With today’s 5pm deadline having come and gone without a signed contract, or a trade, Alex Formenton will not play in the NHL this season. As a Group 2 Free Agent, Formenton needed to have signed a deal by this time to be eligible to play. As he is an RFA, Ottawa does retain the NHL contract rights for Formenton. He is able to sign overseas.
Alex Formenton was not signed by an NHL team by 5 pm ET today. He is ineligible to play in the league this season.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 1, 2022
There have been no indications that there have been any serious attempts between the two sides to get a deal done.