Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk recently pledged he’ll spend close to the salary cap in every year from 2021 to 2025 once the current roster rebuild is completed, at least by his estimate.
Melnyk won’t be spending to the cap next season. However, the Senators’ recent trade-deadline firesale of veterans Matt Duchene, Mark Stone, and Ryan Dzingel means he’ll have to invest a lot of money just to reach the cap minimum.
Cap Friendly indicates the Senators have just over $44 million invested in 13 players next season.