LeBrun: 2021 ufa market opening day is july 28

[RebuildinVan]

Maybe but it might be the biggest rfa class of all time - assuming they dont sign in season of course. Offer sheet eligible names include:

Dahlin
Heiska
EP
Makar
Hughes

Just those 5 above are all blockbuster names. There's a few more too

Not one of them will be left unsigned. But that UFA class....wow thats unimpressive. I think if Im a GM I could safely take the day off and not look at the phone

 

[bobholly39]

That class was much better and deeper. Rantanen was there too, and Laine too

you’re wrong about point. He was a 90+ player. Same with Marner and was 3 points away. I dunno if you’ll ever see a strong RFA class ever

Laine is available again next year so cancels out.

Add Svech vs Ranta.

As for Point and even Marner - keep in mind neither of them had scored 90 points going into their rfa season. I know none of EP or the 4 D i mentionned scored 90 points yet either - but all 5 are arguably better so far than either Point or Marner were going into their rfa season. And 5 players vs 2.

This is a ridiculously deep rfa class. Moreso than 2 years ago i think. Either way its close.

Not one of them will be left unsigned. But that UFA class....wow thats unimpressive. I think if Im a GM I could safely take the day off and not look at the phone

We'll see. 2 years ago all the big rfas outside from Matthews held out and majority expected them to sign early. Due to unique cap situation this season there may be quite a few unsigned by summer and eligible for offer sheets

 

[Voight]

Hopefully the final year that all the dates are delayed.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Remember a few years ago? When Marner, Tkachuk, Point, Boeser, McAvoy, Werenski and so on were all available through offer sheets?

You forgot Aho who actually signed an offer sheet that offseason

 

[Leafs87]

You forgot Aho who actually signed an offer sheet that offseason

That was the season after the one I mentioned

 

[Habs Halifax]

That was the season after the one I mentioned

You sure... Aho signed that contract July 1st, 2019. Marner, Laine, Tkachuk, Point, were all in 2019 too... all in that 2019 offseason

 

[Leafs87]

You sure... Aho signed that contract July 1st, 2019. Marner, Laine, Tkachuk, Point, were all in 2019 too... all in that 2019 offseason

Oh my bad. Well in that case an even stronger argument

 

[Clint Eastwood]

A bunch of old, declining veterans and Taylor Hall.