Postmedia hockey columnist Mike Zeisberger breaks down the top unrestricted free agents ahead of July 1, when free agency opens ...
1. Steven Stamkos, C
AGE: 26
2015-16 CAP HIT: $7.5 million US
WHAT’S THE DEAL? At no time in recent memory has a four-time 40-goal scorer come on the open market in the prime of his career at age 26. Don’t be surprised if he’s looking for a seven-year deal in the $11 million per range, thereby exceeding the average annual value of the deals of the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.