Fantasy Hockey Focus: Free Agent Frenzy

Free agency begins on July 1st and with it brings a quartet of players that are likely, but not guaranteed, to find themselves in new locations. 

They include reigning Stanley Cup champions Sam Reinhart and Brandon Montour, two-time Cup champion Steven Stamkos, and Jake Guentzel, a Cup winner and four-time 30-goal scorer. There is still a chance they all re-sign with their current teams, but assuming they all move elsewhere, it is worth digging into what makes each of them special for fantasy hockey and what they can bring to a new roster. 

Sam Reinhart

In an all-time contract season performance, Reinhart went from averaging 33 goals/82 games across his first two seasons with Florida to a 57-goal, 94-point performance in 2023-24. Shooting 24.5% after a three-year average of 16.4% is a big rea