NHL Free Agency 2025: The Surprising Game-Changer Every Team Can’t Afford to Miss
Headlined by stars such as Mitch Marner, Aaron Ekblad and Nikolaj Ehlers, there are plenty of pending unrestricted free agents available who could boost franchises in a big way.
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This week, The Athletic asked its NHL staff to play free agency matchmaker and list one pending UFA each team should target this summer.
Here’s what they said.
Anaheim Ducks
Brock Boeser
If Marner isn’t in play, Boeser could be a good Plan B who isn’t nearly as costly. He’ll get paid and could surpass Troy Terry’s team-high $7 million AAV. But the Ducks’ salary scale wouldn’t be thrown off, and they would get a shooter whose down year of 25 goals last season would have led Anaheim. Beckett Sennecke, the No. 3 pick in 2024, won’t need to be rushed. — Eric Stephens
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