NHL Rumors: Top Unrestricted Free Agents at Each Position

A look at the top unrestricted free agent centers, right wingers, left wingers, defensemen and goaltenders.

Mar 27, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry (35) makes a save against Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) as Pens defenseman Kris Letang (58) defends during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Top 8 unrestricted free agent centers

Sportsnet:

Ryan O’Reilly – Age: 32 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $7.5M (Blues, Maple Leafs)
J.T. Compher – Age: 28 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $3.5M (Avalanche)
Patrice Bergeron – Age: 37 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: 2.5M (Bruins)
David Krejci – Age: 37 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $1M (Bruins)
Matt Duchene – Age: 32 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $8M (Predators)
Jonathan Toews – Age: 35 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $10.5M (Blackhawks)
Lars Eller – Age: 34 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $3.5M (Capitals, Avalanche)
Pius Suter – Age: 27 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $3.25M (Red Wings)

Top 10 unrestricted free agent right wingers

Ryan Dixon of Sportsnet:

Patrick Kane – Age: 34 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $10.5M (Blackhawks, Rangers
Vladimir Tarasenko – Age: 31 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $7.5M (Blues, Rangers)
Connor Brown – Age: 29 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $3.6M (Capitals)
Blake Wheeler – Age: 36 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $8.25M (Jets)
Jesper Fast – Age: 31 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2M (Hurricanes)
Pierre Engvall – Age: 27 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2.25M (Maple Leafs, Islanders)
Garnet Hathaway – Age: 31 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $1.5M (Capitals, Bruins)
Ryan Reaves – Age: 36 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $1.75M (Rangers, Wild)
Oskar Sundqvist – Age: 29 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2.75M (Red Wings, Wild)
Phil Kessel – Age: 35 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $1.5M (Golden Knights)

Top 10 unrestricted free agent left wingers

Sonny Sachdeva of Sportsnet:

Tyler Bertuzzi – Age: 28 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $4.75M (Red Wings, Bruins)
Max Pacioretty – Age: 34 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $7M (Hurricanes)
Alex Killorn – Age: 33 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $4.45M (Lightning)
Michael Bunting – Age: 27 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $950,000 (Maple Leafs)
Jason Zucker – Age: 31 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $5.5M (Penguins)
Tomas Tatar – Age: 32 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $4.5M (Devils)
James van Riemsdyk – Age: 34 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $7M (Flyers)
Max Domi – Age: 28 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $3M (Blackhawks, Stars)
Evan Rodrigues – Age: 29 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2M (Avalanche)
Jonathan Drouin – Age: 28 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $5.5M (Canadiens)

Top 10 unrestricted free agent defensemen

Emily Sadler of Sportsnet:

Dmitry Orlov – Age: 31 – 2022-23 cap hit: $5.1M (Capitals, Bruins)
Matt Dumba – Age: 28 – 2022-23 cap hit: $6M (Wild)
Shayne Gostisbehere – Age: 30 – 2022-23 cap hit: $4.5M (Coyotes, Hurricanes)
John Klingberg – Age: 30 – 2022-23 cap hit: $7M (Ducks, Wild)
Ryan Graves – Age: 28 – 2022-23 cap hit: $3.167M (Devils)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Age: 31 – 2022-23 cap hit: $8.25M (Canucks)
Radko Gudas – Age: 33 – 2022-23 cap hit: $2.5M (Panthers)
Scott Mayfield – Age: 30 – 2022-23 cap hit: $1.45M (Islanders)
Carson Soucy – Age: 28 – 2022-23 cap hit: $2.75M (Kraken)
Erik Gustafsson – Age: 31 – 2022-23 cap hit: $800,000 (Capitals, Maple Leafs)

Top 10 unrestricted free agent goaltenders

Sportsnet:

Tristan Jarry – Age: 28 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: 3.5M (Penguins)
Joonas Korpisalo – Age: 29 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: 1.3M (Blue Jackets, Kings)
Adin Hill – Age: 27 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2.175M (Golden Knights)
Frederik Andersen – Age: 33 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $4.5M (Hurricanes)
Semyon Varlamov – Age: 35 – 2023-23 Cap Hit: $5M (Islanders)
Antti Raanta – Age: 34 – 2023-23 Cap Hit: $2M (Hurricanes)
Martin Jones – Age: 33 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: $2M (Kraken)
Joey Daccord – Age: 26 – 2023-23 Cap Hit: $750,000 (Kraken)
Laurent Brossoit – Age: 30 – 2022-23 Cap Hit: 2.325M (Golden Knights)
Alex Lyon – Age: 30 – 2023-23 Cap Hit: $750,000 (Panthers)

 

 

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