Alexander Wennberg should draw interest as he will not be back with the Rangers
Peter Baugh: The New York Rangers will not bring back Alexander Wennberg and head to free agency. He didn't put up offensive numbers in New York but should be an option for teams looking for a two-way, bottom-six center.
The New Jersey Devils have a few needs to fill in free agency
Kevin Weekes: The New Jersey Devils could be looking at a top-five defenseman and a top-six forward.
NHL Rumors: New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and St. Louis Blues
Sean Walker is headed to free agency
Adrian Dater: It appears that defenseman Sean Walker's time with the Colorado Avalanche is over. He is expected to go in free agency.
The Avs gave up a conditional 2025 first-round pick and Ryan Johansen at the deadline to acquire Walker from the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Vegas Golden Knights are not eligible for Arika Schmid but will re-sign him
Danny Webster: The Vegas Golden Knights did not qualify for newly acquired goaltender Akira Schmid and he will be a UFA. However, he is expected to make a deal with the Golden Knights.
Detroit Red Wings make sense of Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault dies.
Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Review: The Vegas Golden Knights will be in the market for a backup goalie after trading Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals.
GM Kelly McCrimmon met with Jonathan Marchessault's agent Pat Brisson during the draft and they were hoping a deal could be done with the pending UFA. They couldn't.
They entered Sunday with about $8.53 million in cap space and 17 players under contract – nine forwards, seven defensemen and one goaltender. Teams are allowed to exceed the salary cap ($88 million) by 10% during the offseason but must comply with the cap by opening day.
Re-signing Marchessault and bringing in a goalkeeper would clear their vacancy.
Marchessault has a history with Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman and they would make sense.
2024 NHL Free Signing Agent Tracker
The Golden Knights have five other pending UFAs expected to sign elsewhere, Chandler Stephenson, William Carrier, Alec Martinez, Michael Amadio and Anthony Mantha.
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