← Contracts
Buffalo Sabres · Sep 2026 – present Total pay Cap hit
Matt Grzelcyk contract
#24DefenseAge 32Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo SabresCap hit 2026-27
$850K$850,000Buffalo Sabres · Sep 2026 – present1 year · $850K total
Year 1 of 1 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 33
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 33
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 Sep 25, 2026 with BUF. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2025-261 year · $1.00M AAV · signed Oct 5, 2025
| Season | 2025-26 |
|---|---|
| Team | CHI |
| Cap hit | $1.00M |
| % of cap | 1.0% |
| Total salary | $1.00M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Oct 5, 2025 with CHI. Source announcement
Standard · 2024-251 year · $2.75M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | PIT |
| Cap hit | $2.75M |
| % of cap | 3.1% |
| Total salary | $2.75M |
| Base salary | $2.75M |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.75M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with PIT. Source announcement
Standard · 2020-21 to 2023-244 years · $3.69M AAV · signed Oct 17, 2020
| Season | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BOS | BOS | BOS |
| Cap hit | $3.69M | $3.69M | $3.69M | $3.69M |
| % of cap | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Total salary | $2.25M | $4.00M | $4.25M | $4.25M |
| Base salary | $2.25M | $4.00M | $4.25M | $4.25M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.25M | $4.00M | $4.25M | $4.25M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — |
Signed Oct 17, 2020 with BOS. Source announcement
Standard · 2018-19 to 2019-202 years · $1.40M AAV · signed Jun 15, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BOS |
| Cap hit | $1.40M | $1.40M |
| % of cap | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Total salary | $1.40M | $1.40M |
| Base salary | $1.40M | $1.40M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.40M | $1.40M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jun 15, 2018 with BOS. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $859K AAV · signed Apr 1, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BOS |
| Cap hit | $859K | $859K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $793K | $925K |
| Base salary | $700K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $133K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Apr 1, 2016 with BOS. Source announcement