Joe Yerdon of The Athletic: Organizationally the Buffalo Sabres have 12 pending unrestricted free agents and 15 restricted free agents.
Sam Reinhart will be looking for a long-term deal and a big raise. The Sabres are also aware that they’ll have a cap overage penalty applied next season. As of now, there is about $1.275 million. If the regular restarts, Rasmus Dahlin is close to adding another $2 million if he can get into the top 10 in assists – he’s two away.
After re-signing RFAs and possibly some of their UFAs, the Sabres are going to need to fill out their roster with players close to the league minimum.