TOP 25 FREE AGENTS 2015 (FNHL)

[PsychoticPondGoons]

It's still early with teams still looking to move pending FAs and resign the ones that can afford to keep.

Here's a list of the TOP 25 PENDING FREE AGENTS in Franchise NHL heading into the 2015 Free Agency period.

• Kari Lehtonen, $4.2m (2012-2015)
• Jamie Benn, $6.0m (2011-2015)
• Brent Burns, $4.7m (2012-2015)
• Andrew Ladd, $7.0m (2011-2015)
• Sami Vatanen, $0.2m (2013-2015-EL)
• Ryan Callahan, $6.0m (2011-2015)
• Released/FA Victor Rask (2011: 2/42 - 64 Games)
• Dougie Hamilton, $2.5m (2012-2015-EL)
• Mike Green, $3.9m (2012-2015)
• Ryan Ellis, $2.0m (2012-2015-EL)
• Dennis Wideman, $3.8m (2012-2015)
• Jake Muzzin, $2.0m (2012-2015)
• Cam Talbot, $0.4m (2013-2015)
• James Wisniewski, $3.7m (2014-2015)
• T.J. Brodie, $1.3m (2013-2015)
• Tanner Pearson, $1.0m (2013-2015-EL)
• Cody Franson, $2.7m (2012-2015)
• Simon Despres, $1.0m (2012-2015-EL)
• Bryan Little, $3.0m (2012-2015)
• Dennis Seidenberg, $0.5m (2013-2015)
• Barrett Jackman, $1.7m (2012-2015)
• BO/FA Niklas Backstrom, $3.3m (2012-2015)
• ABO/FA Tomas Fleischmann, $1.3m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)
• ABO/FA Mike Richards, $2.0m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)
• Joe Colborne, $2.0m (2012-2015-EL)

[Burkes Boys]

Found a TOP UFA List on Sportsnet.ca
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/2015-nhl-unrestricted-free-agents-contract-years-cody-franson-mike-ribiero-antoine-vermette-mike-green-justin-williams/

15. Michael Frolik
14. Justin Williams
13. Francois Beauchemin
12. Joel Ward
11. Antti Niemi
10. Christian Ehrhoff
9. Matt Beleskey
8. Paul Martin
7. Antoine Vermette
6. Martin St. Louis
5. Carl Soderberg
4. Cody Franson
3. Mike Green
2. Mike Ribeiro
1. Devan Dubnyk

I have to say the 2015 FNHL FA list has more talent than the actual NHL UFA list.

Mike Green and Cody Franson are on both lists.
Interesting.

[SlackJack]

  Great comparison! It will be interesting to look at these lists again and compare the players that actually make it to free agency. 

[jackdaniels]

Thats just the UFA list. There's also a RFA list.

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Thats just the UFA list. There's also a RFA list.

JD why don't you post something worth reading LOL

[Burkes Boys]

Looks like these are the Top 10 free agents from that original list of 25 pending FAs

 Released/FA Victor Rask (2011: 2/42 - 64 Games)
 Dougie Hamilton, $2.5m (2012-2015-EL)
 James Wisniewski, $3.7m (2014-2015)
 T.J. Brodie, $1.3m (2013-2015)
 Cody Franson, $2.7m (2012-2015)
 Dennis Seidenberg, $0.5m (2013-2015)
 Barrett Jackman, $1.7m (2012-2015)
BO/FA Niklas Backstrom, $3.3m (2012-2015)
ABO/FA Tomas Fleischmann, $1.3m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)
ABO/FA Mike Richards, $2.0m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)

[blkhwkfn]

Silly question, the free agent list will be updated right?

[PsychoticPondGoons]

Silly question, the free agent list will be updated right?

Nope. Blk you will use Fantrax to search for available free agents. This list is more a taste of what's to come.

[Jonathan]

Looks like these are the Top 10 free agents from that original list of 25 pending FAs

 Released/FA Victor Rask (2011: 2/42 - 64 Games)
 Dougie Hamilton, $2.5m (2012-2015-EL)
 James Wisniewski, $3.7m (2014-2015)
 T.J. Brodie, $1.3m (2013-2015)
 Cody Franson, $2.7m (2012-2015)
 Dennis Seidenberg, $0.5m (2013-2015)
 Barrett Jackman, $1.7m (2012-2015)
BO/FA Niklas Backstrom, $3.3m (2012-2015)
ABO/FA Tomas Fleischmann, $1.3m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)
ABO/FA Mike Richards, $2.0m (2014-2017-ABO'14-15)

60% of this list is defense men. The contracts being given out agree with that.