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Buffalo Sabres · Jul 2026 – present Total pay Cap hit
Dennis Gilbert contract
DefenseAge 29Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo SabresCap hit 2026-27
$850K$850,000Buffalo Sabres · Jul 2026 – present1 year · $850K total
Year 1 of 1 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 30
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 30
2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $850K · Salary $850K
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Team | BUF |
| Cap hit | $850K |
| % of cap | 0.8% |
| Total salary | $850K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2026 with BUF. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2025-261 year · $875K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2025
| Season | 2025-26 |
|---|---|
| Team | PHI |
| Cap hit | $875K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $875K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2025 with PHI. Source announcement
Standard · 2024-251 year · $825K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team |  OTT |
| Cap hit | $825K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $825K |
| Base salary | $825K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $825K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with BUF. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $763K AAV · signed Jul 13, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CGY | CGY |
| Cap hit | $763K | $763K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K | $775K |
| Base salary | $750K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $750K | $775K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 13, 2022 with CGY. Source announcement
Standard · 2021-221 year · $750K AAV · signed Aug 16, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 |
|---|---|
| Team | COL |
| Cap hit | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $160K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Aug 16, 2021 with COL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $925K AAV · signed Apr 13, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CHI | CHI | COL |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Apr 13, 2018 with CHI. Source announcement