from TSN,

It's been six years since a restricted free agent last signed an offer sheet and more than a decade since one went unmatched, but Jared Clinton of The Hockey News believes four RFAs this season could at least end the offer sheet drought.

Clinton believes Mitch Marner, Kasperi Kapanen, Brayden Point and William Karlsson could all be offer sheet targets this season with their respective teams already up against the projected $83 million salary cap.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger said earlier this week he expects Marner's camp to at least hear out other teams ahead of July 1 and opined the Toronto Maple Leafs would have to make an offer with an average annual value above $10 million over the next month to keep him from doing so. Clinton suggests that the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes have the cap space to make Marner an $11 million per year offer, which would net the Maple Leafs a return of four first-round picks if unmatched.

Clinton notes Kapanen could be a target since a team would have to send the Maple Leafs only a second-round pick if he's signed to a deal under $4.227 million.

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