A lot of money changed hands this off-season as teams battled to sign the best unrestricted free agents in the market. But the practice doesn’t guarantee success—sometimes the underrated signings are the ones that pay off. Over the course of the year PHR will list the top-scoring 2016 unrestricted free agents in an effort to gauge the best signings this offseason.
Leading 2016 UFA Scorers (as of 11/11/16)
Jonathan Marchessault (FLA): 13 points (7G, 6A) in 13 games
Alexander Radulov (MTL): 11 points (3G, 8A) in 13 games
Michael Grabner (NYR): 10 points (7G, 3A) in 14 games
Radim Vrbata (ARI): 9 points (4G, 5A) in 12 games
Milan Lucic (EDM): 9 points (5G, 4A) in 14 games
Brandon Pirri (NYR): 9 points (4G, 5A) in 14 games
Thomas Vanek (DET): 8 points (4G, 4A) in 7 games
Eric Staal (MIN): 8 points (4G, 4A) in 11 games
Kyle Okposo (BUF): 8 points (5G, 3A) in 12 games
Colton Sceviour (FLA): 8 points (5G, 3A) in 13 games
Dennis Seidenberg (NYI): 8 points (4G, 4A) in 13 games
Thought Vrabata was with Arizona, not Anaheim.
Radim Vrbata plays for Arizona not Anaheim