Noah Dobson, RHD, New York Islanders
Dobson, like Bouchard, is due for a significant increase. AFP Analytics tasks Dobson on an eight-year contract value greater than $10M per season. The Islanders have round $20M in cap area and sure may afford Dobson and the few depth signings they should make.
The difficulty right here is Dobson’s up-and-down play. His offensive numbers took a significant step again this season, as he scored 39 factors in his lowest output offensively for the reason that 56-game 2021 season whereas struggling on the Islanders’ Thirty first-ranked energy play and Thirty first-ranked penalty kill. Regardless of a down season, the Islanders would seemingly recoup vital worth in a hypothetical Dobson commerce.
Aaron Ekblad, RHD, Florida Panthers
Ekblad is the one unrestricted free agent to make this listing. If Florida finds a solution to retain the 2014 No. 1 choose, there can be a domino impact. AFP Analytics is projecting Ekblad on a seven-year deal value round $7.8M per season. The Panthers could possibly be pressured to commerce from the underside of their ahead lineup to maintain their high two protection pairings collectively for one more season.
Ahead Evan Rodrigues ($3M cap hit, no commerce safety) would seemingly be the simplest for the Panthers to abdomen in a commerce, however they could possibly be pressured to additionally deal ahead Eetu Luostarinen ($3M cap hit, no commerce safety). The latter was a quiet drive in these playoffs, scoring 19 factors in 23 video games.
Thomas Harley, LHD, Dallas Stars
Harley has yet one more season remaining on a contract with an annual cap hit of $4M. He is confirmed to be indispensable, carrying Dallas’ blue line whereas famous person Miro Heiskanen was injured to start out the playoffs.
Dallas has already been shedding area this offseason, and rumors surround winger Jason Robertson, which might be an enormous domino to fall. AFP Analytics tasks a long-term extension for Harley, eligible to signal on July 1, that could possibly be value round $10.75M per season.
Ok’Andre Miller, LHD, New York Rangers
Frank Seravalli of “The DFO Rundown” podcast indicated up to 15 groups are excited by buying Miller. The query feels much less about whether or not Miller will get traded and extra about what the Rangers would shake free in a commerce for the proficient however inconsistent defenseman.
The Rangers have been linked to Los Angeles Kings unrestricted free agent Vladislav Gavrikov, a signing they’d be extra more likely to afford if Miller is not with the workforce.
