Several players on the list above are signed to contracts for next season, but not to NHL deals. Skyler Brind'Amour, Christian Krygier, Jacob Pivonka, Jakov Novak and Jonathan Tychonick are on AHL deals for 2023-24, Robbie Stucker is signed in the ECHL, while Arvid Henriksson is set to play in Sweden.
Both John Farinacci and Jay O'Brien have already been told publicly they won't receive contract offers. Jay O'Brien, because he was a first-round pick back in 2018, the Philadelphia Flyers will receive a compensatory second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.