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| Player | 2008 Team | Signed With |
| Maxim Afinogenov, RW | Sabres | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Craig Anderson, G | Panthers | Avalanche, 2 yrs/$3.6 mil |
| Our Take: Anderson is a solid goalie. His numbers merit a chance to start, and he'll undoubtedly get that in Denver. -- Ciskie |
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| Nik Antropov, C |
Rangers | Thrashers, 4 yrs/ $16 mil |
| Our Take: Solid deal for Atlanta. Big forward that can score 25 goals. Things looking up for the Thrashers? -- Gretz |
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| Derek Armstrong, C |
Kings | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Tyler Arnason, C |
Avalanche | Rangers, N/A |
| Our Take: Not an expensive pickup to provide depth. Only five goals in 71 games of contract year with Avs. -- Ciskie |
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| Adrian Aucoin, D |
Flames | Coyotes, 1 yr |
| Our Take: Veteran defenseman still capable of putting up 35 points from the blue line. -- Gretz |
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| P.J. Axelsson, LW | Bruins | |
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| Christian Backman, D |
Blue Jackets | |
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| Bates Battaglia, LW | Maple Leafs | |
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| Ryan Bayda, LW | Hurricanes | |
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| Francois Beauchemin, D |
Ducks | Maple Leafs, 3 yrs/$11.4 mil |
| Our Take: Excellent signing. Leafs get a very good defenseman at a decent price. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Steve Begin, C |
Stars | Bruins, 1 yr/$850k |
| Our Take: Brought in for his toughness. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Mark Bell, LW | Rangers | |
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| Marc-Andre Bergeron, D |
Wild | |
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| Todd Bertuzzi, LW | Flames | |
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| Blair Betts, C |
Rangers | |
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| Martin Biron, G |
Flyers | |
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| Radek Bonk, C |
Predators | |
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| Brian Boucher, G |
Sharks | Flyers, 2 yrs/$1.8 million |
| Our Take: Boucher returns to Philadelphia as the Flyers make a run with he and Ray Emery. That seems like a gamble. -- Gretz |
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| Phillipe Boucher, D |
Penguins | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Francis Bouillon, D |
Canadiens | |
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| Brian Boyle, C |
Kings | Rangers, terms unknown |
| Our Take: | ||
| Nick Boynton, D |
Panthers | Ducks, 1 yr/$1.5 mil |
| Our Take: Physical, veteran defenseman that gives Anaheim some depth on the blue line. -- Gretz |
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| Donald Brashear, LW | Capitals | Rangers, 2 yrs/$2.8 mil |
| Our Take: The Rangers get a big guy to "replace" Colton Orr. -- Ciskie |
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| Patrice Brisebois, D |
Canadiens | |
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| Alex Burrows, LW | Canucks | |
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| Kyle Calder, LW | Kings | |
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| Mike Cammalleri, C |
Flames | Canadiens, 5 yrs/$30 mil |
| Our Take: The Habs continue to improve down the middle. He's no Lecavalier, but an improvement for sure. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Chris Chelios, D |
Red Wings | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Scott Clemmensen, G |
Devils | Panthers, 3 yrs/$3.6 mil |
| Our Take: Surprising he would go somewhere and be a backup. Florida gets a solid second option behind Vokoun. -- Ciskie |
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| Erik Cole, LW |
Hurricanes | Hurricanes, 2 yrs/$5.8 mil |
| Our Take: Cole's best days have come as a member of the Hurricanes, though, he's been missing in the postseason in recent years. -- Gretz |
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| Mike Comrie, C |
Senators | |
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| Ty Conklin, G |
Red Wings | Blues, 2 yrs/$2.6 mil |
| Our Take: Yes, he's a backup, but a really effective one. Now the Blues know they have a rock-solid veteran behind Chris Mason. -- Ciskie |
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| Jassen Cullimore, D |
Panthers | |
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| Mathieu Dandenault, D |
Canadiens | |
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| Marc Denis, G |
Canadiens | |
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| Radek Dvorak, RW |
Panthers | Panthers, 2 yrs/$3.4 mil |
| Our Take: Florida keeps some scoring depth for a $1.7 million cap hit. He hasn't hit the 20-goal mark since 2000-01. -- Gretz |
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| Anders Eriksson, D |
Flames | |
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| Ruslan Fedotenko, RW | Penguins | Penguins, 1 yr/ $1.8 mil |
| Our Take: What a steal. Fedotenko takes a sizable pay cut to stay in Pittsburgh. -- Gretz |
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| Manny Fernandez, G |
Bruins | |
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| Vernon Fiddler, LW |
Predators | Coyotes, 2 yrs/$2.2 mil |
| Our Take: The type of selfless role player the Coyotes need to get back to relevance. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Marian Gaborik, RW |
Wild | Rangers, 5 yrs/ $37.5 mil |
| Our Take: Bruce Ciskie breaks down the signing here. |
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| Mathieu Garon, G |
Penguins | Blue Jackets, 2 yrs/ $2.4 mil |
| Our Take: Garon takes over as Steve Mason's backup. Not a bad deal in a weak free agent class. -- Gretz |
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| Martin Gerber, G |
Maple Leafs | |
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| Hal Gill, D |
Penguins | Canadiens, 2 yrs/ $4.5 mil |
| Our Take: Here's your replacement for Mike Komisarek. Montreal continues its roster overhaul. -- Gretz |
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| Brian Gionta, RW |
Devils | Canadiens, 5 yrs/$25 mil |
| Our Take: Montreal is signing every forward under 6'. -- Gretz |
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| Josh Gratton, LW |
Flyers | |
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| Chris Gratton, C |
Blue Jackets | |
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| Josh Green, C |
Ducks | |
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| Mike Grier, RW |
Sharks | |
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| Jonas Gustavsson, G |
Not in NHL | |
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| Martin Havlat, RW |
Blackhawks | Wild, 6 yrs/$30 mil |
| Our Take: Good player, if healthy. Sounds familiar ... -- Mantzouranis |
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| Bret Hedican, D |
Ducks | |
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| Jamie Heward, D |
Maple Leafs | |
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| Andy Hilbert, LW |
Islanders | |
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| Dan Hinote, RW |
Blues | |
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| Shane Hnidy, D |
Bruins | Wild, 1 year, $750K |
| Our Take: "Sheriff" Shane gives the Wild another tough presence on the blue line, something they have lacked. -- Ciskie |
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| Marian Hossa, RW |
Red Wings | Blackhawks, 12 yrs/$62.8 mil |
| Our Take: Adam Gretz breaks down the signing here. |
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| Kent Huskins, D |
Sharks | Sharks, 2 yrs/$3.4 mil |
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| Brad Isbister, LW |
Senators | |
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| Doug Janik, D |
Canadiens | |
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| Brent Johnson, G |
Capitals | |
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| Dmitri Kalinin, D |
Coyotes | |
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| Nikolai Khabibulin, G |
Blackhawks | Oilers, 4 yrs/$15 mil |
| Our Take: Bruce Ciskie breaks down the signing here. |
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| Mike Knuble, RW |
Flyers | Capitals, 2 yrs/$5.6 mil |
| Our Take: Fantastic signing. Knuble may be 37, but he's still a force in front of the net and on the power play. -- Gretz |
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| Saku Koivu, C |
Canadiens | Ducks, 1 yr/$3.25 mil |
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| Olaf Kolzig, G |
Maple Leafs | |
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| Mike Komisarek, D |
Canadiens | Maple Leafs, 5 yrs/$22.5 mil |
| Our Take: Adam Gretz breaks down the signing here. |
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| Tomas Kopecky, RW |
Red Wings | Blackhawks, 2 yrs/$2.4 mil |
| Our Take: After signing Marian Hossa away from Detroit, the Blackhawks sign another ex-Wing. Solid depth. -- Gretz |
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| Ales Kotalik, RW |
Oilers | Rangers |
| Our Take: Glen Sather's offseason spending continues. Solid, 20-goal scorer that is also useful in shootout situations. Could mean Nikolai Zherdev is headed out of town. -- Gretz |
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| Alexei Kovalev, RW |
Canadiens | Senators, 2 yrs/$10 mil |
| Our Take: Talented player, but there are better ways to spend that money. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Filip Kuba, D |
Senators | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Jason LaBarbera, G |
Canucks | Coyotes, 2 yrs/$2 mil |
| Our Take: A backup, pure and simple, and a stop-gap one at that. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Chad LaRose, RW |
Hurricanes | Hurricanes, 2 yrs / $3.4 mil |
| Our Take: Good move by Carolina to keep LaRose. Coming off a career year and was one of the Hurricanes' best forwards in the playoffs. -- Gretz |
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| Robert Lang, C |
Canadiens | |
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| Ian Laperriere, RW |
Avalanche | Flyers, 3 yrs/$3.5 mil |
| Our Take: Another tough guy for Philly. Flyers fans will love him. -- Ciskie |
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| Cory Larose, C |
Sharks | |
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| Manny Legace, G |
Blues | |
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| Jordan Leopold, D |
Flames | Panthers, 1 yr/$1.75 mil |
| Our Take: A solid young defenseman obviously on a trial deal. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Jamie Lundmark, C |
Flames | |
| Our Take: | ||
| John Madden, C |
Devils | Blackhawks, 1 yr, $2.75 mil |
| Our Take: Showed signs of advancing age in New Jersey, but was still good on the penalty kill. Chicago needs help there. -- Ciskie |
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| Manny Malhotra, C |
Blue Jackets |
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| Marek Malik, D |
Lightning | |
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| Paul Mara, D |
Rangers | |
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| Todd Marchant, C |
Ducks | Ducks, 2 yrs/$2.25 mil |
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| Brad May, LW |
Maple Leafs | |
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| Dean McAmmond, C |
Islanders | |
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| Jay McKee, D |
Blues | Penguins |
| Our Take: Good deal for the Penguins as McKee is one of the best shot-blockers in the NHL. -- Gretz |
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| Kyle McLaren, D |
Sharks | |
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| Josef Melichar, D |
Lightning | |
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| Travis Moen, LW |
Sharks | Canadiens,3 years |
| Our Take: Quality signing by Montreal to add a chippy, physical forward. -- Gretz |
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| Steve Montador, D |
Bruins | Sabres, 2 yrs/$3.1 mil |
| Our Take: Buffalo adds some veteran depth on the blueline. Not a sexy move, but not a terrible one either. -- Gretz |
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| Dominic Moore, C |
Sabres | |
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| Derek Morris, D |
Rangers | |
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| Brendan Morrison, C |
Stars | Capitals, 1 yr |
| Our Take: Coming in to compete for second line duties behind Nicklas Backstrom. -- Gretz |
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| Chris Neil, RW |
Senators | Senators, 4 yrs/ $8 million |
| Our Take: Senators keep some grit and toughness. They'll need it against Toronto. -- Gretz |
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| Rob Niedermayer, C |
Ducks | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Scott Niedermayer, D |
Ducks | Ducks, 1 yr/$6m |
| Our Take: He's not the same anymore, but you can't say no to a one-year deal. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Antero Nittymaki, G |
Flyers | Lightning |
| Our Take: He found a team before Martin Biron? That's interesting. -- Gretz |
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| Marcus Nilson, LW |
Flames | |
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| Teppo Numminen, D |
Sabres | |
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| Mattias Ohlund, D |
Canucks | Lightning, 7 yrs/$24.5 mil |
| Our Take: Bruce Ciskie talks about the signing here. |
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| Ben Ondrus, RW |
Maple Leafs |
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| Colton Orr, RW |
Rangers | Maple Leafs, 4 yrs/$4 mil |
| Our Take: Brian Burke said he wanted a fighting team, and here's the first step. Who signs a fighter for four years? Brian Burke. That's who. -- Gretz |
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| Jed Ortmeyer, RW |
Predators | |
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| Samuel Pahlsson, C |
Blackhawks | Blue Jackets, 3 years/$7.95 mil |
| Our Take: Won't score much, but helps the Jackets out in the defensive zone and on faceoffs. -- Ciskie |
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| Scott Parker, RW |
Avalanche | |
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| Mark Parrish, RW |
Stars | |
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| Michael Peca, C |
Blue Jackets |
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| Ville Peltonen, LW |
Panthers | |
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| Eric Perrin, C |
Thrashers | |
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| Andrew Peters, LW |
Sabres | |
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| Taylor Pyatt, LW |
Canucks | |
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| Andrew Raycroft, G |
Avalanche | Canucks, terms unknown |
| Our Take: Someone's gotta back up Luongo, right? -- Mantzouranis |
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| Mark Recchi, RW |
Bruins | Bruins, 1 yr/ $1 mil |
| Our Take: Solid veteran, proved he still has a little something in the tank this season. -- Gretz |
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| Steve Regier, LW |
Blues | |
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| Luke Richardson, D |
Senators | |
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| Dwayne Roloson, G |
Oilers | Islanders, 2 yrs/$5 mil |
| Our Take: The Islanders sign a very good veteran to take over in net (assuming the inevitable injury for Rick DiPietro). -- Ciskie |
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| Andre Roy, RW |
Flames | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Mike Rupp, C |
Devils | Penguins, 2 yrs/ 1.65 mil |
| Our Take: Massive fourth-line winger. 27 career goals. -- Gretz |
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| Mikael Samuelsson, RW |
Red Wings |
Canucks, 3 yrs, $7.5 mil |
| Our Take: Plenty of experience under the big lights. Should help offensive depth tremendously. -- Ciskie |
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| Miroslav Satan, RW |
Penguins | |
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| Mathieu Schneider, D |
Canadiens | |
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| Rob Scuderi, D |
Penguins | Kings, 4 yrs/ $13.6 mil |
| Our Take: Scuderi is a nice, solid player, but that's a steep price. We're talking Jeff Finger money. -- Gretz |
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| Dennis Seidenberg, D |
Hurricanes | |
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| Alexei Semenov, D |
Sharks | |
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| Brendan Shanahan, LW |
Devils | |
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| Mike Sillinger, C |
Islanders | |
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| Martin Skoula, D |
Wild | |
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| Karlis Skrastins, D |
Panthers | Stars, 2 yrs/$2.75 mil |
| Our Take: Some wonder whether he was the product of playing with Bouwmeester. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Tyler Sloan, D |
Capitals | |
| Our Take: | ||
| Jaroslav Spacek, D |
Sabres | Canadiens, 3 yrs/$11.5 mil |
| Our Take: Probably too rich of a deal, but a valuable add. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Jason Strudwick, D |
Oilers | Oilers, 1 yr/$700k |
| Our Take: Big defenseman re-signs with Edmonton. Depth move. Nothing more, nothing less. -- Gretz |
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| Steve Sullivan, LW |
Predators | Predators, 2 yrs/$7.5 mil |
| Our Take: Both sides bank on continued good health as Sullivan's inspiring comeback continues. -- Ciskie |
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| Mats Sundin, C |
Canucks | |
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| Darryl Sydor, D |
Stars | |
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| Petr Sykora, RW |
Penguins | |
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| David Tanabe, D |
Hurricanes | |
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| Alex Tanguay, LW |
Canadiens | |
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| Mikael Tellqvist, G |
Sabres | |
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| Daniel Tjarnqvist, D |
Avalanche | |
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| Ossi Vaananen, D |
Canucks | |
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| Stephane Veilleux, LW |
Wild | |
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| Matt Walker, D | Blackhawks | Lightning, 4 yrs/$6.8 mil |
| Our Take: The Lightning know they have to shore up the blue line. Walker is another nice move in that direction. -- Ciskie |
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| Joel Ward, D | Predators | Predators, 2 yrs/$3 mil |
| Our Take: A good move to keep an up-and-comer. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Rhett Warrener, D |
Flames | |
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| Jason Williams, C |
Blue Jackets |
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| Andy Wozniewski, D |
Penguins | |
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| Stephane Yelle, C |
Bruins | |
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| Mike York, LW |
Blue Jackets |
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| Greg Zanon, D |
Predators | Wild, 3 yrs/$5.2 mil |
| Our Take: One of the best values, Zanon brings shot-blocking and toughness to a team that needs it. -- Mantzouranis |
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| Richard Zednick, RW |
Panthers | |
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| Sergei Zubov, D |
Stars | |
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| Greg de Vries, D |
Predators | |
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NHL Free Agent Tracker
Jul 1, 2009 – 3:00 PM
Below is the list of NHL free agents who made it to unrestricted free agency without re-signing with their teams prior to July 1 at 12 PM ET.
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