Things are listing to the right on TSN\u2019s first list of pending 2026 NHL unrestricted free agents.<\/p>\n
Four of the top six players, including No. 1-ranked Vegas defenceman Rasmus Andersson<\/a> are right shots.<\/p>\n The only exception is Florida\u2019s Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a>, the No. 4-ranked, two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie, who rightfully takes his place among this year\u2019s elite potential unrestricted free agents after fulfilling a seven-year, $10-million annual average value deal with the Panthers.<\/p>\n Andersson, 29, and Bobrovsky, 37, are joined by No. 2 Tampa Bay right defenceman Darren Raddysh<\/a>, No. 3 Buffalo right winger Alex Tuch<\/a>, No. 5 Anaheim right defenceman John Carlson<\/a> and No. 6 Anaheim right defenceman Jacob Trouba<\/a>.<\/p>\n Make no mistake about it, this is not one of the NHL\u2019s marquee free agent classes, with the likes of potential 2026 UFAs Connor McDavid<\/a> and Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> pre-emptively signing on the eve of the 2025-26 season. The Oilers\u2019 captain signed for two years at a bargain-basement $12.5 million AAV and Kaprizov for eight years at a record $17 million per season.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s group is distinguished as much by what it doesn\u2019t have \u2013 centrepiece players and centres \u2013 as it is by what it does have.<\/p>\n It\u2019s for the latter reason that 30-something, 13-goal-scoring pivots Boone Jenner<\/a> of Columbus and Scott Laughton<\/a> of Los Angeles land as high as No. 8 and 9, respectively.<\/p>\n A pair of goal-scoring wingers, Seattle\u2019s Bobby McMann<\/a> (No. 7) and Pittsburgh\u2019s Anthony Mantha<\/a> (No. 10), round out the top third of our 30-player list exactly 30 days before the onset of free agency at 12:01 am ET, July 1.<\/p>\n