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Head Coach DJ Smith

Associate Coach Jack Capuano

Belleville Senators (AHL)

Allen Americans (ECHL)

Projected Cap Hit	$77,758,278
Projected Cap Space	$4,741,722
Current Cap Space	$6,497,916
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	21/23
Contracts	49/50

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Anton Forsberg \| Forsberg is listed as the backup goalie for Wednesday's home game versus the New York Rangers, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.	Nov 30
Cam Talbot \| Talbot will get the starting nod at home versus the New York Rangers on Wednesday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.	Nov 30
Lassi Thomson \| Thomson was assigned to AHL Belleville on Monday.	Nov 28
Kevin Mandolese \| Mandolese was demoted to AHL Belleville on Monday.	Nov 28
Thomas Chabot \| Chabot notched a pair of assists, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings.	Nov 27

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Line Combinations Updated: Nov 30 (3:43pm)

Tkachuk $8,205,7148.2M	Stuetzle $925,0000.9M	Giroux $6,500,0006.5M	Chabot $8,000,0008M	Zub $2,500,0002.5M
Line 1 $15,630,714			Pairing 1 $10,500,000
Debrincat $6,400,0006.4M	Pinto $925,0000.9M	Batherson $4,975,0005M	Sanderson $925,0000.9M	Hamonic $3,000,0003M
Line 2 $12,300,000			Pairing 2 $3,925,000
Motte $1,350,0001.4M	Brassard $750,0000.8M	Joseph $2,950,0003M	Brannstrom $900,0000.9M	Holden $1,300,0001.3M
Line 3 $5,050,000			Pairing 3 $2,200,000
Kelly $762,5000.8M	Kastelic $821,6670.8M	Watson $1,500,0001.5M	Talbot $3,666,6673.7M	Forsberg $2,750,0002.8M
Line 4 $3,084,167			Goalies $6,416,667

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	Expected Return Mon Dec 12, 2022 Jonathan Aspirot - IR-NR - Shoulder
	Expected Return Mon Dec 12, 2022 Alex Formenton - OUT - Contract Dispute
	Expected Return Tue Dec 20, 2022 Jacob Bernard-Docker - IR - Ankle
	Expected Return Sat Feb 11, 2023 Joshua Norris - IR - Shoulder

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

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Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(13) Forwards $44,964,881 54.5% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Giroux, Claude	RW NHL --> 0	34	$6,500,000 NMC	$6,500,000 NMC	$6,500,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Brassard, Derick	C NHL --> 0	35	$750,000	$0 UFA
Watson, Austin	LW NHL --> 0	30	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
Motte, Tyler	C NHL --> 0	27	$1,350,000	$0 UFA
Joseph, Mathieu	RW NHL --> 0	25	$2,950,000	$2,950,000	$2,950,000	$2,950,000	$0 UFA (2026)
Debrincat, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	24	$6,400,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Gambrell, Dylan	C NHL --> 0	26	$950,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Norris, Joshua IR	C IR --> 0	23	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000	$7,950,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2030)
Formenton, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	23	$0 RFA
Batherson, Drake	RW NHL --> 0	24	$4,975,000	$4,975,000	$4,975,000	$4,975,000	$4,975,000	$0 UFA (2027)
Tkachuk, Brady	LW NHL --> 0	23	$8,205,714	$8,205,714	$8,205,714	$8,205,714	$8,205,714	$0 UFA (2028)
Kelly, Parker	C NHL --> 0	23	$762,500	$762,500	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Pinto, Shane	C NHL --> 0	22	$925,000	$0 RFA
Kastelic, Mark	C NHL --> 0	23	$821,667	$835,000	$835,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Stuetzle, Tim	C NHL --> 0	20	$925,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$8,350,000	$0 UFA (2031)
TOTALS			$44,964,881	$40,528,214	$39,765,714	$32,430,714	$29,480,714

(6) Defence $17,550,000 21.3% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Holden, Nick	D NHL --> 0	35	$1,300,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Hamonic, Travis	D NHL --> 0	32	$3,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Chabot, Thomas	D NHL --> 0	25	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000 M-NTC	$8,000,000 M-NTC	$8,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2028)
Brannstrom, Erik	D NHL --> 0	23	$900,000	$0 RFA
Bernard-Docker, Jacob IR	D IR --> 0	22	$925,000	$0 RFA
Zub, Artyom	D NHL --> 0	27	$2,500,000	$0 UFA
Sanderson, Jake	D NHL --> 0	20	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			$17,550,000	$8,925,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000

(2) Goalies $6,416,667 7.8% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Talbot, Cam	G NHL --> 0	35	$3,666,667	$0 UFA
Forsberg, Anton	G NHL --> 0	30	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			$6,416,667	$2,750,000	$2,750,000

(1) Buried $3,375,000 4.1% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Zaitsev, Nikita	D MIN --> 0	31	$3,375,000 M-NTC	$3,350,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
TOTALS			$3,375,000	$3,350,000

(5) Buyout & Retained Salary $5,125,000 6.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Murray, Matt Retained Salary	G NHL --> 0	28	$1,562,500	$1,562,500
Phaneuf, Dion Buyout	D NHL --> 0	37	$354,167
Ryan, Bobby Buyout	RW NHL --> 0	35	$1,833,333	$1,833,333
Del Zotto, Michael Buyout	D MIN --> 0	32	$500,000	$750,000
White, Colin Buyout	C NHL --> 0	25	$875,000	$875,000	$-625,000	$875,000	$875,000
TOTALS			$5,125,000	$5,020,833		$875,000	$875,000

Cap Summary Projection Share Copy Link Embed Tweet It
	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	21	11	9	6
Standard Player Contracts Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	49	26	17	6
Upper Limit The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$82,500,000	$82,500,000	$82,500,000	$82,500,000
Projected Cap Hit Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$77,758,278	$60,574,047	$49,890,714	$41,305,714
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$4,741,722	$21,925,953	$32,609,286	$41,194,286
Current Cap Space Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$6,497,916	$21,925,953	$32,609,286	$41,194,286
Maximum LTIR Pool The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$77,431,548	$60,574,047	$49,890,714	$41,305,714
Carryover Bonus Overages Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Potential Bonuses Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$4,450,000	$1,850,000	$0	$0
Retained Salary Remaining Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on. Learn More Or Ask A Question	2	2	3	3

(26) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Bibeau, Antoine	G MIN --> 0 -->	28	$750,000	$0 UFA
Heatherington, Dillon	D MIN --> 0 -->	27	$762,500	$762,500	$0 UFA
Leslie, Zachary	D MIN --> 0 -->	28	$0 UFA
Sabourin, Scott	RW MIN --> 0 -->	30	$750,000	$0 UFA
Hawryluk, Jayce	RW MIN --> 0 -->	26	$750,000	$0 UFA
Gendron, Miles	D --> 0 -->	26	$0	$0 UFA
Chartier, Rourke	C MIN --> 0 -->	26	$750,000	$0 UFA
Larsson, Jacob	D MIN --> 0 -->	25	$750,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Ahl, Filip	LW --> 0 -->	25	$0		$0 UFA
McNiven, Michael	G MIN --> 0 -->	25	$0 UFA			$0 UFA
Zaitsev, Nikita	D MIN --> 0 -->	31	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Abramov, Vitaly	RW MIN --> 0 -->	24	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Hollett, Jordan	G --> 0 -->	23	$0				$0 UFA
Tychonick, Jonathan	D --> 0 -->	22	$0
Crookshank, Angus	LW MIN --> 0 -->	23	$838,333	$838,333	$0 RFA
Mandolese, Kevin	G MIN --> 0 -->	22	$835,000	$0 RFA
Novak, Jakov	C --> 0 -->	24	$0				$0 UFA
Loheit, Luke	RW --> 0 -->	22	$0
Sokolov, Egor	RW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$818,333	$0 RFA
Aspirot, Jonathan	D MIN --> 0 -->	23	$768,333	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
MacLeod, Gregor	C --> 0 -->	24	$0					$0 UFA
Lucchini, Jake	LW MIN --> 0 -->	27	$750,000	$0 UFA
Alsing, Olle	D NHL --> 0 -->	26	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Thomson, Lassi	D MIN --> 0 -->	22	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA
Sogaard, Mads	G MIN --> 0 -->	21	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Lodin, Viktor	C MIN --> 0 -->	23	$830,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Guenette, Maxence	D MIN --> 0 -->	21	$813,333	$813,333	$0 RFA
Capannelli, Adam	C --> 0 -->	23	$0					$0 UFA
McDonald, Conner	D --> 0 -->	23	$0					$0 UFA
Trepanier, Maxim	LW --> 0 -->	23	$0					$0 UFA
Rubins, Kristians	D MIN --> 0 -->	24	$750,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Greig, Ridly	LW MIN --> 0 -->	20	$863,334	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA
Jarventie, Roby	LW MIN --> 0 -->	20	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Kleven, Tyler	D --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA
Merilainen, Leevi	G MIN --> 0 -->	20	$820,000	$820,000	$820,000	$0 RFA
Engstrand, Eric	LW --> 0 -->	22	$0					$0 UFA
Daoust, Philippe	C MIN --> 0 -->	21	$821,667	$821,667	$821,667	$0 RFA
Reinhardt, Cole	LW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$813,333	$813,333	$0 RFA
Ostapchuk, Zack	LW MIN --> 0 -->	19	$847,500	$847,500	$847,500	$0 RFA
Boucher, Tyler	LW MIN --> 0 -->	19	$894,167	$894,167	$894,167	$0 RFA
Johansson, Oliver	C --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA
Latimer, Carson	RW --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA
Romeo, Chandler	D --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA
Donovan, Jorian	D MIN --> 0 -->	18	$831,667	$831,667	$831,667	$0 RFA
Nordberg, Filip	D --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
Pettersson, Oskar	RW --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
Hamara, Tomas	D MIN --> 0 -->	18	$851,667	$851,667	$851,667	$0 RFA
Halliday, Stephen	C --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA
O'Neill, Cameron	RW --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
Reidler, Kevin	G --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
Wallberg, Theo	D --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
Dyck, Tyson	C --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA
TOTALS			$20,341,668	$11,840,002	$6,824,169

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