Top 30 NHL Free Agents – July 2016

June 27, 2016
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We are only a few days away from NHL free agent frenzy.  This year marks an interesting time as one of the most high profile players is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the tender age of 26.  Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos is bay far the prized catch this off season and teams have been scrambling to free up cap space to take a run at Stammer.  Many feel that Stamkos could end up in Toronto or Detroit.  Some suggest Montreal or Vancouver as a destination for Stamkos.  Still other think that a dark horse organization such as Buffalo or the Islanders may have a shot.  Or could he stay in Florida (where the tax situation is much more bank account friendly).

Steven Stamkos 2016

I personally think that he will end up in Toronto, Detroit or Montreal.  That said, here’s a look at the top 30 players set to become free agents on July 1.  There are a few decent names to be had during free agent Friday.  Kyle Okposo would be a nice fit on a number of teams.  Rumors persist of Milan Lucic heading to either Edmonton or Vancouver and what about quality players such as Andrew Ladd, David Backes or Lee Stempniak?   Hockey fans are excited as teams look to grab (and most likely overpay) for this years class of NHL free agents.

RK PLAYER TEAM POS AGE GP G PTS 2015-16
1 Steven Stamkos TBL C 26 77 36 64 $7.5 M
2 Milan Lucic LA LW 28 81 20 55 $6 M
3 Kyle Okposo NYI RW 28 79 22 64 $2.8 M
4 Loui Eriksson Bos LW 30 82 30 63 $4.25 M
5 Mikkel Boedker Col RW 26 80 17 51 $3.75 M
6 Andrew Ladd Chi LW 30 78 25 46 $4.4 M
7 David Backes StL C 32 79 21 45 $4.5 M
8 Troy Brouwer StL RW 30 82 18 39 $3.66 M
9 Lee Stempniak Bos RW 33 82 19 51 $850 K
10 Jason Demers Dal RD 28 62 7 23 $3.4 M
11 Frans Nielsen NYI C 32 81 20 52 $2.75 M
12 Dan Hamhuis Van LD 33 58 3 13 $4.5 M
13 David Perron Ana LW 28 71 12 36 $3.81 M
14 Jimmy Vesey Harvard LW 23 33 24 46 –
15 Jamie McGinn Ana LW 27 84 22 39 $2.95 M
16 Brian Campbell Fla LD 37 82 6 31 $7.14 M
17 Shane Doan Ari RW 39 72 28 47 $5.3 M
18 James Reimer SJS G 28 40 2.31 0.922 $2.3 M
19 Jiri Hudler Fla RW 32 72 16 46 $4 M
20 Kris Versteeg LA RW 30 77 15 38 $4.4 M
21 Kris Russell Dal LD 29 62 4 19 $2.6 M
22 Matt Martin NYI LW 27 80 10 19 $1 M
23 Eric Staal NYR C 31 83 13 39 $8.25 M
24 Luke Schenn LA RD 26 72 4 16 $3.6 M
25 Justin Schultz Pit RD 25 63 4 18 $3.9 M
26 Jason Chimera Wsh LW 37 82 20 40 $2 M
27 Ben Lovejoy Pit RD 32 66 4 10 $1.1 M
28 Teddy Purcell Fla RW 30 76 14 43 $4.5 M
29 Radim Vrbata Van RW 35 63 13 27 $5 M
30 P.A. Parenteau Tor LW 33 77 20 41 $1.33 M
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