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 (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 22 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $8,208,571 | $8,208,571 | 11.58 | ||
| Thomas Chabot | D | 24 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 11.28 | ||
| Matthew Murray | G | 27 | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 8.82 | M-NTC | |
| Drake Batherson | C | 23 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $4,975,000 | $4,975,000 | 7.02 | ||
| Chris Tierney | C | 27 | $4,200,000 | - | - | $4,200,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 4.94 | Two-Way | |
| Artem Zub | D | 25 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.53 | ||
| Zach Sanford | LW | 26 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.82 | ||
| Nick Holden | D | 34 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 2.40 | ||
| Austin Watson | LW | 29 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.12 | ||
| Nicholas Paul | C | 26 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 1.90 | ||
| Joshua Brown | D | 27 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.69 | ||
| Victor Mete | D | 23 | $1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.69 | ||
| Dylan Gambrell | C | 25 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,028,500 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 1.55 | ||
| Adam Gaudette | C | 24 | $997,500 | - | - | $763,164 | $997,500 | $997,500 | 1.41 | ||
| Josh Norris | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.30 | Two-Way | |
| Tim Stützle | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.30 | Two-Way | |
| Tyler Ennis | C | 31 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.27 | ||
| Anton Forsberg | G | 28 | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.27 | ||
| Erik Brannstrom | D | 22 | $832,500 | - | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $751,158 | 1.06 | Two-Way | |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 22 | $750,000 | - | $107,500 | $750,000 | $747,500 | $747,500 | 1.05 | Two-Way | |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $490,250 | 0.69 | Two-Way | |
| Clark Bishop | C | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $424,000 | 0.60 | Two-Way | |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | 23 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $787,500 | $409,552 | 0.58 | Two-Way |
2021 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (7) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin White (Shoulder) |
C | 24 | $4,750,000 | - | - | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 6.70 | |
| Nikita Zaitsev (Heel) |
D | 29 | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 6.35 | |
| Connor Brown (Undisclosed) |
RW | 27 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 5.08 | |
| Shane Pinto (Upper-body) |
C | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $600,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.30 | |
| Scott Sabourin (Undisclosed) |
RW | 29 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $502,500 | 0.71 | |
| Clark Bishop (Ankle) |
C | 25 | $800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $131,034 | 0.18 | |
| Angus Crookshank (Undisclosed) |
LW | 21 | $750,000 | $80,000 | - | $830,000 | $838,333 | - | 0.00 |
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 | 5.05 |
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 | 0.50 |
2021-2022 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Adj Cap Total |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2021-2022 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $50,953,531 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $14,408,534 |
| Buried Money | $1,600,023 |
| Buyout Money | $3,583,333 |
| Retained Money | $354,167 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $70,899,588 |
| Cap Space | $10,600,412 |
| 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 | $43,977,500 | $277,500 | $3,882,500 | $43,856,664 | $52,254,404 | $50,953,531 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $16,382,500 | $172,500 | $600,000 | $16,555,000 | $16,163,333 | $14,408,534 | |||
| Buried | $7,832,500 | $232,500 | $440,000 | $8,065,000 | $1,600,023 | $1,600,023 | |||
| 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 | $71,442,500 | $682,500 | $4,922,500 | - | $73,955,260 | $70,899,588 | |||
| Cap Space | $10,600,412 | ||||||||
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 |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | 31 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $2,000,000 | $875,000 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | C | 18 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $80,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| 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 |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $55,000 | - | $750,000 | $813,333 | $813,333 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 22 | $750,000 | $35,000 | - | $65,000 | $768,333 | $768,333 |
| Dillon Heatherington | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $195,000 |
| Logan Shaw | RW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $192,125 |
| Lassi Thomson | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $425,000 | $70,000 | $894,167 | $143,072 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 22 | $750,000 | - | - | $65,000 | $726,667 | $119,889 |
| Egor Sokolov | LW | 21 | $750,000 | $85,000 | $15,000 | $80,000 | $818,333 | $32,736 |
| Andrew Agozzino | LW | 28 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $22,500 |
| Maxence Guenette | D | 20 | $750,000 | $55,000 | - | $70,000 | $813,333 | $12,201 |
| Zachary Leslie | D | 27 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $7,500 |