SERAVALLI: Daily Faceoff’s Final Top 75 Free Agent Rankings

SERAVALLI: Daily Faceoff’s Final Top 75 Free Agent Rankings
Credit: James Guillory

By Frank Seravalli

Ding. That is the sound of a new NHL season. Free agency opens when the clock hits 12 noon ET on Wednesday, beginning the mad scramble of deals and details that will impact the 2021-22 season and beyond.

Even without an official ‘interview period,’ tampering ran rampant this offseason. There are still many moving parts – most importantly the goaltending market, with Phillip Grubauer’s decision in Colorado with the potential to create a significant ripple effect.

Here is Daily Faceoff‘s final Top 75 Free Agents ranking heading into the season, based on interest and information from industry sources:

RKPlayerTeamPosAgeGPGPTS20-21
1Dougie HamiltonCARRD28551042$5.75M
2Philipp GrubauerCOLG29401.95.922$3.33M
3Blake ColemanTBLLW29541431$1.8M
4Linus UllmarkBUFG27202.63.917$2.6M
5Phillip DanaultMTLC2853524$3.08M
6Brandon SaadCOLLW28441524$6M
7Mike HoffmanSTLRW31491733$4M
8Ryan SuterMINLD3656319$7.54M
9Jaden SchwartzSTLLW2838719$5.35M
10Alexander WennbergFLAC26551628$2.25M
11David SavardTBLRD305316$4.25M
12Mikael GranlundNSHLW29511327$3.75M
13Petr MrazekCARG29122.06.923$3.13M
14Ryan GetzlafANAC3647517$8.25M
15Kyle PalmieriNYIRW30501021$4.65M
16Casey CizikasNYIC3056714$3.35M
17Corey PerryMTLRW3547921$750K
18Jaroslav HalakBOSG36192.53.905$3.5M
19David KrejciBOSC3550841$7.25M
20Tucker PoolmanWPGRD283901$775K
21Nick RitchieBOSLW25561526$1.5M
22Jonathan BernierCARG32242.99.914$3M
23Frederik AndersenTORG31232.91.897$5M
24Alex GoligoskiARILD/RD3556322$5.48M
25Derek ForbortWPGLD2956212$1M
26Pius SuterCHILW25551427$925K
27Luke GlendeningDETC3254615$1.8M
28Mattias JanmarkVGKLW28541123$2.25M
29Brock McGinnCARLW2737813$2.1M
30Jordan MartinookCARLW2844413$2M
31Braden HoltbyVANG31213.67.889$4.3M
32Jani HakanpaaCARRD295724$750K
33Antti RaantaARIG32123.36.905$4.25M
34Cody CeciPITRD2753417$1.25M
35Lauren BrossoitWPGG28142.42.918$1.5M
36Nick FolignoTORLW3347720$5.5M
37Tomas TatarMTLLW30481030$5.3M
38Michael BuntingARILW25211013$738K
39Alex EdlerVANLD354507$6M
40Marcus JohanssonMINLW3034614$4.5M
41Nick BoninoMINC3352924$4.1M
42James ReimerCARG33222.66.906$3.4M
43David KampfCHIC2656112$1M
44Erik HaulaNSHC3051921$1.75M
45Sean KuralyBOSC284749$1.28M
46Derick BrassardARILW3353820$1M
47Zdeno CharaWSHLD4455210$795K
48Tyler BozakSTLC/RW3528416$5M
49Mathieu PerreaultWPGLW3353917$4.13M
50Patrik NemethCOLLD2952310$3M
51Ian ColeMINLD325418$4.25M
52Eric StaalMTLC3653513$3.25M
53Brandon SutterVANC/RW3243912$4.35M
54Luke SchennTBLRD313824$800K
55Jon MerrillMTLLD294905$925K
56Zach BogosianTORRD304504$1M
57Ryan MurrayNJDLD2746014$4.6M
58Tomas NosekVGKC2838818$1.25M
59Jake VirtanenVANRW243855$2.55M
60Alex ChiassonEDMRW3045916$2.15M
61Zach PariseMINLW3645718$7.53M
62Ryan DonatoSJSLW2550620$1.9M
63Pierre-Edouard BellemareCOLLW3653911$1.8M
64Michael RafflWSHLW3244411$1.6M
65David RittichTORG28192.86.901$2.75M
66Bobby RyanDETRW3433714$1M
67Andrew CoglianoDALLW3454511$3.25M
68Alex GalchenyukTORLW2734513$1.05M
69Derek RyanCGYRW3443213$3.13M
70Jimmy VeseyVANLW2850510$900K
71Travis HamonicVANRD3038310$1.25M
72Erik GustafssonMTLLD2929112$3M
73Devan DubnykCOLG35223.20.895$4.33M
74Brady KeeperFLARD25100$715K
75Cedric PaquetteCARC/LW273848$1.65M

Next up: G Tuukka Rask, G Henrik Lundqvist. Both coming off major surgeries.

Signed: Alex Ovechkin, Gabriel Landeskog, Taylor Hall, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyson Barrie, Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak, Jamie Oleksiak, Barclay Goodrow, Alec Martinez, Marc Staal, Keith Yandle, Tony DeAngelo, Joel Armia, Paul Stastny, Brandon Montour, Mike Reilly.

Retired: Niklas Hjalmarsson, Craig Anderson.

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