The highest-scoring player set to become an unrestricted free agent is Tampa Bay's Alex Killorn (64 points in 82 games).īoston's perennial Selke candidate Patrice Bergeron (58 points in 78 games) is also a UFA this summer, but all reports suggest that the 37-year-old lifelong Bruin is either going to re-up in Beantown or retire.įormer Hart Trophy-winner Patrick Kane, now 34, is the most-prominent name on the UFA list. The 2023 offseason is not a banner year for free agents. Will NHL Free Agency Shift the Betting Landscape? (The Cup was not awarded in 2005 due to a lockout.) Canadian teams have lost in the Stanley Cup final six times since the Habs' 1993 championship. The Stanley Cup drought for Canadian teams reached 29 seasons this past year, with the 1993 Montreal Canadiens remaining the last team to bring the cup north of the border. STATES: AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA.
Both Toronto and Edmonton were ousted in the second round of the 2023 playoffs by the eventual conference champions (Florida in the East Vegas in the West). A pair of Canadian teams - the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers - sit third and fourth at +900 and +1000, respectively.
