NHL RFA qualifying offer tracker: Who is set to become a UFA?
With just two days to go before the chaos ensues, a number of players are going to be seeking large lumps of cash when free agency opens on July 1.
While names like Rasmus Andersson and Sergei Bobrovsky are currently slated to be the top unrestricted free agents come Wednesday, several players are going to be free to sign with whoever they want. While many restricted free agents have already received and signed qualifying offers, there’s a growing list of RFAs who won’t be getting an offer from their clubs, making them UFAs on Canada Day.
There are a variety of reasons a team won’t send an offer to a young player. It simply could come down to salary cap space, which is hard to defend given that the cap is jumping to $104 million next season. Also, players might simply have fallen out of favor with their respective franchises, with the athlete looking to find another organization to hone their craft.
The deadline for RFAs to receive qualifying offers is Monday, June 29, at 5 p.m. ET.
Here is the full list of RFAs who have not received qualifying offers from their club and will become unrestricted free agents on July 1:
Pittsburgh Penguins: Filip Lindberg (G), Vasily Ponomarev (F)