Free Agency · 2026
The 2026 Free Agent Market
Every player whose contract expires this summer, head-to-head against the comparable hitting the same market. UFA means unrestricted (free to sign anywhere). RFA means restricted (their previous team can match an offer sheet). Click any matchup card to open the side-by-side in the compare tool.
Headline matchups
Six story-driving pairs from this summer's marketAnaheim's top-pair RHD market
UFA
UFA
VS
Jacob Trouba
ANA · D · age 32 · $8.0M
John Carlson
ANA · D · age 36 · $8.0M
Anaheim's entire top-pair RHD hits the market at once. Re-sign one, replace both, or pivot the rebuild timeline?
Generational RFAs
RFA
RFA
VS
Connor Bedard
CHI · C · age 20 · $4.45M
Leo Carlsson
ANA · C · age 21 · $4.2M
Two #1 overalls in the same draft window, both due for the second-contract conversation that defines a franchise.
Top-6 RFA bridge
RFA
RFA
VS
Jason Robertson
DAL · LW · age 26 · $7.75M
Trevor Zegras
PHI · C · age 25 · $5.75M
Both at the bridge-versus-extension crossroads. One proved he is a top-line star, the other is hunting his next chapter.
Cup-pedigree starters
UFA
UFA
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
FLA · G · age 37 · $10.0M
Frederik Andersen
CAR · G · age 36 · $2.75M
Two veteran starters with deep playoff resumes hit the market at wildly different price points. The market resets here.
Russian-legend last contract
UFA
UFA
VS
Alex Ovechkin
WAS · LW · age 40 · $9.5M
Evgeni Malkin
PIT · C · age 39 · $6.1M
Two future Hall-of-Famers, two decades of NHL rivalry, both signing what is almost certainly their last contract.
Top-6 wing UFA market
UFA
UFA
VS
Alex Tuch
BUF · RW · age 30 · $4.75M
Evander Kane
VAN · LW · age 34 · $5.13M
A 30-year-old in his prime versus a 34-year-old veteran. Same role, very different remaining career runway.
The full market
Top players by previous AAVStatus
Player
Pos
Age
Shot
Prev team
Prev AAV
UFA
Sergei Bobrovsky
G
37
—
FLA
$10,000,000
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UFA
Alex Ovechkin
LW
40
R
WAS
$9,500,000
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UFA
Patrik Laine
RW
28
R
MTL
$8,700,000
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UFA
Jacob Trouba
D
32
R
ANA
$8,000,000
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UFA
John Carlson
D
36
R
ANA
$8,000,000
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RFA
Jason Robertson
LW
26
L
DAL
$7,750,000
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UFA
Kevin Hayes
C
34
L
PIT
$7,142,857
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UFA
Anders Lee
C
35
L
NYI
$7,000,000
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UFA
Evgeni Malkin
C
39
L
PIT
$6,100,000
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RFA
Trevor Zegras
C
25
L
PHI
$5,750,000
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UFA
Jaden Schwartz
LW
33
L
SEA
$5,500,000
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UFA
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW
31
R
TBL
$5,400,000
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UFA
Evander Kane
LW
34
L
VAN
$5,125,000
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UFA
Vladimir Tarasenko
RW
34
L
MIN
$4,750,000
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UFA
Alex Tuch
RW
30
R
BUF
$4,750,000
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UFA
Ilya Mikheyev
LW
31
L
CHI
$4,750,000
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UFA
Jamie Oleksiak
D
33
L
SEA
$4,600,000
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UFA
Rasmus Andersson
D
29
R
VGK
$4,550,000
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UFA
Mason Marchment
LW
30
L
CBJ
$4,500,000
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UFA
Nick Foligno
LW
38
L
MIN
$4,500,000
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UFA
Michael Bunting
LW
30
L
NSH
$4,500,000
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UFA
Mason Marchment
LW
30
L
CBJ
$4,500,000
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RFA
Connor Bedard
C
20
R
CHI
$4,450,000
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UFA
Connor Murphy
D
33
R
EDM
$4,400,000
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UFA
Connor Murphy
D
33
R
EDM
$4,400,000
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UFA
Andrei Kuzmenko
LW
30
R
LAK
$4,300,000
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UFA
Petr Mrazek
G
34
—
ANA
$4,250,000
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UFA
Jason Dickinson
C
31
L
EDM
$4,250,000
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RFA
Simon Nemec
D
22
R
NJD
$4,200,000
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RFA
Leo Carlsson
C
21
L
ANA
$4,200,000
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UFA
Mats Zuccarello
RW
38
L
MIN
$4,125,000
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UFA
Mats Zuccarello
RW
38
L
MIN
$4,125,000
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UFA
Nick Jensen
D
35
R
OTT
$4,050,000
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UFA
John Klingberg
D
33
R
SJS
$4,000,000
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UFA
David Perron
LW
37
R
DET
$4,000,000
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UFA
Viktor Arvidsson
LW
33
R
BOS
$4,000,000
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UFA
Radko Gudas
D
35
R
ANA
$4,000,000
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UFA
Erik Gudbranson
D
34
R
CBJ
$4,000,000
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UFA
Nick Leddy
D
35
L
SJS
$4,000,000
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UFA
Boone Jenner
C
32
L
CBJ
$3,750,000
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UFA
Eeli Tolvanen
RW
27
L
SEA
$3,475,000
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RFA
Mattias Maccelli
LW
25
L
TOR
$3,425,000
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UFA
Justin Holl
D
34
R
STL
$3,400,000
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RFA
Kirby Dach
C
25
R
MTL
$3,362,500
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UFA
Connor Clifton
D
31
R
PIT
$3,333,333
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UFA
Laurent Brossoit
G
33
—
SJS
$3,300,000
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UFA
Ivan Fedotov
G
29
R
CBJ
$3,275,000
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UFA
Carson Soucy
D
31
L
NYI
$3,250,000
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UFA
Mario Ferraro
D
27
L
SJS
$3,250,000
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UFA
Gustav Nyquist
RW
36
L
WPG
$3,250,000
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RFA
Cole Perfetti
C
24
L
WPG
$3,250,000
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UFA
Erik Haula
C
35
L
NSH
$3,150,000
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RFA
Adam Fantilli
C
21
L
CBJ
$3,150,000
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UFA
Patrick Kane
RW
37
L
DET
$3,000,000
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UFA
Ian Cole
D
37
L
UTA
$3,000,000
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UFA
Trevor van Riemsdyk
D
34
R
WAS
$3,000,000
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UFA
Adam Henrique
C
36
L
EDM
$3,000,000
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UFA
Alexander Kerfoot
C
31
L
UTA
$3,000,000
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UFA
Scott Laughton
C
31
L
LAK
$3,000,000
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UFA
Colton Sissons
C
32
R
VGK
$2,857,143
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UFA
Frederik Andersen
G
36
—
CAR
$2,750,000
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UFA
Luke Schenn
D
36
R
BUF
$2,750,000
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UFA
Brett Kulak
D
32
L
COL
$2,750,000
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UFA
Andrew Peeke
D
28
R
BOS
$2,750,000
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RFA
Barrett Hayton
C
25
L
UTA
$2,650,000
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UFA
Stuart Skinner
G
27
—
PIT
$2,600,000
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UFA
Cameron Talbot
G
38
—
DET
$2,500,000
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UFA
Anthony Mantha
RW
31
L
PIT
$2,500,000
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RFA
Jamie Drysdale
D
24
R
PHI
$2,300,000
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UFA
Danton Heinen
C
30
L
CBJ
$2,250,000
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RFA
Cole Sillinger
C
23
L
CBJ
$2,250,000
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RFA
Braden Schneider
D
24
R
NYR
$2,200,000
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UFA
Calle Jarnkrok
C
34
R
TOR
$2,100,000
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RFA
Yegor Chinakhov
RW
25
L
PIT
$2,100,000
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RFA
Connor McMichael
C
25
L
WSH
$2,100,000
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UFA
Claude Giroux
C
38
R
OTT
$2,000,000
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UFA
Jonathan Toews
C
38
L
WPG
$2,000,000
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UFA
Vincent Desharnais
D
29
R
SJS
$2,000,000
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UFA
Erik Gustafsson
D
34
L
DET
$2,000,000
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UFA
Derek Forbort
D
34
L
VAN
$2,000,000
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UFA
Juuso Valimaki
D
27
L
CAR
$2,000,000
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UFA
Jeremy Lauzon
D
29
L
VGK
$2,000,000
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UFA
Reilly Smith
RW
35
L
VGK
$2,000,000
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UFA
Corey Perry
RW
41
R
TBL
$2,000,000
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UFA
Kevin Stenlund
C
29
R
UTA
$2,000,000
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UFA
Sam Lafferty
C
31
R
CHI
$2,000,000
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UFA
Noel Acciari
C
35
R
PIT
$2,000,000
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UFA
Brandon Saad
LW
33
L
VGK
$2,000,000
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UFA
Ryan Lomberg
LW
31
L
CGY
$2,000,000
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UFA
Connor Ingram
G
29
—
EDM
$1,950,000
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RFA
Kevin Korchinski
D
21
L
CHI
$1,950,000
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UFA
Sonny Milano
LW
30
L
WAS
$1,900,000
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RFA
Cutter Gauthier
C
22
L
ANA
$1,900,000
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UFA
Brandon Duhaime
RW
29
R
WAS
$1,850,000
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RFA
Pavel Dorofeyev
LW
25
L
VGK
$1,835,000
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UFA
Carl Grundstrom
RW
28
L
PHI
$1,800,000
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UFA
Teddy Blueger
C
31
L
VAN
$1,800,000
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UFA
Anthony DeAngelo
D
30
R
NYI
$1,750,000
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UFA
Jake Bean
D
27
L
CGY
$1,750,000
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RFA
Zach Benson
LW
21
L
BUF
$1,600,000
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UFA
Victor Olofsson
RW
30
L
CGY
$1,575,000
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UFA
Vitek Vanecek
G
30
—
UTA
$1,500,000
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UFA
Colin Miller
D
33
R
WPG
$1,500,000
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UFA
Jack Roslovic
C
29
R
EDM
$1,500,000
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UFA
Oskar Sundqvist
C
32
R
STL
$1,500,000
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RFA
Bobby Brink
RW
24
R
MIN
$1,500,000
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UFA
Samuel Ersson
G
26
—
PHI
$1,450,000
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RFA
Arseny Gritsyuk
RW
25
L
NJD
$1,425,000
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RFA
Michael Kesselring
D
26
R
BUF
$1,400,000
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RFA
Brennan Othmann
LW
23
L
CGY
$1,375,000
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UFA
Ryan Reaves
RW
39
R
SJS
$1,350,000
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UFA
Bobby McMann
C
29
L
SEA
$1,350,000
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UFA
Beck Malenstyn
LW
28
L
BUF
$1,350,000
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RFA
Zachary Bolduc
C
23
L
MTL
$1,337,500
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UFA
Kasperi Kapanen
RW
29
R
EDM
$1,300,000
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RFA
Arber Xhekaj
D
25
L
MTL
$1,300,000
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RFA
Collin Graf
RW
23
R
SJS
$1,283,333
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RFA
Fabian Lysell
RW
23
R
BOS
$1,275,833
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UFA
Matt Benning
D
31
R
TOR
$1,250,000
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UFA
Zach Bogosian
D
35
R
TBL
$1,250,000
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UFA
Daniil Miromanov
D
28
R
CGY
$1,250,000
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UFA
Logan Stanley
D
27
L
BUF
$1,250,000
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UFA
Lars Eller
C
37
L
OTT
$1,250,000
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UFA
Joel Kiviranta
LW
30
L
COL
$1,250,000
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RFA
Hunter McDonald
D
24
L
PHI
$1,200,000
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RFA
Philipp Kurashev
C
26
L
STL
$1,200,000
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RFA
Scott Morrow
D
23
R
NYR
$1,158,333
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RFA
Justin Barron
D
24
R
NSH
$1,150,000
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UFA
Mike Reilly
D
32
L
CAR
$1,100,000
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UFA
David Kampf
C
31
L
WAS
$1,100,000
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UFA
Ross Johnston
LW
32
L
ANA
$1,100,000
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RFA
Leevi Merilainen
G
23
—
OTT
$1,050,000
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UFA
Brent Burns
D
41
R
COL
$1,000,000
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UFA
Brent Burns
D
41
R
COL
$1,000,000
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UFA
Tanner Pearson
LW
33
L
BUF
$1,000,000
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UFA
James van Riemsdyk
LW
37
L
DET
$1,000,000
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UFA
Jamie Benn
LW
36
L
DAL
$1,000,000
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RFA
Yegor Zamula
D
26
L
CBJ
$1,000,000
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RFA
Henry Thrun
D
25
L
TOR
$1,000,000
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RFA
Shakir Mukhamadullin
D
24
L
SJS
$1,000,000
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RFA
Vasily Podkolzin
RW
24
L
EDM
$1,000,000
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RFA
Carson Lambos
D
23
L
MIN
$995,833
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RFA
Cooper Black
G
24
—
FLA
$950,000
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UFA
Mathieu Joseph
RW
29
L
STL
$900,000
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UFA
A.J. Greer
LW
29
L
FLA
$850,000
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UFA
Nick Cousins
C
32
L
OTT
$825,000
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Notes: source is the publicly maintained PuckPedia 2026 FA tracker, cross-checked against Daily Faceoff and The Hockey News. Players who signed mid-season extensions (McDavid, Eichel, Kaprizov, Makar) and players retiring (Kopitar) have been removed. The list will refresh as signings happen this summer.