(Want a list of the unrestricted free agents? Click here. You might also find it relevant to consult this post about 2011 compensation for offer sheets.)
When it comes to dreaming up scenarios with the hottest unrestricted free agents, it’s really all about whether or not you think your team can afford them. In the case of restricted ones, offer sheets, arbitration hearings and qualifying offers make things a little more complicated.
To keep it simple, here is a list of some of the most relevant restricted free agents. We’ll use a strike-thru to note players who entered salary arbitration, so you can adjust your daydreaming accordingly.
Top 50 restricted forwards (For the full list, click here.)
(Note: Forwards listed in order of previous cap hit after Steven Stamkos and Zach Parise because I mean ... come on.)
Steven Stamkos | TBL | 21 | $3,725,000 |
NJD | 26 | $3,125,000 | |
Tyler Bozak | TOR | 25 | $3,725,000 |
Kyle Turris | PHO | 21 | $2,695,833 |
Andrew Ladd | WIN | 25 | $2,350,000 |
Ryan Callahan | NYR | 26 | $2,300,000 |
Blake Wheeler | WIN | 24 | $2,200,000 |
Steve Bernier | FLA | 26 | $2,000,000 |
Brandon Dubinsky | NYR | 25 | $1,850,000 |
Mikkel Boedker | PHO | 21 | $1,725,000 |
Josh Bailey | NYI | 21 | $1,725,000 |
Michael Frolik | CHI | 23 | $1,275,000 |
T.J. Oshie | STL | 24 | $1,275,000 |
Jakub Voracek | PHI | 21 | $1,270,833 |
Brandon Sutter | CAR | 22 | $1,225,000 |
Viktor Tikhonov | PHO | 23 | $1,175,000 |
Clarke MacArthur | TOR | 26 | $1,100,000 |
Daniel Carcillo | PHI | 26 | $1,075,000 |
Troy Brouwer | WAS | 25 | $1,025,000 |
Andrew Cogliano | EDM | 24 | $1,000,000 |
Jamie McGinn | SAN | 22 | $996,667 |
Nicklas Bergfors | FLA | 24 | $900,000 |
Brad Richardson | LAK | 26 | $900,000 |
Bobby Butler | OTT | 24 | $900,000 |
Nick Spaling | NAS | 22 | $891,667 |
Oscar Moller | LAK | 22 | $875,000 |
T.J. Galiardi | COL | 23 | $875,000 |
Ryan White | MTL | 23 | $850,000 |
Vladimir Zharkov | NJD | 23 | $850,000 |
Nathan Gerbe | BUF | 23 | $850,000 |
Viktor Stalberg | CHI | 25 | $850,000 |
David Jones | COL | 26 | $837,500 |
Jannik Hansen | VAN | 25 | $825,000 |
Brad Marchand | BOS | 23 | $821,667 |
Wayne Simmonds | PHI | 22 | $821,667 |
Rob Schremp | WIN | 24 | $750,750 |
Ted Purcell | TBL | 25 | $750,000 |
Tyler Kennedy | PIT | 24 | $725,000 |
Darroll Powe | MIN | 26 | $725,000 |
Lauri Korpikoski | PHO | 24 | $700,000 |
Blake Comeau | NYI | 25 | $650,000 |
Anthony Stewart | WIN | 26 | $632,500 |
Patrick O’Sullivan | MIN | 26 | $600,000 |
Mike Santorelli | FLA | 25 | $600,000 |
Victor Oreskovich | VAN | 24 | $575,000 |
Cal O’Reilly | NAS | 24 | $562,500 |
Sergei Kostitsyn | NAS | 24 | $550,000 |
Matt D’Agostini | STL | 24 | $550,000 |
Jake Dowell | CHI | 26 | $525,000 |
Brian Boyle | NYR | 26 | $525,000 |
Top 25 restricted defensemen (For the full list, click here.)
NAS | 25 | $4,500,000 | |
Drew Doughty | LAK | 21 | $3,475,000 |
Zach Bogosian | WIN | 20 | $3,375,000 |
Luke Schenn | TOR | 21 | $2,975,000 |
Anton Stralman | CLB | 24 | $1,950,000 |
Matt Gilroy | NYR | 26 | $1,750,000 |
Karl Alzner | WAS | 22 | $1,675,000 |
Chris Campoli | CHI | 26 | $1,400,000 |
Ladislav Smid | EDM | 25 | $1,300,000 |
Keith Yandle | PHO | 24 | $1,200,000 |
Ty Wishart | NYI | 23 | $1,121,667 |
Josh Gorges | MTL | 26 | $1,100,000 |
Marc Methot | CLB | 26 | $1,012,500 |
Andrej Sekera | BUF | 25 | $1,000,000 |
Ryan O’Byrne | COL | 26 | $941,667 |
Yannick Weber | MTL | 22 | $875,000 |
Boris Valabik | BOS | 25 | $762,500 |
Mike Lundin | TBL | 26 | $750,000 |
Kyle Cumiskey | COL | 24 | $600,000 |
Matt Lashoff | TOR | 24 | $550,000 |
Theo Peckham | EDM | 23 | $550,000 |
Mike Weber | BUF | 23 | $550,000 |
Jack Hillen | NYI | 25 | $525,000 |
Matt Smaby | TBL | 26 | $525,000 |
Marc-Andre Gragnani | BUF | 24 | $500,000 |
Top 10 restricted goalies (For the full list, click here.)
Leland Irving | CGY | 23 | $1,193,333 |
Ben Scrivens | TOR | 24 | $900,000 |
Ben Bishop | STL | 24 | $893,333 |
Jhonas Enroth | BUF | 23 | $866,667 |
Brian Elliott | COL | 26 | $850,000 |
Alex Stalock | SAN | 23 | $850,000 |
Chad Johnson | NYR | 25 | $850,000 |
Semyon Varlamov | WAS | 23 | $821,667 |
Riku Helenius | TBL | 23 | $821,667 |
Tyler Plante | FLA | 24 | $687,500 |