With the NHL free agent signing period beginning July 1, NHL.com is taking a closer look at the top restricted free agents (listed in alphabetical order by position). Most restricted free agents are eligible to receive an offer sheet from another team. His team can then match the offer sheet or receive draft-pick compensation based on its value.

With Mitch Marner and Brad Marchand off the table, here are some of the best players available when NHL free agency opens Tuesday at noon.

Mitch Marner is expected to become one of the highest-paid players in the NHL either as a free agent or if his rights are traded and he signs before hitting the open market

Mitch Marner's Leafs Era ends not with a Stanley Cup, or, really, even dignity. Fans, management, and Marner's camp all feel let down by the other two groups. He'll head to Vegas in a sign-and-trade,