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Buffalo Sabres · Jun 2025 – presentTwo-way Total pay Cap hit
Jack Rathbone contract
#3DefenseAge 27Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo SabresCap hit 2026-27
$775K$775,000Buffalo Sabres · Jun 2025 – present2 years · $1.55M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 28
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 28
2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $775K · Salary $775K
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | BUF | BUF |
| Cap hit | $775K | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Total salary | $775K | $775K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jun 30, 2025 with BUF. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | BUF |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $500K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with BUF. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $850K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | VAN |  PIT |
| Cap hit | $850K | $850K |
| % of cap | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $750K | $950K |
| Base salary | $750K | $950K |
| Signing bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Minors salary | $750K | $950K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2022 with VAN. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2020
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | VAN | VAN | VAN |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $925K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $0 | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $0 | $850K | $850K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 14, 2020 with VAN. Source announcement