The Buffalo Sabres have locked up a piece of their young defensive core. Mattias Samuelsson has signed a 7-year, $30 million contract extension with Sabres.
This deal will either work out really well for the Sabres and be a bargain in the years to come, or will Samuelsson become a bust and have a contract that will not be tradable? Only time will tell.
The Mattias Samuelsson contract has a Buffalo Sabres salary cap hit of $4,285,714.
Samuelsson, 22, was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2018 NHL entry draft. Currently over a career that spans 2 seasons, he has a total 12 points in 54 games played.
You can view the Sabres salary cap with Samuelsson’s updated cap hit to see how the Mattias Samuelsson contract affects the Sabres projected cap space for 2023-24.
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Mattias Samuelsson contract breakdown
| SEASON | CAP HIT | S. BONUSES | BASE SALARY | TOTAL SALARY |
| 2023-24 | $4,285,714 | $2,000,000 | $2,285,716 | $4,285,716 |
| 2024-25 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| 2025-26 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| 2026-27 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| 2027-28 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| 2028-29 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| 2029-30 | $4,285,714 | $0 | $4,285,714 | $4,285,714 |
| TOTAL | $29,999,998 | $2,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
