Lundkvist among notable RFAs not to receive qualifying offers
A handful of restricted free agents weren't offered qualifying offers by their respective teams by Sunday's 5 p.m. ET deadline, allowing them to hit the market as unrestricted free agents Monday at noon.
Nils Lundkvist is among some of the more notable players now up for grabs. The full list can be found here.
| Player | Position | Team | QO Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Boqvist | F | BOS | $813.75K |
| Jacob Bryson | D | BUF | $1.9M |
| Max Comtois | F | CAR | $813.75K |
| Jake Bean | D | CBJ | $2.8M |
| Alex Nylander | F | CBJ | $813.75K |
| Dillon Dube | F | CGY | $2.4M |
| Nils Lundkvist | D | DAL | $874.125K |
| Sam Steel | F | DAL | $892.5K |
| Blake Lizotte | F | LAK | $1.675M |
| Cal Foote | D | NJD | $840K |
| Michael McLeod | F | NJD | $1.4M |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | OTT | $2M |
| Parker Kelly | F | OTT | $813.75K |
| Carter Hart | G | PHI | $4.479M |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | PIT | $892.5K |
| Kailer Yamamoto | F | SEA | $1.5M |
| Calen Addison | D | SJS | $866.25K |
| Filip Zadina | F | SJS | $1.1M |
| Noah Gregor | F | TOR | $813.75K |
| Akira Schmid | G | VGK | $813.75K |
Four of the five former Canadian world juniors players charged with sexual assault from an incident in 2018 - Hart, Dube, Foote, and McLeod - were not tendered qualifying offers. The fifth, Alex Formenton, hasn't played in the NHL for the past two seasons.
Lundkvist was acquired by the Dallas Stars from the New York Rangers in September 2022 for a pair of picks including a 2023 first-rounder. He often sat as a healthy scratch in 2023-24, suiting up for 59 games and averaging just over 14 minutes of ice time.
It was reported earlier on Sunday that Brannstrom would not be receiving a qualifying offer from the Ottawa Senators.
The Golden Knights acquired Schmid from the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Though Vegas didn't tender him a qualifying offer, a few teams have indicated that he's still expected to sign there, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
(Cap source: CapFriendly)