NHL Free Agency Day 2: Which Top Stars Are Still Up for Grabs?
Here are nine of the most attractive targets left.
Nikolaj Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers’ tantalizing, game-breaking offensive skill set is highly coveted in an offseason where it’s been very tricky for teams to find high-end top-six forwards.
The 29-year-old left winger is incredibly fast, skilled and creative. He’s a dynamic puck transporter capable of driving dangerous zone entries and creating rush scoring chances at will. Ehlers can flat-out break games wide open with his pace and finesse.
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Ehlers has consistently produced in the 25-goal, 60-65 point range, but his underutilization in Winnipeg has suppressed his production. He ranks 15th best among all NHL players for five-on-five points produced per hour over the last three seasons, yet he’s inexplicably averaged less than 16 minutes per game in each of those years. Ehlers only averaged 18 minutes per game for one season in his career, which was 2021-22, when he exploded for 28 goals and 55 points in 62 games (a 72-point pace).
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