| Protected players | Contract |
|---|---|
| F Nicklas Backstrom* | $9.2M (UFA 2025) |
| F Evgeny Kuznetsov | $7.8M (UFA 2025) |
| F T.J. Oshie | $5.75M (UFA 2025) |
| F Anthony Mantha | $5.7M (UFA 2024) |
| F Tom Wilson | $5.16M (UFA 2024) |
| F Lars Eller | $3.5M (UFA 2023) |
| F Conor Sheary | $735K (UFA 2023) |
| D John Carlson | $8M (UFA 2026) |
| D Dmitry Orlov | $5.1M (UFA 2023) |
| D Brenden Dillon | $3.9M (UFA 2024) |
| G Ilya Samsonov | Pending RFA |
