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LD · Buffalo Sabres · Shoots L · Age 26NHL
Mattias Samuelsson$4.29M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit4.1% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $4.29M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 4 of 7
- Expiry statusAge 30 at expiry
- UFA
4.1%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$523Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 35th percentile among D peers
10 GP · low availability2 G · 5 A · 7 PTS
Contracts2 on record
7-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $4.29M | 5.1% | $2.29M | $2.00M | $4.29M | -$3.2M | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | — | $4.29M | 4.9% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | -$2.0M | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025-26 | — | $4.29M | 4.5% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | +$2.9M | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 2026-27 | — | $4.29M | 4.1% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | -$4.3M | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2027-28 | — | $4.29M | 3.8% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | — | $4.29M | 3.5% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | — | $4.29M | 3.2% | $4.29M | $0 | $4.29M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $28.00M | $2.00M | $30.00M | -$6.6M | 20 | 49 | 69 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$542K | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$391K | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$509K | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$357K | 2 | 20 | 22 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedBUFMar 18, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFMar 13, 2026
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedBUFOct 18, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFOct 3, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedBUFFeb 22, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFFeb 4, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.
- ActivatedBUFJan 13, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFJan 9, 2025
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedBUFDec 11, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFNov 13, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryBUFNov 12, 2024
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
2023-24
- Injury reserveBUFFeb 6, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury — out for the season.
- InjuryBUFFeb 4, 2024
Out for the season with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryBUFJan 24, 2024
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedBUFJan 20, 2024
Returned to the lineup.