The 2025 NHL unrestricted free agent class is headlined by a handful of star gamers however is taken into account thinner than latest years, with a noticeable drop-off in expertise after the highest names. Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs is the marquee UFA, anticipated to command one of many league’s highest salaries if he reaches the open market.
John Tavares, additionally from Toronto, is one other large title, however he’ll seemingly have to take a pay lower from his $11 million cap hit. Sam Bennett is our prime heart obtainable and there may be discuss of bidding probably attending to $10 million.
Different prime forwards obtainable embrace Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Duchene, Brock Boeser, Patrick Kane, and Brad Marchand, all of whom ought to draw vital curiosity as scoring and management choices.
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On protection, Aaron Ekblad is probably the most notable UFA, joined by Vladislav Gavrikov and Ivan Provorov. The blue line class lacks a real franchise-altering presence. The goaltending market is weak, with Jake Allen standing out as the perfect obtainable choice after a number of prime goalies signed extensions. Dan Vladar and Alex Lyon could be your subsequent finest choices in web.
| Rank | Participant | Staff | 24-25 Cap | Pos | Age | GP | G/GAA | A | PTS/SV% |
| 1 | Mitch Marner | TOR | $10.9 mill | RW | 28 | 81 | 27 | 75 | 102 |
| 2 | Sam Bennett | FLA | $4.4 mill | C | 29 | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 3 | Nikolaj Ehlers | WPG | $6 mill | LW | 29 | 69 | 24 | 39 | 63 |
| 4 | John Tavares | TOR | $11 mill | C | 34 | 75 | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| 5 | Brock Boeser | VAN | $6.7 mill | RW | 28 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 6 | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | $7.5 mill | RD | 29 | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 7 | Ivan Provorov | CBJ | $6.8 mill | LD | 28 | 82 | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| 8 | Matt Duchene | DAL | $3 mill | C | 34 | 82 | 30 | 52 | 82 |
| 9 | Vladislav Gavrikov | LAK | $5.9 mill | LD | 29 | 82 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 10 | Brad Marchand | FLA | $6.1 mill | LW | 37 | 71 | 23 | 28 | 51 |
| 11 | Mikael Granlund | DAL | $5 mill | C/LW | 33 | 83 | 22 | 44 | 66 |
| 12 | Jake Allen | NJD | $3.9 mill | G | 34 | 31 | 2.59 | – | 0.908 |
| 13 | Dante Fabbro | CBJ | $2.5 mill | RD | 27 | 68 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 14 | Patrick Kane | DET | $4 mill | RW | 36 | 72 | 21 | 38 | 59 |
| 15 | Pius Suter | VAN | $1.6 mill | C | 29 | 81 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| 16 | Ryan Donato | CHI | $2 mill | C/LW | 29 | 80 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| 17 | Dmitry Orlov | CAR | $7.8 mill | LD | 33 | 76 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 18 | Jonathan Drouin | COL | $2.5 mill | LW | 30 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 19 | Jack Roslovic | CAR | $2.8 mill | C/RW | 28 | 81 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 20 | Andrei Kuzmenko | LAK | $5.5 mill | RW | 31 | 66 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 21 | Trent Frederic | EDM | $2.3 mill | C/LW | 27 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 22 | Ryan Lindgren | COL | $4.5 mill | LD | 27 | 72 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 23 | Jamie Benn | DAL | $9.5 mill | LW | 35 | 80 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| 24 | Claude Giroux | OTT | $6.5 mill | C | 37 | 81 | 15 | 35 | 50 |
| 25 | Jonathan Toews | UFA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | Dan Vladar | CGY | $2.2 mill | G | 27 | 30 | 2.8 | 0.898 | |
| 27 | Henri Jokiharju | BOS | $3.1 mill | RD | 26 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 28 | Reilly Smith | VGK | $5 mill | RW | 34 | 79 | 13 | 27 | 40 |
| 29 | Victor Olofsson | VGK | $1.1 mill | LW | 29 | 56 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 30 | Brent Burns | CAR | $8 mill | RD | 40 | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 31 | Matt Grzelcyk | PIT | $2.8 mill | LD | 31 | 82 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
| 32 | Cody Ceci | DAL | $3.3 mill | RD | 31 | 85 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 33 | Andrew Mangipane | WSH | $5.8 mill | LW | 29 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 34 | Connor Brown | EDM | $1 mill | RW | 31 | 82 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 35 | Anthony Beauvillier | WSH | $1.25 mill | LW | 28 | 81 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 36 | John Klingberg | EDM | $1.76 mill | RD | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Brian Dumoulin | NJD | $3.15 mill | LD | 33 | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 38 | Brandon Tanev | WPG | $3.5 mill | LW | 33 | 79 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 39 | Mason Appleton | WPG | $2.2 mill | C/RW | 29 | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 40 | Justin Brazeau | MIN | $775,000 | RW/LW | 27 | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 41 | Joel Armia | MTL | $3.4 mill | RW | 32 | 81 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 42 | Nick Perbix | TBL | $1.1 mill | RD | 27 | 74 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 43 | Nick Bjugstad | UTA | $2.1 mill | C/RW | 32 | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 44 | Alex Lyon | DET | $900,000 | G | 32 | 30 | 2.81 | – | 0.896 |
| 45 | Christian Dvorak | MTL | $4.45 mill | C/LW | 29 | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 46 | Corey Perry | EDM | $1.2 mill | RW | 40 | 81 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 47 | Nate Schmidt | FLA | $800,000 | LD | 33 | 80 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 48 | Adam Gaudette | OTT | $775,000 | RW | 28 | 81 | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 49 | Evgenii Dadonov | DAL | $2.3 mill | RW | 36 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 50 | Gustav Nyquist | MIN | $3.2 mill | LW | 35 | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
- Age, place, and probability of signing elsewhere had been all considered in arising with this rating.
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