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The Sens cap

Cap data from PuckPedia

How much room the Senators have under the salary cap, this season and the next two.

2026-27 This season

$2.37Min cap space at season's end

Cap ceiling
$104,000,000
Cap hit at season's end
$101,632,174
Room today
$2,655,250
On the roster
23 players
Contracts
47 of 50

Room today is the space with today's roster; the big number is what should be left when the season ends if nothing changes.

2027-28 Next season

$29.7Min cap space

Cap ceiling
$113,500,000
Signed so far
$83,804,166
On the roster
15 players
Contracts
24 of 50

2028-29 In two seasons

$62.71Min cap space

Cap ceiling
$127,500,000
Signed so far
$64,791,666
On the roster
10 players
Contracts
14 of 50

Who is on the books

Cap data from PuckPedia

Every Senators contract this season, biggest cap hit first.

With the Senators23 players, $92.89M

On the NHL roster today.

  1. $8.35M5 years left, UFA 2030-31
  2. $8.25M3 years left, UFA 2028-29
  3. $8.05M6 years left, UFA 2031-32
  4. $8M2 years left, UFA 2027-28
  5. $7.5M4 years left, UFA 2029-30
  6. $7.1M4 years left, UFA 2029-30
  7. $5.5MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  8. $5M4 years left, UFA 2029-30
  9. $4.98MFinal season. Extension signed, $10.75M from 2027-28
  10. $4.6MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  11. $4.28M2 years left, UFA 2027-28
  12. $3.5MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  13. $3.25M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  14. $2.6MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  15. $2.2M2 years left, UFA 2027-28
  16. $2MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  17. $1.6MFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  18. $1.59M2 years left, UFA 2027-28
  19. $1.08M2 years left, RFA 2027-28
  20. $942K3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  21. $875KFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  22. $850KFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  23. $813KFinal season, UFA 2026-27

Injured2 players, $6.75M

Hurt for now, and their cap hit still counts.

  1. $5.6M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  2. Kurtis MacDermidLW$1.15MFinal season, UFA 2026-27

In the minors23 players, $21.44M

Signed, and playing in the minors for now.

  1. Jonas JohanssonG$1.25MFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  2. Blake MontgomeryLW$1.08M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  3. Hoyt StanleyD$1.08M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  4. Lucas BeckmanG$1.03M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  5. Gabriel EliassonD$1.01M3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  6. Lucas EllinasC$958K3 years left, RFA 2028-29
  7. Kevin ReidlerG$946K2 years left, RFA 2027-28
  8. Jackson ParsonsG$929K2 years left, RFA 2027-28
  9. Sammy BlaisLW$925K2 years left, UFA 2027-28
  10. Matthew AndonovskiD$924K2 years left, RFA 2027-28
  11. Eskild Bakke OlsenC$910KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  12. Oskar PetterssonRW$910KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  13. Philip TomasinoC$900KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  14. Kasper HalttunenRW$899K2 years left, RFA 2027-28
  15. Tomas HamaraD$878KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  16. Jorian DonovanD$872KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  17. Samuel BolducD$850KFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  18. Tyler BoucherRW$850KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  19. Xavier BourgaultRW$850KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  20. Philippe DaoustC$850KFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  21. Christian KyrouD$850KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
  22. Ryan SuzukiC$850KFinal season, UFA 2026-27
  23. Djibril ToureD$850KFinal season, RFA 2026-27
Prospects without an NHL deal23 players

Players the Senators hold the rights to, not signed yet.

  1. Owen BecknerC
  2. Louis-Felix BourqueC
  3. Jaxon CoverLW
  4. Alexander GruninD
  5. Logan HenslerD
  6. Jonas Lagerberg HoenRW
  7. Oscar HolmertzC
  8. Bruno IdzanLW
  9. Dmitri IsayevLW
  10. Elliot LennonG
  11. Bradley MitchellG
  12. Javon MooreLW
  13. Adam NemecC
  14. Vladimir NikitinG
  15. Filip NordbergD
  16. Cameron O'NeillRW
  17. Harris PangretitschD
  18. Brandon SvobodaC
  19. Andrei TrofimovG
  20. Blake VanekRW
  21. Nicholas VanTassellC
  22. Theo WallbergD
  23. Eerik WalleniusD

Deals ending this season

Cap data from PuckPedia

These contracts run out after 2026-27.

UFA
Free to sign with any team.
RFA
The Senators keep his rights if they offer him a new deal.
  1. $5.5MUFA
  2. $4.6MUFA
  3. $3.5MUFA
  4. $2.6MUFA
  5. $2MUFA
  6. $1.6MRFA
  7. Jonas JohanssonG$1.25MUFA
  8. Kurtis MacDermidLW$1.15MUFA
  9. Eskild Bakke OlsenC$910KRFA
  10. Oskar PetterssonRW$910KRFA
  11. Philip TomasinoC$900KRFA
  12. Tomas HamaraD$878KRFA
  13. $875KUFA
  14. Jorian DonovanD$872KRFA
  15. Samuel BolducD$850KUFA
  16. Tyler BoucherRW$850KRFA
  17. Xavier BourgaultRW$850KRFA
  18. Philippe DaoustC$850KUFA
  19. $850KUFA
  20. Christian KyrouD$850KRFA
  21. Ryan SuzukiC$850KUFA
  22. Djibril ToureD$850KRFA
  23. $813KUFA

Draft picks

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The picks the Senators hold in the next three drafts.

2027 draft

5 picks: 1st, two 2nds, a 3rd and a 4th

  • 1st
  • 2ndfrom Florida
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th

Traded away: 5th to Vancouver, 6th to Chicago and 7th to Washington.

2028 draft

All seven of their own picks

  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th

2029 draft

8 picks: two 1sts, a 2nd, a 3rd, a 4th, a 5th, a 6th and a 7th

  • 1stfrom FloridaTop 10 protected, becomes 2030 1st unprotected
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th

Recent moves

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Senators trades and waiver moves from the last 90 days.

  1. Sammy Blais, Philip Tomasino, Samuel Bolduc, Xavier Bourgault, Philippe Daoust, Tyler Boucher, Ryan Suzuki and Christian Kyrou cleared waivers.
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning trade Jonas Johansson to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.
  3. Leevi Merilainen was claimed off waivers by Vancouver.

Dead cap

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Money that still counts against the cap for players who are gone or in the minors, $1,900,000 this season.

  1. Joonas KorpisaloRetained in a trade$1M$1,000,000 a season through 2027-28
  2. Colin WhiteBought out$875K$875,000 a season through 2027-28
  3. Jonas JohanssonBuried in the minors$25K$25,000 this season

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