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Here’s my spreadsheet for upcoming UFAs, each team’s cap situation, and a trade tracker. I update the spreadsheet daily. I use CapFriendly to create this list and AFP Analytics for the contract projections.

Edit: Spreadsheet has been updated with AFP's latest projections and I added a new section for RFAs.

Spoiler: UFAs By Position

Top-6 Forwards
Sam Reinhart	RW	28	8y/10.25m
Jake Guentzel	W	29	6y/7.94m
Steven Stamkos	LW/C	34	3y/6.30m
Jonathan Marchessault	W	33	3y/6.25m
Joe Pavelski	RW	39	1y/3.94m
Matt Duchene	RW/C	33	3y/6.46m
Sean Monahan	FW	29	3y/2.87m
Tyler Toffoli	W	32	5y/6.53m
Jonathan Drouin	W	29	4y/4.46m
Teuvo Teravainen	W	29	5y/6.13m
Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	32	3y/5.64m
Adam Henrique	LW/C	34	2y/4.60m
Chandler Stephenson	C/LW	30	5y/5.77m
Max Domi	C/RW	29	3y/4.17m
Patrick Kane	RW	35	2y/5.51m
Elias Lindholm	C/RW	29	7y/8.04m
Anthony Mantha	W	29	3y/4.40m
Daniel Sprong	W	27	3y/3.89m
Jake DeBrusk	W	27	5y/5.92m
David Perron	W	36	2y/2.80m
Tyler Bertuzzi	W	29	5y/6.00m
Anthony Duclair	W	28	3y/3.22m
Jason Zucker	W	32	3y/5.46m
Jack Roslovic	C/RW	27	3y/3.11m
Max Pacioretty	LW	35
Alexander Barabanov	W	30	3y/3.03m

Top-4 Defecemen
Shayne Gostisbehere	LD/RD	31	3y/4.38m
Brady Skjei	LD	30	6y/7.39m
Noah Hanifin	LD	27	7y/7.69m
Brandon Montour	RD	30	7y/8.71m
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	LD	32	3y/3.67m
Dylan DeMelo	RD	31	4y/5.07m
Sean Walker	LD/RD	29	4y/4.87m
Matt Roy	RD	29	4y/5.58m
TJ Brodie	LD/RD	34	3y/4.91m
Brenden Dillon	LD	33	2y/3.91m
Alexandre Carrier	RD	27	3y/3.57m
Nikita Zadorov	LD/RD	29	4y/5.10m
Chris Tanev	RD	34	3y/4.68m
Brett Pesce	RD	29	6y/6.72m
Matt Grzelcyk	LD	30	3y/4.07m
Oliver Kylington	LD/RD	27

Bottom-6 Forwards
James van Riemsdyk	W	35	1y/1.50m
Warren Foegele	W	28	4y/3.58m
Stefan Noesen	W	31	2y/3.23m
Danton Heinen	W	28
Tyler Johnson	FW	33
Alexander Wennberg	C	29	4y/4.21m
Jordan Martinook	W	31	2y/2.79m
Dakota Joshua	LW	28	3y/3.00m
Michael Amadio	W	28
Teddy Blueger	C/LW	29	2y/2.56m
Sam Lafferty	FW	29	2y/1.72m
Kiefer Sherwood	W	29
Mike Hoffman	LW	34	1y/1.86m
Tomas Tatar	W	33	1y/2.21m
Kyle Okposo	RW	36	1y/1.96m
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	27
Andrew Cogliano	LW	37
Jakob Silfverberg	W	33	2y/2.78m
Cal Clutterbuck	RW	36
Corey Perry	RW	39
Patrick Maroon	W	36
Yakov Trenin	LW/C	27	3y/3.33m
Dominik Kubalik	W	28	2y/1.34m
Anthony Beauvillier	W	27
Sam Carrick	C/RW	32
Tanner Pearson	LW	31
Zemgus Girgensons	LW/C	30	2y/1.74m
Colin Blackwell	C/RW	31
Brandon Duhaime	W	27
Nick Cousins	LW/C	30
Connor Brown	W	30
Joel Kiviranta	W	28
William Carrier	LW	29	3y/2.68m
Tyler Motte	W	29	3y/2.55m
Samuel Blais	W	28	1y/0.94m
Tyson Jost	C	26

Bottom-Pairing Defencemen
Erik Gustafsson	LD	32	3y/4.99m
Tyler Myers	RD	34	2y/2.67m
Justin Schultz	RD	33	2y/3.81m
Kevin Shattenkirk	RD	35	1y/1.37m
Jalen Chatfield	RD	28	3y/2.77m
Mike Reilly	LD	30	1y/1.24m
Dmitry Kulikov	LD/RD	33
Alec Martinez	LD	36	1y/1.7m
Tyson Barrie	RD	32	2y/3.72m
Jani Hakanpaa	RD	32	2y/2.38m
Vincent Desharnais	RD	28	2y/1.41m
Ian Cole	LD/RD	35	2y/3.09m
Matt Dumba	RD	29	3y/3.73m
Colin Miller	RD	31
Mark Giordano	LD	40	1y/3.11m
Marco Scandella	LD	34
Calvin De Haan	LD/RD	33
Josh Brown	RD	30
Ilya Lyubushkin	RD	30	1y/1.31m
Joel Edmundson	LD/RD	31
Troy Stecher	RD	30
Derek Forbort	LD	32
Erik Johnson	RD	36	1y/1.13m

Forward Depth
Christian Fischer	W	27
Craig Smith	RW	34
Victor Olofsson	W	28
Trevor Lewis	RW/C	37
Justin Bailey	RW	29
Kevin Stenlund	C/RW	27
Jeff Carter	RW/C	39
Ryan Carpenter	RW/C	33
Nicolas Aube-Kubel	RW	28	2y/1.53m
AJ Greer	W	27
Liam O'Brien	W	29
Chris Tierney	C	30
Mattias Janmark	W	31
Sam Gagner	RW/C	34
Brendan Smith	LD/RD	35
Eric Robinson	LW	29
Zach Parise	LW	39
Kevin Labanc	W	28	2y/1.94m
Fredrik Olofsson	C/LW	28
Alex Barre-Boulet	W	27
Matt Martin	W	35
Radim Zohorna	W	28
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	C/LW	39
Tyler Pitlick	RW	32
Austin Watson	W	32
Tomas Nosek	LW/C	31
Jansen Harkins	LW	27
Rourke Chartier	C	28
Steven Lorentz	FW	28

Defensive Depth
Jack Johnson	LD	37
Vincent Desharnais	RD	28	2y/1.41m
Anthony Deangelo	RD	28	2y/1.80m
Jarred Tinordi	LD	32
Sebastian Aho	LD	28
Dakota Mermis	LD/RD	30
Jacob MacDonald	LD/RD	31
Dennis Gilbert	LD	27
Nikita Zaitsev	RD	32
Nick DeSimone	RD	29
Travis Dermott	LD/RD	27
Caleb Jones	LD/RD	27
Chad Ruhwedel	RD	34
William Lageson	LD/RD	28

Goaltenders
Cam Talbot	G	36	1y/1.89m
Ilya Samsonov	G	27	2y/3.26m
Alex Nedeljkovic	G	28	2y/2.00m
Kaapo Kahkonen	G	27	2y/2.93m
Scott Wedgewood	G	31	2y/1.57m
Casey DeSmith	G	32	1y/2.02m
Anthony Stolarz	G	30	2y/1.91m
James Reimar	G	36
Antti Raanta	G	35	1y/1.31m
David Rittich	G	31
Kevin Lankinen	G	29	1y/1.58m
Laurent Brossoit	G	31	2y/1.95m
Calvin Pickard	G	32
Martin Jones	G	34

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[Canucks LB]

I think the best thing would be a 1 year contract and play him 2nd pairing minutes. If he can carry a pairing and produce then maybe he's deserving of #2 money. He's a #3 that will be passed on the depth chart by Willander in a few years. Definitely can't afford to overpay guys who don't produce in the playoffs.

Just trade him, I would rather have the cap

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Playoff grading:

1. Miller
2. Boeser
3. Garland
4. Lindholm
5. Zadorov
6. Silovs
7. Myers
8. Soucy
9. Joshua
10. Suter

11. Hughes
12. Blueger
13. Hronek
14. Di Giuseppe
15. Pettersson
16. Hoglander
17. Cole
18. Aman

19. Lafferty
20. Juulsen
21. Mikheyev

 

[ameselare]

Treliving can overpay for Zadorov. I've loved having Zaddy on this team but I want no part in anything close to a 6x6 contract. No way.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

That pp needs to be a worked on as well, entries setups etc. Hughes is such a dynamic player it would be interesting to see what a pp coach could do with him and this team.

Team needs a puck retriever who can also be a net front presense and also needs a heavy accurate shot from the point.

 

[DFAC]

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Good luck to PA and JR cause there's expectations now and even less room for error.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Treliving can overpay for Zadorov. I've loved having Zaddy on this team but I want no part in anything close to a 6x6 contract. No way.

Lot’s of good big defenceman in free agency this year. Canucks strategy of 4 Huge D behind Hughes & Hronek worked incredibly well in the playoffs, should go with something similar in the offseason retool.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Team needs a puck retriever who can also be a net front presense

This is the biggest team need, too many perimeter players just coasting, need more tenacity and bite up front, gritty forwards with that dog in em to get to the dirty areas consistently, forwards that play brutally hard and win board battles, ferocious puck retrievers who don’t let defenders clear the puck or exit the zone and make them pay.

 

[God]

Notable RFAs:
F Hronek - I don't love going to 7.5M AAV, but it's clear he was battling something. That's a bit of a silver lining in keeping the cost down but his agent Allan Walsh is also a psycho.
A Silovs - obvious re-sign but I do wonder if you can get a pretty penny for him at the draft. He let in 5 or 6 goals from distance and that pretty much sunk us, particularly when the strategy was to keep shots to the perimeter.

Notable UFAs:
T Blueger - the offense hasn't been there but if you can get him on a multi year deal at under 2M AAV I think you do it.
D Joshua - like Hronek, a quiet playoffs might keep his price down. Wouldn't blame the guy for chasing what might be his only paycheque ever. Maybe 3.5M AAV?
S Lafferty - drop. it's either him or Blueger and I pick the latter each time.
E Lindholm - would love to keep but the money might not work if a team like Boston throws a blank cheque at him.
I Cole - drop. I really liked him at times but it's obvious that the wear and tear of Tocchet's system took it's toll on him, and early too.
M Friedman - would keep but I presume he'll try a place with more playing time.
T Myers - shockingly one of our best defensemen in the playoffs. Weird that I'm leaning towards keeping him. Think if you can get him on a multi-year deal around 2-3M AAV you do it.
N Zadorov - not a 6M defenseman, probably not a 5M defenseman, but he gives the team attitude. I think the Canucks get outbid here.
C DeSmith - played well to start but didn't love his overly active playstyle. Would drop for Silovs.

This is the biggest team need, too many perimeter players just coasting, need more tenacity and bite up front, gritty forwards with that dog in em to get to the dirty areas consistently, forwards that play brutally hard and win board battles, ferocious puck retrievers who don’t let defenders clear the puck or exit the zone and make them pay.

I thought this was actually one of the team's strengths. They were really good at using pressure for board battles. The issue was the possession not turning into shots. I'd have to re-watch but I got the impression that a lot of our guys weren't getting shot chances from the inside part of the circle.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

UFAs that receive offer:

1. Lindholm 6.5M Max
2. Zadorov 4.75M Max
3. Joshua 3.25M Max

5. Myers 3.5M Max
6. Blueger 1.75M Max
7. Cole 1M Max

RFAS:

1. Hronek 6M Max
2. Silovs 1.5M Max

 

[ameselare]

A Silovs - obvious re-sign but I do wonder if you can get a pretty penny for him at the draft. He let in 5 or 6 goals from distance and that pretty much sunk us, particularly when the strategy was to keep shots to the perimeter.

Woodley talked about this during his hit on Canucks Talk today. Silovs is really good in tight due to his natural abilities and Ian Clark's system. He needs time and reps in the NHL to get used to NHL screens - guys are bigger and faster than in the AHL. He'll get there.

 

[Vector]

This is why he wasn’t called up along with the other black aces.

 

[LordBacon]

REBUILD

 

[arttk]

This is why he wasn’t called up along with the other black aces.

Was he that bad?

 

[HockeyWooot]

Gone:
Zadorov (likely too expensive)
Lindholm (likely too expensive)
Cole
Lafferty
Desmith

Borderline, keep at right price:
Joshua
Myers
Blueger

Trade:
Mikheyev

 

[Canucks LB]

Heading to sleep, gonna do a deep dive tomorrow instead.

Take care canucks fans

 

[Vector]

Was he that bad?

He was actually quite good but doesn’t have any stand out NHL traits. He would have been a long shot to make the NHL squad as a 7th/8th defensemen next season so there was no incentive for him to stick around and find out.

 

[dellzor]

I predict we get Brenden Dillon (fits the big D notion that JR and Allvin have went with). I believe I saw a report about a month ago stating he wanted to come here.

 

[StickShift]

I think Vancouver is going to go very hard after re-signing Lindholm. If he can get 7x8m as a UFA—I don’t think the Canucks will hesitate to go 8x7m. I don’t think many understand how rare a top-nine RH center is that is effective at both ends of the ice, can win many faceoffs, and be your lead penalty killer.

The term is a bit scary, but I think they are willing the hedge a bet that he will age appropriately and that the salary will be league average by the 2nd half for a top-nine center.

 

[ManVanFan]

Would be nice to have some higher draft picks.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

If "Your Vancouver Canucks" trade Demko with Mikheylev for a positive asset, they would then have 35M in Cap space.

Boom

Sign Hronek, Zadorov, Lindholm, Myers and Joshua and have cap to sign Tanev and probably a meaningful UFA winger.

or

They can slip back into the Elmer plan of being "too late."

 

[Luck 6]

Team needs a puck retriever who can also be a net front presense and also needs a heavy accurate shot from the point.

I agree on the first one. We have several players with heavy and accurate shots from the point, Hronek is one that is notable. Our powerplay doesn't operate that way though, apparently. There is no point in investing more money in something that we won't use. A good net front presence seems like a no brainer though.. Unless we are considering that to be Lindholm (some success in that role) or Joshua (never really tried in that role on the powerplay).

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I think Vancouver is going to go very hard after re-signing Lindholm. If he can get 7x8m as a UFA—I don’t think the Canucks will hesitate to go 8x7m. I don’t think many understand how rare a top-nine RH center is that is effective at both ends of the ice, can win many faceoffs, and be your lead penalty killer.

The term is a bit scary, but I think they are willing the hedge a bet that he will age appropriately and that the salary will be league average by the 2nd half for a top-nine center.

I think of our pending UFAs, he's got to be the biggest priority. He came up huge when Pettersson wilted, and his game in the playoffs - offensively, defensively and physically - was terrific all around.

 

[mdobbs]

If "Your Vancouver Canucks" trade Demko with Mikheylev for a positive asset, they would then have 35M in Cap space.

Boom

Sign Hronek, Zadorov, Lindholm, Myers and Joshua and have cap to sign Tanev and probably a meaningful UFA winger.

or

They can slip back into the Elmer plan of being "too late."

Canucks are not trading demko. They are not a cup contender without him

 

[Luck 6]

In looking at the numbers this morning, we're kind of one expensive guy away from flexibility. This is what I would like to see:

Hronek @ 7mil
Zadorov @ 5.8mil
Lindholm @ 7mil
Joshua @ 3mil
Blueger @ 2mil
Myers @ 3mil

We could technically afford all of that IF we found a way to move Mikheyev. But, we would have only 3.8mil left to sign a right side defenseman and ideally another forward that could slip into the top 6 (at that rate, likely a reclamation project).

		Pettersson	11.6	Hoglander	1.1
Boeser	6.65	Miller	8	Suter	1.6
Garland	4.95	Lindholm	7	Joshua	3
Aman	0.88	Blueger	2	Podkolzin	1
13F	0.8
Hughes	7.85	Hronek	7
Soucy	3.25
Zadorov	5.8	Myers	3
Demko	5
Silovs	0.79
Ferland LTIR	0
Poolman LTIR	0
OEL Buyout	2.35
Estimated Salary Cap	87.5​	Mil
Total Cap		83.612​	Mil
Cap Space		3.888​	Mil

That would be our best "run it back" option. The thing about Mikheyev is, I don't know, he could rebound next year... But even still, he's just really expensive for what he brings. A buyout really isn't an option, and it would probably cost us a 2nd round pick to move him. If we have to keep him, then we could let Blueger and Myers walk instead. We'd have to role Aman or a prospect at 4C, and we'd only have about 3.25mil to add two defensemen.

Like I said, we're one heavy contract away from flexibility. Our management team likely has some other ideas on what we need as well though, so I imagine this template is far off from what they'll actually do haha.