The 2018-19 season has just gotten underway, but it’s never to earlier to start looking ahead to free agency.
In one of our first NHL free agent series, we’ll be looking at unrestricted and restricted free agents for each team in each division.
Free agent and salary info came from Cap Friendly.
Our first look is at the Metropolitan division, and over the next few days will be posting UFAs and RFAs for the other three divisions.
Carolina Hurricanes
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Justin Williams | 37 | F | $4,500,000 |
| Jordan Martinook | 26 | F | $1,800,000 |
| Micheal Ferland | 26 | F | $1,750,000 |
| Greg McKegg | 26 | F | $715,000 |
| Patrick Brown | 26 | F | $650,000 |
| Michal Cajkovsky | 26 | D | $650,000 |
| Petr Mrázek | 26 | G | $1,500,000 |
| Curtis McElhinney | 35 | G | $850,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Teuvo Teräväinen | 24 | F | $2,860,000 |
| Sebastian Aho | 21 | F | $925,000 |
| Saku Maenalanen | 24 | F | $925,000 |
| Brock McGinn | 24 | F | $887,500 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 25 | F | $750,000 |
| Andrew Poturalski | 24 | F | $700,000 |
| Clark Bishop | 22 | F | $695,000 |
| Haydn Fleury | 22 | D | $863,333 |
| Roland McKeown | 22 | D | $745,000 |
| Trevor Carrick | 24 | D | $700,000 |
| Josh Wesley | 22 | D | $695,000 |
| Daniel Renouf | 24 | D | $650,000 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 22 | G | $811,667 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Artemi Panarin | 26 | F | $6,000,000 |
| Mark Letestu | 33 | F | $750,000 |
| Zac Dalpe | 28 | F | $725,000 |
| Tommy Cross | 29 | D | $650,000 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 30 | G | $7,425,000 |
| Jean-François Bérubé | 27 | G | $700,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Sam Vigneault | 23 | F | $925,000 |
| Eric Robinson | 23 | F | $925,000 |
| Sonny Milano | 22 | F | $863,333 |
| Lukas Sedlak | 25 | F | $825,000 |
| Ryan MacInnis | 22 | F | $797,500 |
| Justin Scott | 23 | F | $750,833 |
| Alex Broadhurst | 25 | F | $725,000 |
| Markus Hännikäinen | 25 | F | $675,000 |
| Anthony Duclair | 23 | F | $650,000 |
| Ryan Murray | 25 | D | $2,825,000 |
| Zachary Werenski | 21 | D | $925,000 |
| Doyle Somerby | 24 | D | $725,000 |
| Adam Clendening | 25 | D | $700,000 |
| Blake Siebenaler | 22 | D | $695,000 |
| Scott Harrington | 25 | D | $675,000 |
| Joonas Korpisalo | 24 | G | $900,000 |
New Jersey Devils
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Marcus Johansson | 28 | F | $4,583,333 |
| Brian Boyle | 33 | F | $2,550,000 |
| Drew Stafford | 32 | F | $810,000 |
| Eric Tangradi | 29 | F | $650,000 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 34 | D | $2,666,667 |
| Egor Yakovlev | 27 | D | $925,000 |
| Eric Gryba | 30 | D | $700,000 |
| Eric Gryba | 30 | D | $700,000 |
| John Ramage | 27 | D | $650,000 |
| Keith Kinkaid | 29 | G | $1,250,000 |
| Eddie Läck | 30 | G | $650,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Stefan Noesen | 25 | F | $1,725,000 |
| Pavel Zacha | 21 | F | $894,167 |
| John Quenneville | 22 | F | $811,667 |
| Nick Lappin | 25 | F | $700,000 |
| Brandon Baddock | 23 | F | $673,333 |
| Blake Pietila | 25 | F | $667,500 |
| Jean-Sébastien Dea | 24 | F | $650,000 |
| Kurtis Gabriel | 25 | F | $650,000 |
| Will Butcher | 23 | D | $925,000 |
| Michael Kapla | 24 | D | $874,125 |
| Mirco Mueller | 23 | D | $850,000 |
| Josh Jacobs | 22 | D | $725,833 |
| Cam Johnson | 24 | G | $792,500 |
New York Islanders
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Jordan Eberle | 28 | F | $6,000,000 |
| Brock Nelson | 26 | F | $4,250,000 |
| Anders Lee | 28 | F | $3,750,000 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 34 | F | $2,750,000 |
| Jan Kovar | 28 | F | $2,000,000 |
| Tom Kühnhackl | 26 | F | $700,000 |
| Steve Bernier | 33 | F | $650,000 |
| Mike Sislo | 30 | F | $650,000 |
| Tanner Fritz | 27 | F | $650,000 |
| Luca Sbisa | 28 | D | $1,500,000 |
| Robin Lehner | 27 | G | $1,500,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Anthony Beauvillier | 21 | F | $894,167 |
| Joshua Ho-Sang | 21 | F | $863,333 |
| Michael Dal Colle | 22 | F | $863,333 |
| John Stevens | 24 | F | $695,000 |
New York Rangers
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Kevin Hayes | 26 | F | $5,175,000 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 31 | F | $4,500,000 |
| Cody McLeod | 34 | F | $750,000 |
| Peter Holland | 27 | F | $675,000 |
| Cole Schneider | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Adam McQuaid | 31 | D | $2,750,000 |
| Dustin Tokarski | 29 | G | $650,000 |
| Marek Mazanec | 27 | G | $650,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Pavel Buchnevich | 23 | F | $925,000 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 23 | F | $925,000 |
| Michael Lindqvist | 24 | F | $925,000 |
| Cristoval Nieves | 24 | F | $708,750 |
| Steven Fogarty | 25 | F | $708,750 |
| Neal Pionk | 23 | D | $925,000 |
| Chris Bigras | 23 | D | $874,125 |
| Rob O’Gara | 25 | D | $874,125 |
| Anthony Deangelo | 22 | D | $863,333 |
| Vince Pedrie | 24 | D | $767,500 |
| Fredrik Claesson | 25 | D | $700,000 |
| John Gilmour | 25 | D | $650,000 |
| Chris Nell | 24 | G | $925,000 |
| Brandon Halverson | 22 | G | $772,500 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Jori Lehterä | 30 | F | $4,700,000 |
| Wayne Simmonds | 30 | F | $3,975,000 |
| Michael Raffl | 29 | F | $2,350,000 |
| Jordan Weal | 26 | F | $1,750,000 |
| Corban Knight | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Philip Varone | 27 | F | $650,000 |
| Greg Carey | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Christian Folin | 27 | D | $800,000 |
| Brian Elliott | 33 | G | $2,750,000 |
| Michal Neuvirth | 30 | G | $2,500,000 |
| Calvin Pickard | 26 | G | $800,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Scott Laughton | 24 | F | $962,500 |
| Michael Vecchione | 25 | F | $900,000 |
| Travis Konecny | 21 | F | $894,167 |
| Taylor Leier | 24 | F | $720,000 |
| Tyrell Goulbourne | 24 | F | $715,000 |
| Nicolas Aubé-Kubel | 22 | F | $680,833 |
| Radel Fazleev | 22 | F | $675,000 |
| Cole Bardreau | 25 | F | $650,000 |
| Ivan Provorov | 21 | D | $894,167 |
| Travis Sanheim | 22 | D | $863,333 |
| Anthony Stolarz | 24 | G | $761,250 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Derick Brassard | 31 | F | $5,000,000 |
| Carl Hagelin | 30 | F | $4,000,000 |
| Riley Sheahan | 26 | F | $2,100,000 |
| Derek Grant | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Jimmy Hayes | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Garrett Wilson | 27 | F | $650,000 |
| Matt Cullen | 41 | F | $650,000 |
| Chris Summers | 30 | D | $650,000 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 28 | D | $650,000 |
| Kevin Czuczman | 27 | D | $650,000 |
| Zach Trotman | 28 | D | $650,000 |
| Stefan Elliott | 27 | D | $650,000 |
| Casey DeSmith | 27 | G | $675,000 |
| John Muse | 30 | G | $650,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| Zach Aston-Reese | 24 | F | $925,000 |
| Adam Johnson | 24 | F | $925,000 |
| Jake Guentzel | 24 | F | $734,167 |
| Tobias Lindberg | 23 | F | $650,000 |
| Teddy Blueger | 24 | F | $650,000 |
| Thomas DiPauli | 24 | F | $650,000 |
| Juuso Riikola | 24 | D | $925,000 |
| Jeff Taylor | 24 | D | $742,500 |
| Ethan Prow | 25 | D | $650,000 |
Washington Capitals
| Unrestricted Free Agents | Age | Pos. | 2018-19 Cap Hit |
| Brett Connolly | 26 | F | $1,500,000 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 26 | F | $1,000,000 |
| Jayson Megna | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Nic Dowd | 28 | F | $650,000 |
| Brooks Orpik | 38 | D | $1,000,000 |
| Brooks Orpik | 38 | D | $1,000,000 |
| Aaron Ness | 28 | D | $650,000 |
| Pheonix Copley | 26 | G | $650,000 |
| Restricted Free Agents | |||
| André Burakovsky | 23 | F | $3,000,000 |
| Dmitrij Jaskin | 25 | F | $1,100,000 |
| Shane Gersich | 22 | F | $925,000 |
| Sergei Shumakov | 26 | F | $925,000 |
| Mason Mitchell | 24 | F | $883,750 |
| Hampus Gustafsson | 24 | F | $883,750 |
| Jakub Vrána | 22 | F | $863,333 |
| Brian Pinho | 23 | F | $833,750 |
| Mathias Bau-Hansen | 25 | F | $700,000 |
| Nathan Walker | 24 | F | $650,000 |
| Riley Barber | 24 | F | $650,000 |
| Colby Williams | 23 | D | $751,000 |
| Christian Djoos | 24 | D | $650,000 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | 26 | C | $650,000 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 24 | C | $650,000 |
| Liam O’Brien | 24 | C | $650,000 |
| Vitek Vanecek | 22 | G | $714,167 |