5 NHL Free Agents That Will Be Overvalued This Offseason

The 2021 NHL free-agent period begins at noon ET on Wednesday, July 28. Despite the salary cap expected to remain at $81.5 million for 2021-22, players who are eligible to become unrestricted free agents will still hope to cash in.

A flurry of signings usually occurs during the opening days of free agency as general managers attempt to outbid each other to land the best available talent. That can sometimes result in players getting contracts worth more than their actual worth.

Recent examples include the Florida Panthers signing goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a seven-year, $70 million contract, the Nashville Predators inking center Matt Duchene to a seven-year, $56 million deal and the…