A new report from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has revealed Nikolaj Ehlers' official plans for the future as free agency approaches. Over the last few days, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/nikolaj-ehlers-fate-with-the-winnipeg-jets-appears-to-be-sealed-after-latest-report' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>speculation has been building regarding Nikolaj Ehlers' future</a> with the Winnipeg Jets. Reports to this point had indicated that the Jets were still in extension talks with Ehlers and there was still the possibility of an extension before free agency opens on July 1st. Despite those extension talks between. Cheveldayoff and Ehlers it now seems that the Danish winger will be heading to a new home on July 1st barring a significant change. <h3>Elliotte Friedman Confirms Nikolaj Ehlers Will Head To Free Agency</h3> This afternoon, in a new report while discussing Ehlers' future NHL insider Elliotte Friedman announced that Ehlers will be heading to free agency on July 1st and extension talks have stalled. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLJetsNation/status/1934333091717189867'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Friedman believes the situation is similar to that of Mitch Marner where the player's preference is a a new home but the is open for a return depending on the market. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/niklynam/status/1934250555632685234'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Ehlers is expected to be one of the most coveted free agents on the market which could drive his price up but current projections expect him to make around $9.5 million. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ronoanalyst/status/1931755387734163913'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With NHL free agency just a couple of weeks away, the Winnipeg Jets will now likely formulate a plan to replace Ehlers if he decides to sign in a new home on July 1st. As new reports continue to come in regarding Ehlers' future, we will pass along all of the latest news and notes.