The following players are currently free agents. Each player’s 2025 age is in parentheses. Only players who saw NHL action last season and ended the year on the active roster are listed here. Players who have announced their retirement or signed overseas are not included.
Updated Sep. 12, 2025
Unrestricted Free Agents
Centers
Luke Glendening (36)
Kevin Rooney (32)
Jack Roslovic (28)
Left Wingers
Robby Fabbri (29)
Noah Gregor (26) – non-tender
Brock McGinn (31)
Tyler Motte (30)
Matthew Nieto (32)
Max Pacioretty (36)
Right Wingers
Cam Atkinson (36)
Klim Kostin (26) – non-tender
Kevin Labanc (29)
Brett Leason (26) – non-tender
Trevor Lewis (38)
Craig Smith (35)
Left-Shot Defensemen
T.J. Brodie (35)
Calvin de Haan (34)
Matt Grzelcyk (31)
Jack Johnson (38)
Oliver Kylington (28)
Jonathon Merrill (33)
Brendan Smith (36)
Ryan Suter (40)
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (38)
Right-Shot Defensemen
Robert Bortuzzo (36)
Jani Hakanpää (33)
Erik Johnson (37)
Goaltenders
James Reimer (37)
Georgi Romanov (25) – non-tender
Ilya Samsonov (28)
Restricted Free Agents
Centers
Mason McTavish (22)
Left Wingers
none
Right Wingers
Luke Evangelista (23)
Alexander Holtz (23)
Left-Shot Defensemen
Luke Hughes (21)
Wyatt Kaiser (23)
Right-Shot Defensemen
none
Goaltenders
none
This list could also be used as an indicator on who may be available during the upcoming trade deadline. There are intriguing possibilities to say the least.
RFA Scott Perunovich could be interesting to watch. While on the smaller side, he does have some good puck-moving traits in a sheltered role with the Blues.
He’s not an RFA he signed with Utah.
Roslovic bet on himself with that one year deal with Carolina and is fitting in well. He should generate a good amount of interest at only 28 years old.
I think you need to remove UFA RHD McIlrath(WAS) as he signed 2 year deal but add RFA LHD Alex Alexeyev (WAS)
Alexeyev signed in Pittsburgh after being let go by the Caps.
Why do you use a picture of Mikko Rantanen for this article? Literally zero relevance to the subject.
Also, Scott Sabourin isn’t a UFA. He signed with Tampa.
@stu18germanator – this article was initially published last year.
It’s a crime that Brett Leason is still available, Some of these GMs are clueless.
The author of this chose to not do any research. Good job buddy. Nothing like not knowing anything your job. Great work.
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The underwhelming nature of that bunch is that if you made a team up out of the UFAs, it might not quite challenge the 1975 Washington Capitals for Worst Team Ever, but it would surely be in a world of suck.