Ottawa Senators 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Ottawa Senators 2020-2021 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 (27) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot | D | 23 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 12.06 | |
| Matthew Murray | G | 26 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 9.42 | |
| Evgeni Dadonov | LW | 31 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 7.54 | |
| Colin White | C | 23 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 7.16 | |
| Artem Anisimov | C | 32 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $4,550,000 | $4,550,000 | 6.86 | |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | 28 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 6.78 | |
| Connor Brown | RW | 26 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 5.43 | |
| Chris Tierney | C | 26 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 5.27 | |
| Ryan Dzingel | C | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $2,534,496 | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | 5.09 | |
| Nicholas Paul | C | 25 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 2.03 | |
| Joshua Brown | D | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.81 | |
| Josh Norris | C | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | |
| Tim Stützle | C | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $1,110,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.39 | |
| Drake Batherson | C | 22 | $700,000 | - | $20,000 | $700,000 | $736,666 | $736,666 | 1.11 | |
| Marcus Hogberg | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 1.05 | |
| Artem Zub | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $526,284 | 0.79 | |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | 21 | $832,500 | - | $450,000 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $439,137 | 0.66 | |
| Michael Amadio | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $241,360 | 0.36 | |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 21 | $700,000 | - | $132,500 | $700,000 | $747,500 | $212,652 | 0.32 | |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $207,324 | 0.31 | |
| Shane Pinto | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $207,324 | 0.31 | |
| Victor Mete | D | 22 | $735,000 | - | - | $164,736 | $735,000 | $164,736 | 0.25 | |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | 22 | $750,000 | - | $82,500 | $750,000 | $761,666 | $151,018 | 0.23 | |
| Anton Forsberg | G | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $150,850 | 0.23 | |
| J.C. Beaudin | RW | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $90,510 | 0.14 | |
| Olle Alsing | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $858,750 | $22,209 | 0.03 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Stepan (Shoulder) |
C | 30 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 9.80 | |
| Austin Watson (Hand) |
LW | 28 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.26 | |
| Joey Daccord (Leg) |
G | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $750,000 | $497,882 | 0.75 |
2020 Buyout Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ryan | RW | 33 | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $3,583,333 | $3,583,333 | 5.40 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (7) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Phaneuf | D | 35 | $1,416,667 | - | - | $1,416,667 | $1,354,167 | $1,354,167 | 2.04 | |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | 28 | $2,327,588 | - | - | $2,327,588 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Braydon Coburn | D | 35 | $1,241,382 | - | - | $1,241,382 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Mike Reilly | D | 27 | $1,150,863 | - | - | $1,150,863 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Cedric Paquette | C | 27 | $455,168 | - | - | $455,168 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Alex Galchenyuk | C | 26 | $289,664 | - | - | $289,664 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Christian Wolanin | D | 25 | $147,421 | - | - | $147,421 | - | - | 0.00 |
2020-2021 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $59,127,915 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,750,000 |
| Buried Money | $80,404 |
| Buyout Money | $3,583,333 |
| Retained Money | $1,354,167 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,400,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $74,295,819 |
| Cap Space | $15,145,362 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 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 | $48,145,000 | $2,147,500 | $7,385,000 | $48,941,732 | $59,127,915 | $52,700,070 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $4,200,000 | - | - | $4,200,000 | $8,750,000 | $8,497,882 | |||
| Buried | $2,150,000 | $85,000 | $247,500 | $2,235,000 | $80,404 | $80,404 | |||
| Buyout Money | $1,833,333 | - | - | $1,833,333 | $3,583,333 | $3,583,333 | |||
| Retained Money | $7,028,753 | - | - | $7,028,753 | $1,354,167 | $1,354,167 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $138,782 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $64,757,086 | $2,232,500 | $7,632,500 | - | $74,295,819 | $66,354,638 | |||
| Cap Space | $15,145,362 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (11) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Brown | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | $710,000 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 21 | $750,000 | $30,000 | - | $60,000 | - | - |
| Parker Kelly | C | 21 | $700,000 | - | - | $65,000 | - | - |
| Clark Bishop | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $700,000 | $114,646 |
| Micheal Haley | C | 34 | $700,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $700,000 | $24,136 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (11) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridly Greig | LW | 18 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Lassi Thomson | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $894,167 |
| Brandon Fortunato | D | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $832,500 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | 21 | $700,000 | $80,000 | - | $70,000 | $821,667 | $821,667 |
| Egor Sokolov | LW | 20 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $80,000 | $818,333 | $818,333 |
| Jonathan Davidsson | RW | 23 | $700,000 | $87,500 | $87,500 | $70,000 | $768,333 | $768,333 |
| Zachary Magwood | C | 22 | $700,000 | $70,000 | - | $70,000 | $753,333 | $753,333 |
| Logan Shaw | RW | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| Matthew Peca | C | 27 | $700,000 | - | - | $300,000 | $700,000 | $54,306 |
| Vitali Abramov | RW | 22 | $750,000 | - | $182,500 | $70,000 | $730,833 | $18,900 |
| Kevin Mandolese | G | 20 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $70,000 | $835,000 | $7,198 |