Long-time Washington Capitals blueliner Mike Green, a two-time Norris Trophy runner-up with 360 career points, tops TSN's Top 40 unrestricted free agents list as he looks for a new home for the first time in his NHL career.

Defence appears to be the deepest position of available talent, with Cody Franson, who played for the Maple Leafs and Predators last season, Andrej Sekera, who finished the year with the Kings after a trade from the Hurricanes, and battle-tested veterans Johnny Oduya, Francois Beauchemin and Paul Martin all on the market.

There are also appealing options for teams looking to bolster their depth on the wings, topped by 22-goal scorer Matt Beleskey, who is set to depart the Anaheim Ducks. Michael Frolik, a 27-year-old left winger who had 19 goals for the Winnipeg Jets last season, is also expected to garner a lot of interest.

A team that fancies itself one piece away from a Stanley Cup might want to give Justin Williams, aka Mr. Game 7, a call. The veteran right winger with three Stanley Cups and a Conn Smythe Trophy on his resume is not expected to return to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Minnesota Wild might have taken a bit of the shine off the opening of unrestricted free agency by grabbing Devan Dubnyk and Mike Reilly ahead of July 1, but there are still plenty of interesting names left for NHL teams to ponder.

Below is a list of the 40 names to watch when the frenzy begins at noon ET on Wednesday. The '14-15' header indicates the player's AAV for last season.

 

TSN's Top Unrestricted Free Agents

 
Player Team POS Age GP G PTS 14-15
Mike Green WSH D 29 72 10 45 $6M
Matt Beleskey ANA LW 27 65 22 32 $1.35M
Michael Frolik WPG LW 27 82 19 42 $3.3M
Cody Franson NSH D 27 78 7 36 $3.3M
Andrej Sekera LAK D 29 73 3 23 $2.75M
Justin Williams LAK RW 33 81 18 41 $3.65M
Antoine Vermette CHI C 32 82 13 38 $3.75M
Mike Ribeiro NSH C 35 82 15 62 $1.05M
Johnny Oduya CHI D 33 76 2 10 $3.38M
Francois Beauchemin ANA D 35 64 11 23 $3.5M
Christian Ehrhoff PIT D 32 49 3 14 $4M
Chris Stewart MIN RW 27 81 14 36 $4.15M
Joel Ward WSH RW 34 82 19 34 $3M
Paul Martin PIT D 34 74 3 20 $5M
Alexander Semin CAR RW 31 57 6 19 $7M
Martin St. Louis NYR RW 40 74 21 52 $5.63M
Michal Neuvirth NYI G 27 32 2.98 0.914 $2.5M
Karri Ramo CGY G 28 33 2.6 0.912 $2.75M
Eric Fehr WSH C 29 75 19 33 $1.5M
Jiri Tlusty WPG C 27 72 14 31 $2.95M
Brad Richards CHI C 35 76 12 37 $2M
Shawn Matthias VAN C 27 78 18 27 $1.75M
Zbynek Michalek STL D 32 68 4 12 $4M
Curtis Glencross WSH C 32 71 13 35 $2.55M
Daniel Winnik PIT LW 30 79 9 34 $1.3M
Mike Santorelli NSH C 30 79 12 33 $1.5M
Brad Boyes FLA RW 33 78 14 38 $2.75M
Thomas Greiss PIT G 29 30 2.59 0.908 $1M
Lee Stempniak WPG RW 32 71 15 28 $900K
Barret Jackman STL D 34 80 2 15 $3.17M
Steve Downie PIT RW 28 72 14 28 $1M
Blake Comeau PIT RW 29 61 16 31 $700K
Martin Erat ARZ RW 33 79 9 32 $4.5M
Anders Lindback BUF G 27 26 3.11 0.909 $925K
Tomas Fleischmann  ANA LW 31 66 8 27 $4.5M
Erik Condra OTT RW 28 68 9 23 $1.25M
P.A. Parenteau MTL LW 32 55 8 22 $4M
Cody Hodgson BUF C 25 78 6 13 $4.25M
Sean Bergenheim MIN LW 31 55 9 19 $2.75M
Jhonas Enroth DAL G 27 50 3.07 0.904 $1.25M
Matt Bartkowski BOS D 27 47 0 4 $1.25M