Top remaining NHL free agents: The best 2025 UFAs still on the board
Jul 3, 2025, 13:50 EDTUpdated: Jul 3, 2025, 15:58 EDT
Every year, we’re told NHL free agency begins at noon ET on July 1, yet, miraculously, signings pour in by the dozen at breakneck speed when that moment arrives. That was the case July 1, with 117 contracts signed, totalling $666,480,000 as of 8:00 p.m. ET. Teams were not afraid to make big splashes with the salary cap spiking to from $88 million to $95.5 million for 2025-26 – whether that meant retaining their pending UFAs before the market opened or spending wildly on new ones.
Who are the top remaining unrestricted free agents? Here’s a look at the board, with players’ ranks in my Top 75 included along with contract projections from AFP Analytics. I’ve added a few more UFAs of note, as well.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Age | Cap Hit | GP | G | PTS | AFP Project |
| 9 | Jack Roslovic | RW | 28 | $2.8M | 81 | 22 | 39 | 3 x $4.1M |
| 14 | Anthony Beauvillier | RW | 28 | $1.25M | 81 | 15 | 25 | 3 x $3.22M |
| 15 | Matt Grzelcyk | LD | 31 | $2.8M | 82 | 1 | 40 | 3 x $3.8M |
| 16 | Max Pacioretty | LW | 36 | $1.5M | 37 | 5 | 13 | 1 x $921K |
| 21 | Victor Olofsson | RW | 29 | $1.1M | 56 | 15 | 29 | 3 x $3.4M |
| 36 | Jeff Skinner | LW | 32 | $3M | 72 | 16 | 29 | 1 x $2.5M |
| 37 | James Reimer | G | 37 | $1M | 24 | 3.04 | 0.896 | 1 x $ 1.14M |
| 38 | Luke Kunin | RW | 27 | $2.75M | 75 | 11 | 18 | 2 x $1.78M |
| 39 | Ilya Samsonov | G | 28 | $1.8M | 29 | 2.82 | 0.891 | 1 x $2M |
| 46 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 33 | N/A | –– | –– | –– | N/A |
| 47 | Michael Carcone | LW | 29 | $775K | 53 | 7 | 19 | 1 x $965K |
| 49 | Taylor Raddysh | RW | 27 | $1M | 80 | 7 | 27 | 3 x $2.65M |
| 50 | Joel Kiviranta | LW | 29 | $775K | 79 | 16 | 23 | 2 x $1.09M |
| 52 | Luke Glendening | C | 36 | $800K | 77 | 4 | 7 | 1 x $775K |
| 55 | Alexandar Georgiev | G | 29 | $3.4M | 49 | 3.71 | 0.875 | 1 x $1.96M |
| 58 | Craig Smith | RW | 35 | $1M | 59 | 9 | 18 | 1 x $968K |
| 60 | Robby Fabbri | LW | 29 | $4M | 44 | 8 | 16 | 1 x $992K |
| 63 | Klim Kostin | LW | 26 | $2M | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 x $775K |
| 64 | Jakub Lauko | LW | 25 | $788K | 56 | 5 | 11 | 1 x $1.17M |
| 65 | Jan Rutta | D | 34 | $2.75M | 54 | 3 | 9 | 2 x $1.52M |
| 66 | TJ Brodie | D | 35 | $3.75M | 54 | 2 | 10 | N/A |
| 70 | Jon Merrill | D | 33 | $1.2M | 70 | 2 | 6 | 1 x $1.28M |
| 71 | Nathan Bastian | RW | 27 | $1.35M | 59 | 4 | 10 | 1 x $1.32M |
| 73 | Conor Sheary | RW | 33 | $2M | 5 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 74 | Daniel Sprong | RW | 28 | $975K | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 x $924K |
| — | Brendan Smith | D | 36 | $1M | 32 | 1 | 6 | N/A |
| — | Noah Gregor | LW | 26 | $850K | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 X $775K |
| — | Joe Veleno | C | 25 | $2.28M | 72 | 7 | 15 | N/A |
| — | Nikolai Kovalenko | RW | 25 | $896K | 57 | 7 | 20 | 2 x $2M |
| — | Oliver Kylington | D | 28 | $1.05M | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 X $775K |
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