July 7: Byram (BUF) and McBain (UTA) were on the receiving end of team-elected arbitration yesterday, so they’re now ineligible for offer sheets.
July 6: Yesterday, the NHLPA announced the 11 players who were eligible for and opted to elect salary arbitration this offseason. While notable for a few reasons, that announcement often goes unheralded when it includes higher-caliber names. That’s because a player electing arbitration makes them ineligible to receive or sign offer sheets, locking them into a new contract with their current team one way or another. Whether that’s via a pre-hearing settlement or an arbitration decision remains to be seen.
The following players are still eligible to sign an offer sheet this offseason because they meet the following criteria:
Are a restricted free agent (i.e., received a qualifying offer before June 30);
Did not elect salary arbitration before Saturday’s deadline;
Are not a 10.2(c) player who does not have enough professional experience for standard RFA eligibility.
Anaheim Ducks: F Mason McTavish, F Judd Caulfield, F Jan Mysak, G Calle Clang
Boston Bruins: F John Farinacci
Buffalo Sabres: D Bowen Byram
Calgary Flames: F Rory Kerins, F Sam Morton, F Connor Zary, D Yan Kuznetsov, D Jeremie Poirier
Carolina Hurricanes: F Skyler Brind’Amour, F Ryan Suzuki, D Domenick Fensore, D Ronan Seeley
Chicago Blackhawks: D Louis Crevier
Colorado Avalanche: none
Columbus Blue Jackets:F Mikael Pyyhtia, D Daemon Hunt
Dallas Stars: F Antonio Stranges
Detroit Red Wings: D Eemil Viro
Edmonton Oilers: none
Florida Panthers: F Oliver Okuliar, F Wilmer Skoog, D Tobias Bjornfot
Los Angeles Kings: none
Minnesota Wild: F Marco Rossi, F Michael Milne
Montreal Canadiens: none
Nashville Predators: F Luke Evangelista
New Jersey Devils: F Thomas Bordeleau
New York Islanders: F Marc Gatcomb, F Adam Beckman, D Travis Mitchell
New York Rangers: F Brendan Brisson, G Dylan Garand
Ottawa Senators: F Xavier Bourgault, F Jan Jenik, D Max Guenette, D Donovan Sebrango
Philadelphia Flyers: D Cameron York
Pittsburgh Penguins: F Vasiliy Ponomarev
San Jose Sharks: F Daniil Gushchin, D Jack Thompson
Seattle Kraken: D Ryker Evans
St. Louis Blues: F Nikita Alexandrov, D Hunter Skinner, G Vadim Zherenko
Tampa Bay Lightning: none
Toronto Maple Leafs: F Roni Hirvonen, D Topi Niemela, D William Villeneuve, G Dennis Hildeby
Utah Mammoth: F Jack McBain
Vancouver Canucks: D Jett Woo, G Nikita Tolopilo
Vegas Golden Knights: F Alexander Holtz, F Raphael Lavoie, F Jonas Rondbjerg, F Cole Schwindt, D Lukas Cormier
Washington Capitals: none
Winnipeg Jets: F Parker Ford, F Rasmus Kupari, D Tyrel Bauer, D Isaak Phillips