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Justin Danforth contract

#15Right WingAge 33Buffalo Sabres
Cap hit 2026-27
$1.80M$1,800,000
BUFBuffalo Sabres · Jul 2025 – present

2 years · $3.6M total

Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 34

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 34

2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $1.80M · Salary $1.80M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $1,800,000, cap hit $1,800,000$1.8M25/2626/27: pay $1,800,000, cap hit $1,800,000$1.8M26/27
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Justin Danforth contract by season
Season2025-262026-27
TeamBUFBUF
Cap hit$1.80M$1.80M
% of cap1.9%1.7%
Total salary$1.80M$1.80M
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Signed Jul 2, 2025 with BUF. Source announcement

Contract history

CBJStandard · 2024-251 year · $1.10M AAV · signed Oct 11, 2023
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamCBJ
Cap hit$1.10M
% of cap1.3%
Total salary$1.10M
Base salary$1.10M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.10M
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Signed Oct 11, 2023 with CBJ. Source announcement

CBJStandard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $975K AAV · signed Mar 8, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamCBJCBJ
Cap hit$975K$975K
% of cap1.2%1.2%
Total salary$975K$975K
Base salary$975K$975K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$975K$975K
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Signed Mar 8, 2022 with CBJ. Source announcement

CBJStandard · 2021-221 year · $750K AAV · signed May 3, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamCBJ
Cap hit$750K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$750K
Base salary$750K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$750K
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Signed May 3, 2021 with CBJ. Source announcement