You may not agree with our rankings, but here is our updated Top 25 2017 NHL free agents list.
In creating this list we took into consideration factors such as players age, position, injury history, likelihood of signing with another team, etc.
Also factoring into the rankings is how a player may be in 3-4+ years, and not just in 1 or 2 years. A player like Andrei Markov fall down the list a bit because of this. Most free agent deals for the top players are longer than 2 years, hence why we rank this way.
Top 2017 NHL Free Agents
| Player | Team | Pos. | Age | Shoots/ Catches | Cap Hit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Shattenkirk |  | D | 28 | Right | $4,250,000 |
| 2 | Alexander Radulov |  | RW | 30 | Left | $5,750,000 |
| 3 | T.J. Oshie | | RW | 30 | Right | $4,175,000 |
| 4 | Ben Bishop |  | G | 30 | Left | $5,950,000 |
| 5 | Joe Thornton |  | C | 37 | Left | $6,750,000 |
| 6 | Martin Hanzal |  | C | 30 | Left | $3,100,000 |
| 7 | Karl Alzner | | D | 28 | Left | $2,800,000 |
| 8 | Michael Stone |  | D | 26 | Right | $4,000,000 |
| 9 | Sam Gagner |  | C/RW | 27 | Right | $650,000 |
| 10 | Dmitry Kulikov |  | D | 26 | Left | $4,333,333 |
| 11 | Patrick Eaves |  | RW/LW | 33 | Right | $1,000,000 |
| 12 | Thomas Vanek |  | LW/RW | 33 | Right | $2,600,000 |
| 13 | Radim Vrbata |  | RW | 35 | Right | $1,000,000 |
| 14 | Nick Bonino |  | C | 29 | Left | $1,900,000 |
| 15 | Justin Williams | | RW | 35 | Right | $3,250,000 |
| 16 | Patrick Marleau | | C/LW | 37 | Left | $6,666,667 |
| 17 | Jaromir Jagr | | RW | 45 | Left | $4,000,000 |
| 18 | Mike Fisher |  | C | 36 | Right | $4,400,000 |
| 19 | Kris Russell |  | D | 30 | Left | $3,100,000 |
| 20 | Brian Boyle |  | C/LW | 32 | Left | $2,000,000 |
| 21 | Brendan Smith |  | D | 28 | Left | $2,750,000 |
| 22 | Andrei Markov | | D | 38 | Left | $5,750,000 |
| 23 | Michael Del Zotto |  | D | 26 | Left | $3,875,000 |
| 24 | Patrick Sharp | | LW | 35 | Right | $5,900,000 |
| 25 | Brian Elliott | | G | 32 | Left | $2,500,000 |
