A look at the top buyout candidates
Thomas Drance of The Athletic: Top buyout candidates.
Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton Oilers – one-year, $4.5 million.
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1.5 million
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1.5 million
James Neal – Edmonton Oilers – two-years, $5.75 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
Loui Eriksson – Arizona Coyotes – one-year, $6 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $4 million
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1 million
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lighting – three years, $5 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,055,556
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $2,805,556
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $1,805,556
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
2025-26: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
2026-27: Buyout cap hit – $1,555,556
Jake Virtanen – Vancouver Canucks – one-year, $2.55 mill
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $50,000
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $500,000
* put on unconditional waivers today
Braden Holtby – Vancouver Canucks – one-year, $4.3 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $500,000
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1.9 million
Martin Jones – San Jose Sharks – three-years, $5.75 million
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,916,667
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $2,215,667
2023-24: Buyout cap hit – $2,916,667
2024-25: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
2025-26: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
2026-27: Buyout cap hit – $1,666,667
Olli Maatta – Los Angeles Kings – one-year, $3,333,225
2021-22: Buyout cap hit – $1,110,984
2022-23: Buyout cap hit – $1,111,121
Top offer sheet candidates
James Mirtle and Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic: Offer sheet compensation for this year, from Cap Friendly.
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| $1 – $1,356,540 | No Compensation | ||
| $1,356,541 – $2,055,364 | Third Round Pick | ||
| $2,055,365 – $4,110,732 | Second Round Pick | ||
| $4,110,733 – $6,166,096 | First Round Pick Third Round Pick |
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| $6,166,097 – $8,221,463 | First Round Pick Second Round Pick Third Round Pick | ||
| $8,221,464 – $10,276,829 | 2 First Round Picks Second Round Pick Third Round Pick | ||
| $10,276,830 – ∞ | 4 First Round Picks |
As usual offer sheets aren’t likely to happen, but for fun here are the top eight players that should be offer sheeted and possible contracts.
1. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks – $10M x 5 years
2. Adam Pelech, New York Islanders – $6.15M x 5 years
3. Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes – $8M x 6 years
4. Alex Barre-Boulet, Tampa Bay Lightning – $1.35M x 2 years
5. Kevin Fiala, Minnesota Wild – $6.15M x 5 years
6. Ilya Sorokin, N.Y. Islanders – $4.1M x three years
7. Igor Shesterkin, N.Y. Rangers – $6.1M x three years
8. Conor Garland, Vancouver Canucks – $5.5M x 4 years
- Jonathan Willis: “I can’t see it happening – offer sheets usually don’t, Ron Francis was a conservative GM in Carolina – but the Kraken going after Pettersson with their cap space would be a great kickoff to a Seattle/Vancouver rivalry. Could even follow it with a Garland OS after VAN matches.”
- Jonathan Willis: “Best case: you get Pettersson at $10MM Consolation prize: you get Garland at $6MM Worst case: Vancouver spends $16MM on RFAs before even getting to Quinn Hughes.”