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NHL Executives Not Excited About this Year’s Crop of Free Agents
The 2023 NHL free agency schedule starts July 1st, at noon ET. You can bet that 2024 Stanley Cup. Let’s examine the teams with the most cap space and what their target players could be when the NHL free agency schedule begins in just over a week.
Four Non-Playoff Teams Have the Most Space
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Heading into this season’s NHL free agency schedule, the Anaheim Ducks have the most money to spend with 39.1 million, followed by the Detroit Red Wings ($30.7 million).
This is also the time of year when future bettors can get a head start on their wagers because there are current playoff teams who have a ton of cap space to back a roster that’s already proven they can make the postseason.
There’s no bigger example than the Seattle Kraken 9$20.3 million).
The Vegas Golden Knights have $3.5 million in cap space, while last year’s President Trophy winner Boston Bruins have ($4.9 million). We continue our preview of the NHL free agent schedule with a look at the top available layers.
Killorn, Tarasenko Head Free Agent Class
The NHL players to consider. Our best guess is that Killorn will remain with the Lightning but it’s going to be a tight squeeze for GM Julien BriseBois.
Following Killorn are a few big names and a couple who made themselves into big names with their postseason performance. The defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights will have to figure out what to do with their glut of goaltenders led by free-agent goaltender Aiden Hill who gave the Knights stability in net after using a total of five goaltenders to win their first Cup. Forward Ivan Barbashev, one of the most brilliant trade deadline pick-ups, will get a boost from his 22-23 salary of 2.25 million.
Another name out there is the New York Rangers Vladimir Tarasenko, who will likely get paid because of his past success. Patrick Kane and Max Domi, both over the 50-point mark, will be looking for new teams. Kane, 34, will have to accept a massive pay cut or decide if it’s his time to retire. Speaking of retirement, it looks as if free agent Boston Bruin, Patrice Bergeron, will hang up the skates.
Regardless of some of the big names, the word around the league is that this isn’t the year to turn a club around with a big g. That does it for our, NHL free agent schedule preview. When this period ends, make sure to get a jump on your future wagers when the NHL odds are best.
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