NHL Free Agent Tracker: Calm before the storm
Anthony Scultore
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NHL Free Agent Tracker – 2022 summer edition.
The opening bell for NHL Free Agent Frenzy will sound on July 13 at Noon Eastern. This offseason will boast an incredible free agent class with plenty of excellent unrestricted players available.
At forward, Evgeni Malkin, Claude Giroux, Nazem Kadri, and Johnny Gaudreau are some of the more intriguing names. On defense, P.K. Subban, Kris Letang, and John Klingberg are great options. And among goalies, Marc-André Fleury and Stanley Cup winner Darcy Kuemper lead the pack.
In preparation for the summer, we’ve listed the Top UFA’s separated by Forwards, Defensemen, and Goaltenders. They are sorted by their expiring cap hit from highest to lowest.
Note: All cap data from CapFriendly.
Latest Update: July 2, 2022 to reflect signing of Reilly Smith by the Vegas Golden Knights, and Mikko Koskinen leaving the Edmonton Oilers for Europe. Click on the players name where available for the latest rumors.
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Top Forwards
Below are the Top 35 unrestricted free agent forwards available.
| PLAYER | TEAM | AGE | POS | CAP HIT | SIGNED WITH | TERM/AAV |
| Evgeni Malkin | PIT | 35 | C | $9,500,000 | ||
| Claude Giroux | FLA | 34 | C | $8,275,000 | ||
| Phil Kessel | ARI | 34 | RW | $8,000,000 | ||
| Patrice Bergeron | BOS | 36 | C | $6,875,000 | ||
| Johnny Gaudreau | CGY | 28 | LW | $6,750,000 | ||
| Alexander Radulov | DAL | 35 | RW | $6,250,000 | ||
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | 27 | LW | $6,000,000 | ||
| Dustin Brown | LAK | 37 | F | $5,875,000 | RETIRED | |
| Max Domi | CAR | 27 | F | $5,300,000 | ||
| Ondrej Palat | TBL | 31 | F | $5,300,000 | ||
| Nino Niederreiter | CAR | 29 | F | $5,250,000 | ||
| Reilly Smith | VGK | 31 | F | $5,000,000 | VGK | 3 YEARS – $5M |
| André Burakovsky | COL | 27 | F | $4,900,000 | ||
| Vincent Trocheck | CAR | 28 | F | $4,750,000 | ||
| Ryan Strome | NYR | 28 | C | $4,500,000 | ||
| Nazem Kadri | COL | 31 | C | $4,500,000 | ||
| Victor Rask | SEA | 29 | C | $4,000,000 | ||
| David Perron | STL | 34 | F | $4,000,000 | ||
| Rickard Rakell | PIT | 29 | F | $3,789,444 | ||
| Paul Stastny | WPG | 36 | F | $3,750,000 | ||
| Andrew Copp | NYR | 27 | F | $3,640,000 | ||
| Bryan Rust | PIT | 30 | F | $3,500,000 | PIT | 6 YRS – $5.125M |
| Chris Tierney | OTT | 28 | C | $3,500,000 | ||
| Andreas Athanasiou | LAK | 27 | F | $2,700,000 | ||
| Frank Vatrano | NYR | 28 | F | $2,533,333 | ||
| Valeri Nichushkin | COL | 27 | F | $2,500,000 | ||
| Cody Eakin | BUF | 31 | C | $2,250,000 | ||
| Evander Kane | EDM | 30 | F | $2,108,696 | ||
| Vladislav Namestnikov | DAL | 29 | F | $2,000,000 | ||
| Zachary Sanford | WPG | 27 | F | $2,000,000 | ||
| Calle Järnkrok | CGY | 30 | F | $2,000,000 | ||
| Mattias Janmark | VGK | 29 | F | $2,000,000 | ||
| Tyler Pitlick | MTL | 30 | F | $1,750,000 | ||
| Zach Aston-Reese | ANA | 27 | F | $1,725,000 | ||
| Noel Acciari | FLA | 30 | F | $1,666,667 |
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Top Defensemen
Below are the Top 25 unrestricted free agent defensemen available.
| PLAYER | TEAM | AGE | POS | CAP HIT | SIGNED WITH | TERM/AAV |
| P.K. Subban | NJD | 33 | D | $9,000,000 | ||
| Kris Letang | PIT | 35 | D | $7,250,000 | ||
| Mark Giordano | TOR | 38 | D | $6,750,000 | TOR | 2 YRS – $800K |
| Anton Strålman | ARI | 35 | D | $5,500,000 | ||
| Nick Leddy | STL | 31 | D | $5,500,000 | ||
| Danny DeKeyser | DET | 32 | D | $5,000,000 | ||
| Calvin De Haan | CHI | 31 | D | $4,550,000 | ||
| John Klingberg | DAL | 29 | D | $4,250,000 | ||
| Josh Manson | COL | 30 | D | $4,100,000 | ||
| Olli Määttä | LAK | 27 | D | $4,083,333 | ||
| Justin Schultz | WSH | 31 | D | $4,000,000 | ||
| Colin Miller | BUF | 29 | D | $3,875,000 | ||
| Nikita Zadorov | CGY | 27 | D | $3,750,000 | ||
| Will Butcher | BUF | 27 | D | $3,733,333 | ||
| Alexander Edler | LAK | 36 | D | $3,500,000 | ||
| Ben Chiarot | FLA | 31 | D | $3,500,000 | ||
| Ian Cole | CAR | 33 | D | $2,900,000 | ||
| Markus Nutivaara | FLA | 28 | D | $2,700,000 | ||
| Michal Kempný | WSH | 31 | D | $2,500,000 | ||
| Thomas Hickey | NYI | 33 | D | $2,500,000 | ||
| Ryan Murray | COL | 28 | D | $2,000,000 | ||
| Marc Staal | DET | 35 | D | $2,000,000 | ||
| Erik Gudbranson | CGY | 30 | D | $1,950,000 | ||
| Brett Kulak | EDM | 28 | D | $1,850,000 | ||
| Justin Braun | NYR | 35 | D | $1,800,000 |
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Top Goalies
Below are the Top 10 unrestricted free agent goalies available.
| PLAYER | TEAM | AGE | POS | CAP HIT | SIGNED WITH | TERM/AAV |
| Marc-André Fleury | MIN | 37 | G | $7,000,000 | ||
| Darcy Kuemper | COL | 32 | G | $4,500,000 | ||
| Mikko Koskinen | EDM | 33 | G | $4,500,000 | SIGNED IN EUROPE | |
| Thomas Greiss | DET | 36 | G | $3,600,000 | ||
| Joonas Korpisalo | CBJ | 28 | G | $2,800,000 | CBJ | 1 YR – $1.3M |
| Martin Jones | PHI | 32 | G | $2,000,000 | ||
| Braden Holtby | DAL | 32 | G | $2,000,000 | ||
| Jack Campbell | TOR | 30 | G | $1,650,000 | ||
| Jaro Halak | VAN | 37 | G | $1,500,000 | ||
| Casey DeSmith | PIT | 30 | G | $1,250,000 |
