Starting Wednesday, these guys all began playing for a pay-day. Some may re-sign mid-season, some may be dealt away as rentals, and some might cash in on July 1st, but they’re all looking forward to that next paycheck. These players will be talked about all year long, so may as well start early. Our own Mike Furlano took a look at the Top Ten UFA’s last month (denoted with *), and since then two have already re-signed. The group of impending free agents will surely shorten as the year goes on, but here is the current list of 2017 Unrestricted Free Agents:
Anaheim Ducks
G Jonathan Bernier
LW Ryan Garbutt
C Nate Thompson
D Korbinian Holzer
LW Mason Raymond
D Nate Guenin
G Dustin Tokarski
G Matt Hackett
D Jeff Schultz
Arizona Coyotes
D Michael Stone
RW Shane Doan
D Zbynek Michalek
C Martin Hanzal
RW Radim Vrbata
C Ryan White
D Jamie McBain
C Chris Mueller
G Justin Peters
Boston Bruins
D John-Michael Liles
C Dominic Moore
LW Zac Rinaldo
D Alex Grant
D Tommy Cross
Buffalo Sabres
D Dmitry Kulikov
RW Brian Gionta
D Cody Franson
C Cody McCormick
G Anders Nilsson
C Cal O’Reilly
D Justin Falk
C Derek Grant
D Taylor Fedun
Calgary Flames
D Dennis Wideman
D Ladislav Smid
D Deryk Engelland
G Brian Elliott*
G Chad Johnson
LW Brandon Bollig
RW Kris Versteeg
D Nicklas Grossmann
Carolina Hurricanes
LW Bryan Bickell
D Ron Hainsey
RW Viktor Stalberg
G Michael Leighton
C Jay McClement
D Matt Tennyson
C Andrew Miller
D Jakub Nakladal
C Derek Ryan
Chicago Blackhawks
D Brian Campbell
C Andrew Desjardins
RW Jordin Tootoo
D Michael Rozsival
G Scott Darling
LW Spencer Abbott
D Cameron Schilling
LW Pierre-Cedric Labrie
LW Brandon Mashinter
Colorado Avalanche
RW Jarome Iginla
D Fedor Tyutin
C John Mitchell
LW Gabriel Bourque
RW Ben Smith
LW Rene Bourque
C Andreas Martinsen
D Mat Clark
LW Joe Whitney
RW Mike Sislo
D Ryan Stanton
C Jim O’Brien
Columbus Blue Jackets
C Gregory Campbell
G Curtis McElhinney
D Cody Goloubef
LW Brett Gallant
C Sam Gagner
C Jaime Sifers
Dallas Stars
LW Patrick Sharp
RW Ales Hemsky
D Johnny Oduya
RW Jiri Hudler
RW Patrick Eaves
LW Lauri Korpikoski
RW Adam Cracknell
C Travis Morin
Detroit Red Wings
D Brendan Smith
LW Thomas Vanek
C Joe Vitale
LW Drew Miller
LW Steve Ott
C Ben Street
Edmonton Oilers
D Andrew Ference
D Kris Russell
LW Matt Hendricks
C Anton Lander
D Eric Gryba
G Jonas Gustavsson
D Mark Fraser
Florida Panthers
RW Jaromir Jagr
D Jakub Kindl
G Reto Berra
RW Shane Harper
D Steven Kampfer
RW Shawn Thornton
D Brent Regner
G Mike McKenna
RW Paul Thompson
Los Angeles Kings
D Rob Scuderi
LW Dwight King
RW Teddy Purcell
D Tom Gilbert
G Peter Budaj
RW Devin Setoguchi
Minnesota Wild
G Darcy Kuemper
G Alex Stalock
D Victor Bartley
D Nate Prosser
C Zac Dalpe
Montreal Canadiens
D Andrei Markov
RW Alexander Radulov
C David Desharnais
RW Brian Flynn
G Al Montoya
LW Chris Terry
RW Bobby Farnham
Nashville Predators
C Mike Fisher
C Mike Ribeiro
D Matt Carle
D Yannick Weber
D Matt Irwin
LW Harry Zolnierczyk
New Jersey Devils
C Vernon Fiddler
RW P.A. Parenteau
D Kyle Quincey
G Keith Kinkaid
LW Luke Gazdic
D Karl Stollery
C Carter Camper
D Andrew MacWilliam
New York Islanders
RW Cal Clutterbuck
D Dennis Seidenberg
G Thomas Greiss
C Ben Holmstrom
C Bracken Kearns
LW Eric Boulton
New York Rangers
LW Tanner Glass
D Chris Summers
D Adam Clendening
Ottawa Senators
C Zack Smith
RW Chris Neil
C Chris Kelly
D Mike Kostka
C Tom Pyatt
RW Zack Stortini
Philadelphia Flyers
D Mark Streit
G Steve Mason
D Michael Del Zotto
D Nick Schultz
G Michal Neuvirth
C Boyd Gordon
LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
C Chris VandeVelde
C Andy Miele
RW Chris Conner
Pittsburgh Penguins
LW Chris Kunitz
D Trevor Daley
C Nick Bonino
C Matt Cullen
D Cameron Gaunce
D Steve Oleksy
LW Tom Sestito
D Chad Ruhwedel
G Mike Condon
D David Warsofsky
C Kevin Porter
San Jose Sharks
C Joe Thornton*
LW Patrick Marleau*
D Brent Burns*
RW Tommy Wingels
C Micheal Haley
G Troy Grosenic
St. Louis Blues
D Kevin Shattenkirk*
C Patrik Berglund
D Robert Bortuzzo
LW Scottie Upshall
D Brad Hunt
D Chris Butler
Tampa Bay Lightning
G Ben Bishop*
C Brian Boyle
LW Cory Conacher
D Luke Witkowski
RW Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond
D Matt Taormina
Toronto Maple Leafs
C Brooks Laich
LW Milan Michalek
LW Colin Greening
D Roman Polak
D Matt Hunwick
G Jhonas Enroth
D Andrew Campbell
Vancouver Canucks
G Ryan Miller*
RW Alexandre Burrows
D Philip Larsen
RW Jack Skille
C Jayson Megna
D Chad Billins
Washington Capitals
RW T.J. Oshie
RW Justin Williams
D Karl Alzner*
C Daniel Winnik
C Paul Carey
LW Chris Bourque
C Brad Malone
Winnipeg Jets
RW Drew Stafford
G Ondrej Pavelec
RW Chris Thorburn
D Paul Postma
RW Anthony Peluso
D Brian Strait