2021 NHL Free Agency: Top 40 Defensemen

The 2021 NHL free–agent market is scheduled to begin at noon ET on July 28. Here is a look at the top 40 defensemen who will be available on the market. Players sorted by their 2020-21 point totals.

There are some quality NHL defensemen available. Tyson Barrie bet on himself with his one-year deal with the Oilers and he could be looking for a larger payday. Dougie Hamilton is coveted by every team in the league and there are some veteran defensemen who could come in at an affordable for teams looking for some depth.

Largest targets this off-season:

  1. Dougie Hamilton
  2. Alec Martinez
  3. Tyson Barrie
  4. Codi Ceci
  5. Mike Reilly
PlayerTeamTypeAgeHeight WeightShootsGPGoalsAssistsPoints2020-21 Cap Hit
Tyson BarrieEDMUFA305′ 11″197R5684048$3,750,000
Dougie HamiltonCARUFA286′ 6″229R55103242$5,750,000
Alec MartinezVGKUFA346′ 1″209L5392332$4,000,000
Mike ReillyBOSUFA286′ 1″200L552727$1,500,000
Alex GoligoskiAZUFA365′ 11″185L5631922$5,475,000
Brandon MontourFLAUFA276′ 0″189R5071118$3,850,000
Cody CeciPITUFA276′ 2″210R5341317$1,250,000
Ryan MurrayNJDUFA286′ 1″206L481414$4,600,000
Jamie OleksiakDALUFA286′ 7″255L566814$2,137,500
Michael Del ZottoCBJUFA316′ 0″195L534913$700,000
Erik GustafssonMTLUFA296′ 0″197L2911112$3,000,000
Derek ForbortWPGUFA296′ 4″219L5621012$1,000,000
Jordan OesterleAZUFA296′ 0″182L4311011$1,400,000
Marc StaalDETUFA346′ 4″209L563710$5,700,000
Brendan SmithNYRUFA326′ 2″200L485510$4,350,000
Adam LarssonEDMUFA286′ 3″208R564610$4,166,666
Patrik NemethCOLUFA296′ 3″228L523710$3,000,000
Jordie BennWPGUFA346′ 2″199L391910$2,000,000
Zdeno CharaBOSUFA446′ 9″250L552810$795,000
Travis HamonicVANUFA316′ 2″205R37279$1,250,000
Ian ColeMINUFA326′ 1″225L54178$4,250,000
Alexander EdlerVANUFA356′ 3″212L5177$6,000,000
David SavardTBLUFA306′ 2″229R54156$4,250,000
Sami VatanenDALUFA305′ 10″185R39246$2,000,000
Niklas HjalmarssonAZUFA346′ 3″197L4155$5,000,000
Ben HuttonTORUFA286′ 2″206L38145$950,000
Jon MerrillMTLUFA296′ 3″195L4955$925,000
Steven KampferBOSUFA335′ 11″198R20235$800,000
Andy GreeneNYIUFA385′ 11″190L55145$700,000
Jason DemersAZUFA336′ 1″195R4144$3,937,500
Erik GudbransonNSHUFA296′ 5″217R45134$4,000,000
Kevan MillerBOSUFA336′ 2″210R28134$1,250,000
Dmitry KulikovEDMUFA306′ 1″204L4844$1,150,000
Zach BogosianTORUFA316′ 2″200R4544$1,000,000
Luke SchennTBLUFA316′ 2″227R38224$800,000
Mark PysykDALUFA296′ 1″196R36314$750,000
Jani HakanpaaCARUFA296′ 5″218R57224$750,000
Nikita NesterovCGYUFA285′ 11″181L3844$700,000
Jake McCabeBUFUFA276′ 1″204L13123$2,850,000
Greg PaterynSJSUFA316′ 3″220R1333$2,250,000