Free agent frenzy will soon begin for the 2020-21 unrestricted free agent class. But it is time to take a look at who is set for a pay day next summer. The 2021-22 class has several interesting names including Alexander Ovechkin, Tuuka Rask, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Dougie Hamitlon, Gabriel Landeskog, Nick Foligno and Frederik Andersen.
We have made a list of the top 50 players who will be unrestricted free agents in the summer of 2021, sorted by present cap hit.
| 1. Alex Ovechkin | WSH | LW, RW | $9,538,462 |
| 2. Ryan Getzlaf | ANA | C | $8,250,000 |
| 3. David Krejci | BOS | C | $7,250,000 |
| 4. Tuukka Rask | BOS | G | $7,000,000 |
| 5. Paul Stastny | VGK | C | $6,500,000 |
| 6. Derek Stepan | ARI | C | $6,500,000 |
| 7. Henrik Zetterberg | DET | C | $6,083,333 |
| 8. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | C, LW | $6,000,000 |
| 9. David Backes | ANA | C, RW | $6,000,000 |
| 10. Alexander Edler | VAN | LD | $6,000,000 |
| 11. Brandon Saad | CHI | RW, LW | $6,000,000 |
| 12. Brandon Dubinsky | CBJ | C, LW | $5,850,000 |
| 13. Travis Zajac | NJD | C | $5,750,000 |
| 14. Dougie Hamilton | CAR | RD | $5,750,000 |
| 15. Matt Niskanen | PHI | RD | $5,750,000 |
| 16. Alexander Steen | STL | LW, RW, C | $5,750,000 |
| 17. Marc Staal | DET | LD | $5,700,000 |
| 18. Gabriel Landeskog | COL | LW | $5,571,429 |
| 19. Nick Foligno | CBJ | LW, C, RW | $5,500,000 |
| 20. Alex Goligoski | ARI | LD/RD | $5,475,000 |
| 21. Jaden Schwartz | STL | LW | $5,350,000 |
| 22. Tomas Tatar | MTL | LW, RW | $5,300,000 |
| 23. Pekka Rinne | NSH | G | $5,000,000 |
| 24. Tyler Bozak | STL | C | $5,000,000 |
| 25. Frederik Andersen | TOR | G | $5,000,000 |
| 26. Niklas Hjalmarsson | ARI | LD/RD | $5,000,000 |
| 27. Marián Gáborík | OTT | RW | $4,875,000 |
| 28. Kyle Palmieri | NJD | RW, LW | $4,650,000 |
| 29. Ryan Murray | CBJ | LD | $4,600,000 |
| 30. Artem Anisimov | OTT | C, LW | $4,550,000 |
| 31. Marcus Johansson | MIN | C, LW, RW | $4,500,000 |
| 32. Nikita Gusev | NJD | LW | $4,500,000 |
| 33. Jason Demers | ARI | RD | $4,500,000 |
| 34. Jordan Binnington | STL | G | $4,400,000 |
| 35. Brandon Sutter | VAN | RW, C | $4,375,000 |
| 36. Jake Allen | MTL | G | $4,350,000 |
| 37. Brendan Smith | NYR | LD | $4,350,000 |
| 38. Devan Dubnyk | MIN | G | $4,333,333 |
| 39. Antti Raanta | ARI | G | $4,250,000 |
| 40. Ian Cole | COL | LD/RD | $4,250,000 |
| 41. David Savard | CBJ | RD | $4,250,000 |
| 42. Adam Larsson | EDM | RD | $4,166,666 |
| 43. Mathieu Perreault | WPG | LW, RW, C | $4,125,000 |
| 44. Nick Bjugstad | MIN | C, RW | $4,100,000 |
| 45. Nick Bonino | NSH | C | $4,100,000 |
| 46. Kris Russell | EDM | LD/RD | $4,000,000 |
| 47. Erik Gudbranson | ANA | RD | $4,000,000 |
| 48. Alec Martinez | VGK | LD | $4,000,000 |
| 49. Darren Helm | DET | C, LW, RW | $3,850,000 |
| 50. Brendan Gallagher | MTL | RW | $3,750,000 |