Speculation: 2020 Free Agent Prediction Thread

[Favin]

Zdeno Charo - Bruins

Other than that, no idea

 

[Kcb12345]

There was already a thread made for this. I went ahead and did this one too tho cause theres some different guys

Forwards:
Andreas Athanasiou - Kings
Tyler Ennis - Detroit
Joe Thornton - San Jose
Derek Brassard - Winnipeg
Jesper Fast - Pittsburgh

Defence:
Erik Gustafsson - Detroit
Zdeno Chara - Bruins
Justin Schultz - Winnipeg
Ron Hainsey - Flames
Mark Psysyk - Detroit
Troy Stecher - Coyotes

Goalies:
Corey Crawford - Carolina
Thomas Greiss - Detroit

1. Alex Pietrangelo: Colorado
2. Taylor Hall: Nashville
3. Jacob Markstrom: Vancouver
4. Mike Hoffman: Blue Jackets
5. Tyler Toffoli: Calgary
6. Torey Krug: Boston
7. T.J. Brodie: Winnipeg
8. Mikael Granlund: Florida
9. Evgeny Dadonov: Sabres
10. Craig Smith: Montreal
11. Braden Holtby: Carolina
12. Tyson Barrie: Vancouver
13. Cam Talbot: Dallas
14. Sami Vatanen: Flames
15. Travis Hamonic: Blues
16. Vladislav Namestinkov: Devils
17. Kyle Turris: Oilers
18. Kevin Shattenkirk: Bruins
19. Patrick Maroon: Tampa
20. Alexander Wennberg: Carolina
21. Anton Khudobin: Islanders
22. Dominik Kahun: Kings
23. Corey Perry: Pittsburgh
24. Henrik Lundqvist: Washington
25. Ilya Kovalchuk: Islanders
26. Carl Soderberg: Dallas
27. Erik Haula: Blue Jackets
28. Chris Tanev: Blues
29. Radko Gudas: Florida
30. Wayne Simmonds: Leafs

I'll add more:
31. Alex Galchenyuk: Oilers
32. Nick Cousins: Devils
33. Anthony Duclair: Flames
34. Conor Sheary: Arizona
35. Bobby Ryan: Tampa (if Maroon doesn't re-sign)

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Canucks: Barrie, Markstrom, top 6 cheap RW

Stecher- Leafs

Tanev- Jets

Pietrangelo- Vegas

Hall- Avs

Crawford- Edmonton

Edmonton lit up Crawford in that play-in round. Hard to imagine thinking he'd be what they're looking for.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

1. Alex Pietrangelo: VGK or STL
2. Taylor Hall: COL
3. Jacob Markstrom: VAN
4. Mike Hoffman:
5. Tyler Toffoli:
6. Torey Krug: BOS
7. T.J. Brodie: DET
8. Mikael Granlund:
9. Evgeny Dadonov:
10. Craig Smith:
11. Braden Holtby:
12. Tyson Barrie: VAN
13. Cam Talbot:
14. Sami Vatanen:
15. Travis Hamonic:
16. Vladislav Namestinkov:
17. Kyle Turris
18. Kevin Shattenkirk:
19. Patrick Maroon:
20. Alexander Wennberg: DET
21. Anton Khudobin: DAL
22. Dominik Kahun:
23. Corey Perry: KHL or retire
24. Henrik Lundqvist:
25. Ilya Kovalchuk: KHL
26. Carl Soderberg:
27. Erik Haula:
28. Chris Tanev:
29. Radko Gudas: TOR
30. Wayne Simmonds: TOR

 

[FreeMcdavid]

Edmonton lit up Crawford in that play-in round. Hard to imagine thinking he'd be what they're looking for.

Edmonton's goalie got lit up more in that play in round so he would be an upgrade.

Crawford has terrorized the Oilers over the last decade, Im sure they wouldnt mind him

 

[viper0220]

There was already a thread made for this. Check page 2. I went ahead and did this one too tho cause theres some different guys

Forwards:
Andreas Athanasiou - Kings
Tyler Ennis - Detroit
Joe Thornton - San Jose
Derek Brassard - Winnipeg
Jesper Fast - Pittsburgh

Defence:
Erik Gustafsson - Detroit
Zdeno Chara - Bruins
Justin Schultz - Winnipeg
Ron Hainsey - Flames
Mark Psysyk - Detroit
Troy Stecher - Coyotes

Goalies:
Corey Crawford - Carolina
Thomas Greiss - Detroit

1. Alex Pietrangelo: Colorado
2. Taylor Hall: Nashville
3. Jacob Markstrom: Vancouver
4. Mike Hoffman: Blue Jackets
5. Tyler Toffoli: Calgary
6. Torey Krug: Boston
7. T.J. Brodie: Winnipeg
8. Mikael Granlund: Florida
9. Evgeny Dadonov: Sabres
10. Craig Smith: Montreal
11. Braden Holtby: Carolina
12. Tyson Barrie: Vancouver
13. Cam Talbot: Dallas
14. Sami Vatanen: Flames
15. Travis Hamonic: Blues
16. Vladislav Namestinkov: Devils
17. Kyle Turris: Oilers
18. Kevin Shattenkirk: Bruins
19. Patrick Maroon: Tampa
20. Alexander Wennberg: Carolina
21. Anton Khudobin: Islanders
22. Dominik Kahun: Kings
23. Corey Perry: Pittsburgh
24. Henrik Lundqvist: Washington
25. Ilya Kovalchuk: Islanders
26. Carl Soderberg: Dallas
27. Erik Haula: Blue Jackets
28. Chris Tanev: Blues
29. Radko Gudas: Florida
30. Wayne Simmonds: Leafs

I'll add more:
31. Alex Galchenyuk: Oilers
32. Nick Cousins: Devils
33. Anthony Duclair: Flames
34. Conor Sheary: Arizona
35. Bobby Ryan: Tampa (if Maroon doesn't re-sign)

Why would the Flames sign Hainsey?

 

[Kcb12345]

Why would the Flames sign Hainsey?

No clue tbh. I made the list with just random predictions without taking in team needs much or cap situations

 

[Richard88]

I think a lot of guys are going to resign with their current teams at the caphits they were offered previously once they realise that the UFA market isn't that great for them.

Forwards:
Taylor Hall -------------- Nashville
Mike Hoffman ---------- Columbus
Evgeni Dadonov -------- Florida
Tyler Toffoli ------------- Anaheim/LA/San Jose (his wife works for the LA Dodgers)
Anthony Duclair -------- Ottawa (he'll realise that there's no market for him and take their earlier offer)
Dominik Kahun --------- Buffalo
Andreas Athanasiou ---- Edmonton
Mikael Granlund -------- Boston
Kyle Turris -------------- Florida
Tyler Ennis -------------- Edmonton
Carl Soderberg ---------- Winnipeg (cheap stopgap 2C/3C until Perfetti is ready)
Alexander Wennberg --- Nashville (Bonino/Turris replacement at 3C)
Wayne Simmonds ------- Toronto (league minimum deal)
Joe Thornton ------------ San Jose
Ilya Kovalchuk ----------- Montreal
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Detroit (going home to Michigan)
Derek Brassard ---------- NY Islanders
Corey Perry -------------- Dallas
Alex Galchenyuk -------- Florida
Craig Smith -------------- Calgary
Jesper Fast --------------- Colorado (low key depth move by Sakic to help the PK. He fills other needs via trade)

Defence:
Alex Pietrangelo --------- St. Louis (or Vegas if they manage to move enough cap)
Torey Krug --------------- Detroit
Tyson Barrie ------------- Anaheim (they made space for him by moving Gudbranson today)
Travis Hamonic --------- Winnipeg
TJ Brodie ---------------- New Jersey
Chris Tanev -------------- Philadelphia (Niskanen replacement)
Erik Gustafsson --------- LA Kings
Sami Vatanen ------------ Calgary
Kevin Shattenkirk ------- Vancouver
Zdeno Chara ------------- Boston
Justin Schultz ----------- Ottawa (they need to reach the capfloor somehow)
Radko Gudas ------------ Toronto
Ron Hainsey ------------ Edmonton
Mark Pysyk -------------- New Jersey
Troy Stetcher ------------ Minnesota

Goalies:
Braden Holtby ---------- Buffalo
Jakob Markstrom ------ Carolina
Corey Crawford --------- Vegas (after Vegas trades Fleury to Minnesota)
Henrik Lundqvist ------- Washington (duh)
Anton Khudobin -------- Calgary
Thomas Greiss ---------- Markstrom replacement

 

[viper0220]

No clue tbh. I made the list with just random predictions without taking in team needs much or cap situations

I think Hainsey retires or more likely PTO.

 

[qqaz]

Vatanen and or Hamonic to Toronto.

Turris and Greiss to Minnesota.

 

[Drunkenfish]

Dadonov is a Bruins.

 

[Lion Hound]

Pietrangelo to Avs
Hank to the Caps
Hall to the Islanders
Fast to the Panthers
Chara to the Rangers

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Caps have some many to play with with Kempny on LTIR even after signing Henrik (suppose to be a cheap contract). I anticipate them going after Tanev or Stecher.

 

[the_fan]

Forwards:
Taylor Hall - Toronto
Mike Hoffman - Toronto
Evgeni Dadonov - Toronto
Tyler Toffoli - Toronto
Anthony Duclair - Toronto
Dominik Kahun - Toronto
Andreas Athanasiou - Toronto
Mikael Granlund - Toronto
Kyle Turris - Toronto
Tyler Ennis - Toronto
Carl Soderberg - Toronto
Alexander Wennberg - Toronto
Wayne Simmonds - Toronto
Joe Thornton - Toronto
Ilya Kovalchuk - Toronto
Vladislav Namestnikov - Toronto
Derek Brassard - Toronto
Corey Perry - Toronto
Alex Galchenyuk - Toronto
Craig Smith - Toronto
Jesper Fast - Toronto

Defence:
Alex Pietrangelo - Toronto
Torey Krug - Toronto
Tyson Barrie - Toronto
Travis Hamonic - Toronto
TJ Brodie - Toronto
Chris Tanev - Toronto
Erik Gustafsson - Toronto
Sami Vatanen - Toronto
Kevin Shattenkirk - Toronto
Zdeno Chara - Toronto
Justin Schultz - Toronto
Radko Gudas - Toronto
Ron Hainsey - Toronto
Mark Psysyk - Toronto
Troy Stetcher - Toronto

Goalies:
Braden Holtby - Toronto
Jakob Markstrom - Toronto
Corey Crawford - Toronto
Henrik Lundqvist - Toronto
Anton Khudobin - Toronto
Thomas Greiss - Toronto

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Edmonton's goalie got lit up more in that play in round so he would be an upgrade.

Crawford has terrorized the Oilers over the last decade, Im sure they wouldnt mind him

Based on that logic literally every UFA goalie would be an upgrade.

What Crawford did 5 years ago has zero bearing on what he's capable of this coming season

 

[starsfan86]

There was already a thread made for this. I went ahead and did this one too tho cause theres some different guys

Forwards:
Andreas Athanasiou - Kings
Tyler Ennis - Detroit
Joe Thornton - San Jose
Derek Brassard - Winnipeg
Jesper Fast - Pittsburgh

Defence:
Erik Gustafsson - Detroit
Zdeno Chara - Bruins
Justin Schultz - Winnipeg
Ron Hainsey - Flames
Mark Psysyk - Detroit
Troy Stecher - Coyotes

Goalies:
Corey Crawford - Carolina
Thomas Greiss - Detroit

1. Alex Pietrangelo: Colorado
2. Taylor Hall: Nashville
3. Jacob Markstrom: Vancouver
4. Mike Hoffman: Blue Jackets
5. Tyler Toffoli: Calgary
6. Torey Krug: Boston
7. T.J. Brodie: Winnipeg
8. Mikael Granlund: Florida
9. Evgeny Dadonov: Sabres
10. Craig Smith: Montreal
11. Braden Holtby: Carolina
12. Tyson Barrie: Vancouver
13. Cam Talbot: Dallas
14. Sami Vatanen: Flames
15. Travis Hamonic: Blues
16. Vladislav Namestinkov: Devils
17. Kyle Turris: Oilers
18. Kevin Shattenkirk: Bruins
19. Patrick Maroon: Tampa
20. Alexander Wennberg: Carolina
21. Anton Khudobin: Islanders
22. Dominik Kahun: Kings
23. Corey Perry: Pittsburgh
24. Henrik Lundqvist: Washington
25. Ilya Kovalchuk: Islanders
26. Carl Soderberg: Dallas
27. Erik Haula: Blue Jackets
28. Chris Tanev: Blues
29. Radko Gudas: Florida
30. Wayne Simmonds: Leafs

I'll add more:
31. Alex Galchenyuk: Oilers
32. Nick Cousins: Devils
33. Anthony Duclair: Flames
34. Conor Sheary: Arizona
35. Bobby Ryan: Tampa (if Maroon doesn't re-sign)

I will blow my brains out if the stars sign Talbot lol. He let in so many weak goals in round 1.

 

[Cotton]

Petro and Simmonds to Leafs.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Krug and Greiss to Detroit.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

I forgot Brassard was available, he's definitely going to get an offer from the Jets. Chevy has loved him forever and tried on several occasions to scoop him up (only to be cock-blocked by Vegas). Decent 3C/4C material.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Forwards:
Taylor Hall - Calgary
Mike Hoffman - Nashville
Evgeni Dadonov - Florida
Tyler Toffoli - San Jose
Anthony Duclair - New Jersey
Andreas Athanasiou - Boston
Wayne Simmonds - Toronto
Joe Thornton - San Jose
Ilya Kovalchuk - Montreal
Vladislav Namestnikov -
Derek Brassard - Islanders
Corey Perry - who knows
Alex Galchenyuk - Ottawa
Craig Smith - Los Angeles
Jesper Fast - Carolina
Trevor Lewis - Washington

Defence:
Alex Pietrangelo - Vegas
Torey Krug - Detroit
Tyson Barrie - Vancouver
Travis Hamonic - Winnipeg
TJ Brodie - Boston
Chris Tanev - Pittsburgh
Erik Gustafsson - Florida
Sami Vatanen - Anaheim
Kevin Shattenkirk - Tampa Bay
Zdeno Chara - Boston
Justin Schultz - Los Angeles
Radko Gudas - Toronto
Troy Stetcher - Washington

Goalies:
Braden Holtby - Calgary
Jakob Markstrom - Detroit
Corey Crawford - New Jersey
Henrik Lundqvist - Washington
Anton Khudobin - Chicago
Thomas Greiss - St Louis

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Forwards:
Taylor Hall - Toronto
Mike Hoffman - Toronto
Evgeni Dadonov - Toronto
Tyler Toffoli - Toronto
Anthony Duclair - Toronto
Dominik Kahun - Toronto
Andreas Athanasiou - Toronto
Mikael Granlund - Toronto
Kyle Turris - Toronto
Tyler Ennis - Toronto
Carl Soderberg - Toronto
Alexander Wennberg - Toronto
Wayne Simmonds - Toronto
Joe Thornton - Toronto
Ilya Kovalchuk - Toronto
Vladislav Namestnikov - Toronto
Derek Brassard - Toronto
Corey Perry - Toronto
Alex Galchenyuk - Toronto
Craig Smith - Toronto
Jesper Fast - Toronto

Defence:
Alex Pietrangelo - Toronto
Torey Krug - Toronto
Tyson Barrie - Toronto
Travis Hamonic - Toronto
TJ Brodie - Toronto
Chris Tanev - Toronto
Erik Gustafsson - Toronto
Sami Vatanen - Toronto
Kevin Shattenkirk - Toronto
Zdeno Chara - Toronto
Justin Schultz - Toronto
Radko Gudas - Toronto
Ron Hainsey - Toronto
Mark Psysyk - Toronto
Troy Stetcher - Toronto

Goalies:
Braden Holtby - Toronto
Jakob Markstrom - Toronto
Corey Crawford - Toronto
Henrik Lundqvist - Toronto
Anton Khudobin - Toronto
Thomas Greiss - Toronto

Yep. This is what we hear every year. LOL

 

[boredmale]

I forgot Brassard was available, he's definitely going to get an offer from the Jets. Chevy has loved him forever and tried on several occasions to scoop him up (only to be cock-blocked by Vegas). Decent 3C/4C material.

As an Islanders fan my advice to anybody interested in Brassard is don't use him at center. He didn't look that good at center but looked much better on the wing.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

As an Islanders fan my advice to anybody interested in Brassard is don't use him at center. He didn't look that good at center but looked much better on the wing.

I see you're unfamiliar with Mr. Paul Maurice!
As long as he's better than Cody f***ing Eakin, it's an improvement.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

1. Alex Pietrangelo: Vegas
2. Taylor Hall: Colorado
3. Jacob Markstrom: Calgary
4. Mike Hoffman: Nashville
5. Tyler Toffoli: Vancouver
6. Torey Krug: Detroit
7. T.J. Brodie: Boston
8. Mikael Granlund: San Jose
9. Evgeny Dadonov: New Jersey
10. Craig Smith: Blue Jackets
11. Braden Holtby: Wild
12. Tyson Barrie: Edmonton
13. Cam Talbot: Chicago
14. Sami Vatanen: Toronto
15. Travis Hamonic: Winnipeg
16. Vladislav Namestinkov: Nashville
17. Kyle Turris: Ottawa
18. Kevin Shattenkirk: Anaheim
19. Patrick Maroon: Carolina
20. Alexander Wennberg: Florida
21. Anton Khudobin: Vancouver
22. Dominik Kahun: Blue Jackets
23. Corey Perry: Dallas
24. Henrik Lundqvist: Washington
25. Ilya Kovalchuk: Montreal
26. Carl Soderberg: LA
27. Erik Haula: Anaheim
28. Chris Tanev: Pittsburgh
29. Radko Gudas: Devils
30. Wayne Simmonds: Philly

 

[Maurice of Orange]

2020 Unrestricted Free Agents signing predictions.

Forwards:
LW Hall - Colorado
LW Hoffman - Columbus
RW Dadonov - San Jose
RW Toffoli - Vancouver
RW Granlund - New Jersey
C Haula - NY Rangers
C Wennberg - Minnesota
RW Craig Smith - Montreal
LW Duclair - Florida
C Galchenyuk - Minnesota
LW Namestnikov - Detroit
C Eakin - Florida
LW Janmark - Edmonton
LW Athanasiou - Nashville
RW Kahun - Ottawa
C Turris - Edmonton
LW Grabner - Washington
RW Ryan - Philadelphia
RW Simmonds - Toronto
LW Sheary - Vegas
RW Fast - Colorado
LW Maroon - Philadelphia
RW Perry - Dallas
C Thornton - San Jose
C Marleau - < Retire
RW Kovalchuk - Montreal
C Koivu - Florida
LW Soderberg - Detroit
C Brassard - Columbus
C Richardson - Arizona
RW Frolik - < Retire
LW Cousins - New Jersey
RW Hinostroza - San Jose
LW Vesey - Los Angeles
RW Caggiula - Calgary
LW Girgensons - Los Angeles
LW Nordstrom - Buffalo
RW Pitlick - Chicago
LW M. Karlsson - < Europe
LW Martin - NY Rangers
RW Lewis - Vancouver
C Larsson - < Europe
C Wallmark - Carolina
RW Nieto - Montreal
C Thompson - Anaheim
C Grant - Chicago
C Nosek - Vegas
RW Hayden - Florida
LW Rodrigues - Arizona
C Shore - Minnesota
RW Kuhnhackl - NY Islanders
LW Abdelkader - Tampa Bay
LW Clifford - Toronto
LW Schaller - Buffalo
RW Rieder - Calgary
RW Noesen - San Jose
LW Toninato - St. Louis
LW Boedker - Europe
LW Ennis - Edmonton
C Sheahan - Ottawa
C Boyle - Retire
RW Brouwer - Retire
RW Weise - Retire
C Jankowski - Edmonton
C Letestu - Retire
C Boyd - Washington
RW B. Ritchie - Anaheim
LW Bourque - Dallas
C McKegg - NY Rangers
C Peca - Detroit
C Verhaeghe - Ottawa
RW Perlini - Tampa Bay
C Ehn - Buffalo
RW Czarnik - Europe
RW Gibbons - Boston
LW Blackwell - Montreal
RW Hawryluk - AHL Milwaukee
C Gauthier - AHL Toronto
LW Carr - Europe
C Quine - Washington
LW Hunt - Nashville
LW Salomaki - Calgary
RW Simon - Montreal
RW Leivo - Vancouver
LW Jurco - Vancouver
LW Elie - Florida
RW JT Brown - Anaheim
RW-RD Pysyk - Ottawa
LW Haley - Los Angeles
LW Rinaldo - Toronto
RW Gabriel - Montreal
LW Martel - Boston
LW Leier - Detroit
C Criscuolo - Arizona
C Froese - Minnesota
C Vecchione - NY Islanders
RW Lettieri - Carolina
C Rooney - Pittsburgh
C Gaunce - AHL Providence
LW Radil - Europe
LW Hannikainen - Europe
RW Bennett - Retire
LW Beleskey - Retire
LW Puempel - Philadelphia
LW Sherwood - Anaheim

Defensemen:
RD Pietrangelo - Toronto
LD Krug - Detroit
RD Barrie - Washington
RD Vatanen - Ottawa
RD Tanev - Philadelphia
LD Chara - Boston
RD Hamonic - Winnipeg
RD Brodie - Vancouver
RD Shattenkirk - Calgary
RD Bogosian - NY Rangers
LD Fantenberg - Vancouver
LD Gustafsson - Philadelphia
RD Stecher - Chicago
LD Koekkoek - Detroit
RD Schultz - Florida
RD Rutta - Calgary
RD Ceci - New Jersey
RD Byfuglien - Retire
RD Greene - New Jersey
LD Borowiecki - Florida
RD Hainsey - Washington
LD Kulikov - Los Angeles
RD Van Riemsdyk - Nashville
LD Forbort - Vegas
RD Gudas - Toronto
RD Schenn - Vancouver
LD Del Zotto - Dallas
LD Sbisa - Europe
LD Mueller - Buffalo
LD Beaulieu - Calgary
LD Johnson - Ottawa
RD Stone - Retire
LD Daley - Edmonton
LD Ericsson - Europe
LD Hutton - San Jose
RD Benning - Dallas
RD Bowey - Carolina
RD Folin - AHL San Diego
LD Merrill - AHL Bridgeport
RD Engelland - Retire
RD Mike Weber - Minnesota
RD Irwin - Anaheim
RD Holzer - Nashville
LD Bitetto - Europe
RD Prout - Retire
LD Alzner - Ottawa
LD Gilmour - Minnesota
RD Santini - New Jersey
RD Ladue - Winnipeg
LD Englund - Vancouver
LD Ryan - Calgary
LD Connauton - Europe
RD Heed - Calgary
RD Petrovic - Tampa Bay
LD Davidson - AHL Bakersfield
LD Gravel - AHL Colorado
RD Schmaltz - Arizona
LD Pouliot - Buffalo
RD Dotchin - AHL Laval
RD Welinski - Philadelphia
LD Manning - EBEL Augsburg
LD Brennan - AHL Rochester
RD Alt - AHL Springfield
RD Willcox - ECHL Newfoundland
LD McCoshen - ECHL Gwinnett

Goalies:
G Markstrom - Calgary
G Holtby - Chicago
G Crawford - Edmonton
G Lundqvist - Washington
G Schneider - Vancouver
G Greiss - Chicago
G Talbot - Minnesota
G Khudobin - Dallas
G Dell - Detroit
G Subban - Anaheim
G Smith - Vegas
G Miller - Retire
G Anderson - Retire
G Howard - New Jersey
G Domingue - Toronto
G Hutchinson - Boston
G Lagace - AHL Henderson
G Hammond - AHL Utica
G Kinkaid - ECHL Kansas City
G Condon - ECHL Jacksonville
G Gillies - Edmonton
G Forsberg - Vancouver
G McIntyre - New Jersey
G Gibson - AHL San Diego
G Coreau - NY Islanders
G Sparks - Vegas
G Berube - NY Rangers
G Wedgewood - AHL Stockton
G Bibeau - AHL Colorado
G Desrosiers - Florida