Yesterday the NHL’s deadline to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents came and went. While most RFAs received an offer and thereby had their rights retained by their parent club, there were some notable names who did NOT receive and offer and will thus hit the open market as unrestricted free agents on July 1st.
For the full list of these new UFAs, read below:
Anaheim Ducks
D Jake Dotchin, D Trevor Murphy, Keaton Thompson
Arizona Coyotes
G Hunter Miska, F Nick Cousins, F Josh Archibald
Boston Bruins
Not yet reported
Buffalo Sabres
F Remi Elie, F Eric Cornel, D Jack Dougherty, D Brycen Martin, F Sean Malone* (Signed to AHL deal)
Calgary Flames
F Curtis Lazar, F Brett Pollock, F Kerby Rychel, D Josh Healey, G Mason McDonald
Carolina Hurricanes
D Josh Wesley
Chicago Blackhawks
D Blake Hillman, F Anthony Louis, F Spencer Watson
Colorado Avalanche
F Sven Andrighetto, G Spencer Martin, D Sergei Boikov, D Mason Geertsen, F Julien Nantel
Columbus Blue Jackets
Not yet reported
Dallas Stars
F Brett Ritchie, F Ryan Hartman, D Chris Martenet, G Philippe Desrosiers
Detroit Red Wings
F Martin Frk, F Axel Holmstrom, F Dylan Sadowy, D Libor Sulak
Edmonton Oilers
F Tobias Rieder, F Ty Rattie, F Colin Larkin, F Tyler Vesel, D Robin Norell
Florida Panthers
F Vincent Praplan, F Henrik Haapala, D Michael Downing, D Ludwig Bystrom
Los Angeles Kings
F Nikita Scherbak, F Brendan Leipsic, F Matheson Iacopelli, F Pavel Jenys, D Alex Lintuniemi
Minnesota Wild
F Pontus Aberg, F Chase Lang, F Dante Salituro, D Michael Kapla
Montreal Canadiens
F Hunter Shinkaruk, F Daniel Audette, D Brett Lernout
Nashville Predators
F Phillip Di Giuseppe, F Justin Kirkland
New Jersey Devils
F Stefan Noesen, D Ryan Murphy, G Cam Johnson
New York Islanders
F John Stevens
New York Rangers
D Fredrik Claesson, D Chris Bigras, G Brandon Halverson
Ottawa Senators
F Adam Tambellini
Philadelphia Flyers
F Justin Bailey, D Jacob Graves
Pittsburgh Penguins
D Jeff Taylor
San Jose Sharks
D Joakim Ryan, F Rourke Chartier, F Jon Martin, F Alex Schoenborn, D Michael Brodzinski, D Cody Donaghey, D Cavan Fitzgerald
St. Louis Blues
F Nikita Soshnikov, F Conner Bleackley
Tampa Bay Lightning
F Mitch Hults, F Carter Verhaeghe, D Ben Thomas, D Dominik Masin
Toronto Maple Leafs
F Nicholas Baptiste, F Gabriel Gagne, D Jordan Subban, G Eamon McAdam, D Igor Ozhiganov
Vancouver Canucks
F Brendan Gaunce, F Markus Granlund, F Yan-Pavel LaPlante, D Derrick Pouliot, D Ben Hutton
Vegas Golden Knights
(none)
Washington Capitals
F Dmitrij Jaskin, F Mason Mitchell, F Hampus Gustafsson, F Mathias Bau-Hansen
Winnipeg Jets
F Marko Dano, D Joseph Morrow, D Nathan Beaulieu, D Jimmy Oligny, G Ken Appleby
Some notable names for sure including plenty of former 1st round picks with untapped potential and, frankly, some peculiar names as well. The Dallas Stars JUST traded an asset in Tyler Pitlick for Ryan Hartman, yet they don’t retain his rights?
Of course, any of these players could elect to re-up with their current teams, it’s just that now they’re not beholden to anyone and can explore their full NHL options. Anyone worth taking a flier on?
