NHL RFA qualifying offer tracker: Who is set to become a UFA?
With just two days to go before the chaos ensues, a number of players are going to be seeking large lumps of cash when free agency opens on July 1.
While names like Rasmus Andersson and Sergei Bobrovsky are currently slated to be the top unrestricted free agents come Wednesday, several players are going to be free to sign with whoever they want. While many restricted free agents have already received and signed qualifying offers, there’s a growing list of RFAs who won’t be getting an offer from their clubs, making them UFAs on Canada Day.
There are a variety of reasons a team won’t send an offer to a young player. It simply could come down to salary cap space, which is hard to defend given that the cap is jumping to $104 million next season. Also, players might simply have fallen out of favor with their respective franchises, with the athlete looking to find another organization to hone their craft.
The deadline for RFAs to receive qualifying offers is Monday, June 29, at 5 p.m. ET.
Here is the full list of RFAs who have not received qualifying offers from their club and will become unrestricted free agents on July 1:
Anaheim Ducks: Jeremie Biakabutuka (D), Kyle Masters (D), Jan Mysak (C), Jaxsen Wiebe (RW)
Boston Bruins: Alexis Gendron (RW), Jordan Harris (D), Max Wanner (D)
Buffalo Sabres: Isaac Beliveau (D), Zac Jones (D), Oliver Nadeau (RW), Nikita Novikov (D)
Calgary Flames: Johnny Beecher (C), Lucas Ciona (LW), Parker Bell (LW), Carter King (C), Artem Grushnikov (D), Gavin White (D), Owen Say (G)
Carolina Hurricanes: Skyler Brind’Amour (C), Domenick Fensore (D), Amir Miftakhov (G), Nikita Quapp (G)
Chicago Blackhawks: Dmitri Kuzmin (D), Ryan Mast (D)
Colorado Avalanche: Danil Guschin (LW)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Stanislav Svozil (D), Yegor Zamula (D)
Dallas Stars: Francesco Arcuri (C), Benjamin Kraws (G), Vladislav Kolyachonok (D). Kyle McDonald (RW), Antonio Stranges (LW), Samu Tuomaala (RW), Chase Wheatcroft (C)
Detroit Red Wings: Alexandre Doucet (C), Carter Mazur (LW), Michael Milne (LW), Jakub Rychlovsky (LW), Wojciech Stachowiak (LW)
Edmonton Oilers: Josh Bloom (F), Matvey Petrov (F)
Florida Panthers: Michael Benning (D), Evan Nause (D), Cole Schwindt (RW), Donovan Sebrango (D), Wilmer Skoog (C)
Los Angeles Kings: None
Minnesota Wild: Bobby Brink (RW), Cameron Butler (RW), Samuel Hlavaj (G), Bradley Marek (LW), Oskar Olausson (C)
Montreal Canadiens: Jake Chiasson (C), Gannon Larocque (D), Joe Veleno (C)
Nashville Predators: Dalton Bancroft (RW), Jack Matier (D), Ryder Rolston (RW), Christoffer Sedoff (D)
New Jersey Devils: Calen Addison (D), Tyler Brennan (G), Paul Cotter (LW), and Dylan Wendt (RW)
New York Islanders: Marc Gatcomb (C), Tristan Lennox (G), Eetu Liukas (LW), Matt Maggio (RW), Maxim Shabanov (RW), Cam Thiesing (C)
New York Rangers: Talyn Boyko (G), Brendan Brisson (C), Hugo Ollas (G), Massimo Rizzo (C)
Ottawa Senators: Samuel Ersson (G), Arthur Kaliyev (F), Ryan Kideny (C)
Philadelphia Flyers: Karsen Dorwart (F), Artem Guryev (D), Brett Harrison (F), Christian Kyrou (F), Tucker Robertson (F), Phil Tomasino (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Filip Lindberg (G), Vasily Ponomarev (F)
San Jose Sharks: Noah Beck (D), Gabriel Carriere (G), Philipp Kurashev (C)
Seattle Kraken: None
St. Louis Blues: Jonatan Berggren (LW), Thomas Bordeleau (C), Matthew Kessel (D)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ethan Samson (D)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Braeden Kressler (C), Mattias Maccelli (LW), Vyacheslav Peksa (G), John Prokop (D), Henry Thrun (D)
Utah Mammoth: Michal Kunc (LW), Anson Thornton (G)
Vancouver Canucks: Nils Aman (C), Damila Klimovich (RW), Jayden Grubbe (C), Chase Stillman (RW), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (D)
Washington Capitals: Garin Bjorklund (G), Ryan Hofer (C), Jesper Vikman (G)
Winnipeg Jets: Jaret Anderson-Dolan (C)