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C · Buffalo Sabres · Shoots L · Age 23NHL
Tyson Kozak$875.0K cap hit through 2027-28
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit0.8% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $875.0K
- Contract yearExpires after 2027-28
- 2 of 3
- Expiry statusAge 25 at expiry
- RFA
0.8%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
A+
-$21Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 97th percentile among F peers
2 GP · low availability0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Contracts2 on record
3-Year StandardActive
RFA2025-28'|$841.7KAAV|$2.52Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$207K | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-27 | — | $875.0K | 0.8% | $850.0K | $0 | $850.0K | -$842K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027-28 | — | $875.0K | 0.8% | $900.0K | $0 | $900.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $2.52M | $0 | $2.52M | -$1.0M | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA2022-25'|$850.0KAAV|$2.55Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $850.0K | 1.0% | $750.0K | $83.3K | $833.3K | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | — | $850.0K | 1.0% | $775.0K | $86.1K | $861.1K | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | — | $850.0K | 1.0% | $775.0K | $80.6K | $855.6K | -$322K | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | $2.30M | $250.0K | $2.55M | -$322K | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedBUFMar 17, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFMar 5, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedBUFJan 6, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFDec 19, 2025
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedBUFDec 8, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFDec 5, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedBUFNov 6, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFOct 24, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- SigningBUFJul 1, 2025
Re-signed restricted free agent to a 3-year $2.3M contract.
2024-25
- Qualifying offerBUFJun 30, 2025
Tendered a qualifying offer, becoming a restricted free agent.
- InjuryBUFApr 4, 2025
Out for the season with a strained hip flexor.
- ActivatedBUFFeb 8, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFFeb 3, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an illness.
- InjuryBUFFeb 2, 2025
Day-to-day with an illness.
2022-23
- SigningBUFAug 19, 2022
Signed 2021 seventh-round pick to a 3-year $2.6M entry-level contract.