NHL free agents
Not under contract, so no trade value. Sorted by player value: what his next five seasons of play would cost on the market. RFA: a restricted free agent.
Updated November 13, 2026.
| # | Player | Last club | OVR | Player value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Edvinsson D, 23 |  Detroit Red Wings | 78 | $55.0M | RFA |
| 2 | Patrik Laine RW, 28 |  Montreal Canadiens | 61 | $12.1M | |
| 3 | Vladimir Tarasenko RW, 34 |  Minnesota Wild | 70 | $11.5M | |
| 4 | Philipp Kurashev C, 27 |  San Jose Sharks | 56 | $9.5M | RFA |
| 5 | Egor Zamula D, 26 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 52 | $8.8M | RFA |
| 6 | Marcus Johansson C, 36 | Minnesota Wild | 68 | $7.9M | |
| 7 | John Klingberg D, 34 | San Jose Sharks | 65 | $7.2M | |
| 8 | Lassi Thomson D, 26 |  Ottawa Senators | 48 | $6.9M | RFA |
| 9 | Zakhar Bardakov C, 25 |  Colorado Avalanche | 48 | $6.4M | RFA |
| 10 | Adam Boqvist D, 26 |  New York Islanders | 49 | $6.2M | RFA |
| 11 | Reilly Smith RW, 35 |  Vegas Golden Knights | 61 | $6.1M | |
| 12 | Ben Hutton D, 33 | Vegas Golden Knights | 60 | $5.8M | |
| 13 | Victor Söderström D, 25 |  Boston Bruins | 50 | $5.7M | RFA |
| 14 | Pavol Regenda LW, 26 | San Jose Sharks | 53 | $5.5M | RFA |
| 15 | Arthur Kaliyev RW, 25 | Ottawa Senators | 53 | $5.4M | RFA |
| 16 | Petr Mrázek G, 34 |  Anaheim Ducks | 57 | $5.4M | |
| 17 | Matt Murray G, 32 |  Seattle Kraken | 58 | $5.3M | |
| 18 | Jake Bean D, 28 |  Calgary Flames | 48 | $5.3M | |
| 19 | Luke Kunin C, 28 |  Florida Panthers | 47 | $5.2M | |
| 20 | Evander Kane LW, 35 |  Vancouver Canucks | 61 | $4.9M | |
| 21 | Sonny Milano LW, 30 |  Washington Capitals | 57 | $4.8M | |
| 22 | Daniil Miromanov D, 29 | Calgary Flames | 50 | $4.2M | |
| 23 | Jeff Skinner LW, 34 | San Jose Sharks | 58 | $4.2M | |
| 24 | Tanner Pearson LW, 34 |  Buffalo Sabres | 55 | $4.0M | |
| 25 | James van Riemsdyk LW, 37 | Detroit Red Wings | 61 | $3.8M | |
| 26 | Matěj Blümel RW, 26 | Boston Bruins | 47 | $3.6M | RFA |
| 27 | Jonathan Toews C, 38 |  Winnipeg Jets | 58 | $3.4M | |
| 28 | Jonathan Quick G, 40 |  New York Rangers | 60 | $3.3M | |
| 29 | Olle Lycksell RW, 27 | Ottawa Senators | 48 | $3.2M | RFA |
| 30 | Marcus Högberg G, 31 | New York Islanders | 56 | $3.2M | |
| 31 | Boris Katchouk LW, 28 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 49 | $3.1M | |
| 32 | Jacob Moverare D, 28 |  Los Angeles Kings | 46 | $3.1M | |
| 33 | Roby Jarventie LW, 24 |  Edmonton Oilers | 46 | $3.1M | RFA |
| 34 | Rafaël Harvey-Pinard LW, 27 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 49 | $2.9M | |
| 35 | Vyacheslav Buteyets G, 24 | Anaheim Ducks | 55 | $2.8M | RFA |
| 36 | Curtis Lazar C, 31 | Edmonton Oilers | 47 | $2.8M | |
| 37 | Rodrigo Abols C, 30 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 48 | $2.7M | |
| 38 | Anthony Richard C, 29 | Philadelphia Flyers | 50 | $2.5M | |
| 39 | Adam Erne LW, 31 |  Dallas Stars | 49 | $2.5M | |
| 40 | Nick Leddy D, 35 | San Jose Sharks | 54 | $2.4M | |
| 41 | Nathan Legare RW, 25 |  New Jersey Devils | 46 | $2.3M | RFA |
| 42 | Colin Miller D, 34 | Winnipeg Jets | 50 | $2.3M | |
| 43 | David Tomasek RW, 30 | Edmonton Oilers | 47 | $2.3M | |
| 44 | Nils Åman C, 26 | Vancouver Canucks | 49 | $2.2M | RFA |
| 45 | Nicolas Aubé-Kubel RW, 30 | Minnesota Wild | 47 | $2.2M | |
| 46 | Brandon Saad LW, 34 | Vegas Golden Knights | 50 | $2.1M | |
| 47 | Mathew Dumba D, 32 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 48 | $2.1M | |
| 48 | Hugh McGing LW, 28 |  St. Louis Blues | 47 | $2.0M | |
| 49 | David Kämpf C, 31 | Washington Capitals | 45 | $2.0M | |
| 50 | Adam Henrique C, 36 | Edmonton Oilers | 49 | $2.0M | |
| 51 | Hunter Shepard G, 31 | Ottawa Senators | 55 | $1.8M | |
| 52 | Noah Philp C, 28 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 46 | $1.8M | |
| 53 | Calle Järnkrok C, 35 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | $1.7M | |
| 54 | Kevin Rooney C, 33 |  Utah Mammoth | 48 | $1.6M | |
| 55 | Joona Koppanen LW, 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 45 | $1.5M | |
| 56 | Robby Fabbri C, 30 | Minnesota Wild | 51 | $1.5M | |
| 57 | Matt Benning D, 32 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 46 | $1.5M | |
| 58 | Dysin Mayo D, 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 47 | $1.4M | |
| 59 | Josiah Slavin LW, 27 | Carolina Hurricanes | 47 | $1.4M | |
| 60 | James Reimer G, 38 | Ottawa Senators | 56 | $1.3M | |
| 61 | Juho Lammikko RW, 30 | New Jersey Devils | 45 | $1.3M | |
| 62 | Derek Forbort D, 34 | Vancouver Canucks | 49 | $1.3M | |
| 63 | Gustav Nyquist RW, 37 | Winnipeg Jets | 50 | $1.3M | |
| 64 | Evgenii Dadonov RW, 37 | New Jersey Devils | 51 | $1.2M | |
| 65 | Jeff Petry D, 38 | Minnesota Wild | 47 | $0.9M | |
| 66 | Jordan Oesterle D, 34 |  Nashville Predators | 48 | $0.8M | |
| 67 | Andrew Agozzino LW, 35 | Utah Mammoth | 49 | $0.8M | |
| 68 | Joseph LaBate C, 33 | Vancouver Canucks | 46 | $0.7M | |
| 69 | Tomáš Nosek C, 34 | Florida Panthers | 45 | $0.6M | |
| 70 | Ryan Reaves RW, 39 | San Jose Sharks | 44 | $0.6M | |
| 71 | Brendan Smith D, 37 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 46 | $0.6M | |
| 72 | Travis Hamonic D, 36 | Detroit Red Wings | 44 | $0.6M | |
| 73 | Kevin Gravel D, 34 | Nashville Predators | 46 | $0.5M | |
| 74 | T.J. Tynan C, 34 | Colorado Avalanche | 46 | $0.5M |