The six RFAs unsigned heading into today were:
RFAs with Arbitration Rights
- Ilya Samsonov - QO of $1.8 million
- Victor Mete - QO of $787,500 and a two-way deal
- Mac Hollowell - QO of $787,500 and a two-way deal
RFAs without Arbitration Rights
- Nick Abruzzese - QO of $803,250 and a two-way deal
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev - QO of $787,500 and a two-way deal
- Filip Král - QO of $787,500 and a two-way deal
The @MapleLeafs have extended qualifying offers to goaltender Ilya Samsonov and forwards Nick Abruzzese and Semyon Der-Arguchintsev.
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) June 30, 2023
The club did not extend qualifying offers to defencemen Mac Hollowell, Filip Král and Victor Mete.
The latter three will become UFAs tomorrow and can sign with any team.
For a full list of all UFAs who are unqualified RFAs, you can go here:
2023 NHL Free Agents - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
2023 NHL free agent players who are available to be signed during NHL free agency
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Unqualified players are sometimes re-signed by their original team, and the lack of QO is about removing arbitration from the equation or a salary amount the team considers too high.
In order to open the second buyout window, the Maple Leafs or Ilya Samsonov would have to elect arbitration next week.
