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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
Fantilli, Adam
Short Term
CBJ
C
L
21
RFA
NO
2
$6,375,200.00
6.13%
$12,750,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Fensore, Domenick
CAR
LD
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ferraro, Mario
SJS
LD
L
27
UFA
-
4
$5,131,533.37
4.93%
$20,526,133.47
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Foligno, Nick
MIN
LW, RW
L
38
UFA
-
1
$2,808,000.00
2.70%
$2,808,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Foote, Nolan
FLA
LW
L
25
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Forbort, Derek
VAN
LD
L
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Foudy, Liam
NYI
NYI
C, RW
L
26
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0
$0.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Garand, Dylan
NYR
G
L
24
RFA
YES
2
$1,008,800.00
0.97%
$2,017,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gatcomb, Marc
NYI
C, RW
R
26
RFA
YES
1
$945,000.00
0.91%
$945,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gaucher, Jacob
PHI
C, LW
R
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gaunce, Brendan
CBJ
C, LW
L
32
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gauthier, Cutter
Long Term
ANA
LW, C
L
22
10.2(c)
NO
7
$8,807,136.00
8.47%
$61,649,952.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gauthier, Cutter
Short Term
ANA
LW, C
L
22
10.2(c)
NO
3
$6,312,800.00
6.07%
$18,938,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gilbert, Dennis
OTT
LD
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Giles, Patrick
SJS
C, RW
R
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ginning, Adam
PHI
LD
L
26
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Giroux, Claude
OTT
LW, RW
R
38
UFA
-
1
$2,496,000.00
2.40%
$2,496,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Glendening, Luke
PHI
C, RW
R
37
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Graf, Collin
SJS
RW, C
R
23
10.2(c)
NO
3
$3,352,915.11
3.22%
$10,058,745.33
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gravel, Kevin
NSH
LD
L
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Greaves, Jet
Long Term
CBJ
G
L
25
RFA
YES
4
$6,046,560.00
5.81%
$24,186,240.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Greaves, Jet
Short Term
CBJ
G
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$4,326,400.00
4.16%
$4,326,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Grebenkin, Nikita
PHI
LW, RW
L
23
10.2(c)
NO
2
$1,273,694.12
1.22%
$2,547,388.23
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Greer, A.J.
FLA
LW
L
29
UFA
-
3
$2,794,886.95
2.69%
$8,384,660.86
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gregor, Noah
FLA
LW, RW
L
27
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gritsyuk, Arseny
Long Term
NJD
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
4
$5,889,990.48
5.66%
$23,559,961.90
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gritsyuk, Arseny
Short Term
NJD
LW, RW
L
25
RFA
YES
2
$3,045,789.83
2.93%
$6,091,579.66
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Groshev, Maxim
TBL
LD
L
24
RFA
YES
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
Grundstrom, Carl
PHI
LW, RW
L
28
UFA
-
1
$1,060,494.14
1.02%
$1,060,494.14
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Grzelcyk, Matt
CHI
LD
L
32
UFA
-
1
$1,993,333.37
1.92%
$1,993,333.37
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gudas, Radko
ANA
RD
R
36
UFA
-
1
$2,064,400.00
1.99%
$2,064,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gudbranson, Erik
CBJ
RD
R
34
UFA
-
1
$1,835,600.00
1.77%
$1,835,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Gustafsson, Erik
DET
LD
L
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Halonen, Brian
NJD
LW, RW
R
27
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Halverson, Brandon
TBL
G
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hamonic, Travis
DET
RD
R
35
UFA
-
1
$1,053,236.39
1.01%
$1,053,236.39
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Harkins, Jansen
ANA
C, LW
L
29
UFA
-
1
$1,028,560.00
0.99%
$1,028,560.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Harris, Jordan
BOS
LD
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$866,250.00
0.83%
$866,250.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Harvey-Pinard, Rafael
PIT
LW
L
27
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Haula, Erik
NSH
C, LW
L
35
UFA
-
1
$3,315,000.00
3.19%
$3,315,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hayes, Kevin
PIT
C, LW
L
34
UFA
-
1
$1,243,542.87
1.20%
$1,243,542.87
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hayton, Barrett
UTAH
C
L
26
RFA
YES
3
$5,375,136.00
5.17%
$16,125,408.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Heinen, Danton
CBJ
LW, C
L
30
UFA
-
2
$1,858,133.37
1.79%
$3,716,266.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Heinola, Ville
WPG
LD
L
25
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Henrique, Adam
EDM
C, LW
L
36
UFA
-
1
$2,159,040.00
2.08%
$2,159,040.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hinds, Tyson
ANA
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hinostroza, Vinnie
CGY
RW, LW
R
32
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hogberg, Marcus
NYI
G
L
31
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Holl, Justin
STL
RD
R
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hovorka, Mikulas
FLA
RD
R
25
RFA
YES
1
$897,750.00
0.86%
$897,750.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hunt, Daemon
MIN
LD
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hutton, Ben
VGK
LD
L
33
UFA
-
2
$1,421,600.02
1.37%
$2,843,200.05
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Hyry, Arttu
DAL
C, RW
R
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Imama, Bokondji
PIT
LW, RW
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ingram, Connor
EDM
G
L
29
UFA
-
2
$2,997,800.00
2.88%
$5,995,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Iorio, Vincent
NYR
RD
R
23
RFA
NO
2
$1,095,944.83
1.05%
$2,191,889.65
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Ivan, Ivan
COL
C, LW
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jarnkrok, Calle
TOR
RW, C
R
34
UFA
-
1
$1,625,520.00
1.56%
$1,625,520.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jarventie, Roby
EDM
RW, LW
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jenner, Boone
CBJ
C, LW
L
33
UFA
-
3
$5,209,100.00
5.01%
$15,627,300.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jensen, Nick
OTT
RD
R
35
UFA
-
2
$3,316,213.37
3.19%
$6,632,426.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Johansson, Marcus
MIN
C, LW
L
35
UFA
-
1
$3,186,733.37
3.06%
$3,186,733.37
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Johnston, Ross
ANA
LW, RW
L
32
UFA
-
1
$1,131,000.00
1.09%
$1,131,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jones, Ben
MIN
C
L
27
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jones, Max
EDM
LW, RW
L
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Joseph, Mathieu
LAK
LW, RW
L
29
UFA
-
2
$1,875,058.85
1.80%
$3,750,117.70
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Joseph, P.O
VAN
LD
L
27
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Jost, Tyson
NSH
LW, C
L
28
UFA
-
1
$1,092,945.46
1.05%
$1,092,945.46
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Juulsen, Noah
PHI
RD
R
29
UFA
-
1
$988,297.13
0.95%
$988,297.13
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kaliyev, Arthur
OTT
RW, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kampf, David
VAN
C, LW
L
31
UFA
-
2
$2,241,200.00
2.16%
$4,482,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kane, Evander
VAN
LW, RW
L
34
UFA
-
1
$3,442,400.00
3.31%
$3,442,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kane, Patrick
DET
RW
L
37
UFA
-
1
$3,265,600.00
3.14%
$3,265,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kapanen, Kasperi
EDM
RW
R
29
UFA
-
3
$3,109,600.00
2.99%
$9,328,800.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Katchouk, Boris
MIN
LW
L
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kerfoot, Alexander
UTAH
LW, C
L
31
UFA
-
3
$3,360,355.56
3.23%
$10,081,066.67
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kerins, Rory
CGY
C, LW
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kessel, Matthew
STL
RD
R
26
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kesselring, Michael
BUF
SJS
RD
R
26
RFA
YES
2
$2,866,240.00
2.76%
$5,732,480.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kirkland, Justin
CGY
C, LW
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kiviranta, Joel
COL
LW, RW
L
30
UFA
-
2
$1,401,286.95
1.35%
$2,802,573.90
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Klingberg, John
SJS
RD
R
33
UFA
-
2
$5,174,742.87
4.98%
$10,349,485.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Koivunen, Ville
PIT
LW, RW
L
23
RFA
NO
2
$1,282,811.11
1.23%
$2,565,622.22
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kolosov, Alexei
PHI
G
L
24
RFA
YES
1
$874,125.00
0.84%
$874,125.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-2.84%
-2.84%
0
$24,125.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kolyachonok, Vladislav
BOS
LD
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kopitar, Anze
LAK
C
L
38
UFA
-
1
$6,541,600.00
6.29%
$6,541,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Koppanen, Joona
PIT
C, LW
L
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Korchinski, Kevin
CHI
LD
L
22
RFA
NO
1
$897,750.00
0.86%
$897,750.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Krebs, Peyton
BUF
C, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
3
$3,546,007.55
3.41%
$10,638,022.64
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kulak, Brett
COL
LD
L
32
UFA
-
3
$4,051,377.78
3.90%
$12,154,133.33
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kunin, Luke
FLA
RW, C
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kuntar, Trevor
BUF
C, LW
L
25
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kurashev, Philipp
SJS
C, RW
L
26
RFA
YES
2
$3,458,000.00
3.33%
$6,916,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Kuzmenko, Andrei
LAK
LW
R
30
UFA
-
2
$4,006,400.01
3.85%
$8,012,800.02
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Labate, Joseph
VAN
C, LW
L
33
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Laczynski, Tanner
VGK
C
R
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Lafferty, Sam
CHI
C, RW
R
31
UFA
-
1
$1,001,000.00
0.96%
$1,001,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Laine, Patrik
MTL
LW, RW
R
28
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Lambos, Carson
MIN
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
1
$874,125.00
0.84%
$874,125.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Lammikko, Juho
NJD
C, LW
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent

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