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LD · Ottawa Senators · Shoots L · Age 24NHL
Jake Sanderson$8.05M cap hit through 2031-32
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit7.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $8.05M
- Contract yearExpires after 2031-32
- 3 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 30 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
7.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
C
-$295Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 52th percentile among D peers
3 GP · low availability0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Contracts2 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $8.05M | 9.1% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | +$1.4M | 11 | 46 | 57 |
| 2025-26 | — | $8.05M | 8.4% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | +$1.4M | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| 2026-27 | — | $8.05M | 7.7% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | -$8.1M | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2027-28 | — | $8.05M | 7.1% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | — | $8.05M | 6.5% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $8.05M | 6.1% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $8.05M | 5.7% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | — | — | — | — |
| 2031-32 | M-NTC | $8.05M | 5.3% | $8.05M | $0 | $8.05M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $64.40M | $0 | $64.40M | -$5.2M | 25 | 88 | 113 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$3.7M | 4 | 28 | 32 |
| 2023-24 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$4.8M | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$8.4M | 14 | 56 | 70 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- InjuryOTTApr 24, 2026
Out for the season with a concussion.
- ActivatedOTTApr 4, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryOTTMar 9, 2026
Out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedOTTJan 25, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryOTTJan 23, 2025
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
2023-24
- ActivatedOTTFeb 16, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryOTTFeb 8, 2024
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ExtensionOTTSep 6, 2023
Re-signed to a 8-year $64.4M contract extension.
2022-23
- ActivatedOTTFeb 23, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveOTTFeb 12, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
2021-22
- SigningOTTMar 27, 2022
Signed 2020 first-round pick to a 3-year $6.4M entry-level contract.
- InjuryOTTMar 24, 2022
Out for the season following surgery on hand.
2020-21
- DraftedOTTOct 6, 2020
2020 NHL entry draft first-round pick (#5 overall).