
Prospect NameContract StatusKnown Sal($)Team
Alex BiegaNot Signedn/aHarvard Crimson
Brad EidsnessNot Signedn/aNorth Dakota
Brayden McNabbNot Signedn/aKootenay Ice
Conner KnappNot Signedn/aMiami University
Corey FienhageNot Signedn/aNorth Dakota
Corey TroppNot Signedn/aMichigan State
Drew MacKenzieNot Signedn/aUniversity of Vermont
Jacob LagaceNot Signedn/aChicoutimi
Jordan SouthornNot Signedn/aPEI Rocket
Justin JokinenNot Signedn/aMankato State
Luke AdamNot Signedn/aCape Breton
Marcus FolignoNot Signedn/aSudbury Wolves
Mark AdamsNot Signedn/aChicago Steel
Maxime LegaultNot Signedn/aPortland Pirates
Nick CrawfordNot Signedn/aSaginaw Spirit
Nick EnoNot Signedn/aBowling Green
Slav BuravchikovNot Signedn/aAk-Bars Kazan
Zack KassianNot Signedn/aPeterborough Petes
 
 

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