OTT Ottawa Senators

Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27

The Ottawa Senators carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $102,766,667, 98.8% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $1,233,333 in projected cap space — 19th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Tim Stutzle ($8,350,000), Linus Ullmark ($8,250,000), Jake Sanderson ($8,050,000). 11 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit

$102,766,667

Projected Cap Space

$1,233,333

% of Upper Limit

98.8%

NHL Roster

26/23

Contracts

47/50

Total Salary (2026-27) · partial

$102,337,500

LTIR Pool

Potential Bonuses

$4,000,000

Forwards $59,312,500 · 57.0%Defense $29,879,167 · 28.7%Goalies $11,700,000 · 11.2%Dead Cap $1,875,000 · 1.8%Cap Space $1,233,333 · 1.2%

$102,766,667 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details

Future Cap Commitments under current contracts

Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.

Season	Committed	Signed Contracts	% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27	$102,766,667	28	98.8%
2027-28	$83,804,167	17	80.6%
2028-29	$64,791,667	10	62.3%
2029-30	$46,750,000	6	45.0%
2030-31	$27,150,000	3	26.1%

Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.

Forwards 15 $59,312,500

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Tim Stutzle	C	24	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	8.0%
Shane Pinto	C	25	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA	7.2%
Dylan Cozens	C	25	$7,100,000	$7,100,000	$7,100,000	$7,100,000	UFA	6.8%
William Eklund	LW	23	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	RFA		5.4%
Andre Burakovsky	LW	31	$5,500,000	UFA				5.3%
Drake Batherson	RW	28	$4,975,000	$10,750,000	$10,750,000	$10,750,000	$10,750,000	4.8%
Fabian Zetterlund	LW	27	$4,275,000	$4,275,000	UFA			4.1%
Warren Foegele	LW	30	$3,500,000	UFA				3.4%
Ridly Greig	C	24	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	RFA		3.1%
Michael Amadio	RW	30	$2,600,000	UFA				2.5%
Claude Giroux	LW	38	$2,000,000	UFA				1.9%
Nick Cousins	C	33	$1,587,500	$1,587,500	UFA			1.5%
Kurtis MacDermid	LW	32	$1,150,000	UFA				1.1%
Stephen Halliday	C	24	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA			1.0%
Hayden Hodgson	RW	30	$850,000	UFA				0.8%

Defense 8 $29,879,167

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Jake Sanderson	LD	24	$8,050,000	$8,050,000	$8,050,000	$8,050,000	$8,050,000	7.7%
Thomas Chabot	LD	29	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA			7.7%
Jordan Spence	RD	25	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA	4.8%
Artyom Zub	RD	31	$4,600,000	UFA				4.4%
Tyler Kleven	LD	24	$1,600,000	RFA				1.5%
Carter Yakemchuk	RD	21	$941,667	$941,667	$941,667	RFA		0.9%
Nikolas Matinpalo	RD	28	$875,000	UFA				0.8%
Cameron Crotty	RD	27	$812,500	UFA				0.8%

Goalies 3 $11,700,000

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Linus Ullmark	G	33	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	UFA	7.9%
Samuel Ersson	G	26	$2,200,000	$2,200,000	UFA		2.1%
Jonas Johansson	G	31	$1,250,000	UFA			1.2%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 2 $1,875,000

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	% of Cap
Colin White	C	29	$875,000	$875,000	UFA			0.8%
Joonas Korpisalo		32	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA			1.0%

Non-Roster / Minors 22 $20,187,915

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.

Player	Pos	Age	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	% of Cap
Blake Montgomery	LW	21	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Lucas Ellinas	C	20	$958,333	$958,333	$958,333	RFA	0.9%
Sammy Blais	LW	30	$925,000	$925,000	UFA		0.9%
Oskar Pettersson	RW	22	$910,000	RFA			0.9%
Eskild Bakke Olsen		24	$910,000	RFA			0.9%
Philip Tomasino	C	25	$900,000	RFA			0.9%
Kasper Halttunen	RW	21	$899,166	$899,166	RFA		0.9%
Ryan Suzuki	C	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Philippe Daoust	C	24	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Xavier Bourgault	RW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Tyler Boucher	RW	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Hoyt Stanley	D	21	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	$1,075,000	RFA	1.0%
Gabriel Eliasson	D	20	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	$1,007,500	RFA	1.0%
Matthew Andonovski	D	21	$924,166	$924,166	RFA		0.9%
Tomas Hamara	D	22	$878,334	RFA			0.8%
Jorian Donovan	LD	22	$871,666	RFA			0.8%
Samuel Bolduc	D	25	$850,000	UFA			0.8%
Christian Kyrou	D	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Djibril Toure	D	23	$850,000	RFA			0.8%
Lucas Beckman		19	$1,028,333	$1,028,333	$1,028,333	RFA	1.0%
Kevin Reidler		22	$946,250	$946,250	RFA		0.9%
Jackson Parsons		21	$929,167	$929,167	RFA		0.9%