2026 NHL free agent tracker: Rasmus Andersson, John Carlson, Sergei Bobrovsky, Alex Ovechkin lead rankings

Getty Images NHL free agency gets underway on Wednesday, and old faces will find new places as the game of musical chairs unfolds. The 2026 free agent class is underwhelming, to put it lightly, but that doesn't mean there's no value to be found. Due to the rising salary cap and urgency on the part of teams to get their stars locked up long-term before they hit the market, anyone looking for fireworks on July 1 will have to look elsewhere. The biggest name on the market is technically Alexander Ovechkin, but he will either return to the Washington Capitals...