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Here’s my spreadsheet for upcoming UFAs, each team’s cap situation, and a trade tracker. I update the spreadsheet daily. I use CapFriendly to create this list and AFP Analytics for the contract projections.

Edit: Spreadsheet has been updated with AFP's latest projections and I added a new section for RFAs.

Spoiler: UFAs By Position

Top-6 Forwards
Sam Reinhart	RW	28	8y/10.25m
Jake Guentzel	W	29	6y/7.94m
Steven Stamkos	LW/C	34	3y/6.30m
Jonathan Marchessault	W	33	3y/6.25m
Joe Pavelski	RW	39	1y/3.94m
Matt Duchene	RW/C	33	3y/6.46m
Sean Monahan	FW	29	3y/2.87m
Tyler Toffoli	W	32	5y/6.53m
Jonathan Drouin	W	29	4y/4.46m
Teuvo Teravainen	W	29	5y/6.13m
Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	32	3y/5.64m
Adam Henrique	LW/C	34	2y/4.60m
Chandler Stephenson	C/LW	30	5y/5.77m
Max Domi	C/RW	29	3y/4.17m
Patrick Kane	RW	35	2y/5.51m
Elias Lindholm	C/RW	29	7y/8.04m
Anthony Mantha	W	29	3y/4.40m
Daniel Sprong	W	27	3y/3.89m
Jake DeBrusk	W	27	5y/5.92m
David Perron	W	36	2y/2.80m
Tyler Bertuzzi	W	29	5y/6.00m
Anthony Duclair	W	28	3y/3.22m
Jason Zucker	W	32	3y/5.46m
Jack Roslovic	C/RW	27	3y/3.11m
Max Pacioretty	LW	35
Alexander Barabanov	W	30	3y/3.03m

Top-4 Defecemen
Shayne Gostisbehere	LD/RD	31	3y/4.38m
Brady Skjei	LD	30	6y/7.39m
Noah Hanifin	LD	27	7y/7.69m
Brandon Montour	RD	30	7y/8.71m
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	LD	32	3y/3.67m
Dylan DeMelo	RD	31	4y/5.07m
Sean Walker	LD/RD	29	4y/4.87m
Matt Roy	RD	29	4y/5.58m
TJ Brodie	LD/RD	34	3y/4.91m
Brenden Dillon	LD	33	2y/3.91m
Alexandre Carrier	RD	27	3y/3.57m
Nikita Zadorov	LD/RD	29	4y/5.10m
Chris Tanev	RD	34	3y/4.68m
Brett Pesce	RD	29	6y/6.72m
Matt Grzelcyk	LD	30	3y/4.07m
Oliver Kylington	LD/RD	27

Bottom-6 Forwards
James van Riemsdyk	W	35	1y/1.50m
Warren Foegele	W	28	4y/3.58m
Stefan Noesen	W	31	2y/3.23m
Danton Heinen	W	28
Tyler Johnson	FW	33
Alexander Wennberg	C	29	4y/4.21m
Jordan Martinook	W	31	2y/2.79m
Dakota Joshua	LW	28	3y/3.00m
Michael Amadio	W	28
Teddy Blueger	C/LW	29	2y/2.56m
Sam Lafferty	FW	29	2y/1.72m
Kiefer Sherwood	W	29
Mike Hoffman	LW	34	1y/1.86m
Tomas Tatar	W	33	1y/2.21m
Kyle Okposo	RW	36	1y/1.96m
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	27
Andrew Cogliano	LW	37
Jakob Silfverberg	W	33	2y/2.78m
Cal Clutterbuck	RW	36
Corey Perry	RW	39
Patrick Maroon	W	36
Yakov Trenin	LW/C	27	3y/3.33m
Dominik Kubalik	W	28	2y/1.34m
Anthony Beauvillier	W	27
Sam Carrick	C/RW	32
Tanner Pearson	LW	31
Zemgus Girgensons	LW/C	30	2y/1.74m
Colin Blackwell	C/RW	31
Brandon Duhaime	W	27
Nick Cousins	LW/C	30
Connor Brown	W	30
Joel Kiviranta	W	28
William Carrier	LW	29	3y/2.68m
Tyler Motte	W	29	3y/2.55m
Samuel Blais	W	28	1y/0.94m
Tyson Jost	C	26

Bottom-Pairing Defencemen
Erik Gustafsson	LD	32	3y/4.99m
Tyler Myers	RD	34	2y/2.67m
Justin Schultz	RD	33	2y/3.81m
Kevin Shattenkirk	RD	35	1y/1.37m
Jalen Chatfield	RD	28	3y/2.77m
Mike Reilly	LD	30	1y/1.24m
Dmitry Kulikov	LD/RD	33
Alec Martinez	LD	36	1y/1.7m
Tyson Barrie	RD	32	2y/3.72m
Jani Hakanpaa	RD	32	2y/2.38m
Vincent Desharnais	RD	28	2y/1.41m
Ian Cole	LD/RD	35	2y/3.09m
Matt Dumba	RD	29	3y/3.73m
Colin Miller	RD	31
Mark Giordano	LD	40	1y/3.11m
Marco Scandella	LD	34
Calvin De Haan	LD/RD	33
Josh Brown	RD	30
Ilya Lyubushkin	RD	30	1y/1.31m
Joel Edmundson	LD/RD	31
Troy Stecher	RD	30
Derek Forbort	LD	32
Erik Johnson	RD	36	1y/1.13m

Forward Depth
Christian Fischer	W	27
Craig Smith	RW	34
Victor Olofsson	W	28
Trevor Lewis	RW/C	37
Justin Bailey	RW	29
Kevin Stenlund	C/RW	27
Jeff Carter	RW/C	39
Ryan Carpenter	RW/C	33
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	RW	28	2y/1.53m
AJ Greer	W	27
Liam O'Brien	W	29
Chris Tierney	C	30
Mattias Janmark	W	31
Sam Gagner	RW/C	34
Brendan Smith	LD/RD	35
Eric Robinson	LW	29
Zach Parise	LW	39
Kevin Labanc	W	28	2y/1.94m
Fredrik Olofsson	C/LW	28
Alex Barre-Boulet	W	27
Matt Martin	W	35
Radim Zohorna	W	28
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	C/LW	39
Tyler Pitlick	RW	32
Austin Watson	W	32
Tomas Nosek	LW/C	31
Jansen Harkins	LW	27
Rourke Chartier	C	28
Steven Lorentz	FW	28

Defensive Depth
Jack Johnson	LD	37
Vincent Desharnais	RD	28	2y/1.41m
Anthony Deangelo	RD	28	2y/1.80m
Jarred Tinordi	LD	32
Sebastian Aho	LD	28
Dakota Mermis	LD/RD	30
Jacob MacDonald	LD/RD	31
Dennis Gilbert	LD	27
Nikita Zaitsev	RD	32
Nick DeSimone	RD	29
Travis Dermott	LD/RD	27
Caleb Jones	LD/RD	27
Chad Ruhwedel	RD	34
William Lageson	LD/RD	28

Goaltenders
Cam Talbot	G	36	1y/1.89m
Ilya Samsonov	G	27	2y/3.26m
Alex Nedeljkovic	G	28	2y/2.00m
Kaapo Kahkonen	G	27	2y/2.93m
Scott Wedgewood	G	31	2y/1.57m
Casey DeSmith	G	32	1y/2.02m
Anthony Stolarz	G	30	2y/1.91m
James Reimar	G	36
Antti Raanta	G	35	1y/1.31m
David Rittich	G	31
Kevin Lankinen	G	29	1y/1.58m
Laurent Brossoit	G	31	2y/1.95m
Calvin Pickard	G	32
Martin Jones	G	34

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[SeawaterOnIce]

Canucks clearly like big defenders on their back end. Brenden Dillon fits that model - I wonder about Jani Hakanpaa as well.

I would give Joel Edmundson 3 years 8 mil. He looked really good with Toronto. Also would look at TJ Brodie as a Cole replacement.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Canucks clearly like big defenders on their back end. Brenden Dillon fits that model - I wonder about Jani Hakanpaa as well.

If the Canucks somehow were able to sign most of Zadorov, Dillon, Hakanpaa, and Joshua, then we very likely lead the league in hits next season.

 

[supercanuck]

We need to bring Tanev back. I feel he'll give a hometown discount, and maybe bringing back EP's dad will help him mentally during tough times.

Plus, he's just really good:

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

We need to bring Tanev back. I feel he'll give a hometown discount, and maybe bringing back EP's dad will help him mentally during tough times.

Plus, he's just really good:

He's turning 35 and I could see a team (Toronto) overpaying for him.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If the Canucks somehow were able to sign most of Zadorov, Dillon, Hakanpaa, and Joshua, then we very likely lead the league in hits next season.

I get the feeling Zadorov is gone to chase a big payday.

I mentioned earlier, I would look at Kiefer Sherwood for a bottom six role - very physical player who stood out in a positive way for me in the Nashville series.

 

[supercanuck]

He's turning 35 and I could see a team (Toronto) overpaying for him.

We just need him the last the remaining 3 years of Quinn's contract.

 

[Vector]

I would give Joel Edmundson 3 years 8 mil. He looked really good with Toronto. Also would look at TJ Brodie as a Cole replacement.

I like Edmundson a lot but only as a 3rd pairing guy without much term. 3 years would be too much for me.

 

[Vector]

I get the feeling Zadorov is gone to chase a big payday.

I mentioned earlier, I would look at Kiefer Sherwood for a bottom six role - very physical player who stood out in a positive way for me in the Nashville series.

Provides good even-strength bottom-6 production. Downside, if he's your Joshua replacement, is that he doesn't really PK.

 

[credulous]

hopefully management isn't as fixated on specific players as commentators here. there's lots of talent out there this summer. getting whatever players at the right price is more important than getting the right players at whatever price imo

 

[ManVanFan]

I like Edmundson a lot but only as a 3rd pairing guy without much term. 3 years would be too much for me.

Often injured. Has never played more than 70 games in any season. William Carrier is always a bottom 6 guy I wanted but he is the same, always injured these days.

 

[TruGr1t]

hopefully management isn't as fixated on specific players as commentators here. there's lots of talent out there this summer. getting whatever players at the right price is more important than getting the right players at whatever price imo

Doesn't sound like they are ... they're already leaking through numerous local media they'll be pretty ruthless with the contracts and expect a lot of these guys not to be back. The one wild card for me is Hronek, since he's a trade acquisition and RFA so they can't just let him walk.

I think most of the UFAs are gone-zo.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I like Edmundson a lot but only as a 3rd pairing guy without much term. 3 years would be too much for me.

Term will be the main selling point this summer for some of the depth guys (ie. Schenn).

 

[credulous]

Doesn't sound like they are ... they're already leaking through numerous local media they'll be pretty ruthless with the contracts and expect a lot of these guys not to be back. The one wild card for me is Hronek, since he's a trade acquisition and RFA so they can't just let him walk.

I think most of the UFAs are gone-zo.

i hope so. i can't imagine lindholm, zadorov or joshua are going to sign team or cap friendly contracts. they're all taking their last big swings this cycle

 

[Vector]

i hope so. i can't imagine lindholm, zadorov or joshua are going to sign team or cap friendly contracts. they're all taking their last big swings this cycle

Of those three, Joshua is the only one I can see signing a reasonable agreeable deal.

Fans have limited information. We go by who we've seen (Sherwood is a good example), who we know (Canucks' pending UFAs), and who's been rumoured (Brendan Dillon). Last year it was rumoured the Canucks were interested in Ian Cole, Carson Soucy, and Teddy Blueger and ended up getting all those guys. So there's some precedent for treating the Dhaliwal rumours with more than a passing glance.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

I really wonder what Chatfield gets this summer. I am seeing some outrageous projections for him.

 

[arttk]

so anyone got a list of UFAs that are super under the radar ( ex. Forsling when he was on waiver wire)

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I think this mgmt group gives zero f***s about sentimentality.

They have a number for a player and willing to move on if the player and their agent want more.

Expect alot of change to the team this offseason.

 

[Peter Griffin]

I really wonder what Chatfield gets this summer. I am seeing some outrageous projections for him.

He has great underlying numbers but from what I understand, he and Orlov get a lot of easy minutes.

I think this mgmt group gives zero f***s about sentimentality.

They have a number for a player and willing to move on if the player and their agent want more.

Expect alot of change to the team this offseason.

It’s refreshing to see this kind of management. No sentimental contracts and no giving out cushy retirement deals. The problem is, you have to be good at drafting and at finding good deals in UFA to succeed. So far they’ve been pretty solid at both.

 

[credulous]

Of those three, Joshua is the only one I can see signing a reasonable agreeable deal.

Fans have limited information. We go by who we've seen (Sherwood is a good example), who we know (Canucks' pending UFAs), and who's been rumoured (Brendan Dillon). Last year it was rumoured the Canucks were interested in Ian Cole, Carson Soucy, and Teddy Blueger and ended up getting all those guys. So there's some precedent for treating the Dhaliwal rumours with more than a passing glance.

i'm not saying none of the rumours are true. i think it's pretty plausible 33 year old dillon and his 35m in career earnings would prioritize location over extracting a couple million extra on his (probable) last contract

i just think people who think the canucks MUST sign zadorov or lindholm or tanev or whatever are probably going to be disappointed

(or i'm gonna be disappointed when the canucks overpay for those guys)

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

so anyone got a list of UFAs that are super under the radar ( ex. Forsling when he was on waiver wire)

Paging @MS - he's always got some good intel on some bargains that are out there.

 

[Vector]

Paging @MS - he's always got some good intel on some bargains that are out there.

Leave @MS, alone. He's very sick and Monday's loss probably killed him.

 

[Nucker101]

So Friedman and Shah but saying that management will let pretty much everyone walk if they ask for too much money.

Damn I love this management group.

 

[bandwagonesque]

I think any of the team's important UFAs would go for a low AAV on a very long term, and that's basically the only way cap teams keep their rosters together. For example, Zadorov at 8x4.75 or something. Of course, this option is available because it's risky. I don't want anyone on this roster but Quinn Hughes on a term like that.

 

[MS]

Leave @MS, alone. He's very sick and Monday's loss probably killed him.

I celebrated the Canucks getting eliminated by having our entire family get covid and spending the next 48 hours in bed and/or dealing with very sick very small children while also packing a 103 degree fever myself. It's been grand.

Also all the coughing has re-injured cracked/separated ribs from a mtb crash last month.

Also Arsenal lost the EPL title chase.

I honestly don't even feel like talking about hockey right now. The way that series went was so utterly identical to the 2011 Finals (right down to the BS suspension) and just a total gut punch. I'll probably re-engage just before the draft.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

A guy I didn't realize was heading to free agency was Vegas' Mike Amadio. He usually pops when playing against Vancouver and has put up some decent depth scoring numbers. Similar to Danton Heinen, I think he might make a good target if we're looking for some offense from our bottom-six.

On the Abbotsford side, I wonder if the Canucks look at Jujar Khaira. Our forward group in Abby is looking very, very thin heading into next season and is in need of some AHL vets. I think the Canucks have sniffed around him before.

Alex Barre Boulet would be a real get for Abbotsford if he could be enticed to leave Tampa/Syracuse.