Several big-name players are reaching restricted free agency this summer. Inevitably, some of these players will become unrestricted free agents should their team decide not to issue a qualifying offer. Especially for teams close to the salary cap ceiling, restricted free agents, particularly those eligible for arbitration, will be left to sign with any team of their choice or re-signed to a lower salary than their qualifying offer. The entire list of RFAs entering the 2026 offseason is as follows:
Centers
Connor Bedard (Blackhawks)
Mavrik Bourque (Stars, arbitration eligible)
Leo Carlsson (Ducks)
Kirby Dach (Canadiens, arbitration eligible)
Colton Dach (Oilers)
Jared Davidson (Canadiens, arbitration eligible)
Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)
Barrett Hayton (Mammoth, arbitration eligible)
Ivan Ivan (Bruins, arbitration eligible)
Ville Koivunen (Penguins)
Arttu Hyry (Stars, arbitration eligible)
Peyton Krebs (Sabres, arbitration eligible)
Hendrix Lapierre (Penguins, arbitration eligible)
Connor McMichael (Blues, arbitration eligible)
Cole Perfetti (Jets, arbitration eligible)
Matthew Poitras (Bruins)
Jacob Quillan (Maple Leafs, arbitration eligible)
Justin Robidas (Hurricanes)
Joshua Roy (Mammoth)
Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets, arbitration eligible)
Ryan Tverberg (Maple Leafs, arbitration eligible)
Trevor Zegras (Flyers, arbitration eligible)
Left Wingers
Zachary Bolduc (Canadiens)
Brett Berard (Canadiens, arbitration eligible)
Cutter Gauthier (Ducks)
Nikita Grebenkin (Flyers)
Roby Jarventie (Oilers)
Carter Mazur (Red Wings, arbitration eligible)
Brennan Othmann (Flames)
Xavier Parent (Devils, arbitration eligible)
Jason Robertson (Stars, arbitration eligible)
Nicholas Robertson (Maple Leafs, arbitration eligible)
Right Wingers
Jonatan Berggren (Blues, arbitration eligible)
Xavier Bourgault (Senators, arbitration eligible)
Bobby Brink (Wild, arbitration eligible)
Egor Chinakhov (Penguins, arbitration eligible)
Collin Graf (Sharks)
Arseny Gritsyuk (Devil, arbitration eligible)
Jacob Melanson (Kraken)
Mackie Samoskevich (Kraken)
Cole Schwindt (Panthers, arbitration eligible)
Left-Handed Defensemen
Emil Andrae (Maple Leafs, arbitration eligible)
Tobias Bjornfot (Panthers, arbitration eligible)
Ethan Del Mastro (Blackhawks)
Simon Edvinsson (Red Wings)
Tyson Hinds (Ducks)
Daemon Hunt (Wild, arbitration eligible)
Kevin Korchinski (Blackhawks)
Carson Lambos (Wild)
Hunter McDonald (Flyers, arbitration eligible)
Pavel Mintyukov (Ducks)
Shakir Mukhamadullin (Sharks, arbitration eligible)
Alexander Nikishin (Hurricanes)
Ronan Seeley (Hurricanes, arbitration eligible)
Spencer Stastney (Oilers, arbitration eligible)
Topias Vilen (Devils)
Arber Xhekaj (Canadiens, arbitration eligible)
Olen Zellweger (Sabres)
Right-Handed Defensemen
Justin Barron (Predators, arbitration eligible)
Michael Benning (Panthers, arbitration eligible)
Jamie Drysdale (Flyers, arbitration eligible)
Mikulas Hovorka (Panthers, arbitration eligible)
Vincent Iorio (Rangers)
Matthew Kessel (Blues, arbitration eligible)
Scott Morrow (Rangers)
Simon Nemec (Flames)
Braden Schneider (Rangers, arbitration eligible)
David Spacek (Wild)
William Villeneuve (Maple Leafs, arbitration eligible)
Goaltenders
Joel Blomqvist (Penguins, arbitration eligible)
Vyacheslav Buteyets (Ducks, arbitration eligible)
Luke Cavallin (Bruins, arbitration eligible)
Calle Clang (Ducks, arbitration eligible)
Drew Commesso (Blackhawks, arbitration eligible)
Sebastian Cossa (Mammoth)
Nico Daws (Devils, arbitration eligible)
Samuel Ersson (Senators, arbitration eligible)
Jet Greaves (Blue Jackets, arbitration eligible)
Carter Gylander (Red Wings, arbitration eligible)
Jakub Malek (Devils, arbitration eligible)
Leevi Merilainen (Senators, arbitration eligible)
Victor Ostman (Kraken, arbitration eligible)
Isaac Poulter (Jets, arbitration eligible)
Cayden Primeau (Hurricanes, arbitration eligible)
Akira Schmid (Golden Knights, arbitration eligible)
Arturs Silovs (Penguins, arbitration eligible)
Henrik Tikkanen (Islanders, arbitration eligible)
Connor Ungar (Oilers, arbitration eligible)
Simon Zajicek (Bruins, arbitration eligible)
