OTT Ottawa Senators
Eastern Conference • Atlantic Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$99,804,167
Projected Cap Space
$4,195,833
Potential Bonuses
$4,000,000
Forwards $57,312,500 · 55.1%Defense $29,066,667 · 27.9%Goalies $11,550,000 · 11.1%Dead Cap $1,875,000 · 1.8%Cap Space $4,195,833 · 4.0%
$99,804,167 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 |
$99,804,167 |
25 |
96.0% |
| 2027-28 |
$73,054,167 |
16 |
70.2% |
| 2028-29 |
$54,041,667 |
9 |
52.0% |
| 2029-30 |
$36,000,000 |
5 |
34.6% |
| 2030-31 |
$16,400,000 |
2 |
15.8% |
Forwards 13 $57,312,500
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Claude Giroux | LW |
38 |
$2,000,000 | UFA | | | |
1.9% |
| Nick Cousins | C |
32 |
$1,587,500 | $1,587,500 | UFA | | |
1.5% |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW |
31 |
$5,500,000 | UFA | | | |
5.3% |
| Warren Foegele | LW |
30 |
$3,500,000 | UFA | | | |
3.4% |
| Michael Amadio | RW |
30 |
$2,600,000 | UFA | | | |
2.5% |
| Fabian Zetterlund | LW |
26 |
$4,275,000 | $4,275,000 | UFA | | |
4.1% |
| Drake Batherson | RW |
28 |
$4,975,000 | UFA | | | |
4.8% |
| Dylan Cozens | C |
25 |
$7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | UFA |
6.8% |
| Shane Pinto | C |
25 |
$7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | UFA |
7.2% |
| Ridly Greig | C |
23 |
$3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | RFA | |
3.1% |
| Tim Stutzle | C |
24 |
$8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 |
8.0% |
| William Eklund | LW |
23 |
$5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | RFA | |
5.4% |
| Stephen Halliday | C |
24 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | | |
1.0% |
Defense 7 $29,066,667
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| 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 |
30 |
$4,600,000 | UFA | | | |
4.4% |
| Jake Sanderson | LD |
24 |
$8,050,000 | $8,050,000 | $8,050,000 | $8,050,000 | $8,050,000 |
7.7% |
| Tyler Kleven | LD |
24 |
$1,600,000 | RFA | | | |
1.5% |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | RD |
27 |
$875,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Carter Yakemchuk | RD |
20 |
$941,667 | $941,667 | $941,667 | RFA | |
0.9% |
Goalies 3 $11,550,000
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Linus Ullmark | G |
32 |
$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% |
| Leevi Merilainen | G |
23 |
$1,100,000 | RFA | | | |
1.1% |
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 25 $23,000,415
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
| Player | Pos | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | % of Cap |
| Kurtis MacDermid | LW |
32 |
$1,150,000 | UFA | | | |
1.1% |
| Sammy Blais | LW |
30 |
$925,000 | $925,000 | UFA | | |
0.9% |
| Philip Tomasino | C |
24 |
$900,000 | 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% |
| Hayden Hodgson | RW |
30 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Oskar Pettersson | RW |
22 |
$910,000 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Kasper Halttunen | RW |
21 |
$899,166 | $899,166 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Lucas Ellinas | C |
20 |
$958,333 | $958,333 | $958,333 | RFA | |
0.9% |
| Blake Montgomery | LW |
21 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Eskild Bakke Olsen | |
24 |
$910,000 | RFA | | | |
0.9% |
| Cameron Crotty | RD |
27 |
$812,500 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Samuel Bolduc | D |
25 |
$850,000 | UFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Christian Kyrou | D |
22 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Jorian Donovan | LD |
22 |
$871,666 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Tomas Hamara | D |
22 |
$878,334 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Hoyt Stanley | D |
21 |
$1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Matthew Andonovski | D |
21 |
$924,166 | $924,166 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Djibril Toure | D |
23 |
$850,000 | RFA | | | |
0.8% |
| Gabriel Eliasson | D |
19 |
$1,007,500 | $1,007,500 | $1,007,500 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Kevin Reidler | |
21 |
$946,250 | $946,250 | RFA | | |
0.9% |
| Lucas Beckman | |
18 |
$1,028,333 | $1,028,333 | $1,028,333 | RFA | |
1.0% |
| Jackson Parsons | |
21 |
$929,167 | $929,167 | RFA | | |
0.9% |