Mitch Marner , Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are off the board, leaving slim pickings in NHL free agency.
This is not one of the deepest free agent classes in recent history. Still, with the salary cap going up a record 7.5 million to 95.5 million, teams are going to be spending a lot of money beginning at noon EDT on Tuesday.
Here's a look at the players to watch when the market opens:
Brock Boeser
Six-time 20-goal scorers do not hit free agency before age 30 very often, and Boeser had 40 goals as recently as 2023-24. He is Marner's age and he had 25 goals and 25 assists last season, so everyone from Winnipeg to Washington will be in on Boeser.