Ottawa Senators 2021-2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Ottawa Senators 2021-2022 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot | D | 24 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 15.69 | |
| Matthew Murray | G | 27 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 12.26 | |
| Colin White | C | 24 | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 9.31 | |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | 29 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 8.82 | |
| Connor Brown | RW | 27 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 7.06 | |
| Chris Tierney | C | 27 | $4,200,000 | - | - | $4,200,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 6.86 | |
| Artem Zub | D | 25 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 4.90 | |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | 31 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 3.92 | |
| Nick Holden | D | 34 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 3.33 | |
| Austin Watson | LW | 29 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.94 | |
| Nicholas Paul | C | 26 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 2.65 | |
| Joshua Brown | D | 27 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 2.35 | |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.81 | |
| Josh Norris | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.81 | |
| Shane Pinto | C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $600,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.81 | |
| Tim Stützle | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.81 | |
| Anton Forsberg | G | 28 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.76 | |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.69 | |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 22 | $750,000 | - | $107,500 | $750,000 | $747,500 | $747,500 | 1.47 |
2021 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ryan | RW | 34 | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $3,583,333 | $3,583,333 | 7.03 |
2021 Retained Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Phaneuf | D | 36 | $1,416,667 | - | - | $1,416,667 | $354,167 | $354,167 | 0.69 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $47,060,833 |
| Buyout Money | $3,583,333 |
| Retained Money | $354,167 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $50,998,333 |
| Cap Space | $30,501,667 |
| Cap Floor Space | $-9,201,667 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Ottawa's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $45,562,500 | $370,000 | $4,482,500 | $45,840,000 | $47,060,833 | $47,060,833 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $3,583,333 | $3,583,333 | |||
| Retained Money | $1,416,667 | - | - | $1,416,667 | $354,167 | $354,167 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $48,812,500 | $370,000 | $4,482,500 | - | $50,998,333 | $50,998,333 | |||
| Cap Space | $30,501,667 | ||||||||
| Cap Floor Space | $-9,201,667 | ||||||||
2021-2022 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (19) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridly Greig | LW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Roby Järventie | LW | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $80,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Mads Sogaard | G | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Lassi Thomson | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Leevi Meriläinen | G | 19 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $80,000 | $838,333 | $838,333 |
| Kevin Mandolese | G | 21 | $750,000 | $85,000 | $15,000 | $70,000 | $835,000 | $835,000 |
| Viktor Lodin | C | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $830,000 | $830,000 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | 22 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $821,667 | $821,667 |
| Egor Sokolov | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $85,000 | $15,000 | $80,000 | $818,333 | $818,333 |
| Maxence Guenette | D | 20 | $750,000 | $55,000 | - | $70,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $55,000 | - | $750,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Clark Bishop | C | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 22 | $750,000 | $35,000 | - | $65,000 | $768,333 | $768,333 |
| Pontus Aberg | LW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Andrew Agozzino | LW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Dillon Heatherington | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Kole Sherwood | LW | 24 | $750,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $726,667 | $726,667 |
| Logan Shaw | RW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |