The following players are currently projected to be eligible for restricted free agency when the new league year begins on July 1, 2024. The team that holds the player’s signing rights, as well as each player’s age as of the date of free agency opening, is in parentheses.
Only players who logged NHL time in the 2023-24 season are listed here. Those who play multiple positions are listed by their primary position played in 2023-24. Players are not eligible for salary arbitration unless otherwise indicated.
Updated 5/3/24
* – indicates player is eligible for salary arbitration
^ – indicates 10.2(c) free agent, ineligible to sign or receive offer sheets
Centers
Note: the Devils’ Michael McLeod is one of five current or former NHLers who have been charged in connection to sexual assault allegations involving Canada’s 2018 World Junior Championship team.
Nikita Alexandrov (Blues, 23)
Tyler Angle (Blue Jackets, 23)
Matthew Beniers (Kraken, 21)
Jesper Boqvist (Bruins, 25)*
Jack Drury (Hurricanes, 24)
Mackenzie Entwistle (Blackhawks, 24)*
Benoit-Olivier Groulx (Ducks, 24)
David Gustafsson (Jets, 24)*
Cole Guttman (Blackhawks, 25)
Barrett Hayton (NHL Utah, 24)*
Ruslan Iskhakov (Islanders, 23)
Jan Jeník (NHL Utah, 23)
Peyton Krebs (Sabres, 23)
Luke Kunin (Sharks, 26)*
Blake Lizotte (Kings, 26)*
Anton Lundell (Panthers, 22)
Isac Lundeström (Ducks, 24)*
Kyle MacLean (Islanders, 25)
Marc McLaughlin (Bruins, 24)*
Michael McLeod (Devils, 26)*
Connor McMichael (Capitals, 23)
Casey Mittelstadt (Avalanche, 25)*
Nikita Nesterenko (Ducks, 22)
Juuso Pärssinen (Predators, 23)
Jacob Peterson (Sharks, 24)*
Shane Pinto (Senators, 23)
Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets, 21)
Jack Studnicka (Sharks, 25)*
Akil Thomas (Kings, 24)
Alex Turcotte (Kings, 23)
Joe Veleno (Red Wings, 24)
Left Wingers
Egor Afanasyev (Predators, 23)
Adam Beckman (Wild, 23)
Thomas Bordeleau (Sharks, 22)^
Quinton Byfield (Kings, 21)
Yegor Chinakhov (Blue Jackets, 23)
Max Comtois (Hurricanes, 25)*
Angus Crookshank (Senators, 24)^
Connor Dewar (Maple Leafs, 25)*
Pavel Dorofeyev (Golden Knights, 23)
Samuel Fagemo (Kings, 24)
Nolan Foote (Devils, 23)
Liam Foudy (Predators, 24)*
Gage Goncalves (Lightning, 23)
Jonathan Gruden (Penguins, 24)
Brian Halonen (Devils, 25)
Dylan Holloway (Oilers, 22)
Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets, 21)^
Max Jones (Ducks, 26)*
Boris Katchouk (Senators, 26)*
Parker Kelly (Senators, 25)*
Beck Malenstyn (Capitals, 26)*
Jakob Pelletier (Flames, 23)
Cole Perfetti (Jets, 22)
Adam Raska (Wild, 22)
Lucas Raymond (Red Wings, 22)
Pavol Regenda (Ducks, 24)
Lukas Reichel (Blackhawks, 22)
Nicholas Robertson (Maple Leafs, 22)
Mason Shaw (Wild, 25)*
Sam Steel (Stars, 26)*
Alex Steeves (Maple Leafs, 24)
Alexandre Texier (Blue Jackets, 24)*
Eeli Tolvanen (Kraken, 25)*
Right Wingers
Note: the Flames’ Dillon Dubé is one of five current or former NHLers who have been charged in connection to sexual assault allegations involving Canada’s 2018 World Junior Championship team.
Joey Anderson (Blackhawks, 26)*
Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Predators, 24)*
Emil Bemström (Penguins, 25)*
Jonatan Berggren (Red Wings, 23)
Bobby Brink (Flyers, 22)
Graeme Clarke (Devils, 23)
Ty Dellandrea (Stars, 23)
Dillon Dubé (Flames, 25)*
Noah Gregor (Maple Leafs, 25)*
Carl Grundström (Kings, 26)*
James Hamblin (Oilers, 25)
Simon Holmström (Islanders, 23)
Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes, 22)
Reese Johnson (Blackhawks, 25)*
Kaapo Kakko (Rangers, 23)*
Arthur Kaliyev (Kings, 23)
Linus Karlsson (Canucks, 24)
Milos Kelemen (NHL Utah, 24)
Adam Klapka (Flames, 23)
Raphael Lavoie (Oilers, 23)
Brett Leason (Ducks, 25)*
Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets, 23)
Dawson Mercer (Devils, 22)
Waltteri Merela (Lightning, 25)
Martin Necas (Hurricanes, 25)*
Alexander Nylander (Blue Jackets, 26)*
Jason Polin (Avalanche, 25)
Taylor Raddysh (Blackhawks, 26)*
Cole Schwindt (Flames, 23)
Philip Tomasino (Predators, 22)
Oliver Wahlstrom (Islanders, 24)
Samuel Walker (Wild, 25)
Kailer Yamamoto (Kraken, 25)*
Jesse Ylönen (Canadiens, 24)
Filip Zadina (Sharks, 24)*
Left Defensemen
Jake Bean (Blue Jackets, 26)*
Erik Brännström (Senators, 24)*
Philip Broberg (Oilers, 23)
Jacob Bryson (Sabres, 26)*
Declan Carlile (Lightning, 24)
Declan Chisholm (Wild, 24)
Jake Christiansen (Blue Jackets, 24)*
Kale Clague (Sabres, 26)*
Marc Del Gaizo (Predators, 24)
Adam Ginning (Flyers, 24)
Hardy Haman Aktell (Capitals, 25)
Thomas Harley (Stars, 22)
Santeri Hatakka (Devils, 23)
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Penguins, 25)*
Vladislav Kolyachonok (NHL Utah, 23)
Yan Kuznetsov (Flames, 22)
Maxime Lajoie (Maple Leafs, 26)*
Ryan Lindgren (Rangers, 26)*
Josh Mahura (Panthers, 26)*
J.J. Moser (NHL Utah, 24)
Nikita Okhotyuk (Flames, 23)
Scott Perunovich (Blues, 25)*
Isaak Phillips (Blackhawks, 22)
Filip Roos (Blackhawks, 25)
Ilya Solovyov (Flames, 23)
Logan Stanley (Jets, 26)*
Spencer Stastney (Predators, 24)
Henry Thrun (Sharks, 23)^
Urho Vaakanainen (Ducks, 25)*
Juuso Välimäki (NHL Utah, 25)*
Arber Xhekaj (Canadiens, 23)
Yegor Zamula (Flyers, 24)
Right Defensemen
Note: the Devils’ Callan Foote is one of five current or former NHLers who have been charged in connection to sexual assault allegations involving Canada’s 2018 World Junior Championship team.
Calen Addison (Sharks, 24)
Justin Barron (Canadiens, 22)
Dylan Coghlan (Hurricanes, 26)*
Louis Crevier (Blackhawks, 23)
Sean Durzi (NHL Utah, 25)*
Ty Emberson (Sharks, 24)
Callan Foote (Devils, 25)*
Max Guenette (Senators, 23)
Filip Hronek (Canucks, 26)*
Henri Jokiharju (Sabres, 25)*
Michael Kesselring (NHL Utah, 24)
Kaedan Korczak (Golden Knights, 23)
Jackson LaCombe (Ducks, 23)
Timothy Liljegren (Maple Leafs, 25)*
Gustav Lindström (Ducks, 25)*
Nils Lundkvist (Stars, 23)
Nikolas Matinpalo (Senators, 25)
Cole McWard (Canucks, 23)^
Ian Mitchell (Bruins, 25)*
Braden Schneider (Rangers, 22)
Moritz Seider (Red Wings, 23)
Victor Söderström (NHL Utah, 23)
Jordan Spence (Kings, 23)
Jack St. Ivany (Penguins, 24)
Goaltenders
Note: the Flyers’ Carter Hart is one of five current or former NHLers who have been charged in connection to sexual assault allegations involving Canada’s 2018 World Junior Championship team.
Nico Daws (Devils, 23)
Jet Greaves (Blue Jackets, 23)
Carter Hart (Flyers, 25)*
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres, 25)*
Matt Murray (Stars, 26)*
Akira Schmid (Devils, 24)
Arturs Silovs (Canucks, 23)
Mads Søgaard (Senators, 23)
Jeremy Swayman (Bruins, 25)*
Dustin Wolf (Flames, 23)