Teams had to make decisions on players they wanted to qualify and those they did, who ultimately will become free agents on July 1. On Friday, updates were coming in from everywhere as teams started to announce who they were keeping and who they weren’t. There are some interesting names.
Here is what we’ve uncovered so far. We will keep updating this list as more names are made public:
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have issued qualifying offers to:
- Lukas Dostal
- Jamie Drysdale
- Benoit-Olivier Groulx
- Troy Terry
- Trevor Zegras
Arizona Coyotes
The Arizona Coyotes have qualified:
- Ivan Prosvetov
- Jan Jenik
- Matias Maccelli
- Jack McBain
- Nathan Smith
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres have issued qualifying offers to:
- Brett Murray
- Linus Weissbach
Boston Bruins
The Bruins have qualified:
- Trent Frederic
- Jeremy Swayman
- Jakub Lauko
- Marc McLaughlin
- Michael DiPietro
- Kyle Keyser
- Mitchell
- Alec Regula
- Reilly Walsh
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames have qualified all three of their RFAs:
- Ben Jones
- Emilio Pettersen
- Martin Pospisil
Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes only qualified Dylan Coghlan.
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have issued a qualifying offer to:
- Philipp Kurashev
Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche have qualified:
- Bowen Byram
- Justus Annunen
- Ross Colton
- Samp Ranta
Dallas Stars
The Stars have issued qualifying offers for
- Nick Caamano
- Riley Damiani
- Ty Dellandrea
- Scott Reedy
Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings have qualified:
- Lethemon
- McIsaac
- Newpower
- Veleno
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers have extended qualifying offers to:
- Evan Bouchard (D)
- Ryan McLeod (F)
- Raphael Lavoie (F)
- Noah Philp (F)
- Olivier Rodrigue (G)
Florida Panthers
The Panthers have qualified:
- Grigori Denisenko
- Aleksi Heponiemi
- Logan Hutsko
Los Angeles Kings
The Kings have extended qualifying offers to the following players:
- Tobias Bjornfot
- Samuel Fagemo,
- Akil Thomas,
- Tyler Madden
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild have made qualifying offers to:
- Calen Addison,
- Brandon Duhaime
- Filip Gustavsson
Montreal Canadiens
The Monreal Canadiens have qualified:
- Alex Newhook
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
- Jesse Ylönen
- Lucas Condotta
- Mitchell Stephens
- Nicolas Beaudin
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators have issued qualifying offers to:
- Cody Glass
- Alexandre Carrier
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey have issued qualifying offers to:
- Kevin Bahl
New York Islanders
The Islanders have issued qualifying offers to:
- Oliver Wahlstrom
- Jakub Skarek
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers have qualified:
- Alexis Lafreniere
- K’Andre Miller
- Ty Emberson
- Lauri Pajuniemi
- Brandon Scanlin
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have extended qualifying offers to the following restricted free agents:
- Jonathan Gruden (F)
- Filip Hallander (F)
- Drew O’Connor (F)
- Ty Smith (D)
- Filip Lindberg (G)
Seattle Kraken
The Kraken have extended qualifying offers to the following players:
- Will Borgen
- Vince Dunn
- Cale Fleury
- Kole Lind
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have qualified:
- Tanner Jeannot
- Simon Ryfors
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs have extended qualifying offers to:
- Ilya Samsonov
- Nick Abruzzese
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks have qualified:
- Akito Hirose
- Nils Höglander
- Vitali Kravtsov
Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights have extended qualifying offers to the following three players:
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Brett Howden
- Jiri Patera
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals have extended qualifying offers to:
- Martin Fehervary (D)
- Riley Sutter (F)
- Henrik Borgstrom (F)
Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jest extended qualifying offers to:
- Morgan Barron
- Declan Chisholm
- Leon Gawanke
- Rasmus Kupari
- Dylan Samberg
- Logan Stanley
- Gabriel Vilardi
Here is a complete list of players who were not given qualifying offers:
Forwards
- Samuel Asselin, 24, Boston Bruins
- Carson Focht, 23, Vancouver Canucks
- Alex Limoges, 25, Winnipeg Jets
- Kevin Stenlund, 26, Winnipeg Jets
- Tyson Jost, 25, Buffalo Sabres
- Matej Pekar, 23, Buffalo Sabres
- Michael McLeod, 25, New Jersey Devils
- Lias Andersson, 24, Los Angeles Kings
- Jesse Puljujarvi, 25, Carolina Hurricanes
- Stelio Mattheos, 24, Carolina Hurricanes
- Denis Gurianov, 26, Montreal Canadiens
- Christian Fischer, 26, Arizona Coyotes
- Bryce Kindopp, 24, Anaheim Ducks
- Nathan Bastian, 25, New Jersey Devils
- Jesper Boqvist, 24, New Jersey Devils
- Daniel Sprong, 26, Seattle Kraken
- Morgan Geekie, 24, Seattle Kraken
- Zack MackEwan, 26, Los Angeles Kings
- Taylor Ward, 25, Los Angeles Kings
- Max Comtois, 24, Anaheim Ducks
- Dominik Bokk, 23, Carolina Hurricanes
- Marian Studenic, 24, Dallas Stars
- Joel Teasdale, 24, Montreal Canadiens
- Josiah Slavin, 24, Anaheim Ducks
- Aiden Dudas, 23, Los Angeles Kings
- Nate Schnarr, 24, Los Angeles Kings
- Rasmus Asplund, 25, Nashville Predators
- Damien Giroux, Minnesota Wild
- Mason Shaw, Minnesota Wild
- Sam Steel, Minnesota Wild
- Blade Jenkins, New York Islanders
- Collin Adams, New York Islanders
- Anders Bjork, Chicago Blackhawks
- Austin Wagner, Chicago Blackhawks
- Maxim Golod, Chicago Blackhawks
- Cameron Hillis, Chicago Blackhawks
- Kody Clark, Washington Capitals
Defence
- Kai Wissmann, 26, Boston Bruins
- Dawson Barteaux, 23, Dallas Stars
- Oskari Laaksonen, 23, Dallas Stars
- Ethan Bear, 26, Vancouver Canucks
- Travis Dermott, 26, Vancouver Canucks
- Cam Crotty, 24, Arizona Coyotes
- Axel Andersson, 23, Anaheim Ducks
- Simon Benoit, 24, Anaheim Ducks
- Kale Clague, 25, Buffalo Sabres
- Tobie Paquette-Bisson, 26, Los Angeles Kings
- Cal Foote 24, Nashville Predators
- Bode Wilde, New York Islanders
- Parker Wotherspoon, New York Islanders
- Caleb Jones, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hunter Drew, Chicago Blackhawks
- Gabriel Carlsson, Washington Capitals
Goaltender
- Adam Scheel, 24, Dallas Stars
- Arvid Holm, 24, Winnipeg Jets
- Olle Eriksson-Ek, 24, Anaheim Ducks
- David Hrenak, 25, Los Angeles Kings
- Jacob Ingham, 23, Los Angeles Kings
- Matt Villalta, 24, Los Angeles Kings
- Mackenzie Blackwood, San Jose Sharks
Players who did not receive a QO and will become a UFA: Cal Foote Jimmy Huntington John Leonard Markus Nurmi Isaac Ratcliffe Tomas Vomacka
