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Metropolitan Division Offseason Primer: No. of Contracts, Cap Hit, Draft Picks, UFAs and RFAs

Mark Easson 04/23/2018
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Carolina Hurricanes-600×150

Players under contract (Roster): 11
Positions under contract: 7 forwards, 3 defensemen, 1 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 28
Projected cap hit: $47,597,499

2018 Draft Picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th (CAR and VGK)

Unrestricted Free Agents: Cam Ward, Lee Stempniak, Derek Ryan, Jeremy Smith, Brenden Kichton, Andrew Miller, Philip Samuelsson, Patrick Brown, Dennis Robertson, Jake Chelios

Restricted Free Agents:  Elias Lindholm, Joakim Nordström, Noah Hanifin, Andrew Poturalski, Klas Dahlbeck, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Valentin Zykov, Lucas Wallmark, Trevor Carrick, Greg McKegg, Tyler Ganly, Keegan Kanzig, Sergey Tolchinsky

Columbus Blue Jackets-600×150

Players under contract (Roster): 19
Positions under contract: 11 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 36
Projected cap hit: $61,615,832

2018 Draft Picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: Jack Johnson, Matt Calvert, Ian Cole, Thomas Vanek, Mark Letestu, Jeff Zatkoff, Taylor Chorney, André Benoît, Cameron Gaunce, Alex Broadhurst

Restricted Free Agents:  Boone Jenner, Ryan Murray, Ryan Kujawinski, Oliver Bjorkstrand

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Players under contract (Roster): 17
Positions under contract: 9 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 32
Projected cap hit: $55,101,667

2018 Draft Picks: 1st, 4th, 5th (NJ and CGY), 6th, 7th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: Ryane Clowe, Eddie Läck, Patrick Maroon, John Moore, Michael Grabner, Drew Stafford, Jimmy Hayes, Brian Gibbons, Brian Strait, Ben Thomson, Michael Latta, Bracken Kearns

Restricted Free Agents: Steven Santini, Miles Wood, Michael Kapla, Nick Lappin, Mario Lucia, Christoph Bertschy, Stefan Noesen, Blake Coleman, Kevin Rooney, Ken Appleby

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Players under contract (Roster): 13
Positions under contract: 8 forwards, 4 defensemen, 1 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 28
Projected cap hit: $46,740,833

2018 Draft Picks: 1st (NYI and CGY), 2nd (NYI and CGY), 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: John Tavares, Jaroslav Halák, Nikolai Kulemin, Calvin De Haan, Thomas Hickey, Dennis Seidenberg, Kristers Gudlevskis, Christopher Gibson, Stephen Gionta, Seth Helgeson, Connor Jones, Kane Lafranchise, Chris Wagner

Restricted Free Agents: Brock Nelson, Brandon Davidson, Devon Toews, Ryan Pulock, Shane Prince, Kyle Schempp, Ross Johnston, Kyle Burroughs, Alan Quine

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Players under contract (Roster): 13
Positions under contract: 7 forwards, 5 defensemen, 1 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 33
Projected cap hit: $50,049,444

2018 Draft Picks: 1st (NYR, BOS and TB), 2nd (NYR and NJ), 3rd (NYR and BOS), 4th, 5th, 6th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: Cody McLeod, Ondrej Pavelec, David Desharnais, Paul Carey, John Albert, Daniel Catenacci, Ryan Sproul

Restricted Free Agents: Ryan Spooner, Kevin Hayes, Vladislav Namestnikov, Brady Skjei, Rob O’Gara, Jimmy Vesey, Chris Bigras, Adam Tambellini, Cristoval Nieves, Steven Fogarty, John Gilmour, Marek Mazanec

Philadelphia Flyers-600×150

Players under contract (Roster): 19
Positions under contract: 12 forwards, 5 defensemen, 2 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 40
Projected cap hit: $59,547,500

2018 Draft Picks: 1st (PHI and STL*), 2nd, 3rd *, 4th, 5th (PHI and ARI), 6th and 7th (PHI and MON)

Unrestricted Free Agents: Valtteri Filppula, Matt Read, Johnny Oduya, Brandon Manning, John Muse, Dustin Tokarski, Colin McDonald, Will O’Neill

Restricted Free Agents: Petr Mrázek, Robert Hägg, Alex Lyon, Samuel Morin, Taylor Leier, Anthony Stolarz, Danick Martel, Reece Wilcox, Tyrell Goulbourne

Pittsburgh Penguins-600×150

Players under contract (Roster): 17
Positions under contract: 9 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 28
Projected cap hit: $70,217,500

2018 Draft Picks: 2nd, 3rd (OTT), 5th (PIT and DET), 6th, 7th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: Josh Jooris, Michael Leighton, Tom Sestito, Jarred Tinordi, Kevin Czuczman, Zach Trotman, Carter Rowney

Restricted Free Agents: Riley Sheahan, Jamie Oleksiak, Andrey Pedan, Thomas DiPauli, Ethan Prow, Teddy Blueger, Lukas Bengtsson, Tobias Lindberg, Dominik Simon, Daniel Sprong, Jean-Sébastien Dea, Frank Corrado, Bryan Rust, Vincent Dunn, Tristan Jarry, Tom Kühnhackl

Washigton Capitals-600×150

Players under contract (Roster): 17
Positions under contract: 11 forwards, 4 defensemen, 2 goaltenders
Total number of contracts: 29
Projected cap hit: $64,810,545

2018 Draft Picks: 1st, 2nd (FLA), 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th.

Unrestricted Free Agents: John Carlson, Jay Beagle, Jakub Jerabek, Michal Kempný, Alex Chiasson, Anthony Peluso, Wayne Simpson, Tyler Graovac, Zach Sill, Aaron Ness

Restricted Free Agents: Tom Wilson, Philipp Grubauer, Adam Chapie, Adam Carlson, Madison Bowey, Riley Barber, Tyler Lewington, Tim McGauley, Devante Smith-Pelly, Liam O’Brien, Travis Boyd

Source: Cap Friendly

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