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AFP Analytics 2026 Offseason Contract Projections - Pending Free Agents

Player
LT/ST
Previous Team
New Team
POS
SHOOTS
Age
FA Status
ARB ELG?
Projected Length
Projected Cap Hit
Projected CH %
Projected Total Value
Salary Cap at Start
Actual Length
Actual Cap Hit
Actual Cap Hit %
Actual Total Value
Length % Error
Cap Hit % Error
Total Value % Error
Length Error
Cap Hit Error
Timeframe
FA/Extension
Abols, Rodrigo
PHI
C, LW
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Acciari, Noel
PIT
C, RW
R
34
UFA
-
2
$2,185,733.37
2.10%
$4,371,466.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Agozzino, Andrew
UTAH
LW, C
L
35
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ahcan, Jack
COL
LD
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Aman, Nils
VAN
C, LW
L
26
RFA
YES
1
$918,750.00
0.88%
$918,750.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Andersen, Frederik
CAR
G
L
36
UFA
-
1
$2,818,400.00
2.71%
$2,818,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Andersson, Rasmus
VGK
RD
R
29
UFA
-
6
$8,744,914.26
8.41%
$52,469,485.54
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Andrae, Emil
PHI
TOR
LD
L
24
RFA
YES
2
$2,124,200.00
2.04%
$4,248,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Arvidsson, Viktor
BOS
LW, RW
R
33
UFA
-
2
$4,913,422.18
4.72%
$9,826,844.35
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Aston-Reese, Zach
CBJ
LW
L
31
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Aube-Kubel, Nicolas
MIN
RW
R
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bardakov, Zakhar
COL
C
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Barre-Boulet, Alex
COL
RW, C
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Barron, Justin
NSH
RD
R
24
RFA
YES
2
$1,710,800.00
1.65%
$3,421,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bastian, Nathan
DAL
RW, C
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bean, Jake
CGY
LD
L
28
UFA
-
1
$1,364,660.86
1.31%
$1,364,660.86
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bedard, Connor
Long Term
CHI
C
R
20
RFA
NO
8
$12,364,114.29
11.89%
$98,912,914.30
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bedard, Connor
Short Term
CHI
C
R
20
RFA
NO
3
$9,380,800.00
9.02%
$28,142,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Beecher, John
CGY
C, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$945,000.00
0.91%
$945,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Benn, Jamie
DAL
LW
L
36
UFA
-
1
$1,288,114.26
1.24%
$1,288,114.26
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Benning, Matt
TOR
RD
R
32
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Benning, Michael
FLA
RD
R
24
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Benson, Zach
Long Term
BUF
LW
L
21
RFA
NO
7
$6,975,428.57
6.71%
$48,828,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Benson, Zach
Short Term
BUF
LW
L
21
RFA
NO
2
$4,196,400.00
4.04%
$8,392,800.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Berard, Brett
NYR
LW
L
20
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Berggren, Jonatan
STL
RW, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
2
$2,181,552.94
2.10%
$4,363,105.88
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bjorkstrand, Oliver
TBL
RW
R
31
UFA
-
2
$2,834,742.87
2.73%
$5,669,485.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bjornfot, Tobias
FLA
LD
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Blais, Sammy
MTL
LW, RW
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Blankenburg, Nick
COL
RD
R
28
UFA
-
2
$4,062,933.37
3.91%
$8,125,866.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Blueger, Teddy
VAN
C
L
31
UFA
-
3
$2,703,133.37
2.60%
$8,109,400.10
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Blumel, Matej
BOS
RW, LW
L
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bobrovsky, Sergei
FLA
G
L
37
UFA
-
2
$5,595,200.00
5.38%
$11,190,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bogosian, Zach
MIN
RD
R
35
UFA
-
1
$1,230,484.22
1.18%
$1,230,484.22
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bolduc, Zachary
Long Term
MTL
RW, LW
L
23
RFA
NO
7
$6,063,200.00
5.83%
$42,442,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bolduc, Zachary
Short Term
MTL
RW, LW
L
23
RFA
NO
2
$3,646,729.41
3.51%
$7,293,458.82
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Boqvist, Adam
NYI
RD
R
25
RFA
YES
1
$892,500.00
0.86%
$892,500.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bourgault, Xavier
OTT
RW, C
R
23
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bourque, Mavrik
DAL
C, RW
R
24
RFA
YES
2
$2,964,000.00
2.85%
$5,928,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Brind'Amour, Skyler
CAR
C
L
26
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Brink, Bobby
PHI
RW
R
24
RFA
YES
2
$3,804,564.71
3.66%
$7,609,129.41
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Brisson, Brendan
NYR
LW, C, RW
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Brodzinski, Jonny
NYR
RW, LW
R
33
UFA
-
1
$1,037,400.00
1.00%
$1,037,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Brossoit, Laurent
SJS
G
L
33
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bryson, Jacob
BUF
LD, RD
L
28
UFA
-
1
$983,840.00
0.95%
$983,840.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Bunting, Michael
DAL
LW, RW
L
30
UFA
-
4
$5,809,818.14
5.59%
$23,239,272.58
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Burns, Brent
COL
RD
R
41
UFA
-
1
$1,015,733.68
0.98%
$1,015,733.68
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Buteyets, Vyacheslav
ANA
G
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Callahan, Michael
BOS
LD
L
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Capobianco, Kyle
DAL
LD
L
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Carcone, Michael
UTAH
LW
L
30
UFA
-
2
$2,664,480.00
2.56%
$5,328,960.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Cardwell, Ethan
SJS
RW, C
R
23
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Carlile, Declan
TBL
LD
L
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Carlson, John
ANA
RD
R
36
UFA
-
3
$7,030,400.00
6.76%
$21,091,200.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Carlsson, Leo
Long Term
ANA
C
L
21
RFA
NO
8
$11,447,428.57
11.01%
$91,579,428.60
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Carlsson, Leo
Short Term
ANA
C
L
21
RFA
NO
3
$8,273,200.00
7.96%
$24,819,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Chaffee, Mitchell
TBL
RW
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Chinakhov, Igor
Long Term
PIT
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
4
$5,597,973.33
5.38%
$22,391,893.33
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Chinakhov, Igor
Short Term
PIT
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$3,685,066.67
3.54%
$3,685,066.67
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Cholowski, Dennis
NJD
LD
L
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Clarke, Brandt
Long Term
LAK
RD
R
23
RFA
NO
7
$8,521,760.00
8.19%
$59,652,320.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Clarke, Brandt
Short Term
LAK
RD
R
23
RFA
NO
2
$5,039,542.86
4.85%
$10,079,085.71
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Clifton, Connor
PIT
RD
R
31
UFA
-
2
$1,839,809.50
1.77%
$3,679,619.01
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Coghlan, Dylan
VGK
RD
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Cole, Ian
UTAH
LD
L
37
UFA
-
1
$3,125,200.00
3.01%
$3,125,200.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Commesso, Drew
CHI
G
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$874,125.00
0.84%
$874,125.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Comrie, Eric
WPG
G
L
30
UFA
-
2
$1,478,880.00
1.42%
$2,957,760.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Copley, Pheonix
LAK
G
L
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Cotter, Paul
NJD
LW
L
26
RFA
YES
3
$2,325,440.00
2.24%
$6,976,320.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Cousins, Nick
OTT
C, LW
L
32
UFA
-
2
$2,147,600.00
2.07%
$4,295,200.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dach, Colton
CHI
C, LW
L
23
RFA
NO
2
$1,174,583.05
1.13%
$2,349,166.10
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dach, Kirby
MTL
C
R
25
RFA
YES
2
$2,225,600.00
2.14%
$4,451,200.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dadonov, Evgenii
NJD
RW, LW
L
37
UFA
-
1
$1,004,342.87
0.97%
$1,004,342.87
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Davidson, Jared
MTL
C
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Daws, Nico
NJD
G
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$892,500.00
0.86%
$892,500.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
DeAngelo, Tony
NYI
RD
R
30
UFA
-
2
$2,194,400.00
2.11%
$4,388,800.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
DeSimone, Nick
UTAH
RD
R
31
UFA
-
2
$981,500.00
0.94%
$1,963,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Del Mastro, Ethan
CHI
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
1
$874,125.00
0.84%
$874,125.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Desharnais, Vincent
SJS
RD
R
30
UFA
-
2
$2,008,066.63
1.93%
$4,016,133.26
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Deslauriers, Nicolas
CAR
LW, RW
L
35
UFA
-
1
$1,331,200.00
1.28%
$1,331,200.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dewar, Connor
PIT
C, LW
L
27
UFA
-
2
$2,226,823.56
2.14%
$4,453,647.12
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dickinson, Jason
EDM
C, LW
L
30
UFA
-
4
$5,046,971.43
4.85%
$20,187,885.71
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dorofeyev, Pavel
Long Term
VGK
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
6
$8,987,242.10
8.64%
$53,923,452.63
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dorofeyev, Pavel
Short Term
VGK
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
2
$6,206,720.00
5.97%
$12,413,440.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Douglas, Curtis
TBL
C, LW
L
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Drury, Jack
COL
C
L
26
RFA
YES
3
$2,866,240.00
2.76%
$8,598,720.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Drysdale, Jamie
Long Term
PHI
RD
R
24
RFA
YES
6
$7,292,350.00
7.01%
$43,754,100.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Drysdale, Jamie
Short Term
PHI
RD
R
24
RFA
YES
1
$5,321,333.33
5.12%
$5,321,333.33
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Duehr, Walker
WPG
WPG
RW
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
2
$875,000.00
0.84%
$1,750,000.00
50.00%
2.86%
51.43%
1
$25,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Duhaime, Brandon
WSH
LW, RW
L
29
UFA
-
2
$1,867,377.82
1.80%
$3,734,755.65
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dumba, Mathew
PIT
RD
R
31
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Dunne, Josh
BUF
C, LW
L
27
UFA
-
2
$1,041,600.04
1.00%
$2,083,200.08
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Edvinsson, Simon
Long Term
DET
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
7
$8,776,733.33
8.44%
$61,437,133.34
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Edvinsson, Simon
Short Term
DET
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
3
$5,567,466.67
5.35%
$16,702,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Eller, Lars
OTT
C, LW
L
37
UFA
-
1
$1,217,320.00
1.17%
$1,217,320.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Englund, Andreas
NSH
LD
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Erne, Adam
DAL
LW, RW
L
31
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ersson, Samuel
PHI
TOR
G
L
26
RFA
YES
1
$1,600,000.00
1.54%
$1,600,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Fabbri, Robby
MIN
LW, RW
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Fantilli, Adam
Long Term
CBJ
C
L
21
RFA
NO
8
$10,008,266.67
9.62%
$80,066,133.33
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent

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