Speculation: 2022 UFA Predictions

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Here's the list of UFA's this summer:
CapFriendly - 2022 NHL UFAs

Notable names:
-Evgeni Malkin
-Johnny Gaudreau
-Nazem Kadri
-Filip Forsberg
-Evander Kane
-Kris Letang
-Claude Giroux
-Patrice Bergeron
-Marc-Andre Fleury
-PK Subban
-Phil Kessel
-John Klingberg
-Bryan Rust
-Mason Marchment
-Reilly Smith
-Max Domi
-Darcy Keumper
-Vicent Trocheck
-Nino Niederrieter

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[Niten Ichi Ryu]

-Gaudreau to New Jersey (hometown)
-Kadri to Florida/Boston
-M.A.F. to Colorado/Edmonton
-Klingberg to Minnesota
-Keumper to Toronto
-Forsberg to Calgary/Carolina

 

[Mrfenn92]

Detroit -Evgeni Malkin
Calgary-Johnny Gaudreau
Nashville -Nazem Kadri
Anaheim-Filip Forsberg
Edmonton -Evander Kane
Pittsburgh -Kris Letang
Ottawa-Claude Giroux
Boston-Patrice Bergeron
Pittsburgh -Marc-Andre Fleury
Toronto-PK Subban
Islanders-Phil Kessel
Seattle-John Klingberg
Seattle-Bryan Rust
Florida-Mason Marchment
Dallas-Reilly Smith
Boston-Max Domi
Colorado-Darcy Keumper
Columbus-Vicent Trocheck
Arizona-Nino Niederrieter

 

[mcityguy1]

Malkin isn't going to Detroit would cost to much and he is old wings are rebuilding

 

[RangerBoy]

-Gaudreau to New Jersey (hometown)
-Kadri to Florida/Boston
-M.A.F. to Colorado/Edmonton
-Klingberg to Minnesota
-Keumper to Toronto
-Forsberg to Calgary/Carolina

Gaudreau is from south Jersey. That's Flyers territory.

 

[Voight]

Kadri 8 million/year x 6 years

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Shocking that an Oilers fan says Johnny is going to Jersey. Even though he grew up a Flyers fan living just outside Philly

 

[JKG33]

Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh
Johnny Gaudreau - Philadelphia
Nazem Kadri - Philadelphia
Filip Forsberg - Los Angeles
Evander Kane - Carolina
Kris Letang - Pittsburgh
Claude Giroux - Florida
Patrice Bergeron - Boston
Marc-Andre Fleury - St Louis
PK Subban - Retirement
Phil Kessel - Minnesota
John Klingberg - Seattle
Bryan Rust - Colorado
Mason Marchment - Anaheim
Reilly Smith - New Jersey
Max Domi - NY Islanders
Darcy Keumper - Colorado
Vicent Trocheck - Detroit
Nino Niederrieter - Nashville
Ville Husso - Edmonton

 

[Mitch nylander]

Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh
Johnny Gaudreau - Calgary
Nazem Kadri - Anaheim
Filip Forsberg - Los Angeles
Evander Kane - Edmonton
Kris Letang - Pittsburgh
Claude Giroux - Florida
Patrice Bergeron - Boston
Marc-Andre Fleury - Montreal
PK Subban - Montreal
Phil Kessel - Minnesota
John Klingberg - Seattle
Bryan Rust - Pittsburgh
Mason Marchment - Calgary
Reilly Smith - Boston
Max Domi - Vancouver
Darcy Keumper - Colorado
Vicent Trocheck - NYR
Nino Niederrieter - NYI
Ville Husso - St Louis

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Other Forwards
David Perron - St Louis
Ilya Mikheyev - Edmonton
Alexander Barabonov - San Jose
Alexander Radulov - KHL
Jason Spezza - Toronto
Joe Thornton - Retirement
Paul Stastny - Colorado
Dustin Brown - LAK
Danton Heinen - Buffalo
Evan Rodrigues - Arizona

Other dman
Mark Giordano - Toronto
Ben Chiarot - Florida
Anton Stralman - Retirement
Zdeno Chara - Retirement
Justin Schultz - Ottawa
Mark Staal - Washington

Goalies
Jack Campbell - Toronto
Mikko Koskinen - Buffalo
Braden Holtby - Edmonton
Martin Jones - Nashville
Jaroslav Halak - Philadelphia

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

-Gaudreau to New Jersey (hometown)
-Kadri to Florida/Boston
-M.A.F. to Colorado/Edmonton
-Klingberg to Minnesota
-Keumper to Toronto
-Forsberg to Calgary/Carolina

Yeah with Minnesota's up coming cap crunch they can really afford Klingberg. They will probably have to trade Fiala there's no way they can afford Klingberg.

 

[Eggtimer]

Devils are not signing Gaudreau. If anyone but the Flames I’d say Flyers .
Where is Nicushkin ? I thought he was a UFA but don’t see him listed ?
Same as Copp and Rackell ? I’d consider them somewhat bigger name UFA’s ?

 

[LMFAO]

You gotta think that this is the end for PK Subban. His ego is too big to play for 1M a year.

 

[Neiler]

Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh
Johnny Gaudreau - Calgary
Nazem Kadri - Anaheim
Filip Forsberg - Los Angeles
Evander Kane - Edmonton
Kris Letang - Pittsburgh
Claude Giroux - Florida
Patrice Bergeron - Boston
Marc-Andre Fleury - Montreal
PK Subban - Montreal
Phil Kessel - Minnesota
John Klingberg - Seattle
Bryan Rust - Pittsburgh
Mason Marchment - Calgary
Reilly Smith - Boston
Max Domi - Vancouver
Darcy Keumper - Colorado
Vicent Trocheck - NYR
Nino Niederrieter - NYI
Ville Husso - St Louis

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Other Forwards
David Perron - St Louis
Ilya Mikheyev - Edmonton
Alexander Barabonov - San Jose
Alexander Radulov - KHL
Jason Spezza - Toronto
Joe Thornton - Retirement
Paul Stastny - Colorado
Dustin Brown - LAK
Danton Heinen - Buffalo
Evan Rodrigues - Arizona

Other dman
Mark Giordano - Toronto
Ben Chiarot - Florida
Anton Stralman - Retirement
Zdeno Chara - Retirement
Justin Schultz - Ottawa
Mark Staal - Washington

Goalies
Jack Campbell - Toronto
Mikko Koskinen - Buffalo
Braden Holtby - Edmonton
Martin Jones - Nashville
Jaroslav Halak - Philadelphia

I think this is a pretty decent list overall.

I don't think Kessel is going to Minnesota just based on the Fiala talk however. Kessel would have to sign a tiny deal to make that work.

Forsberg to LA would be monstrous and I could see it happening.

Don't think Ottawa signs anyone on the list with the exception of Giroux - if he wants to go there as has been suggested. I think it'll be Florida though as you said.

 

[lwvs84]

I don't think any of the big names are going to Anaheim, maybe one or two guys that bring some toughness back, but not Kadri/Forsberg level guys. Ducks aren't far enough through their rebuild to draw in those guys yet.

 

[StreetHawk]

I don't think any of the big names are going to Anaheim, maybe one or two guys that bring some toughness back, but not Kadri/Forsberg level guys. Ducks aren't far enough through their rebuild to draw in those guys yet.

No justification to sign 28/29 year old top end ufas if you are not ready to contend in the next couple of seasons. Wasting 2-3 years of their remaining 4/5 prime years. Ana dealt Lindholm who was drafted in the same years as Forsberg.

 

[waitin425]

Malkin - Pittsburgh
Gaudreau - Philly
Kadri - Dallas
Forsberg - Montreal
Kane - Edmonton
Letang - Washington
Giroux - Ottawa
Bergeron - Boston
Fleury - Minny
Subban - Toronto
Kessel - Arizona
Klingberg - Seattle
Rust - Tampa
Marchment - Florida
Smith - Buffalo
Domi - Carolina
Keumper - Edmonton
Trocheck - Carolina
Nino - Carolina

 

[EK392000]

Evgeni Malkin - PIT
Johnny Gaudreau - PHI
Nazem Kadri - MON
Filip Forsberg - ANA
Evander Kane - NJ
Kris Letang- PIT
Claude Giroux - OTT
Patrice Bergeron - BOS
Marc-Andre Fleury - EDM
PK Subban - BUF
Phil Kessel - ARI
John Klingberg - BUF
Bryan Rust - CGY
Mason Marchment - FLA
Reilly Smith - FLA
Max Domi - BOS
Darcy Keumper - TOR
Vicent Trocheck - SEA
Nino Niederrieter - SEA

 

[Siludin]

-Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh
-Johnny Gaudreau - New Jersey
-Nazem Kadri - Ottawa
-Filip Forsberg - Nashville
-Evander Kane - Edmonton
-Kris Letang - Pittsburgh
-Claude Giroux - Discount contract with contender if he doesn't win cup, payout contract with whomever if he wins the cup
-Patrice Bergeron - Boston
-Marc-Andre Fleury - Pittsburgh
-PK Subban - Toronto
-Phil Kessel - Retired
-John Klingberg - Anaheim
-Bryan Rust - Pittsburgh
-Mason Marchment - Seattle
-Reilly Smith - Seattle
-Max Domi - Florida
-Darcy Keumper - Colorado
-Vicent Trocheck - Carolina
-Nino Niederrieter - Islanders

 

[lwvs84]

No justification to sign 28/29 year old top end ufas if you are not ready to contend in the next couple of seasons. Wasting 2-3 years of their remaining 4/5 prime years. Ana dealt Lindholm who was drafted in the same years as Forsberg.

Exactly, plus it would take an overpay to get them here (most of those guys haven't won a Cup and most likely want to) and the taxes here are high. The contract it would take to get them here would handcuff the team when they are ready to compete. My expectation is more of stuff like the failed Dadonov trade... short term cap dumps of useful but overpaid players and a pick to take them.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

How is Toronto affording one of the premier UFA goalies? Are they trading out salary, expecting a discount, or not giving raises to their RFA?

 

[cwede]

-Gaudreau to New Jersey (hometown)
...

i wouldn't expect out of area folks to know this,
but FYI if Gaudreau has a hometown team he desires, it is Flyers not Devils
where he grew up is ~100 miles south of Devils arena and solid Flyers territory

but NJ could be interested, he'd be good alongside either Nico or Jack

 

[cwede]

... Vicent Trocheck - NYR ...

unless Trochek comes in much lower Cap Hit than re=rigning Strome or Copp, probably not
NYR only have Cap Space to add 1 biggish Hit deal, for #2 C
they already have Bread, Zib, Fox, Trouba, Kreider, Shesty consuming $~50M next few seasons

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Malkin - Pittsburgh
Gaudreau - Philly
Kadri - Dallas
Forsberg - Montreal
Kane - Edmonton
Letang - Washington
Giroux - Ottawa
Bergeron - Boston
Fleury - Minny
Subban - Toronto
Kessel - Arizona
Klingberg - Seattle
Rust - Tampa
Marchment - Florida
Smith - Buffalo
Domi - Carolina
Keumper - Edmonton
Trocheck - Carolina
Nino - Carolina

Reportedly Rust is looking at 6x6 Tampa can't afford him. Probably signs with the hometown Red Wings.

 

[Lockin17]

Letang to MTL

 

[SJinNewJersey]

-Gaudreau to New Jersey (hometown)
-Kadri to Florida/Boston
-M.A.F. to Colorado/Edmonton
-Klingberg to Minnesota
-Keumper to Toronto
-Forsberg to Calgary/Carolina

Gaudreau is from Salem, NJ, so if he was going to his hometown, it would be to Philly and not the Devils.