The Buffalo Sabres are facing an important contract decision with forward Alex Tuch. He is in the last year of his 7-year, $33,250,000 contract and can sign an extension.

The Los Angeles Kings secured superstar Adrian Kempe for eight more years, keeping a key piece of their future in Los Angeles.

While we’re just over a month into the 2025-26 season, it’s never too early to look at the class of talent that might become available next summer. On Thursday, Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin released his Top 25 pending unrestricted free agents of 2026.