The Sabres have one of the nicest long term cap outlooks for any team in the NHL right now.
The only players they have signed for 2024-2025 right now are Skinner ($9 million), Thompson ($7.14 million), Cozens ($7.1 million), Tuch ($4.75 million) and Samuelsson ($4.29 million). They will need to sign Dahlin and Powers, but their cap situation is terrific. A ton of their core is already signed for very team friendly deals, and their only “bad” deal is paying Skinner like $2 million a year too much.