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Zach Benson contract

#6Left WingAge 21Buffalo Sabres
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.50M$7,500,000
BUFBuffalo Sabres · Jun 2026 – present

7 years · $52.5M total

Year 1 of 7 · expires after 2032-33 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

UFA 2033 · age 28

2026-27 · BUF · Cap hit $7.50M · Salary $7.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M26/2727/28: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M27/2828/29: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M28/2929/30: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M29/3030/31: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M30/3131/32: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M31/3232/33: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,500,000$7.5M32/33
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Zach Benson contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-33
TeamBUFBUFBUFBUFBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M
% of cap7.2%6.6%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M$7.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jun 24, 2026 with BUF. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFEntry-level · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $950K AAV · signed Jul 28, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 by season
Season2023-242024-252025-26
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$950K$950K$950K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.0%
Total salary$950K$950K$950K
Base salary$855K$855K$855K
Signing bonus$95K$95K$95K
Perf. bonus$650K$650K$650K
Minors salary$83K$83K$83K
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Signed Jul 28, 2023 with BUF. Source announcement