July 1 is right around the corner which means the NHL's annual Free Agent Frenzy is about to heat up.
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Several teams throughout the league will be looking for goaltenders come Wednesday and while the market isn't exactly brimming with high quality netminders, there are a few solid goalies that will be available through unrestricted free agency.
The initiative to shore up the blue paint has already begun with the Buffalo Sabres acquiring backstop Robin Lehner from the Ottawa Senators on Friday.
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Here are the three top goaltenders available on July 1:
3) Karri Ramo
Ramo, 28, could be expendable for the Calgary Flames with the emergence of Jonas Hiller as the clear No. 1 and with teams like the Edmonton Oilers in search of a cheap option, he could very well end up there.
The Finland native made $2.75 million last season and could be looking for a raise this offseason.
Ramo has been an average backstop in Calgary, going 32-24-7 with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in two seasons. He was 15-9-3 with a 2.60 GAA and .912 save percentage in 2014-15.
In 121 games (108 starts) split between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Flames in his career, Ramo is 43-45-17 with a 3.35 GAA and a .895 save percentage.
2) Antti Niemi
Niemi, 31, made $3.8 million last week with the San Jose Sharks and the team hasn't ruled out bringing him back, especially with the lack of options it has within the crease.
Niemi is 163-92-35 in five years with the Sharks with a 2.40 GAA and a .917 save percentage and he went 31-23-7 with a 2.59 GAA and a .914 save percentage in 2014-15 as the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003.
The 31 wins were his lowest total in a full season with San Jose.
The 2010 Stanley Cup champion is 190-100-40 in 338 games (331 starts) in his career between the Chicago Blackhawks and Sharks with a 2.39 GAA and a .916 save percentage.
1) Devan Dubnyk
Dubnyk, 29, had a career resurgence when he was traded from the Arizona Coyotes to the Minnesota Wild in January, going 27-9-2 in Minnesota with a 1.79 GAA and a .938 save percentage after the trade. His performance was good enough to make him a finalist for the Vezina Trophy this season.
Overall, Dubnyk was 36-14-4 between the two clubs in 2014-15 with a 2.07 GAA and a .929 save percentage.
Dubnyk made $800,000 last season and is in range for a big raise. It's likely he'll stay with Minnesota as the two sides continue to negotiate a new pact.
In his eight-year career spent between the Oilers, Nashville Predators, Coyotes and Wild, Dubnyk is 97-91-26 in 231 games (213 starts) with a 2.69 GAA and a .914 save percentage.
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