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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
Saad, Brandon
VGK
LW, RW
L
33
UFA
-
1
$1,920,218.14
1.85%
$1,920,218.14
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sabourin, Scott
TBL
TBL
RW, LW
R
33
UFA
-
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
Samoskevich, Mackie
FLA
SEA
RW
R
23
RFA
YES
2
$3,082,778.95
2.96%
$6,165,557.89
$104,000,000.00
3
$3,850,000.00
3.70%
$11,550,000.00
33.33%
19.93%
46.62%
1
$767,221.05
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schenn, Luke
WPG
VAN
RD
R
36
UFA
-
1
$1,087,840.00
1.05%
$1,087,840.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$2,250,000.00
2.16%
$2,250,000.00
0.00%
51.65%
51.65%
0
$1,162,160.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schmid, Akira
VGK
FLA
G
L
26
RFA
YES
2
$2,527,200.00
2.43%
$5,054,400.00
$104,000,000.00
2
$2,000,000.00
1.92%
$4,000,000.00
0.00%
-26.36%
-26.36%
0
$527,200.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schneider, Braden
Long Term
NYR
RD
R
24
RFA
YES
6
$6,021,600.00
5.79%
$36,129,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schneider, Braden
Short Term
NYR
NYR
RD
R
24
RFA
YES
1
$4,089,600.00
3.93%
$4,089,600.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$5,500,000.00
5.29%
$5,500,000.00
0.00%
25.64%
25.64%
0
$1,410,400.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schwartz, Jaden
SEA
COL
LW
L
34
UFA
-
2
$4,756,960.00
4.57%
$9,513,920.00
$104,000,000.00
3
$3,250,000.00
3.13%
$9,750,000.00
33.33%
-46.37%
2.42%
1
$1,506,960.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Schwindt, Cole
FLA
FLA
RW
R
25
UFA
NO QO
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
Sebrango, Donovan
FLA
FLA
LD
L
24
UFA
NO QO
2
$1,060,800.00
1.02%
$2,121,600.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
-100.00%
-24.80%
-149.60%
1
$210,800.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Seeley, Ronan
CAR
CAR
LD
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$854,438.00
0.82%
$854,438.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-0.52%
-0.52%
0
$4,438.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Shabanov, Max
NYI
MIN
LW
L
25
UFA
NO QO
1
$1,534,000.00
1.48%
$1,534,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,600,000.00
1.54%
$1,600,000.00
0.00%
4.13%
4.13%
0
$66,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Shea, Ryan
PIT
EDM
LD
L
29
UFA
-
4
$4,367,054.54
4.20%
$17,468,218.14
$104,000,000.00
5
$4,000,000.00
3.85%
$20,000,000.00
20.00%
-9.18%
12.66%
1
$367,054.54
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sheary, Conor
NYR
BUF
LW, RW
L
34
UFA
-
1
$1,188,436.39
1.14%
$1,188,436.39
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-39.82%
-39.82%
0
$338,436.39
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Shepard, Hunter
MTL
G
L
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sillinger, Cole
Long Term
CBJ
CBJ
C, LW
L
23
RFA
YES
3
$5,111,600.00
4.92%
$15,334,800.00
$104,000,000.00
3
$4,625,000.00
4.45%
$13,875,000.00
0.00%
-10.52%
-10.52%
0
$486,600.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sillinger, Cole
Short Term
CBJ
C, LW
L
23
RFA
YES
1
$4,149,600.00
3.99%
$4,149,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Silovs, Arturs
PIT
PIT
G
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$1,809,600.00
1.74%
$1,809,600.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$2,800,000.00
2.69%
$2,800,000.00
0.00%
35.37%
35.37%
0
$990,400.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sissons, Colton
VGK
TOR
C, RW
R
32
UFA
-
2
$1,508,577.82
1.45%
$3,017,155.65
$104,000,000.00
2
$4,250,000.00
4.09%
$8,500,000.00
0.00%
64.50%
64.50%
0
$2,741,422.18
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Skinner, Hunter
STL
NSH
RD
R
25
UFA G6
-
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
Skinner, Jeff
SJS
LW
L
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Skinner, Stuart
PIT
WPG
G
L
27
UFA
-
2
$4,399,200.00
4.23%
$8,798,400.00
$104,000,000.00
2
$3,750,000.00
3.61%
$7,500,000.00
0.00%
-17.31%
-17.31%
0
$649,200.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Skoog, Wilmer
FLA
DET
LW, C
L
26
UFA
NO QO
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
Slavin, Josiah
CAR
LW
L
27
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Smith, Brendan
CBJ
LD
L
37
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Smith, Cole
VGK
CHI
LW
L
30
UFA
-
2
$2,098,720.00
2.02%
$4,197,440.00
$104,000,000.00
3
$3,000,000.00
2.88%
$9,000,000.00
33.33%
30.04%
53.36%
1
$901,280.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Smith, Reilly
VGK
RW, LW
L
35
UFA
-
1
$1,400,533.37
1.35%
$1,400,533.37
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Soderstrom, Victor
BOS
RD
R
25
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Sogaard, Mads
OTT
TBL
G
L
25
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
Solovyov, Ilya
COL
PIT
LD
L
25
UFA G6
-
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
Soucy, Carson
NYI
LD
L
31
UFA
-
2
$2,149,741.15
2.07%
$4,299,482.30
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Spacek, David
MIN
MIN
RD
R
23
RFA
NO
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
Spence, Jordan
Long Term
OTT
OTT
RD
R
25
RFA
YES
4
$4,882,800.00
4.70%
$19,531,200.00
$104,000,000.00
4
$5,000,000.00
4.81%
$20,000,000.00
0.00%
2.34%
2.34%
0
$117,200.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Spence, Jordan
Short Term
OTT
OTT
RD
R
25
RFA
YES
1
$3,109,600.00
2.99%
$3,109,600.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Stanley, Logan
BUF
LD
L
28
UFA
-
2
$2,950,133.37
2.84%
$5,900,266.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Stastney, Spencer
EDM
EDM
LD
L
26
RFA
YES
2
$2,286,266.67
2.20%
$4,572,533.33
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,525,000.00
1.47%
$1,525,000.00
-100.00%
-49.92%
-199.84%
1
$761,266.67
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Stecher, Troy
TOR
TOR
RD
R
32
UFA
-
2
$1,254,240.00
1.21%
$2,508,480.00
$104,000,000.00
2
$1,350,000.00
1.30%
$2,700,000.00
0.00%
7.09%
7.09%
0
$95,760.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Stenlund, Kevin
UTAH
UTA
C
R
29
UFA
-
2
$1,459,744.00
1.40%
$2,919,488.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$2,750,000.00
2.64%
$2,750,000.00
-100.00%
46.92%
-6.16%
1
$1,290,256.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Stromgren, William
CGY
CGY
RW, LW
L
23
RFA
NO
1
$866,250.00
0.83%
$866,250.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-1.91%
-1.91%
0
$16,250.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Studnicka, Jack
FLA
PHI
C, RW
R
27
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
Sundqvist, Oskar
STL
STL
C, RW
R
32
UFA
-
1
$1,067,733.37
1.03%
$1,067,733.37
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-25.62%
-25.62%
0
$217,733.37
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Talbot, Cam
DET
CBJ
G
L
38
UFA
-
1
$1,771,900.00
1.70%
$1,771,900.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$950,000.00
0.91%
$950,000.00
0.00%
-86.52%
-86.52%
0
$821,900.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tarasenko, Vladimir
MIN
RW
L
34
UFA
-
1
$3,390,400.00
3.26%
$3,390,400.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tarasov, Daniil
FLA
DET
G
L
27
UFA
-
2
$1,585,257.14
1.52%
$3,170,514.29
$104,000,000.00
1
$2,000,000.00
1.92%
$2,000,000.00
-100.00%
20.74%
-58.53%
1
$414,742.86
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Thomson, Lassi
OTT
RD, LD
R
25
UFA G6
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Thrun, Henry
TOR
WPG
LD
L
25
UFA
NO QO
1
$1,025,000.00
0.99%
$1,025,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
0.00%
-20.59%
-20.59%
0
$175,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Toews, Jonathan
WPG
C
L
38
UFA
-
1
$1,250,080.00
1.20%
$1,250,080.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tolvanen, Eeli
SEA
NYR
LW, RW
L
27
UFA
-
2
$3,666,866.63
3.53%
$7,333,733.26
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,500,000.00
1.44%
$1,500,000.00
-100.00%
-144.46%
-388.92%
1
$2,166,866.63
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tomasek, David
EDM
RW, C, LW
R
30
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tomasino, Philip
PHI
OTT
C, RW
R
24
UFA
NO QO
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$900,000.00
0.87%
$900,000.00
0.00%
5.56%
5.56%
0
$50,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Trouba, Jacob
ANA
SJS
RD
R
32
UFA
-
4
$6,401,777.82
6.16%
$25,607,111.30
$104,000,000.00
4
$8,250,000.00
7.93%
$33,000,000.00
0.00%
22.40%
22.40%
0
$1,848,222.18
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tuch, Alex
BUF
WSH
RW
R
30
UFA
-
7
$10,116,888.89
9.73%
$70,818,222.22
$104,000,000.00
8
$10,500,000.00
10.10%
$84,000,000.00
12.50%
3.65%
15.69%
1
$383,111.11
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Tufte, Riley
BOS
NJD
LW, RW
L
28
UFA
-
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
Tverberg, Ryan
TOR
TOR
RW, C
R
24
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
Tynan, T.J.
COL
C
R
34
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Vanecek, Vitek
UTAH
NYI
G
L
30
UFA
-
2
$1,250,600.00
1.20%
$2,501,200.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,000,000.00
0.96%
$1,000,000.00
-100.00%
-25.06%
-150.12%
1
$250,600.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Veleno, Joe
MTL
NYR
C, LW
L
26
UFA
NO QO
1
$945,000.00
0.91%
$945,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,200,000.00
1.15%
$1,200,000.00
0.00%
21.25%
21.25%
0
$255,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Viel, Jeffrey
ANA
TBL
LW, RW
L
29
UFA
-
1
$1,091,733.34
1.05%
$1,091,733.34
$104,000,000.00
5
$2,500,000.00
2.40%
$12,500,000.00
80.00%
56.33%
91.27%
4
$1,408,266.66
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Vilen, Topias
NJD
NJD
LD
L
23
RFA
NO
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
Villeneuve, William
TOR
TOR
RD, LD
R
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
Warren, Marshall
NYI
NYI
LD
L
25
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
White, Colton
NJD
NJD
LD
L
29
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$900,000.00
0.87%
$900,000.00
0.00%
5.56%
5.56%
0
$50,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Wilson, Garrett
PHI
LW
L
35
UFA
-
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Xhekaj, Arber
MTL
MTL
LD
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$1,482,000.00
1.43%
$1,482,000.00
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,500,000.00
1.44%
$1,500,000.00
0.00%
1.20%
1.20%
0
$18,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Yamamoto, Kailer
UTAH
UTAH
RW
R
27
UFA
-
1
$1,818,109.09
1.75%
$1,818,109.09
$104,000,000.00
2
$1,750,000.00
1.68%
$3,500,000.00
50.00%
-3.89%
48.05%
1
$68,109.09
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zamula, Egor
CBJ
LD, RD
L
26
UFA
NO QO
1
$850,000.00
0.82%
$850,000.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zegras, Trevor
Long Term
PHI
PHI
C, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
5
$8,211,337.93
7.90%
$41,056,689.65
$104,000,000.00
4
$9,125,000.00
8.77%
$36,500,000.00
-25.00%
10.01%
-12.48%
1
$913,662.07
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zegras, Trevor
Short Term
PHI
C, LW
L
25
RFA
YES
1
$5,861,050.00
5.64%
$5,861,050.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zellweger, Olen
Long Term
ANA
BUF
LD
L
22
RFA
NO
7
$6,517,550.00
6.27%
$45,622,850.00
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zellweger, Olen
Short Term
ANA
BUF
LD
L
22
RFA
NO
2
$3,239,127.27
3.11%
$6,478,254.55
$104,000,000.00
3
$3,100,000.00
2.98%
$9,300,000.00
33.33%
-4.49%
30.34%
1
$139,127.27
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
Zuccarello, Mats
MIN
LAK
RW, LW
L
38
UFA
-
1
$5,817,066.63
5.59%
$5,817,066.63
$104,000,000.00
1
$1,000,000.00
0.96%
$1,000,000.00
0.00%
-481.71%
-481.71%
0
$4,817,066.63
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
van Riemsdyk, James
DET
LW, RW
L
37
UFA
-
1
$1,904,685.74
1.83%
$1,904,685.74
$104,000,000.00
Offseason 2026
Free Agent
van Riemsdyk, Trevor
WSH
PIT
RD
R
34
UFA
-
2
$2,386,453.68
2.29%
$4,772,907.36
$104,000,000.00
2
$4,000,000.00
3.85%
$8,000,000.00
0.00%
40.34%
40.34%
0
$1,613,546.32
Offseason 2026
Free Agent

Notes:

Sources:

Comparable players and tax implications are displayed for those with a premium subscription.

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Age is calculated as of 7/1/2026, the first day of free agency.

 

Extension projections for contracts beginning in the 2026-2027 season are based on a salary cap ceiling of $104,000,000.

 

You can also find our projections on CapWages.com to see how these contracts fit into your team's future plans!

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Comparable players are not always an exhaustive list

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Tax calculations look at an average of top, middle, and high tax situation teams.

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Contracts Data: CapWages.com

Statistics: NaturalStatTrick

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