The Buffalo Sabres have signed homegrown talent Dylan Cozens to a 7-year, $49.7 million contract extension that includes a modified 5 team no-trade clause that starts in the 2027-29 season.
Cozens, 21, was drafted 7th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2019 NHL entry draft. Currently over a career that extends 3 seasons, he has a total 94 points in 169 games played, and no playoff experience.
You can view the Sabres salary cap with Cozens’s updated cap hit to see how the Cozens contract affects the Sabres projected cap space for 2023-24.
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Dylan Cozens Contract Breakdown
| SEASON | CLAUSE | CAP HIT | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY |
| 2023-24 | $7,100,000 | $2,000,000 | $5,100,000 | $7,100,000 | |
| 2024-25 | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | |
| 2025-26 | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $7,100,000 | $0 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 |
| TOTAL | $49,700,000 | $2,000,000 | $47,700,000 | $49,700,000 |
What are fans saying about the Dylan Cozens contract?
This is amazing for the long term health of the Sabres salary cap. They have their 1st & 2nd line centers locked up for the next 7 years for under $15mil AAV. Tage Thompson has already out played his recently signed contract.
Kevin Adams should have just stopped while he was ahead. Thompson contract will be the best in the league, but this is crazy.
Sabres are a definite cup contender in few years! Maybe even next year already. The prospect pool is deep with just a right amount of experience.
