In a move that will help the Buffalo Sabres reach the salary cap floor, the team acquired the contract of goaltender Ben Bishop from the Dallas Stars on Friday. A seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft is also headed to Buffalo as part of the deal. On paper, “future considerations” are the exchange to Dallas.
Bishop’s contract is worth $4,916,667 for the 2022-23 season.
With his contract, the Sabres’ projected cap hit for the upcoming season is $46,945,834. The team still has over $35.554 million in projected cap space, with 26 of 50 contracts signed.