Speculation: Annual Free Agent Frenzy Prediction Thread

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Just returned after a few years away from these boards but this was a thread I used to always start and most people really enjoyed. So copy and paste the list below and choose where you THINK each UFA will sign, not necessarily where you WANT them to. Fans of every team would want Artemi Panarin on their own team but try to be as practical as possible by taking team needs and cap space into consideration. It’s fun to go back after signings start happening to see which are correct. The list is comprised of larger-named NHLers so no regular AHLers or minor-name players were included.

So, where do you think these players land?

Corey Perry:
Jason Spezza:
Sergei Bobrovsky:
Dion Phaneuf:
Matt Duchene:
Joe Pavelski:
Artemi Panarin:
Semyon Varlamov:
Mike Smith:
Jason Pominville:
Tyler Myers:
Derick Brassard:
Andrew MacDonald:
Marc Methot:
Gustav Nyquist:
Marcus Johansson:
Anton Stralman:
Mats Zuccarello:
Justin Williams:
Cam Talbot:
Jake Gardiner:
Wayne Simmonds:
Colin Wilson:
Anders Lee:
Ron Hainsey:
Richard Panik:
Ben Hutton:
Valtteri Filppula:
Brian Boyle:
Joonas Donskoi:
Ryan Dzingel:
Patrick Maroon:
Brett Ritchie:
Micheal Ferland:
Robin Lehner:
Brett Connolly:
Petr Mrazek:
Brandon Tanev:
Jordie Benn:
Tomas Nosek:
Ryan Hartman:
Curtis McElhinney:
Noel Acciari:
Alex Chiasson:
Joakim Ryan:

*NOTE*
Players that are almost guaranteed to re-sign with their current teams or retire, such as Joe Thornton and Niklas Kronwall, have been omitted.
 
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Ok on a serious note.

Hainsey could be back with the Leafs. Leafs are thin on D with Ozzy, demott gone
Gardiner gone and zaits should be gone

I can also see Perry to the leafs for that vet role. If they can sign him to a smaller contract


Other teams?

Gardiner to the Habs would be a prayer come true
 
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no idea if he'd accept offer but if im redwings ide like spezza on a 1 year to mentor my young forwards . ide also offer mcquaid if over concussion issue to be around as guard dog for red wing kids coming up . i promote these signings because ide hold redwings in a tank pattern for one more good draft before trying to make playoffs .
 

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Corey Perry: Nashville
Jason Spezza: Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Washington
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Dallas
Artemi Panarin: Florida
Semyon Varlamov: Columbus
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: idc
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: idc
Andrew MacDonald: idc
Marc Methot: idc
Gustav Nyquist: Edmonton
Marcus Johansson: Columbus
Anton Stralman: Detroit
Mats Zuccarello: Colorado
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Montreal
Wayne Simmonds: Anaheim
Colin Wilson: Ottawa
Anders Lee: Minny
Ron Hainsey: idc
Carl Gunnarsson: St.Louis
Richard Panik: idc
Ben Hutton: Vancouver
Valtteri Filppula: idc
Brian Boyle: idc
Joonas Donskoi: Carolina
Ryan Dzingel: Colorado
Patrick Maroon: St. Louis
Brett Ritchie: idc
Michael Ferland: Buffalo
Robin Lehner: Islanders
Brett Connolly: Chicago
Petr Mrazek: Buffalo
Brandon Tanev: Pittsburgh
Jordie Benn: idc
Tomas Nosek: idc
Ryan Hartman: Chicago
Curtis McElhinney: idc
Noel Acciari: idc
Alex Chiasson: idc
Joakim Ryan: idc
 

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Corey Perry: Nashville
Jason Spezza: Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Washington
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Dallas
Artemi Panarin: Florida
Semyon Varlamov: Columbus
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: idc
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: idc
Andrew MacDonald: idc
Marc Methot: idc
Gustav Nyquist: Edmonton
Marcus Johansson: Columbus
Anton Stralman: Detroit
Mats Zuccarello: Colorado
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Montreal
Wayne Simmonds: Anaheim
Colin Wilson: Ottawa
Anders Lee: Minny
Ron Hainsey: idc
Carl Gunnarsson: St.Louis
Richard Panik: idc
Ben Hutton: Vancouver
Valtteri Filppula: idc
Brian Boyle: idc
Joonas Donskoi: Carolina
Ryan Dzingel: Colorado
Patrick Maroon: St. Louis
Brett Ritchie: idc
Michael Ferland: Buffalo
Robin Lehner: Islanders
Brett Connolly: Chicago
Petr Mrazek: Buffalo
Brandon Tanev: Pittsburgh
Jordie Benn: idc
Tomas Nosek: idc
Ryan Hartman: Chicago
Curtis McElhinney: idc
Noel Acciari: idc
Alex Chiasson: idc
Joakim Ryan: idc


Pretty darn good guesses as most seem logical.

Funny as a longtime Ranger fan not one of your predictions has Rangers getting a UFA and unless Gorton goes balls to the wall for Panarin, I think that's exactly what's going to happen and that Rangers are going to be quiet on the FA front come July 1.

Until just recently I was convinced Gorton was going to sign Panarin and was a huge proponent of it but the past week ever since we got Kakko, my optimism that we are going to go hard for him has died down considerably as I think JD and Gorton are going to continue to embrace the rebuild and stand pat and possibly add a couple of minor pieces.

That said, well done with your predictions...we'll see how well you did in a few days.
 

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Here's my own crack at it.

Corey Perry: Pittsburgh
Jason Spezza: Tampa Bay
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Ottawa
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: San Jose
Artemi Panarin: Florida
Semyon Varlamov: Carolina
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: retirement
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: Winnipeg
Andrew MacDonald: Florida
Marc Methot: retirement
Gustav Nyquist: Dallas
Marcus Johansson: Boston
Anton Stralman: Dallas
Mats Zuccarello: Colorado
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Montreal
Wayne Simmonds: Chicago
Colin Wilson: Minnesota
Anders Lee: New York Islanders
Ron Hainsey: Toronto
Carl Gunnarsson: New Jersey
Richard Panik: Detroit
Ben Hutton: Los Angeles
Valtteri Filppula: Edmonton
Brian Boyle: New Jersey
Joonas Donskoi: Buffalo
Ryan Dzingel: Colorado
Patrick Maroon: St. Louis
Brett Ritchie: Washington
Micheal Ferland: Vancouver
Robin Lehner: New York Islanders
Brett Connolly: Edmonton
Petr Mrazek: Columbus
Brandon Tanev: Columbus
Jordie Benn: Arizona
Tomas Nosek: Buffalo
Ryan Hartman: Minnesota
Curtis McElhinney: Colorado
Noel Acciari: New York Islanders
Alex Chiasson: Columbus
Joakim Ryan: Montreal
 
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Rivet52

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Pretty darn good guesses as most seem logical.

Funny as a longtime Ranger fan not one of your predictions has Rangers getting a UFA and unless Gorton goes balls to the wall for Panarin, I think that's exactly what's going to happen and that Rangers are going to be quiet on the FA front come July 1.

Until just recently I was convinced Gorton was going to sign Panarin and was a huge proponent of it but the past week ever since we got Kakko, my optimism that we are going to go hard for him has died down considerably as I think JD and Gorton are going to continue to embrace the rebuild and stand pat and possibly add a couple of minor pieces.

That said, well done with your predictions...we'll see how well you did in a few days.

As I went through and did mine, I figured I'd have to give the Rangers someone...anyone. It's July 1st. The more I thought about how they look going into next season though, I think that's exactly what's going to happen barring a trade or two. No doubt there's room for improvement but I don't see any glaring holes aside from a top-six center. I think Gorton is content with letting the kids play and not spending much this year. We'll see if it actually happens but the Rangers look to be in pretty good shape without a need for any big-time signings.

I don't expect them to get Panarin but if they do that's great. If not though I'm expecting a pretty quiet free agency from them. It'll be different than most years but with the Rangers you just never know...
 

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As I went through and did mine, I figured I'd have to give the Rangers someone...anyone. It's July 1st. The more I thought about how they look going into next season though, I think that's exactly what's going to happen barring a trade or two. No doubt there's room for improvement but I don't see any glaring holes aside from a top-six center. I think Gorton is content with letting the kids play and not spending much this year. We'll see if it actually happens but the Rangers look to be in pretty good shape without a need for any big-time signings.

I don't expect them to get Panarin but if they do that's great. If not though I'm expecting a pretty quiet free agency from them. It'll be different than most years but with the Rangers you just never know...


Well said as I agree with everything you said. Usually..check that...ALWAYS the Rangers are as active as any team in the NHL come July 1 and so this year is going to be alot different than for our fan base and fascinating as well for myself and my other Ranger brothers as we'll know that day for sure whether or not JG and JD are going to "accelerate" the rebuild or simply let the rebuild continue organically and naturally as they probably should.

If the Breadman is in a Ranger uniform on July 2nd, which I gotta tell you is still very very tempting to want to have happen, we'll know which direction JG/JD chose. Like you astutely stated tho when it comes to the Rangers and free agents, one never knows....:)
 

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Corey Perry: Dallas
Jason Spezza: Pittsburgh
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Toronto
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Dallas
Artemi Panarin: NYI
Semyon Varlamov: NYI
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: Calgary
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: Colorado
Andrew MacDonald: LA
Marc Methot: LA
Gustav Nyquist: Columbus
Marcus Johansson: NYR
Anton Stralman: Detroit
Mats Zuccarello: Minnesota
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Montreal
Wayne Simmonds: Buffalo
Colin Wilson: Ottawa
Anders Lee: Colorado
Ron Hainsey: Carolina
Carl Gunnarsson: St-Louis
Richard Panik: Anaheim
Ben Hutton: Winnipeg
Valtteri Filppula: Arizona
Brian Boyle: Philly
Joonas Donskoi: Ottawa
Ryan Dzingel: Edmonton
Patrick Maroon: NJ
Brett Ritchie: Boston
Michael Ferland: Buffalo
Robin Lehner: Columbus
Brett Connolly: Montreal
Petr Mrazek: Carolina
Brandon Tanev: Vegas
Jordie Benn: Vancouver
Tomas Nosek: Carolina
Ryan Hartman: Dallas
Curtis McElhinney: Colorado
Noel Acciari: SJ
Alex Chiasson: Edmonton
Joakim Ryan: Minnesota
 
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might do a full one later but I'll start with just the 30+ game goalies:

Bobrovsky: Florida
Varlamov: Islanders
Lehner: Columbus
Mrazek: Carolina
McElhinney: Colorado
Talbot: Calgary
Smith: Edmonton
Kinkaid: Buffalo
Ward: retires
 

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Great thread @Rivet52. Nice work compiling the list of every name. Might want to update the OP to exclude Carl Gunnarsson, though.

Corey Perry: Nashville Predators
Jason Spezza: Ottawa Senators (This one should probably be excluded and go under the Thornton/Kronwall category.)
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida Panthers
Dion Phaneuf: Vancouver Canucks
Matt Duchene: Nashville Predators
Joe Pavelski: Tampa Bay Lightning
Artemi Panarin: Florida Panthers
Semyon Varlamov: New York Islanders
Mike Smith: Edmonton Oilers
Jason Pominville: Buffalo Sabres
Tyler Myers: Vancouver Canucks
Derick Brassard: New Jersey Devils
Andrew MacDonald: Dallas Stars
Marc Methot: Ottawa Senators
Gustav Nyquist: Columbus Blue Jackets
Marcus Johansson: Washington Capitals
Anton Stralman: Florida Panthers
Mats Zuccarello: Colorado Avalanche
Justin Williams: Carolina Hurricanes
Cam Talbot: Calgary Flames
Jake Gardiner: Montreal Canadiens
Wayne Simmonds: Montreal Canadiens
Colin Wilson: Minnesota Wild
Anders Lee: Minnesota Wild
Ron Hainsey: Toronto Maple Leafs
Richard Panik: Boston Bruins
Ben Hutton: Los Angeles Kings
Valtteri Filppula: New Jersey Devils
Brian Boyle: Edmonton Oilers
Joonas Donskoi: Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Dzingel: Dallas Stars
Patrick Maroon: Calgary Flames
Brett Ritchie: Anaheim Ducks
Micheal Ferland: Vancouver Canucks
Robin Lehner: Columbus Blue Jackets
Brett Connolly: Edmonton Oilers
Petr Mrazek: Edmonton Oilers
Brandon Tanev: Vancouver Canucks
Jordie Benn: Vancouver Canucks
Tomas Nosek: Vegas Golden Knights
Ryan Hartman: Dallas Stars
Curtis McElhinney: Edmonton Oilers
Noel Acciari: Vancouver Canucks
Alex Chiasson: Calgary Flames
Joakim Ryan: Montreal Canadiens

I played the odds here on a lot of these. I don't actually think that Brandon Tanev, Jordie Benn, Micheal Ferland, Tyler Myers, Noel Acciari, and Dion Phaneuf will sign in Vancouver, but I think they're the most likely landing spot for each player.
 

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Corey Perry: Chicago
Jason Spezza: Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky: Colorado
Dion Phaneuf: Toronto
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Tampa
Artemi Panarin: Colorado
Semyon Varlamov: Carolina
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: Buffalo
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: Ottawa
Andrew MacDonald: no idea
Marc Methot: no idea
Gustav Nyquist: Detroit
Marcus Johansson: New Jersey
Anton Stralman: Winnipeg
Mats Zuccarello: Dallas
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Montreal
Wayne Simmonds: Montreal
Colin Wilson: Colorado
Anders Lee: NYI
Ron Hainsey: No idea
Carl Gunnarsson: St. Louis
Richard Panik: Arizona
Ben Hutton: Vancouver
Valtteri Filppula: NYI
Brian Boyle: Carolina
Joonas Donskoi: Boston
Ryan Dzingel: Columbus
Patrick Maroon: St. Louis
Brett Ritchie:
Michael Ferland: Dallas
Robin Lehner: Carolina
Brett Connolly: Edmonton
Petr Mrazek: Edmonton
Brandon Tanev:
Jordie Benn:
Tomas Nosek:
Ryan Hartman: Dallas
Curtis McElhinney:
Noel Acciari: Columbus
Alex Chiasson:
Joakim Ryan:
 

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I'm gonna make my predictions a little later but you could also add Ben Lovejoy to this list
 

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Corey Perry: Preds
Jason Spezza: Senators
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: AHL deal with Pens
Matt Duchene: Preds
Joe Pavelski: Stars
Artemi Panarin: Rags
Semyon Varlamov: Canes
Mike Smith: Coyotes
Jason Pominville: AHL deal with Pens
Tyler Myers: Canucks
Derick Brassard: Coyotes
Andrew MacDonald: AHL deal with Ducks
Marc Methot: retire
Gustav Nyquist: Pens
Marcus Johansson: Canes
Anton Stralman: Tampa
Mats Zuccarello: Avs
Justin Williams: Canes
Cam Talbot: Flames
Jake Gardiner: Sabres
Wayne Simmonds: Tampa
Colin Wilson: AHL deal with Stars
Anders Lee: Hawks
Ron Hainsey: Wild
Carl Gunnarsson: Blues
Richard Panik: Wings
Ben Hutton: Devils
Valtteri Filppula: Devils
Brian Boyle: Avs
Joonas Donskoi: Canes
Ryan Dzingel: CBJ
Patrick Maroon: Blues
Brett Ritchie: AHL deal with Kings
Michael Ferland: Canucks
Robin Lehner: Avs
Brett Connolly: Oilers
Petr Mrazek: Oilers
Brandon Tanev: Wings
Jordie Benn: Coyotes
Tomas Nosek: Sabres
Ryan Hartman: AHL deal with Tampa
Curtis McElhinney: Isles
Noel Acciari: Jets
Alex Chiasson: Jets
Joakim Ryan: Flames
 

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Corey Perry: Preds
Jason Spezza: Senators
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: AHL deal with Pens
Matt Duchene: Preds
Joe Pavelski: Stars
Artemi Panarin: Rags
Semyon Varlamov: Canes
Mike Smith: Coyotes
Jason Pominville: AHL deal with Pens
Tyler Myers: Canucks
Derick Brassard: Coyotes
Andrew MacDonald: AHL deal with Ducks
Marc Methot: retire
Gustav Nyquist: Pens
Marcus Johansson: Canes
Anton Stralman: Tampa
Mats Zuccarello: Avs
Justin Williams: Canes
Cam Talbot: Flames
Jake Gardiner: Sabres
Wayne Simmonds: Tampa
Colin Wilson: AHL deal with Stars
Anders Lee: Hawks
Ron Hainsey: Wild
Carl Gunnarsson: Blues
Richard Panik: Wings
Ben Hutton: Devils
Valtteri Filppula: Devils
Brian Boyle: Avs
Joonas Donskoi: Canes
Ryan Dzingel: CBJ
Patrick Maroon: Blues
Brett Ritchie: AHL deal with Kings
Michael Ferland: Canucks
Robin Lehner: Avs
Brett Connolly: Oilers
Petr Mrazek: Oilers
Brandon Tanev: Wings
Jordie Benn: Coyotes
Tomas Nosek: Sabres
Ryan Hartman: AHL deal with Tampa
Curtis McElhinney: Isles
Noel Acciari: Jets
Alex Chiasson: Jets
Joakim Ryan: Flames


oh no! Montreal signs no one! MB will be fired! :oops:
 

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Corey Perry-Nashville
Jason Spezza:Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky:Florida
Dion Phaneuf:Tor
Matt Duchene:Nashville
Joe Pavelsk,,Dallas
Artemi Panarin:Florida
Semyon Varlamov:Nyi
Mike Smith:Edmonton
Jason Pominville:no idea maybe retire
Tyler Myers:Vancouver
Derick Brassard:Sj
Andrew MacDonald:Boston
Marc Methot:no idea
Gustav Nyquist:Vancouver
Marcus Johansson:Washington
Anton Stralman:TB
Mats Zuccarello,,,Dallas
Justin Williams:Carolina
Cam Talbot:Carolina
Jake Gardiner:Winnipeg
Wayne Simmonds:Montreal
Colin Wilson:Minnisota
Anders Lee:NYI
Ron Hainsey:Toronto
Carl Gunnarsson:Stl
Richard Panik:no idea
Ben Hutton:Toronto
Valtteri Filppula:no idea
Brian Boyle:No idea
Joonas Donskoi:SJ
Ryan Dzingel:Ottawa
Patrick Maroon:Calgary
Brett Ritchie:
Michael Ferland:
Robin Lehner:Calgary
Brett Connolly:Edmonton
Petr Mrazek:?
Brandon Tanev:?
Jordie Benn:Vancouver
Tomas Nosek:?
Ryan Hartman:?
Curtis McElhinney:?
Noel Acciari:?
Alex Chiasson:?
Joakim Ryan:?
just guessing for most part
 

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Corey Perry: CHI
Jason Spezza: CBJ
Sergei Bobrovsky: FLA
Dion Phaneuf: CBJ
Matt Duchene: NSH
Joe Pavelski: DAL
Artemi Panarin: FLA
Semyon Varlamov: CBJ
Mike Smith: CAR
Jason Pominville: MIN
Tyler Myers: FLA
Derick Brassard: CAR
Andrew MacDonald: WPG
Marc Methot: NYI
Gustav Nyquist: DAL
Marcus Johansson: COL
Anton Stralman: TOR
Mats Zuccarello: COL
Justin Williams: CAR
Cam Talbot: CGY
Jake Gardiner: MTL
Wayne Simmonds: MTL
Colin Wilson: COL
Anders Lee: NYI
Ron Hainsey: CAR
Richard Panik: EDM
Ben Hutton: WPG
Valtteri Filppula: NYI
Brian Boyle: NSH
Joonas Donskoi: BOS
Ryan Dzingel: CBJ
Patrick Maroon: STL
Brett Ritchie: VAN
Michael Ferland: PHI
Robin Lehner: COL
Brett Connolly: CGY
Petr Mrazek: EDM
Brandon Tanev: LAK
Jordie Benn: WPG
Tomas Nosek: MTL
Ryan Hartman: EDM
Curtis McElhinney: CHI
Noel Acciari: DAL
Alex Chiasson: WSH
Joakim Ryan: ARI

Mostly just pure guesses :laugh:
 

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Corey Perry: Nashville
Jason Spezza: Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Toronto
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Dallas
Artemi Panarin: Florida
Semyon Varlamov:
Mike Smith: Edmonton
Jason Pominville: Ottawa
Tyler Myers: Vancouver (for 6-7m not 8m)
Derick Brassard: retired
Andrew MacDonald: Ottawa
Marc Methot: Ottawa
Gustav Nyquist: CBJ
Marcus Johansson: CBJ
Anton Stralman: Lightning or Dallas
Mats Zuccarello: Avs
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Ducks
Wayne Simmonds: Avs
Colin Wilson: Avs
Anders Lee: NYI
Ron Hainsey: Jets
Carl Gunnarsson: Blues
Richard Panik: Arizona
Ben Hutton: Habs
Valtteri Filppula: NYI
Brian Boyle: Edmonton
Joonas Donskoi: Chicago
Ryan Dzingel: NYI
Patrick Maroon: Blues
Brett Ritchie: Ottawa
Michael Ferland: Carolina
Robin Lehner: Avs
Brett Connolly: Edmonton
Petr Mrazek:
Brandon Tanev: Chicago
Jordie Benn: CBJ
Tomas Nosek: Vegas
Ryan Hartman: Dallas
Curtis McElhinney: CBJ
Noel Acciari: Boston
Alex Chiasson: Arizona
Joakim Ryan: Vegas
Thomas Kinkaid: Habs
Brandon Pirri: Edmonton
Daniel Carr: Edmonton
 
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Just returned after a few years away from these boards but this was a thread I used to always start and most people really enjoyed. So copy and paste the list below and choose where you THINK each UFA will sign, not necessarily where you WANT them to. Fans of every team would want Artemi Panarin on their own team but try to be as practical as possible by taking team needs and cap space into consideration. It’s fun to go back after signings start happening to see which are correct. The list is comprised of larger-named NHLers so no regular AHLers or minor-name players were included.

So, where do you think these players land?

Corey Perry: Dal
Jason Spezza: KHL
Sergei Bobrovsky: NYI
Dion Phaneuf: Dal
Matt Duchene: Mtl
Joe Pavelski: TB
Artemi Panarin: NYR
Semyon Varlamov: Fla
Mike Smith: SJ
Jason Pominville: retire
Tyler Myers: Van
Derick Brassard: KHL
Andrew MacDonald: KHL
Marc Methot: retire
Gustav Nyquist: Nsh
Marcus Johansson: Nsh
Anton Stralman: Nsh
Mats Zuccarello: Col
Justin Williams: Pit
Cam Talbot: Cgy
Jake Gardiner: Det
Wayne Simmonds: Ott
Colin Wilson:???
Anders Lee: Min
Ron Hainsey: Tor
Carl Gunnarsson: StL
Richard Panik: KHL
Ben Hutton:Mtl
Valtteri Filppula: NYI
Brian Boyle: Nsh
Joonas Donskoi: Car
Ryan Dzingel: CBJ
Patrick Maroon: StL
Brett Ritchie: KHL
Michael Ferland: Ari
Robin Lehner: Edm
Brett Connolly: Wsh
Petr Mrazek: Car
Brandon Tanev: Wpg
Jordie Benn: Van
Tomas Nosek: VGK
Ryan Hartman: Dal
Curtis McElhinney: Mtl
Noel Acciari:???
Alex Chiasson:???
Joakim Ryan: SHL

*NOTE*
Players that are almost guaranteed to re-sign with their current teams or retire, such as Joe Thornton and Niklas Kronwall, have been omitted.
 

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Corey Perry:Nashville
Jason Spezza:Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky:Florida
Dion Phaneuf:Toronto
Matt Duchene:Nasville
Joe Pavelski:Tampa
Artemi Panarin:NYR
Semyon Varlamov:Calgary
Mike Smith:Edmonton
Jason Pominville:Retire
Tyler Myers:Vancouver
Derick Brassard:Arizona
Andrew MacDonald:?
Marc Methot: Dallas
Gustav Nyquist:Vancouver
Marcus Johansson:Boston
Anton Stralman:La
Mats Zuccarello:Chicago
Justin Williams:Carolina
Cam Talbot:?
Jake Gardiner: La or Vancouver
Wayne Simmonds:Montreal
Colin Wilson:NyI
Anders Lee: Detroit
Ron Hainsey:Toronto
Richard Panik:?
Ben Hutton:Toronto
Valtteri Filppula:?
Brian Boyle:Retire
Joonas Donskoi:San Jose
Ryan Dzingel:Minnesota
Patrick Maroon:Calgary
Brett Ritchie:?
Micheal Ferland:Carolina
Robin Lehner:NyI
Brett Connolly:Edmonton
Petr Mrazek:?
Brandon Tanev: Dallas
Jordie Benn:Winnipeg
Tomas Nosek:?
Ryan Hartman:?
Curtis McElhinney:?
Noel Acciari:?
Alex Chiasson:?
Joakim Ryan:?
Ryan Spooner:ahl
Markus Grandlund:Minnesota
 

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Corey Perry: Chicago
Jason Spezza: Ottawa
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida
Dion Phaneuf: Vancouver
Matt Duchene: Nashville
Joe Pavelski: Tampa Bay
Artemi Panarin: Florida
Semyon Varlamov: Edmonton
Mike Smith: Carolina
Jason Pominville: Retired
Tyler Myers: Vancouver
Derick Brassard: San Jose
Andrew MacDonald: Europe
Marc Methot: Vegas
Gustav Nyquist: New Jersey
Marcus Johansson: Colorado
Anton Stralman: Dallas
Mats Zuccarello: Minnesota
Justin Williams: Carolina
Cam Talbot: Calgary
Jake Gardiner: Anaheim
Wayne Simmonds: Montreal
Colin Wilson: Boston
Anders Lee: Colorado
Ron Hainsey: Boston
Richard Panik: Chicago
Ben Hutton: Los Angeles
Valtteri Filppula: Boston
Brian Boyle: NY Rangers
Joonas Donskoi: Colorado
Ryan Dzingel: Edmonton
Patrick Maroon: Arizona
Brett Ritchie: Philadelphia
Micheal Ferland:
Robin Lehner: NY Islanders
Brett Connolly: Calgary
Petr Mrazek: Colorado
Brandon Tanev: Carolina
Jordie Benn: Pittsburgh
Tomas Nosek: Washington
Ryan Hartman: Minnesota
Curtis McElhinney: Montreal
Noel Acciari: Florida
Alex Chiasson: Columbus
Joakim Ryan: Ottawa
 

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Great thread @Rivet52. Nice work compiling the list of every name. Might want to update the OP to exclude Carl Gunnarsson, though.

Corey Perry: Nashville Predators
Jason Spezza: Ottawa Senators (This one should probably be excluded and go under the Thornton/Kronwall category.)
Sergei Bobrovsky: Florida Panthers
Dion Phaneuf: Vancouver Canucks
Matt Duchene: Nashville Predators
Joe Pavelski: Tampa Bay Lightning
Artemi Panarin: Florida Panthers
Semyon Varlamov: New York Islanders
Mike Smith: Edmonton Oilers
Jason Pominville: Buffalo Sabres
Tyler Myers: Vancouver Canucks
Derick Brassard: New Jersey Devils
Andrew MacDonald: Dallas Stars
Marc Methot: Ottawa Senators
Gustav Nyquist: Columbus Blue Jackets
Marcus Johansson: Washington Capitals
Anton Stralman: Florida Panthers
Mats Zuccarello: Colorado Avalanche
Justin Williams: Carolina Hurricanes
Cam Talbot: Calgary Flames
Jake Gardiner: Montreal Canadiens
Wayne Simmonds: Montreal Canadiens
Colin Wilson: Minnesota Wild
Anders Lee: Minnesota Wild
Ron Hainsey: Toronto Maple Leafs
Richard Panik: Boston Bruins
Ben Hutton: Los Angeles Kings
Valtteri Filppula: New Jersey Devils
Brian Boyle: Edmonton Oilers
Joonas Donskoi: Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Dzingel: Dallas Stars
Patrick Maroon: Calgary Flames
Brett Ritchie: Anaheim Ducks
Micheal Ferland: Vancouver Canucks
Robin Lehner: Columbus Blue Jackets
Brett Connolly: Edmonton Oilers
Petr Mrazek: Edmonton Oilers
Brandon Tanev: Vancouver Canucks
Jordie Benn: Vancouver Canucks
Tomas Nosek: Vegas Golden Knights
Ryan Hartman: Dallas Stars
Curtis McElhinney: Edmonton Oilers
Noel Acciari: Vancouver Canucks
Alex Chiasson: Calgary Flames
Joakim Ryan: Montreal Canadiens

I played the odds here on a lot of these. I don't actually think that Brandon Tanev, Jordie Benn, Micheal Ferland, Tyler Myers, Noel Acciari, and Dion Phaneuf will sign in Vancouver, but I think they're the most likely landing spot for each player.
This guy gets it
 

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