Ducks Acquire Maxim Lapierre from Canadiens for Brett Festerling

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have acquired center Maxim Lapierre from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Brett Festerling and a fifth round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft. Both players will be eligible to be restricted free agents this summer. In 38 games so far this season, Lapierre has five goals and three assists for eight points and 63 penalty minutes, while Festerling has no points in only one NHL game. He has spent the majority of the season with Syracuse of the AHL, scoring three goals and nine assists for 12 points in 32 games. Not a bad move for the Ducks, as Lapierre will bring lots of grit and toughness to their lineup, as well as some versatility. As for the Canadiens, they get a hard-working defenseman in Festerling who can also chip-in offensively from time to time.

Stars Sign Trevor Daley to Six-Year Extension

The Dallas Stars announced today that they have signed defenseman Trevor Daley to a six-year contract extension worth $19.8 million. The deal averages out to $3.3 million per season and includes a no-trade clause. He would have been an unrestricted free agent this summer. In 37 games so far this season, he has two goals and nine assists for 11 points and 16 penalty minutes. In 453 career NHL games, all with Dallas, he has 28 goals and 86 assists for 114 points and 363 penalty minutes. Not a bad move for the Stars, as Daley is a very mobile defenseman capable of putting up big minutes. He also plays with plenty of toughness and works very hard on the ice. However, the Stars probably could have re-signed Daley for a little less money and the no-trade clause is unnecessary, in my opinion.

Predators Claim Marek Svatos Off Waivers from Blues

The Nashville Predators announced today that they have claimed right wing Marek Svatos off waivers from the St. Louis Blues just one day after he had signed a one-year contract with the Blues. He had to clear waivers before he would have been eligible to play a game with St. Louis. Svatos had been playing with Avangard Omsk of the KHL, but was released from the team last week after scoring three goals and five assists in 19 games. In 54 games last season with the Colorado Avalanche, he had seven goals and four assists for 11 points. In 316 career NHL games, all with the Avalanche, he has 96 goals and 68 assists for 164 points. Not a bad pick-up for the Predators, as Svatos will provide some much needed offensive depth with forwards Matthew Lombardi, Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat, and David Legwand all sidelined with injuries. He will bring plenty of goal-scoring talent, as well as some passing and puck-handling skill to the team. As for the Blues, it's unfortunate that Svatos did not clear waivers, as they are currently short-handed on the wing with T.J. Oshie and David Perron both injured. They could still look at some remaining free agents from last summer or check the waiver wire for a short-term replacement, but if there's no one to suit their needs, they may have to call up a player from the minors.

Canadiens Acquire James Wisniewski from NY Islanders

The Montreal Canadiens announced today that they have acquired defenseman James Wisniewski from the New York Islanders in exchange for a second round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and a conditional fifth round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft. The second round pick was a compensatory pick since the Canadiens did not sign former first round pick David Fisher. In 32 games so far this season, Wisniewski has three goals and 18 assists for 21 points and 18 penalty minutes. In 286 career NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, and New York Islanders, he has 20 goals and 98 assists for 118 points and 282 penalty minutes. This is a decent move for the Canadiens, as they will get a new power play quarterback on defense to fill the void left by Andrei Markov after he sustained a season-ending knee injury in November. Wisniewski will bring lots of skill to the power play and penalty kill, plenty of toughness, and some offensive skill to the blueline. He should be a good addition to the Canadiens' roster.

Blues Sign Free Agent Forward Marek Svatos

The St. Louis Blues announced today that they have signed right wing Marek Svatos to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay him $800,000 at the NHL level and $105,000 at the AHL level. He had been playing with Avangard Omsk of the KHL, and had three goals and five assists in 19 games before he was released by the club last week. In 54 games last season with the Colorado Avalanche, he had seven goals and four assists for 11 points. In 316 career NHL games, all with Colorado, he has 96 goals and 68 assists for 164 points. Not a bad signing for the Blues, as Svatos will provide plenty of much-needed offensive depth on the wing with T.J. Oshie and David Perron currently sidelined with injuries. Svatos has plenty of goal-scoring talent, decent passing skills, and is a good puck-handler. He should be a decent addition to the Blues' roster, as well as a very affordable one too.

Scott Walker Announces His Retirement

After 15 seasons in the NHL, right wing Scott Walker has announced his retirement from the NHL. In 42 games last season with the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals, he had five goals and three assists for eight points and 32 penalty minutes. In 829 career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Carolina Hurricanes, and Washington Capitals, he has 151 goals and 246 assists for 397 points and 1162 penalty minutes. Throughout his NHL career, Walker was a very gritty player who could score goals and had tremendous leadership qualities. His contributions on the ice will be missed.

Blackhawks Sign Forward Ryan Johnson to One-Year Deal

The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Friday that they have signed free agent center Ryan Johnson to a one-year contract. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In 58 games last season with the Vancouver Canucks, he had one goal and four assists for five points. In 667 career NHL games with the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks, he has 37 goals and 79 assists for 116 points. Not a bad depth signing for the Blackhawks, as Johnson is a very capable checking line center. He's a good forechecker, plays a physical game, is great on the faceoff, and is excellent on the penalty kill. Johnson should fit in well with the Blackhawks on their checking lines.

Capitals Sign John Erskine to Two-Year Extension

The Washington Capitals announced today that they have signed defenseman John Erskine to a two-year contract extension worth $3 million. The deal averages out to $1.5 million per season. He would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. In 31 games so far this season, he has three goals and four assists for seven points and 43 penalty minutes. Not a bad depth signing for the Capitals, as Erskine plays a very physical game on the blueline. He isn't afraid to drop the gloves and fight and is a good team player, making him a worthwhile option on Washington's defense for the next two years.

Kings and Bruins Finalize Deal for Marco Sturm

The Los Angeles Kings announced today that they have acquired left wing Marco Sturm from the Boston Bruins in exchange for future considerations. The two teams nearly had a deal done for Sturm about a week and a half ago, but the deal was cancelled. The trade will be contingent on him passing a physical. Sturm, who has been sidelined all season with a knee injury, waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the trade and will free up $3.5 million in salary for the Bruins. In 76 games last season with Boston, he had 22 goals and 15 assists for 37 points. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. This is a necessary trade for the Bruins in order to become salary cap compliant when Sturm finally returns to the lineup, but a decent move for the Kings. The Kings get a speedy forward in Sturm, who is an excellent stick-handler and good on the power play and penalty kill. Despite being a bit prone to injury, he will add plenty of offensive depth and experience on the wing for Los Angeles.

Bruins Acquire Zimmerman from Panthers for Lovecchio, Knackstedt

The Boston Bruins announced on Thursday that they have acquired defenseman Sean Zimmerman and a conditional seventh round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for left wing Jeff Lovecchio and right wing Jordan Knackstedt. Zimmerman has no points in seven games with Rochester of the AHL. He was assigned to Providence of the AHL after the trade. Lovecchio has three assists in 22 games with Providence, while Knackstedt has seven goals and five assist for 12 points in 22 games. Both players were assigned to Rochester. This is really just a depth move for both teams, as all three players will likely spend most of the rest of the season in the minors. However, Zimmerman could see some time with the Bruins if injuries should mount on their blueline.

Bruins Acquire Juraj Simek from Lightning for Levi Nelson

The Boston Bruins announced yesterday that they have acquired left wing Juraj Simek from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for center Levi Nelson. In 21 games with Norfolk of the AHL, Simek has three goals and six assists for nine points, and will now report to the Bruins' AHL affiliate in Providence. Nelson has four goals and three assists for seven points in 14 games with Providence and will now report to Norfolk. This is really just a depth move for both teams, as Simek and Nelson will likely play the rest of the season in minors. Although, the move will add depth, organizationally, at center for the Lightning and on the wing for the Bruins.

Jere Lehtinen Announces His Retirement

After 14 seasons in the NHL, right wing Jere Lehtinen announced his retirement in a statement through the Dallas Stars. Originally drafted by the Minnesota North Stars prior to the team's relocation to Dallas, the 37-year-old right wing became one of the top defensive forwards in the NHL after winning the Selke Trophy in 1998, 1999, and 2003. He also helped the Stars win their only Stanley Cup to date in 1999. In 875 career NHL games, all with the Stars, he had 243 goals and 271 assists for 514 points. It's unfortunate to see Lehtinen call it a career, as he was one of the greatest two-way players the game has ever seen. He had an excellent defensive game, played with lots of class, and could also score goals. His contributions on the ice will be missed.

Canucks Forward Peter Schaefer Announces His Retirement

Just three days after having his contract terminated by the Vancouver Canucks on November 26 for refusing to report to the minors, center Peter Schaefer has announced his retirement. In 16 games with the Canucks this season, he had one goal and one assist. He had been with the team at training camp this past fall on a tryout basis and was signed to a contract in early October. In 556 career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, and Boston Bruins, he has 98 goals and 161 assists for 259 points. This really comes as no surprise, as Schaefer likely wouldn't have had too many teams calling for his services after being cut from the Canucks. Throughout his career, he had some skill as a penalty killer and some speed, making him an effective third liner at the height of his NHL career.

Bill Guerin Announces his Retirement

After 18 seasons in the NHL, veteran right wing Bill Guerin has announced his retirement as a player through the Pittsburgh Penguins' website. Guerin attended the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp this past September on a tryout basis, but was unable to make the team. In 78 games last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, he had 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points and 75 penalty minutes. In 1263 career NHL games with the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 429 goals and 427 assists for 856 points and 1660 penalty minutes. He won the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the Devils and 2009 with the Penguins, as well as a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Guerin was always a decent offensive contributor throughout his career who played with lots of grit and toughness and was an excellent leader on the ice. He played with lots of class and his contributions on the ice will be missed.

Kings Acquire Marco Sturm from Bruins

In a salary dumping move, the Boston Bruins have dealt left wing Marco Sturm to the Los Angeles Kings for what is believed to be a conditional fifth round draft pick. The complete details of the trade have yet to be announced. Sturm, who has been sidelined all season with a knee injury and is still two to three weeks from returning to action, waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the trade. The trade will free up $3.5 million in salary for the Bruins and comes in the wake of Marc Savard's imminent return to their lineup after being sidelined with a concussion since May. In 76 games last season with the Bruins, Sturm had 22 goals and 15 assists for 37 points. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. A necessary trade for the Bruins in order to become salary cap compliant when Savard returns to the lineup, but a decent move for the Kings. They get a speedy forward in Sturm, who is also an excellent stick-handler and good on the power play and penalty kill. Despite being a bit prone to injury, Sturm will add plenty of offensive depth and experience on the wing for Los Angeles.

***UPDATE***
The Boston Bruins issued a statement Thursday night that Marco Sturm had not been traded to the Kings and that no deal for him was imminent. If a deal had been in place with the Los Angeles Kings, it appears that it fell through. With Sturm still on injured reserve for the next few weeks, it will be interesting to see how the Bruins become salary cap compliant upon his return to the lineup.

NY Islanders Sign Jeremy Colliton to One-Year Deal

The New York Islanders announced today that they have re-signed center Jeremy Colliton to a one-year, two-way contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. He last played in the NHL with the Islanders during the 2008-09 season, scoring one assist in six games. Last season, he played with Rogle Angelholm of the Swedish Elite League, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points in 46 games. This is really just a depth signing for the Islanders, as it remains to be seen if Colliton will earn a roster spot on the team or end up in the minors. However, if he does secure a roster spot with the Islanders, he will bring a strong work ethic, skill to the penalty kill, and some offensive depth to the team.

Thrashers Sign Center Tim Stapleton

The Atlanta Thrashers announced today that they have signed free agent center Tim Stapleton. The exact length and financial terms of the deal were not announced, but it's likely a one-year deal. He appeared in six games last season with the Thrashers, scoring two goals. He spent the majority of the 2009-10 season with the Thrashers' AHL affiliate in Chicago. In 20 games this season with San Antonio of the AHL, he has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points. This is really just a depth move for the Thrashers, as Stapleton will likely spend most of this season in the minors. However, he is expected to join the team tonight in Colorado, so he will get a chance to play at the NHL level for now.

***UPDATE***
Stapleton's newly signed contract is a two-year deal. For the 2010-11 season, it's a two-way deal that will see him earning $525,000 at the NHL level and $105,000 if he plays in the minors. For the 2011-12 season, it's a one-way deal, which will see him earn $525,000 regardless if he plays in the NHL or minors.

Avalanche Acquire Tomas Fleischmann from Capitals for Scott Hannan

The Colorado Avalanche announced today that they have acquired left wing Tomas Fleischmann from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Scott Hannan. Fleischmann, who had been a healthy scratch recently, had been the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks. It was reported the Los Angeles Kings had been interested in the 26-year-old forward. Both players will be unrestricted free agents next summer. In 23 games so far this season, he has four goals and six assists for 10 points, while Hannan has six assists in 23 games. This is a decent trade for both teams, as it addresses needs for both of them. Fleischmann brings the Avalanche a skilled forward who is a decent passer and stickhandler who can play both center and on the wing. He also brings the team some much needed offensive depth after recently losing Chris Stewart for four to six weeks with a broken hand. Hannan brings some much-needed veteran depth to the Capitals' blueline, as well as some decent shutdown skills. He should be an excellent addition to their defense.

Avalanche Acquire Matt Hunwick from Bruins for Colby Cohen

The Colorado Avalanche announced today that they have acquired defenseman Matt Hunwick from the Boston Bruins in exchange for prospect defenseman Colby Cohen. In 22 games this season, Hunwick has one goal and two assists for three points. Cohen has no points in three NHL games so far this season. For the Avalanche, they get a puck-moving defenseman in Hunwick, who has some offensive skill and adds a little bit more experience to their injury-ravaged blueline. For the Bruins, they get a decent defensive prospect in Cohen, who has good size and toughness. as well as some offensive upside. The move also sheds $1.55 million in salary to make room for Marc Savard, who is set to return to the lineup in the near future after being sidelined with a concussion since last May.

Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Garnet Exelby to One-Year Deal

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have signed defeseman Garnet Exelby to a one-year contract and assigned him to their AHL affiliate in Rockford. He had been on a professional tryout with Rockford and served as the team's captain. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In 51 games last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he had one goal and three assists for four points and 73 penalty minutes. In 408 career NHL games with the Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs, he has seven goals and 43 assists for 50 points and 584 penalty minutes. This is really just a depth signing for the Blackhawks, as Exelby will likely spend much of the season in the minors. If he does get recalled from the minors, he will provide plenty of grit and toughness to the team's blueline.

Flyers Sign Forward Michael Ryan to One-Year Contract

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed left wing Michael Ryan to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. He attended the Flyers' training camp this past September on a tryout basis. In six games this season with Springfield of the AHL, he has one goal and two assists for three points. He last played in the NHL during the 2008-09 season with the Carolina Hurricanes, recording two assists in 18 games. This is really just a depth move for the Flyers, as Ryan was assigned to their AHL affiliate in Adirondack after the signing. He should provide lots of offensive skill to Adirondack throughout the course of the season.

Hurricanes Acquire Ryan Carter from Ducks for Chaput, Kennedy

The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they have acquired center Ryan Carter from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for center Stefan Chaput and right wing Matt Kennedy. The trade comes in the wake of center Kyle Chipchura's return to the Ducks' lineup after missing time with a concussion, thus making Carter expendable to the team. In 18 games so far this season, Carter has one goal and two assists for three points and 22 penalty minutes. Chaput has appeared in 20 games with Charlotte of the AHL this season, scoring three assists and nine penalty minutes, while Kennedy has one assist and six penalty minutes in eight games with Charlotte. Not a bad depth move for the Hurricanes, as Carter will add some toughness and versatility to the forward lines, especially at center. For the Ducks, they get two young forwards with some offensive skill who have top-nine potential at the NHL level. However, they are probably still at least a couple seasons away from securing NHL roster spots, if they are able to at all.

NY Rangers Acquire Stu Bickel from Ducks for Nigel Williams

The New York Rangers announced today that they have acquired defenseman Stu Bickel from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Nigel Williams. In six games this season with Syracuse of the AHL, Bickel has three assists and 14 penalty minutes, while Williams has one assist and two penalty minutes in 12 games with Hartford of the AHL. This is really just a depth move for both teams, as Bickel and Williams will likely spend the rest of the season in the minors, where they both should provide sufficient defensive depth for their respected clubs.

Wild Claim O'Sullivan Off Waivers from Hurricanes

The Minnesota Wild announced today that they have claimed left wing Patrick O'Sullivan off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes. Signed as a free agent in the off-season by the Hurricanes, he has one goal in 10 games so far this season. O'Sullivan was originally a second round draft pick of the Wild in 2003. In 290 career NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, and Carolina Hurricanes, he has 55 goals and 95 assists for 150 points. Not a bad depth move for the Wild, as O'Sullivan will add some offensive depth up front. He has the skill to be a decent goal scorer and playmaker, but hasn't been able to repeat the 22 goal and 53 point success of his 2007-08 season. In Carolina, he was barely getting any ice time and saw his role with the team diminished due to the excellent play of Sergei Samsonov, Jussi Jokinen, and rookie Jeff Skinner. Perhaps more ice time in Minnesota can help O'Sullivan increase his offensive production.

Flyers Acquire Syvret, Bordson from Ducks for Laliberte, Maroon

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have acquired defenseman Danny Syvret and center Rob Bordson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for right wing David Laliberte and left wing Patrick Maroon. Of the four players involved in the trade, only Syvret has played in the NHL this season, scoring one goal and one assist in six games. All four players will be free agents next summer. This is really just a depth move for both teams, as all four players will likely spend most of this season in the minors. The only exception is Syvret, who could see time with the Flyers if injuries should mount on their blueline.

Flames Acquire Babchuk, Kostopoulos from Hurricanes for Sutter, White

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have acquired defenseman Anton Babchuk and right wing Tom Kostopoulos from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for left wing Brett Sutter and defenseman Ian White. The trade comes one week after Sutter was charged with assault outside an Arizona bar. He is alleged to have punched a cab driver after a drunken altercation and has made a public apology. He has one assist in four games this season, while White has two goals and four assists for six points in 14 games. Babchuk has three goals and five assists for eight points in 17 games, while Kostopoulos has one goal and three assists for four points and 30 penalty minutes in 17 games. White and Babchuk will be unrestricted free agents next summer, while Sutter will be a restricted free agent. Kostopoulos will be an unrestricted free agent in 2012. This is a pretty even trade for both teams in terms of player quality, as Babchuk and White both have plenty of offensive skill on the blueline, while Sutter and Kostopoulos both play with lots of grit and toughness. The trade does offer the Flames some salary cap relief, as Babchuk and Kostopoulos both make a combined $2.4 million, while White's salary is $3 million. The deal is also a bit of a shakeup for the Flames, as they are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The deal also comes in the wake of rumors that the Flames have been considering trading team captain Jarome Iginla, possibly to the Los Angeles Kings in a package that would involve Brayden Schenn. However, the Flames have denied that they are going to trade Iginla. As for Sutter, his off ice altercation last week likely didn't sit well with team management and is likely sending a message to their players that such acts will not be tolerated. Sutter will get a fresh start on a rebuilding Hurricanes team, where cousin Brandon Sutter is one of the top prospects. Brett could likely become a checking forward with the team, where he will provide lots of toughness and energy.

Hurricanes Claim Troy Bodie Off Waivers from Ducks

The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they have claimed right wing Troy Bodie off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks. In nine games so far this season, he has one assist and seven penalty minutes. He was a healthy scratch in Anaheim's last eight games. This is really just a depth move for the Hurricanes, although Bodie does play with a lot of toughness and has good size. However, it remains to be seen if he'll play a regular role with Carolina or end up in the minors.

2011 NHL All-Star Game Ballot

Listed below are the 100 players who have been placed on the 2011 All-Star Game fan ballot, with each team has placed at least two players on the ballot. Fans can vote for six players, regardless of conference, between November 15, 2010 and January 3, 2011. Of these 100 players, the three forwards, two defenseman, and one goaltender who receive the most votes will be named first NHL all-stars. Fans can vote for their favorite players on nhl.com. The all-star game will see a new format this season, abandoning the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference matchup. The fans will still determine the game's starters and the hockey operations department will still select the remaining 36 players. The captains of each team will be voted on by the participating players, and those captains and alternate captains will draft the participating players to their teams. The 2011 All-Star Game will be played on January 30 at 4 PM in Raleigh, North Carolina.

ANAHEIM DUCKS
Ryan Getzlaf, F
Corey Perry, F
Bobby Ryan, F
Teemu Selanne, F

ATLANTA THRASHERS
Dustin Byfuglien, D
Tobias Enstrom, D

BOSTON BRUINS
Patrice Bergeron, F
Zdeno Chara, D
David Krejci, F
Tim Thomas, G

BUFFALO SABRES
Ryan Miller, G
Derek Roy, F
Thomas Vanek, F

CALGARY FLAMES
Jay Bouwmeester, D
Jarome Iginla, F
Miikka Kiprusoff, G

CAROLINA HURRICANES
Joni Pitkanen, D
Eric Staal, F
Cam Ward, G

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Brian Campbell, D
Marian Hossa, F
Patrick Kane, F
Duncan Keith, D
Brent Seabrook, D
Jonathan Toews, F

COLORADO AVALANCHE
Craig Anderson, G
Milan Hejduk, F
Paul Stastny, F

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Rick Nash, F
R.J. Umberger, F

DALLAS STARS
Brendan Morrow, F
Brad Richards, F
Stephane Robidas, D

DETROIT RED WINGS
Pavel Datsyuk, F
Johan Franzen, F
Nicklas Lidstrom, D
Brian Rafalski, D
Henrik Zetterberg, F

EDMONTON OILERS
Ales Hemsky, F
Nikolai Khabibulin, G

FLORIDA PANTHERS
David Booth, F
Bryan McCabe, D
Tomas Vokoun, G

LOS ANGELES KINGS
Drew Doughty, D
Anze Kopitar, F
Jonathan Quick, G
Ryan Smyth, F

MINNESOTA WILD
Niklas Backstrom, G
Mikko Koivu, F
Marek Zidlicky, D

MONTREAL CANADIENS
Mike Cammalleri, F
Brian Gionta, F
Andrei Markov, D

NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Pekka Rinne, G
Ryan Suter, D
Shea Weber, D

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Martin Brodeur, G
Ilya Kovalchuk, F
Zach Parise, F

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Mark Streit, D
John Tavares, F

NEW YORK RANGERS
Marian Gaborik, F
Henrik Lundqvist, G
Marc Staal, D

OTTAWA SENATORS
Daniel Alfredsson, F
Sergei Gonchar, D
Jason Spezza, F

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Daniel Briere, F
Jeff Carter, F
Chris Pronger, D
Mike Richards, F
Kimmo Timonen, D

PHOENIX COYOTES
Ilya Bryzgalov, G
Shane Doan, F
Ed Jovanovski, D

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Sidney Crosby, F
Marc-Andre Fleury, G
Evgeni Malkin, F
Paul Martin, D

ST. LOUIS BLUES
Jaroslav Halak, G
T.J. Oshie, F

SAN JOSE SHARKS
Dan Boyle, D
Dany Heatley, F
Patrick Marleau, F
Antti Niemi, G
Joe Thornton, F

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Vincent Lecavalier, F
Martin St. Louis, F
Steven Stamkos, F

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Jean-Sebastien Giguere, G
Tomas Kaberle, D
Phil Kessel, F
Dion Phaneuf, D

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Dan Hamhuis, D
Roberto Luongo, G
Daniel Sedin, F
Henrik Sedin, F

WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Nicklas Backstrom, F
Mike Green, D
Alex Ovechkin, F

Flyers Sign Jeff Carter to 11-Year Extension

The Philadelphia Flyers locked up an important piece of their future on Saturday by signing center Jeff Carter to an 11-year contract worth $58 million. The deal will average out to $5.27 million per season. In 16 games so far this season, Carter has eight goals and six assists for 14 points. In 397 career NHL games, all with Philadelphia, he has 153 goals and 138 assists for 291 points. This is a good signing for the Flyers, as Carter has become one of the team's top forwards over the past few seasons. He brings lots of offensive skill to the forward lines, as well as decent size, a good shot, and is a good skater. Look for Carter to continue to be one of the team's top forwards throughout the duration of the contract.

Blues Sign David Backes to Five-Year Extension

The St. Louis Blues announced today that they have signed center David Backes to a five-year extension. According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the deal will average out to $4.5 million per season, making the entire contract worth $22.5 million. He would have been an unrestricted free agent next summer. In 14 games so far this season, Backes has two goals and four assists for six points and 32 penalty minutes. In 296 career NHL games, all with the Blues, he has 73 goals and 89 assists for 162 points and 439 penalty minutes. Not a bad signing for the Blues, as Backes plays with lots of grit and toughness, is a solid hitter, and can contribute offensively from time to time. However, $4.5 million per season seems a bit much for Backes. Perhaps a deal of around $3 million per season would have been more suitable for him, but if he can increase his offensive production considerably, $4.5 million may not be too bad.

Blue Jackets Acquire Byers from NY Rangers for Kolarik

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that they have acquired left wing Dane Byers from the New York Rangers in exchange for right wing Chad Kolarik. In 16 games with Hartford of the AHL, Byers has three goals and six assists for nine points, while Kolarik has four goals and six assists for 10 points in 13 games with Springfield of the AHL. This is really just a depth move for both teams, as both players will likely spend most of this season in the minors, providing plenty of offensive depth for both of their clubs.

Avalanche Acquire Ryan O'Byrne from Canadiens

The Colorado Avalanche announced today that they have acquired defenseman Ryan O'Byrne from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for prospect left wing Michael Bournival. In three games so far this season, O'Byrne has no points. Bournival has appeared in 17 games so far this season with Shawinigan of the QMJHL, scoring 10 goals and 14 assists for a team leading 24 points. He was Colorado's third round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft. This is really just a depth move for both teams. O'Byrne will bring some toughness and experience to the Avalanche blueline, which is currently depleted due to injuries. Once the injured players return to the lineup, O'Byrne will likely become the sixth or seventh defenseman. The Canadiens get a good offensive winger in Bournival, yet he will still have to get a bit stronger to make the jump to the AHL and NHL levels. The move also cuts $1 million from the Canadiens' salary, and it's rumored they could be in the market for a winger. Only time will tell if the Canadiens are making room for another acquisition.

Flyers Sign Claude Giroux to Three-Year Extension

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed center Claude Giroux to a three-year contract extension worth $11.25 million. The deal will pay him $2.75 million in 2011-12, $3.5 million in 2012-13, and $5 million in 2013-14 for an annual average of $3.75 million per season. He would have been a restricted free agent next summer. In 15 games so far this season, he has seven goals and seven assists for 14 points. This is a great signing for the Flyers, as Giroux is quickly emerging as one of the team's top prospect forwards. He has great passing skills, lots of offensive potential, and is versatile enough to play on the wing. So far, the 2010-11 season looks to be a breakout one for Giroux, and he will likely become one the Flyers' top forwards next to Mike Richards and Jeff Carter over the next few years.

Flames Sign Mark Giordano to Five-Year Extension

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed defenseman Mark Giordano to a five-year contract extension. The deal is for a reported $20 million, which will average out to $4 million per season. He would have been an unrestricted free agent next summer. In 10 games so far this season, Girodano has three assists. In 205 career NHL games, all with the Flames, he has 20 goals and 48 assists for 68 points and 193 penalty minutes. Not a bad signing for the Flames, as Giordano has always been a fairly steady blueliner on the team. He has good puck-moving skills, plenty of offensive talent, and plays with some toughness. With all of his skills, he should help keep the Flames competitive on defense for the duration of the new deal.

Predators Sign Steve Begin to One-Year Deal

The Nashville Predators announced today that they have signed left wing Steve Begin to a one-year, two-way contract worth $550,000. Begin will be assigned to the Predators' AHL affiliate in Milwaukee on a conditioning stint before he will join the team. In 77 games last season with the Boston Bruins, he had five goals and nine assists for 14 points and 53 penalty minutes. In 486 career NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, and Boston Bruins, he has 52 goals and 48 assists for 100 points and 535 penalty minutes. Not a bad depth signing for the Predators, as Begin will add some extra toughness to the team. Besides playing with plenty of toughness, Begin is also a good hitter, has some defensive ability, and can also play at center, so he should be a solid addition to the team.

2010 NHL Free Agents

Here is a list of the players who are free agents as of July 1, 2010. This is now the official list. The explanations of the different free agent groups can be found at the bottom of the page. Players who are traded or claimed off waivers throughout the course of the season and summer will be added to their new teams when such transactions occur. Players who are signed by new teams, re-signed by their respective teams, or retire will be removed from the free agent list. A player who is removed from this list will be added to the UPDATES section below. Signings are organized by date. See the separate 2010 Free Agent Signings List for an alphabetical listing of player signings http://hockeyblog-kev.blogspot.com/2010/06/2010-nhl-free-agent-signings.html

***UPDATES***
PLAYERS SIGNING WITH NEW TEAMS
Alex Tanguay - Calgary from Tampa Bay (7/1/10) - 1 year, $1.7 million
Martin Biron - NY Rangers from NY Islanders (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Sergei Gonchar - Ottawa from Pittsburgh (7/1/10) - 3 years, $16.5 million
Zbynek Michalek - Pittsburgh from Phoenix (7/1/10) - 5 years, $20 million
Paul Martin - Pittsburgh from New Jersey (7/1/10) - 5 years, $25 million
Alex Auld - Montreal from NY Rangers (7/1/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Colby Armstrong - Toronto from Atlanta (7/1/10) - 3 years, $9 million
Joey Crabb - Toronto from Chicago (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Antero Niittymaki - San Jose from Tampa Bay (7/1/10) - 2 years, $4 million
Manny Malhotra - Vancouver from San Jose (7/1/10) - 3 years, $7.5 million
Joel Perrault - Vancouver from Phoenix (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Sean O'Donnell - Philadelphia from Los Angeles (7/1/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Dan Ellis - Tampa Bay from Montreal (7/1/10) - 2 years, $3 million
Derek Boogaard - NY Rangers from Minnesota (7/1/10) - 4 years, $6.6 million
Toni Lydman - Anaheim from Buffalo (7/1/10) - 3 years, $9 million
Ray Whitney - Phoenix from Carolina (7/1/10) - 2 years, $6 million
Jody Shelley - Philadelphia from NY Rangers (7/1/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Kurtis Foster - Edmonton from Tampa Bay (7/1/10) - 2 years, $3.6 million
Dan Hamhuis - Vancouver from Pittsburgh (7/1/10) - 6 years, $27 million
Anton Volchenkov - New Jersey from Ottawa (7/1/10) - 6 years, undisclosed
Chris Mason - Atlanta from St. Louis (7/1/10) - 2 years, $3.7 million
Henrik Tallinder - New Jersey from Buffalo (7/1/10) - 4 years, $13.5 million
Jordan Leopold - Buffalo from Pittsburgh (7/1/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Johan Hedberg - New Jersey from Atlanta (7/1/10) - 1 year, $1.5 million
Olli Jokinen - Calgary from NY Rangers (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Adam Burish - Dallas from Chicago (7/1/10) - 2 years, $2.3 million
Jeff Tambellini - Vancouver from NY Islanders (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Raycroft - Dallas from Vancouver (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jeremy Reich - Boston from NY Islanders (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Raitis Ivanans - Calgary from Los Angeles (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Tim Jackman - Calgary from NY Islanders (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Matt Cullen - Minnesota from Ottawa (7/1/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Eric Nystrom - Minnesota from Calgary (7/1/10) - 3 years, $4.2 million
John Scott - Chicago from Minnesota (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Triston Grant - Florida from Nashville (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Danny Richmond - Toronto from Chicago (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dany Sabourin - Washington from Boston (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Warren Peters - Minnesota from Dallas (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Drew Bagnall - Minnesota from Los Angeles (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nate Guenin - Columbus from St. Louis (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Wilson - Columbus from Washington (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Richard Petiot - Edmonton from Chicago (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Steve MacIntyre - Edmonton from Florida (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Pavel Kubina - Tampa Bay from Atlanta (7/2/10) - 2 years, $7.7 million
Chris Higgins - Florida from Calgary (7/2/10) - 1 year, $1.6 million
Mark Eaton - NY Islanders from Pittsburgh (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Milan Jurcina - NY Islanders from Washington (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Zenon Konopka - NY Islanders from Tampa Bay (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Pierre Parenteau - NY Islanders from NY Rangers (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Ebbett - Phoenix from Minnesota (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Trevor Smith - Anaheim from NY Islanders (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Craig - Pittsburgh from Tampa Bay (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matthew Lombardi - Nashville from Phoenix (7/2/10) - 3 years, $10.5 million
David Liffiton - Colorado from Columbus (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Greg Mauldin - Colorado from NY Islanders (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Van Der Gulik - Colorado from Calgary (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jared Ross - Atlanta from Philadelphia (7/2/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers - Atlanta from Minnesota (7/2/10) - 1 year, $525,000
Jamie Johnson - Detroit from Florida (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Joey MacDonald - Detroit from Anaheim (7/2/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Chris Minard - Detroit from Edmonton (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Alexandre Giroux - Edmonton from Washington (7/3/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Matt Climie - Phoenix from Dallas (7/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nolan Yonkman - Phoenix from Nashville (7/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Garrett Stafford - Phoenix from Dallas (7/3/10) - 2 years, $1.2 million
Nathan McIver - Boston from Vancouver (7/3/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Brett Sterling - Pittsburgh from San Jose (7/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brett Clark - Tampa Bay from Colorado (7/5/10) - 2 years, $6 million
Ryan Stone - Calgary from Edmonton (7/6/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Corey Locke - Ottawa from NY Rangers (7/7/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Rob Niedermayer - Buffalo from New Jersey (7/7/10) - 1 year, $1.15 million
Nathan Paetsch - Florida from Columbus (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Hutchinson - Pittsburgh from Dallas (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Joe Corvo - Carolina from Washington (7/7/10) - 2 years, $4.5 million
Brian Fahey - Washington from Colorado (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Greentree - Washington from Chicago (7/7/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Ben Walter - Colorado from New Jersey (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brett Lebda - Toronto from Detroit (7/7/10) - 2 years, $2.9 million
Brett Palin - Nashville from Calgary (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ben Ondrus - Edmonton from Toronto (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brennan Evans - St. Louis from Anaheim (7/9/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Greg Moore - Philadelphia from Columbus (7/10/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tyler Weiman - Vancouver from Colorado (7/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jeremy Williams - NY Rangers from Detroit (7/12/10) - 1 year, $515,000
Sean Sullivan - San Jose from Phoenix (7/12/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nathan Oystrick - St. Louis from Anaheim (7/12/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Shawn Belle - Edmonton from Montreal (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brian Willsie - Washington from Colorado (7/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brad Lukowich, D - Dallas from Vancouver (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dan Jancevski, D - Philadelphia from Dallas (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tim Conboy - Buffalo from Carolina (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Greg Stewart - Edmonton from Montreal (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jamie Lundmark - Nashville from Toronto (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Corey Potter - Pittsburgh from NY Rangers (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Stefan Meyer - Calgary from Phoenix (7/20/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Danny Syvret - Anaheim from Philadelphia (7/21/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jeremy Yablonski - NY Islanders from Ottawa (7/21/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux - Calgary from Buffalo (7/22/10) - undisclosed
Marc-Antoine Pouliot - Tampa Bay from Edmonton (7/23/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Hugh Jessiman - Chicago from Nashville (7/24/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Cullen - Florida from Chicago (7/24/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Chris Durno - Tampa Bay from Colorado (7/25/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Alexander Frolov - NY Rangers from Los Angeles (7/27/10) - 1 year, $3 million
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Los Angeles from Pittsburgh (7/27/10) - 1 year, $3.2 million
Michael Vernace - Tampa Bay from San Jose (7/29/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mathieu Roy - Tampa Bay from Florida (7/29/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dominic Moore - Tampa Bay from Montreal (7/30/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Alexandre Picard - Montreal from Carolina (7/31/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Marty Turco - Chicago from Dallas (8/2/10) - 1 year, $1.3 million
Shaone Morrisonn - Buffalo from Washington (8/2/10) - 2 years, $4.15 million
Andy Sutton - Anaheim from Ottawa (8/2/10) - 2 years, $4.25 million
Joe Callahan - Florida from San Jose (8/3/10) - 1 year, $525,000
Mike Angelidis - Tampa Bay from Carolina (8/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Weaver - Florida from St. Louis (8/3/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Mike Modano - Detroit from Dallas (8/3/10) - 1 year, $1.25 million
Dave Scatchard - St. Louis from Nashville (8/4/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Hale - Ottawa from Tampa Bay (8/4/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Francis Lessard - Ottawa from Phoenix (8/4/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jamal Mayers - San Jose from Calgary (8/4/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
John Madden - Minnesota from Chicago (8/6/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Andre Benoit - Ottawa from Montreal (8/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ruslan Salei - Detroit from Colorado (8/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dean Arsene - St. Louis from Edmonton (8/11/10) - 1 year, $600,000
Sean Bergenheim - Tampa Bay from NY Islanders (8/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ben Guite - Columbus from Nashville (8/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Andy Hilbert - NY Islanders from Minneosta (8/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Fernando Pisani - Chicago from Edmonton (8/18/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Freddy Meyer - Atlanta from NY Islanders (8/19/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Andrew Peters - Florida from New Jersey (8/19/10) - 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Arron Asham - Pittsburgh from Philadelphia (8/20/10) - 1 year, $700,000
Raffi Torres - Vancouver from Buffalo (8/25/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Willie Mitchell - Los Angeles from Vancouver (8/25/10) - 2 years, $7 million
Randy Jones - Tampa Bay from Los Angeles (8/25/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Colin Stuart - Buffalo from Calgary (8/26/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Clarke MacArthur - Toronto from Atlanta (8/28/10) - 1 year, $1.1 million
Tim Kennedy - NY Rangers from Buffalo (8/30/10) - 1 year, $550,000
David Spina - St. Louis from Phoenix (8/30/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Aaron Johnson - Nashville from Edmonton (8/31/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Antti Niemi - San Jose from Chicago (9/2/10) - 1 year, $2 million
Wyatt Smith - Boston from Pittsburgh (9/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Comrie - Pittsburgh from Edmonton (9/3/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Fredrik Modin - Atlanta from Los Angeles (9/4/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jeff Halpern - Montreal from Los Angeles (9/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nigel Dawes - Atlanta from Calgary (9/8/10) - 1 year, $600,000
Ryan Potulny - Chicago from Edmonton (9/8/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Eric Belanger - Phoenix from Washington (9/14/10) - 1 year, $750,000
Paul Mara - Anaheim from Montreal (9/16/10) - 1 year, $750,000
Patrick O'Sullivan - Carolina from Phoenix (9/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Hendricks - Washington from Colorado (9/27/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Mottau - NY Islanders from New Jersey (9/28/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jose Theodore - Minnesota from Washington (10/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ruslan Fedotenko - NY Rangers from Pittsburgh (10/4/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Brendan Morrison - Calgary from Washington (10/4/10) - 1 year, $725,000
Mark Parrish - Buffalo from Tampa Bay (10/6/10) - undisclosed
Andreas Lilja - Anaheim from Detroit (10/11/10) - 1 year, $600,000
Brian McGrattan - Boston from Calgary (10/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Adam Mair - New Jersey from Buffalo (10/12/10) - 1 year, $515,000
Steve Begin - Nashville from Boston (10/20/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Michael Ryan - Philadelphia from Carolina (11/23/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Garnet Exelby - Chicago from Toronto (11/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Johnson - Chicago from Vancouver (12/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Marek Svatos - St. Louis from Colorado (12/28/10) - 1 year, $800,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron - Tampa Bay from Montreal (1/4/11) - 1 year, $1 million
Jed Ortmeyer - Minnesota from San Jose (1/5/11) - 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Wellwood - St. Louis from Vancouver (1/11/11) - 1 year, undisclosed
Evgeni Nabokov - Detroit from San Jose (1/21/11) - 1 year, $570,000
Ray Emery - Anaheim from Philadelphia (2/7/11) - 1 year, $500,000
Jason Williams - Dallas from Detroit (2/12/11) - 1 year, $500,000
Shane Hnidy - Boston from Minnesota (2/26/11) - 1 year, undisclosed


RE-SIGNINGS
Mike Moore - re-signed by San Jose (2/16/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Andrew MacDonald - re-signed by NY Islanders (2/25/10) - 4 years, undisclosed
Andrew Ference - re-signed by Boston (3/24/10) - 3 years, $6.75 million
Paul Bissonette - re-signed by Phoenix (3/29/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Kris Letang - re-signed by Pittsburgh (3/30/10) - 4 years, $14 million
Tom Wandell - re-signed by Dallas (4/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Toby Petersen - re-signed by Dallas (4/5/10) - 2 years, $1.55 million
Brent Johnson - re-signed by Pittsburgh (4/13/10) - 2 years, $1.2 million
Jonas Gustavsson - re-signed by Toronto (4/15/10) - 2 years, $2.7 million
Trevor Gillies - re-signed by NY Islanders (4/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Wade Belak - re-signed by Nashville (4/29/10) - 1 year, $575,000
Kari Lehtonen - re-signed by Dallas (5/11/10) - 3 years, $10.65 million
Nicklas Backstrom - re-signed by Washington (5/17/10) - 10 years, $67 million
Mike Grier - re-signed by Buffalo (5/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mattias Ritola - re-signed by Detroit (5/19/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Deryk Engelland - re-signed by Pittsburgh (5/19/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Keller - re-signed by Ottawa (5/19/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Adam Cracknell - re-signed by St. Louis (5/19/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Adam Foote - re-signed by Colorado (5/25/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Brodeur - re-signed by Ottawa (5/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Scott Parse - re-signed by Los Angeles (5/26/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jiri Tlusty - re-signed by Carolina (5/28/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Jay Harrison - re-signed by Carolina (5/28/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Nicklas Lidstrom - re-signed by Detroit (6/1/10) - 1 year, $6.2 million
Cory Schneider - re-signed by Vancouver (6/2/10) - 2 years, $1.8 million
Sheldon Brookbank - re-signed by Anaheim (6/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Peter Budaj - re-signed by Colorado (6/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Koci - re-signed by Colorado (6/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Hamilton - re-signed by Toronto (6/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tomas Holmstrom - re-signed by Detroit (6/4/10) - 2 years, $3.75 million
Shawn Thornton - re-signed by Boston (6/4/10) - 2 years, $1.625 million
Dennis Seidenberg - re-signed by Boston (6/5/10) - 4 years, $13 million
Nick Johnson - re-signed by Pittsburgh (6/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jim Slater - re-signed by Atlanta (6/8/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Dane Byers - re-signed by NY Rangers (6/8/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Philippe Dupuis - re-signed by Colorado (6/8/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tomas Kana - re-signed by Columbus (6/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Scottie Upshall - re-signed by Phoenix (6/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Hollweg - re-signed by Phoenix (6/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Alex Foster - re-signed by Toronto (6/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Doug Janik - re-signed by Detroit (6/9/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
David Schlemko - re-signed by Phoenix (6/10/10) - 3 years, $1.65 million
Cam Cunning - re-signed by Calgary (6/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Johan Backlund - re-signed by Philadelphia (6/13/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Steve Wagner - re-signed by Pittsburgh (6/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Aaron Rome - re-signed by Vancouver (6/15/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Doug Weight - re-signed by NY Islanders (6/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brent Krahn - re-signed by Dallas (6/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
James Sheppard - re-signed by Minnesota (6/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Kris Newbury - re-signed by NY Rangers (6/16/10) - undisclosed
Todd Bertuzzi - re-signed by Detroit (6/16/10) - 2 years, $3.875 million
Francis Bouillon - re-signed by Nashville (6/17/10) - 2 years, $2.7 million
Kevin Porter - re-signed by Colorado (6/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ray Macias - re-signed by Colorado (6/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Adrian Aucoin - re-signed by Phoenix (6/17/10) - 2 years, $4 million
Kyle Chipchura - re-signed by Anaheim (6/18/10) - 1 year, $650,000
Matt D'Agostini - re-signed by St. Louis (6/18/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Taylor Pyatt - re-signed by Phoenix (6/21/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Ben Lovejoy - re-signed by Pittsburgh (6/21/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Mathieu Darche - re-signed by Montreal (6/22/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Brad Staubitz - re-signed by Minnesota (6/22/10) - 2 years, $1.15 million
Tomas Plekanec - re-signed by Montreal (6/22/10) - 6 years, $30 million
Matt Cooke - re-signed by Pittsburgh (6/22/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Jerome Samson - re-signed by Carolina (6/22/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Patrick Marleau - re-signed by San Jose (6/24/10) - 4 years, $27.6 million
Joe Pavelski - re-signed by San Jose (6/24/10) - 4 years, $16 million
Johnny Boychuk - re-signed by Boston (6/24/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Wojtek Wolski - re-signed by Phoenix (6/24/10) - 2 years, $7.6 million
Mark Recchi - re-signed by Boston (6/25/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Scott Nichol - re-signed by San Jose (6/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Niclas Wallin - re-signed by San Jose (6/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Desjardins - re-signed by San Jose (6/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tom Pyatt - re-signed by Montreal (6/28/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Benoit Pouliot - re-signed by Montreal (6/28/10) - 1 year, $1.375 million
Andreas Thuresson - re-signed by Nashville (6/28/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Krys Barch - re-signed by Dallas (6/28/10) - 2 years, $1.675 million
Henrik Karlsson - re-signed by Calgary (6/29/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Clarkson - re-signed by New Jersey (6/30/10) - 3 years, $8 million
Matt Kassian - re-signed by Minnesota (6/30/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Nate Prosser - re-signed by Minnesota (6/30/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Michael Leighton - re-siged by Philadelphia (6/30/10) - 2 years, $3.1 million
Francis Wathier - re-signed by Dallas (6/30/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Zack Fitzgerald - re-signed by Carolina (6/30/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jean-Philippe Levasseur - re-signed by Anaheim (6/30/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Noah Welch - re-signed by Atlanta (6/30/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Guillaume Latemdresse - re-signed by Minnesota (6/30/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Al Montoya - re-signed by Phoenix (6/30/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Sami Lepisto - re-signed by Phoenix (6/30/10) - 1 year undisclosed
Daniel Paille - re-signed by Boston (7/1/10) - 2 years, $2.15 million
Erik Christensen - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jesse Winchester - re-signed by Ottawa (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Braydon Coburn - re-signed by Philadelphia (7/1/10) - 2 years, $6.4 million
Alex Steen - re-signed by St. Louis (7/1/10) - 4 years, undisclosed
Vladimir Sobotka - re-signed by St. Louis (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Derek Morris - re-signed by Phoenix (7/1/10) - 4 years, $11 million
Cam MacIntyre - re-signed by San Jose (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Curtis Sanford - re-signed by Montreal (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mitch Fritz - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Teemu Laakso - re-signed by Nashville (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jonathan Matsumoto - re-signed by Carolina (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Derek MacKenzie - re-signed by Columbus (7/1/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Vaclav Prospal - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Saku Koivu - re-signed by Anaheim (7/1/10) - 2 years, $5 million
Colin Fraser - re-signed by Edmonton (7/1/10) - 2 years, $1.65 million
Dustin Boyd - re-signed by Montreal (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Zach McKelvie - re-signed by Boston (7/1/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nathan Lawson - re-signed by NY Islanders (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Rod Pelley - re-signed by New Jersey (7/2/10) - 2 years, $1.1 million
Tim Sestito - re-signed by New Jersey (7/2/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Trevor Frishmon - re-signed by Columbus (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jason Strudwick - re-signed by Edmonton (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Cody McCormick - re-signed by Buffalo (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brad Winchester - re-signed by St. Louis (7/2/10) - 1 year, $700,000
Brandon Prust - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Nikolai Kulemin - re-signed by Toronto (7/2/10) - 2 years, $4.7 million
Kyle Quincey - re-signed by Colorado (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Daniel Winnik - re-signed by Colorado (7/2/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Julian Talbot - re-signed by Colorado (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
John Grahame - re-signed by Colorado (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Weber - re-signed by Buffalo (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
John Mitchell - re-signed by Toronto (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Alexandre Bolduc - re-signed by Vancouver (7/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Carlo Colaiacovo - re-signed by St. Louis (7/3/10) - 2 years, $4.25 million
Justin Peters - re-signed by Carolina (7/5/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jaroslav Halak - re-signed by St. Louis (7/6/10) - 4 years, $15 million
Cam Janssen - re-signed by St. Louis (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Teddy Purcell - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Lundin - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Drew Miller - re-signed by Detroit (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Boyd Gordon - re-signed by Washington (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatore - re-signed by Minnesota (7/6/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Jamie Fraser - re-signed by Minnesota (7/6/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Sergei Kostitsyn - re-signed by Nashville (7/6/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Eric Boulton - re-signed by Atlanta (7/7/10) - 1 year, $650,000
Patrick Eaves - re-signed by Detroit (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jeff Schultz - re-signed by Washington (7/7/10) - 4 years, $11 million
Jason Garrison - re-signed by Florida (7/7/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Nicholas Blanchard - re-signed by Carolina (7/7/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Casey Borer - re-signed by Carolina (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tim Brent - re-signed by Toronto (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jay Leach - re-signed by San Jose (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brandon Yip - re-signed by Colorado (7/7/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Patrick Lalime - re-signed by Buffalo (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jeff Lovecchio - re-signed by Boston (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Hannu Toivonen - re-signed by Chicago (7/7/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Robbie Earl - re-signed by Minnesota (7/8/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Eric Fehr - re-signed by Washington (7/8/10) - 2 years, $4.4 million
Mark Stuart - re-signed by Boston (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dan Girardi - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/9/10) - 4 years, $13.3 million
Dylan Reese - re-signed by NY Islanders (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jassen Cullimore - re-signed by Chicago (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tanner Glass - re-signed by Vancouver (7/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Aaron Gagnon - re-signed by Dallas (7/10/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Shane O'Brien - re-signed by Vancouver (7/12/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Niklas Hjalmarsson - re-signed by Chicago (7/12/10) - 4 years, $14 million (matched offer sheet from San Jose)
Nick Dodge - re-signed by Carolina (7/12/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Devan Dubnyk - re-signed by Edmonton (7/12/10) - 2 years, $1.6 million
Nicholas Drazenovic - re-signed by St. Louis (7/12/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Derek Smith - re-signed by Ottawa (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mathieu Carle - re-signed by Montreal (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
J.T. Wyman - re-signed by Montreal (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Maxim Lapierre - re-signed by Montreal (7/13/10) - 1 year, $900,000
Chris Conner - re-signed by Pittsburgh (7/13/10) - 1 year, $550,000
Jared Boll - re-signed by Columbus (7/13/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Daniel Carcillo - re-signed by Philadelphia (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jean-Francois Jacques - re-signed by Edmonton (7/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Derek Whitmore - re-signed by Buffalo (7/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brodie Dupont - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/14/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Josh Harding - re-signed by Minnesota (7/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Sergei Kolosov - re-signed by Detroit (7/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Laliberte - re-signed by Philadelphia (7/14/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tommy Sestito - re-signed by Columbus (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Desharnais - re-signed by Montreal (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Derek Meech - re-signed by Detroit (7/15/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Tyson Strachan - re-signed by St. Louis (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Keetley - re-signed by Calgary (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Theo Peckham - re-signed by Edmonton (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Blair Jones - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Greg Campbell - re-signed by Boston (7/15/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Adam McQuaid - re-signed by Boston (7/15/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Andrew Bodnarchuk - re-signed by Boston (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Dustin Kohn - re-signed by NY Islanders (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Rob Schremp - re-signed by NY Islanders (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Justin Pogge - re-signed by Carolina (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Bryan Rodney - re-signed by Carolina (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Anton Khudobin - re-signed by Minnesota (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jay Beagle - re-signed by Washington (7/15/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Andrew Gordon - re-signed by Washington (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Zach Miskovic - re-signed by Washington (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick McNeill - re-signed by Washington (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brendan Mikkelson - re-signed by Anaheim (7/15/10) - 1 year, $687,500
Mike Sauer - re-signed by NY Rangers (7/15/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Kenndal McArdle - re-signed by Florida (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tyler Plante - re-signed by Florida (7/15/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Duco - re-signed by Florida (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Trevor Ludwig - re-signed by Dallas (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Maxime Fortunus - re-signed by Dallas (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Raymond Sawada - re-signed by Dallas (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Nate Thompson - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Paul Szczechura - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
T.J. Hensick - re-signed by St. Louis (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Reaves - re-signed by St. Louis (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Chad Kolarik - re-signed by Columbus (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan O'Marra - re-signed by Edmonton (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Gord Baldwin - re-signed by Calgary (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Kris Chucko - re-signed by Calgary (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Anthony Stewart - re-signed by Atlanta (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jack Skille - re-signed by Chicago (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Russell - re-signed by Montreal (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick Davis - re-signed by New Jersey (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tyler Eckford - re-signed by New Jersey (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Olivier Magnan-Grenier - re-signed by New Jersey (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Sean Zimmerman - re-signed by Vancouver (7/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brad Richardson - re-signed by Los Angeles (7/17/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Marc-Andre Cliche - re-signed by Los Angeles (7/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Corey Elkins - re-signed by Los Angeles (7/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Richard Clune - re-signed by Los Angeles (7/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Trevor Lewis - re-signed by Los Angeles (7/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Pelech - re-signed by Calgary (7/18/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Ilya Kovalchuk - re-signed by New Jersey (7/19/10) - 17 years, $102 million (contract rejected by the NHL and later voided by an arbitrator)
Brett Sutter - re-signed by Calgary (7/20/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Cedrick Desjardins - re-signed by Montreal (7/20/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Brett Carson - re-signed by Carolina (7/20/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
David Perron - re-signed by St. Louis (7/21/10) - 2 years, $4.3 million
Patrick Kaleta - re-signed by Buffalo (7/21/10) - 2 years, $1.815 million
Nick Foligno - re-signed by Ottawa (7/21/10) - 2 years, $2.4 million
J.D. Watt - re-signed by Calgary (7/21/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Darroll Powe - re-signed by Philadelphia (7/21/10) - 1 year, $725,000
Cody Bass - re-signed by Ottawa (7/21/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Ondrej Pavelec - re-signed by Atlanta (7/22/10) - 2 years, $2.3 million
Grant Clitsome - re-signed by Columbus (7/22/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Clackson - re-signed by Philadelphia (7/22/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Jannik Hansen - re-signed by Vancouver (7/22/10) - 1 year, $825,000
Fabian Brunnstrom - re-signed by Dallas (7/23/10) - 1 year, $675,000
Evan Brophey - re-signed by Chicago (7/24/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Bryan Bickell - re-signed by Chicago (7/24/10) - 3 years, undisclosed
Nathan Davis - re-signed by Chicago (7/24/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Steven Zalewski - re-signed by San Jose (7/24/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mason Raymond - re-signed by Vancouver (7/26/10) - 2 years, $5.1 million
Ryan Parent - re-signed by Nashville (7/26/10) - 2 years, $1.85 million
Alexandre Picard - re-signed by Phoenix (7/26/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Moulson - re-signed by NY Islanders (7/27/10) - 1 year, $2.45 million
Gilbert Brule - re-signed by Edmonton (7/27/10) - 2 years, $3.7 million
Tomas Fleischmann - re-signed by Washington (7/27/10) - 1 year, $2.6 million
Anton Stralman - re-signed by Columbus (7/28/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Fraser - re-signed by New Jersey (7/28/10) - 1 year, $500,000
Ben Eager - re-signed by Atlanta (7/28/10) - 1 year, $965,000
D.J. King - re-signed by St. Louis (7/28/10) - 2 years, undisclosed (signed prior to his trade to Washington)
Andrew Ladd - re-signed by Atlanta (7/29/10) - 1 year, $2.35 million
Vladimir Mihalik - re-signed by Tampa Bay (7/29/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Tim Kennedy - re-signed by Buffalo (7/29/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Peter Regin - re-signed by Ottawa (7/29/10) - 2 years, $2 million
Peter Mannino - re-signed by Atlanta (7/29/10) - 2 years, $1.05 million
Mario Bliznak - re-signed by Vancouver (7/29/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Blake Wheeler - re-signed by Boston (7/30/10) - 1 year, $2.2 million
Ian White - re-signed by Calgary (7/30/10) - 1 year, $2,999,995
Chris Campoli - re-signed by Ottawa (7/30/10) - 1 year, $1.4 million
Alex Henry - re-signed by Montreal (7/30/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
James Wisniewski - re-signed by Anaheim (7/30/10) - 1 year, $3.25 million (signed prior to his trade to NY Islanders)
Devin Setoguchi - re-signed by San Jose (7/31/10) - 1 year, $1.8 million
Jeff Deslauriers - re-signed by Edmonton (7/31/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Erik Johnson - re-signed by St. Louis (8/2/10) - 2 years, $5.2 million
Jon Sim - re-signed by NY Islanders (8/3/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Darren Helm - re-signed by Detroit (8/4/10) - 2 years, $1.825 million
Derek Joslin - re-signed by San Jose (8/5/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Geoff Kinrade - re-signed by Ottawa (8/5/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Marc-Andre Gragnani - re-signed by Buffalo (8/5/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Liam Reddox - re-signed by Edmonton (8/9/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Teemu Selanne - re-signed by Anaheim (8/9/10) - 1 year, $3.25 million
Mark Dekanich - re-signed by Nashville (8/9/10 - 1 year, $550,000
Jamie Tardif - re-signed by Detroit (8/10/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Blunden - re-signed by Columbus (8/10/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Jordan Hendry - re-signed by Chicago (8/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Mancari - re-signed by Buffalo (8/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Craig Conroy - re-signed by Calgary (8/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Juraj Simek - re-signed by Tampa Bay (8/11/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Santorelli - re-signed by Florida (8/13/10) - 1 year, undisclosed (signed after his trade from Nashville)
Nick Boynton - re-signed by Chicago (8/16/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Bryan Little - re-signed by Atlanta (8/23/10) - 3 years, $7.15 million
Justin Abdelkader - re-signed by Detroit (8/23/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Patric Hornqvist - re-signed by Nashville (8/24/10) - 3 years, $9.25 million
Steve Downie - re-signed by Tampa Bay (8/25/10) - 2 years, $3.7 million
Nicklas Grossman - re-signed by Dallas (8/26/10) - 2 years, $3.25 million
Stephen Gionta - re-signed by New Jersey (8/26/10) - 2 years, undisclosed
Sam Gagner - re-signed by Edmonton (8/29/10) - 2 years, 4.55 million
Lee Stempniak - re-signed by Phoenix (8/30/10) - 2 years, $3.8 million
Christian Hanson - re-signed by Toronto (8/31/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Ellis - re-signed by Buffalo (8/31/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Carey Price - re-signed by Montreal (9/2/10) - 2 years, $5.5 million
Chris Stewart - re-signed by Colorado (9/2/10) - 2 years, $6 million
Ilya Kovalchuk - re-signed by New Jersey (9/4/10) - 15 years, $100 million (new contract approved by the NHL)
Cody Franson - re-signed by Nashville (9/8/10) - 2 years, $1.6 million
Kirk Maltby - re-signed by Detroit (9/8/10) - 1 year, $525,000
Andrew Cogliano - re-signed by Edmonton (9/10/10) - 1 year, $1 million
Peter Mueller - re-signed by Colorado (9/10/10) - 2 years, $4 million
Martin Hanzal - re-signed by Phoenix (9/10/10) - 2 years, $3.6 million
Niclas Bergfors - re-signed by Atlanta (9/13/10) - 1 year, $900,000
Bobby Ryan - re-signed by Anaheim (9/14/10) - 5 years, $25.5 million
Marc Staal - re-signed by NY Rangers (9/15/10) - 5 years, $19.875 million
James Neal - re-signed by Dallas (9/16/10) - 2 years, $5.75 million
Matt Niskanen - re-signed by Dallas (9/16/10) - 2 years, $3 million
Tim Stapleton - re-signed by Atlanta (11/30/10) - 2 years, $1.05 million


RETIREMENTS
Ben Eaves - retired from Nashville (11/5/09)
Keith Tkachuk - retired from St. Louis (4/10/10)
Rob Blake - retired from San Jose (6/9/10)
Scott Niedermayer - retired from Anaheim (6/22/10)
Darryl Sydor - retired from St. Louis (7/13/10)
Mike Van Ryn - retired from Toronto (7/26/10)
Chris Chelios - retired from Atlanta (8/6/10)
Aaron Ward - retired from Anaheim (8/24/10)
Brad May - retired from Detroit (9/21/10)
Darcy Tucker - retired from Colorado (10/1/10)
Bill Guerin - retired from Pittsburgh (12/6/10)
Jere Lehtinen - retired from Dallas (12/8/10)
Scott Walker - retired from Washington (12/23/10)
Paul Kariya - retired from St. Louis (6/29/11)


Anaheim Ducks

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Kyle Calder

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Ryan Donally, Brian Salcido

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Bobby Bolt, Shawn Weller


Atlanta Thrashers

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Maxim Afinogenov, Evgeny Artyukhin, Josh Gratton, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Steve McCarthy, Mark Popovic, Christoph Schubert

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Donald Brashear (Contract bought out by the team), Chad Denny, Rylan Kaip, Scott Lehman, Tomas Pospisil, Matt Siddall


Boston Bruins

Group 2 (Restricted)
Carl Soderberg

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Guillaume Lefebvre, Miroslav Satan, Andy Wozniewski

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Drew Fata, Drew Larman

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Kevin Regan


Buffalo Sabres

Group 2 (Restricted)
Philip Gogulla

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Jeff Cowan, Joe DiPenta

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Matt Generous


Calgary Flames

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Andy Delmore, Carsen Germyn, Garth Murray, Vesa Toskala

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Brad Cole


Carolina Hurricanes

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Rob Hennigar, Manny Legace, Brian Pothier

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Steven Goertzen

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
None


Chicago Blackhawks

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Danny Bois, Kim Johnsson

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Mike Brennan, Adam Hobson, Peter MacArthur, Jean-Claude Sawyer


Colorado Avalanche

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Darren Haydar, Marty Sertich, Brett Skinner, Stephane Yelle

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Codey Burki, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Tom Preissing (Contract bought out by the team)


Columbus Blue Jackets

Group 2 (Restricted)
Mikko Lehtonen

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Dan Lacosta, Kevin Lalande, Jordan LaVallee, Andrei Plekhanov


Dallas Stars

Group 2 (Restricted)
Perttu Lindgren

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Tyler Shelast


Detroit Red Wings

Group 2 (Restricted)
Daniel Larsson, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Riley Armstrong, Ryan Oulahen

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Evan McGrath, Johan Ryno


Edmonton Oilers

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Charles Linglet

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Matt Nickerson

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Josef Hrabal, Bryan Lerg, Robert Nilsson (Contract bought out by the team), Geoff Paukovich, Viatcheslav Trukhno


Florida Panthers

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Rory Fitzpatrick, Craig Weller

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Chris Beckford-Tseu, David Brine

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Peter Aston, Luke Beaverson, Dan Collins, Ville Koistinen (Contract bought out by the team), Kamil Kreps, Andrew Sweetland, Nick Tarnasky


Los Angeles Kings

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Gabe Gauthier

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
None


Minnesota Wild

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Wade Dubielewicz, Ryan Lannon, Duncan Milroy, Owen Nolan, Brandon Rogers, Nathan Smith

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Barry Brust, Danny Irmen

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Morten Madsen, Petr Sykora (Contract terminated by the team), Roman Voloshenko


Montreal Canadiens

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Mike Glumac, Glen Metropolit

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Michael Busto, Mikael Johansson, Georges Laraque (Contract bought out by the team)


Nashville Predators

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Ryan Maki

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Denis Grebeshkov, Patrik Hersley, Peter Olvecky


New Jersey Devils

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Dean McAmmond, Cory Murphy, Ilkka Pikkarainen, Martin Skoula, Vitaly Vishnevski

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Brad Snetsinger, Myles Stoesz


New York Islanders

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
None

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Sean Bentivoglio, Bobby Hughes, Joel Rechlicz (Contract terminated by the team), Brendan Witt (Contract bought out by the team)


New York Rangers

Group 2 (Restricted)
Ilkka Heikkinen

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Tyler Arnason, Anders Eriksson, Stephen Valiquette

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Matt Zaba

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Andres Ambuhl, Paul Crowder, Enver Lisin


Ottawa Senators

Group 2 (Restricted)
Ilya Zubov

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Drew Bannister, Andy Chiodo, Shean Donovan, Denis Hamel

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Tomas Kudelka


Philadelphia Flyers

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Sebastien Caron, Sean Curry, Krys Kolanos, Lukas Krajicek, Joey Mormina, Mika Pyorala, Mike Rathje, Jason Ward

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Ryan Dingle

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Josh Beaulieu, Rob Bellamy, Jeremy Duchesne, Lukas Kaspar, Michael-Lee Teslak


Phoenix Coyotes

Group 2 (Restricted)
Shaun Heshka

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Jeff Hoggan, Robert Lang, Mathieu Schneider

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
Josh Tordjman

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Miika Wiikman


Pittsburgh Penguins

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, Chris Lee, Jay McKee

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Aaron Boogaard, Jonathan D'Aversa


St. Louis Blues

Group 2 (Restricted)
Jonas Junland

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Derek Armstrong, Justin Fletcher, Bryce Lampman, Pascal Pelletier, Barry Tallackson

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Joe Fallon, Alexander Hellstrom, Pierre-Cedric Labrie, Nikolai Lemtyugov


San Jose Sharks

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Frank Doyle, Danny Groulx, Dwight Helminen, Ryan Vesce, Brett Westgarth

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Matthew Jones, Daniel Rahimi


Tampa Bay Lightning

Group 2 (Restricted)
Martins Karsums, Paul Ranger

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Brandon Bochenski

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Todd Fedoruk (Contract bought out by the team), Chris Lawrence, Radek Smolenak, Lauri Tukonen


Toronto Maple Leafs

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Jonas Frogren, Wayne Primeau, Rickard Wallin

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Matt Jones, Phil Oreskovic, Kyle Rogers


Vancouver Canucks

Group 2 (Restricted)
Eric Walsky

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Lawrence Nycholat, Matt Pettinger, Yan Stastny

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Michael Funk, Matt Pope


Washington Capitals

Group 2 (Restricted)
None

Group 3 (Unrestricted)
Boyd Kane, Quintin Laing

Group 6 (Unrestricted)
None

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
Viktor Dovgan



FREE AGENT CLASSIFICATIONS (Courtesy of NHL.com)
Group 2 (Restricted Free Agents) - Subject to compensation and right to match. The players listed below have been tendered a qualifying offer by their respective Clubs and are subject to draft-choice compensation and right to match. The draft choice compensation scale is based on compensation offered by the new Club:

OFFER COMPENSATION
$1,020,348 or below - None
Over $1,020,348 to $1,545,981 - Third-round choice
Over $1,545,981 to $3,091,963 - Second-round choice
Over $3,091,963 to $4,637,944 - First-round and third-round choice
Over $4,637,944 to $6,183,925 - First-round, second-round and third-round choice
Over $6,183,925 to $7,729,907 - Two first-round choices, one second- and one third-round choice
Over $7,729,907 - Four first-round choices

Group 3 (Unrestricted Free Agents) - The following players have qualified for Group 3 Free Agency (age 27 or older or with at least seven Accrued Seasons) and are Unrestricted Free Agents.

Group 6 (Unrestricted Free Agents) - The following players qualify for unrestricted free agency, having met the requirements for Group 6 free agency. These players, whose contracts have expired, are age 25 or older, have completed three or more professional seasons, and (i) in the case of a player other than a goaltender, have played less than 80 NHL games (regular-season and playoff), or (ii) in the case of a goaltender, have played less than 28 NHL games (regular-season and playoff).

Unrestricted Free Agents - The players marked (UFA) were not tendered a qualifying offer and are therefore Unrestricted Free Agents not subject to a right to match or draft choice compensation.

2010 NHL Free Agent Signings

The following is a list of players who were scheduled to become free agents on July 1, 2010 and have signed new contracts for the 2010-11 NHL season.


PLAYERS SIGNING WITH A NEW TEAM
Mike Angelidis, LW - Tampa Bay from Carolina (8/3/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Colby Armstrong, RW - Toronto from Atlanta (7/1/10), 3 years, $9 million
Dean Arsene, D - St. Louis from Edmonton (8/11/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $600,000
Arron Asham, RW - Pittsburgh from Philadelphia (8/20/10), 1 year, $700,000
Alex Auld, G - Montreal from NY Rangers (7/1/10), 1 year, $1 million
Drew Bagnall, D - Minnesota from Los Angeles (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Steve Begin, LW - Nashville from Boston (10/20/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $550,000
Eric Belanger, C - Phoenix from Washington (9/14/10), 1 year, $750,000
Shawn Belle, D - Edmonton from Montreal (7/13/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Andre Benoit, D - Ottawa from Montreal (8/6/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Sean Bergenheim, LW - Tampa Bay from NY Islanders (8/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Marc-Andre Bergeron, D - Tampa Bay from Montreal (1/4/11), 1 year, two-way contract, $1 million
Martin Biron, G - NY Rangers from NY Islanders (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Derek Boogaard, LW - NY Rangers from Minnesota (7/1/10), 4 years, $6.6 million
Adam Burish, RW - Dallas from Chicago (7/1/10), 2 years, $2.3 million
Joe Callahan, D - Florida from San Jose (8/3/10), 1 year, $525,000
Brett Clark, D - Tampa Bay from Colorado (7/5/10), 2 years, $6 million
Matt Climie, G - Phoenix from Dallas (7/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Comrie, C - Pittsburgh from Edmonton (9/3/10), 1 year, $500,000
Tim Conboy, D - Buffalo from Carolina (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Joe Corvo, D - Carolina from Washington (7/7/10), 2 years, $4.5 million
Joey Crabb, RW - Toronto from Chicago (7/1/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Ryan Craig, LW - Pittsburgh from Tampa Bay (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mark Cullen, C - Florida from Chicago (7/24/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Cullen, C - Minnesota from Ottawa (7/1/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Nigel Dawes, LW - Atlanta from Calgary (9/8/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $600,000
Chris Durno, LW - Tampa Bay from Colorado (7/25/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mark Eaton, D - NY Islanders from Pittsburgh (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Andrew Ebbett, C - Phoenix from Minnesota (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dan Ellis, G - Tampa Bay from Montreal (7/1/10), 2 years, $3 million
Ray Emery, G - Anaheim from Philadelphia (2/7/11), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Brennan Evans, D - St. Louis from Anaheim (7/9/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Garnet Exelby, D - Chicago from Toronto (11/26/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brian Fahey, D - Washington from Colorado (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ruslan Fedotenko, LW - NY Rangers from Pittsburgh (10/4/10), 1 year, $1 million
Kurtis Foster, D - Edmonton from Tampa Bay (7/1/10), 2 years, $3.6 million
Alexander Frolov, LW - NY Rangers from Los Angeles (7/27/10), 1 year, $3 million
Alexandre Giroux, LW - Edmonton from Washington (7/3/10), 1 year, $500,000
Sergei Gonchar, D - Ottawa from Pittsburgh (7/1/10), 3 years, $16.5 million
Triston Grant, LW - Florida from Nashville (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Greentree, LW - Washington from Chicago (7/7/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Nate Guenin, D - Columbus from St. Louis (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Ben Guite, C - Columbus from Nashville (8/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
David Hale, D - Ottawa from Tampa Bay (8/4/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jeff Halpern, C - Montreal from Los Angeles (9/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dan Hamhuis, D - Vancouver from Pittsburgh (7/1/10), 6 years, $27 million
Johan Hedberg, G - New Jersey from Atlanta (7/1/10), 1 year, $1.5 million
Matt Hendricks, C - Washington from Colorado (9/27/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Chris Higgins, LW - Florida from Calgary (7/2/10), 1 year, $1.6 million
Andy Hilbert, C - NY Islanders from Minnesota (8/18/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Shane Hnidy, D - Boston from Minnesota (2/26/11), 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Hutchinson, D - Pittsburgh from Dallas (7/7/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Raitis Ivanans, LW - Calgary from Los Angeles (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tim Jackman, RW - Calgary from NY Islanders (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Dan Jancevski, D - Philadelphia from Dallas (7/15/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Hugh Jessiman, RW - Chicago from Nashville (7/24/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Aaron Johnson, D - Nashville from Edmonton (8/31/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jamie Johnson, C - Detroit from Florida (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Ryan Johnson, C - Chicago from Vancouver (12/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Olli Jokinen, C - Calgary from NY Rangers (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Randy Jones, D - Tampa Bay from Los Angeles (8/25/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Milan Jurcina, D - NY Islanders from Washington (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Tim Kennedy, C - NY Rangers from Buffalo (8/30/10), 1 year, $550,000
Zenon Konopka, C - NY Islanders from Tampa Bay (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Pavel Kubina, D - Tampa Bay from Atlanta (7/2/10), 2 years, $7.7 million
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, G - Calgary from Buffalo (7/22/10), undisclosed
Brett Lebda, D - Toronto from Detroit (7/7/10), 2 years, $2.9 million
Jordan Leopold, D - Buffalo from Pittsburgh (7/1/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Francis Lessard, RW - Ottawa from Phoenix (8/4/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
David Liffiton, D - Colorado from Columbus (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andreas Lilja, D - Anaheim from Detroit (10/11/10), 1 year, $600,000
Corey Locke, C - Ottawa from NY Rangers (7/7/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Matthew Lombardi, C - Nashville from Phoenix (7/2/10), 3 years, $10.5 million
Brad Lukowich, D - Dallas from Vancouver (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jamie Lundmark, C - Nashville from Toronto (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Toni Lydman, D - Anaheim from Buffalo (7/1/10), 3 years, $9 million
Clarke MacArthur, LW - Toronto from Atlanta (8/28/10), 1 year, $1.1 million
Joey MacDonald, G - Detroit from Anaheim (7/2/10), 1 year, $550,000
Steve MacIntyre, LW - Edmonton from Florida (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
John Madden, C - Minnesota from Chicago (8/6/10), 1 year, $1 million
Adam Mair, C - New Jersey from Buffalo (10/12/10), 1 year, $515,000
Manny Malhotra, C - Vancouver from San Jose (7/1/10), 3 years, $7.5 million
Paul Mara, D - Anaheim from Montreal (9/16/10), 1 year, $750,000
Paul Martin, D - Pittsburgh from New Jersey (7/1/10), 5 years, $25 million
Chris Mason, G - Atlanta from St. Louis (7/1/10), 2 years, $3.7 million
Greg Mauldin, C - Colorado from NY Islanders (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jamal Mayers, RW - San Jose from Calgary (8/4/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brian McGrattan, RW - Boston from Calgary (10/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Freddy Meyer, D - Atlanta from NY Islanders (8/19/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Stefan Meyer, LW - Calgary from Phoenix (7/20/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Nathan McIver, D - Boston from Vancouver (7/3/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Zbynek Michalek, D - Pittsburgh from Phoenix (7/1/10), 5 years, $20 million
Chris Minard, LW - Detroit from Edmonton (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Willie Mitchell, D - Los Angeles from Vancouver (8/25/10), 2 years, $7 million
Mike Modano, C - Detroit from Dallas (8/3/10), 1 year, $1.25 million
Fredrik Modin, LW - Atlanta from Los Angeles (9/4/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dominic Moore, C - Tampa Bay from Montreal (7/30/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Greg Moore, RW - Philadelphia from Columbus (7/10/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brendan Morrison, C - Calgary from Washington (10/4/10), 1 year, $725,000
Shaone Morrisonn, D - Buffalo from Washington (8/2/10), 2 years, $4.15 million
Mike Mottau, D - NY Islanders from New Jersey (9/28/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Evgeni Nabokov, G - Detroit from San Jose (1/21/11), 1 year, $570,000
Rob Niedermayer, C - Buffalo from New Jersey (7/7/10), 1 year, $1.15 million
Antti Niemi, G - San Jose from Chicago (9/2/10), 1 year, $2 million
Antero Niittymaki, G - San Jose from Tampa Bay (7/1/10), 2 years, $4 million
Eric Nystrom, LW - Minnesota from Calgary (7/1/10), 3 years, $4.2 million
Sean O'Donnell, D - Philadelphia from Los Angeles (7/1/10), 1 year, $1 million
Ben Ondrus, RW - Edmonton from Toronto (7/9/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jed Ortmeyer, RW - Minnesota from San Jose (1/5/11), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick O'Sullivan, LW - Carolina from Phoenix (9/17/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Nathan Oystrick, D - St. Louis from Anaheim (7/13/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nathan Paetsch, D - Florida from Columbus (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brett Palin, D - Nashville from Calgary (7/9/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Pierre Parenteau, RW - NY Islanders from NY Rangers (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Parrish, RW - Buffalo from Tampa Bay (10/6/10), undisclosed
Joel Perrault, C - Vancouver from Phoenix (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Peters, LW - Florida from New Jersey (8/19/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Warren Peters, C - Minnesota from Dallas (7/2/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Richard Petiot, D - Edmonton from Chicago (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Alexandre Picard, D - Montreal from Carolina (7/31/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Fernando Pisani, RW - Chicago from Edmonton (8/18/10), 1 year, $500,000
Alexei Ponikarovsky, LW - Los Angeles from Pittsburgh (7/27/10), 1 year, $3.2 million
Corey Potter, D - Pittsburgh from NY Rangers (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Ryan Potulny, C - Chicago from Edmonton (9/8/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Marc-Antoine Pouliot, C - Tampa Bay from Edmonton (7/23/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Andrew Raycroft, G - Dallas from Vancouver (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Jeremy Reich, LW - Boston from NY Islanders (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Danny Richmond, D - Toronto from Chicago (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jared Ross, C - Atlanta from Philadelphia (7/2/10), undisclosed
Mathieu Roy, D - Tampa Bay from Florida (7/29/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Michael Ryan, LW - Philadelphia from Carolina (11/23/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dany Sabourin, G - Washington from Boston (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ruslan Salei, D - Detroit from Colorado (8/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dave Scatchard, C - St. Louis from Nashville (8/4/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
John Scott, D - Chicago from Minnesota (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Jody Shelley, LW - Philadelphia from NY Rangers (7/1/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Jaime Sifers, D - Atlanta from Minnesota (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Trevor Smith, LW - Anaheim from NY Islanders (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Wyatt Smith, C - Boston from Pittsburgh (9/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
David Spina, RW - St. Louis from Phoenix (8/30/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Garrett Stafford, D - Phoenix from Dallas (7/3/10), 2 years, $1.2 million
Brett Sterling, LW - Pittsburgh from San Jose (7/3/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Greg Stewart, LW - Edmonton from Montreal (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Stone, C - Calgary from Edmonton (7/6/10), 1 year, $500,000
Colin Stuart, LW - Buffalo from Calgary (8/26/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $550,000
Sean Sullivan, D - San Jose from Phoenix (7/13/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andy Sutton, D - Anaheim from Ottawa (8/2/10), 2 years, $4.25 million
Marek Svatos, RW - St. Louis from Colorado (12/28/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $800,000
Danny Syvret, D - Anaheim from Philadelphia (7/21/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Henrik Tallinder, D - New Jersey from Buffalo (7/1/10), 4 years, $13.5 million
Jeff Tambellini, LW - Vancouver from NY Islanders (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Alex Tanguay, LW - Calgary from Tampa Bay (7/1/10), 1 year, $1.7 million
Jose Theodore, G - Minnesota from Washington (10/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Raffi Torres, LW - Vancouver from Buffalo (8/25/10), 1 year, $1 million
Marty Turco, G - Chicago from Dallas (8/2/10), 1 year, $1.3 million
David Van Der Gulik, RW - Colorado from Calgary (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Michael Vernace, D - Tampa Bay from San Jose (7/29/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Anton Volchenkov, D - New Jersey from Ottawa (7/1/10), 6 years, undisclosed
Ben Walter, C - Colorado from New Jersey (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Weaver, D - Florida from St. Louis (8/3/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tyler Weiman, G - Vancouver from Colorado (7/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Wellwood, C - St. Louis from Vancouver (1/11/11), 1 year, undisclosed
Ray Whitney, LW - Phoenix from Carolina (7/1/10), 2 years, $6 million
Jason Williams, RW - Dallas from Detroit (2/12/11), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Jeremy Williams, RW - NY Rangers from Detroit (7/12/10), 1 year, $515,000
Brian Willsie, RW - Washington from Colorado (7/14/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kyle Wilson, C - Columbus from Washington (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jeremy Yablonski, RW - NY Islanders from Ottawa (7/21/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Nolan Yonkman, D - Phoenix from Nashville (7/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed


PLAYERS RE-SIGNING WITH THEIR PREVIOUS TEAM
Justin Abdelkader, C - Detroit (8/23/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Adrian Aucoin, D - Phoenix (6/17/10), 2 years $4 million
Keith Aucoin, C - Washington (3/8/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Johan Backlund, G - Philadelphia (6/13/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Nicklas Backstrom, C - Washington (5/17/10), 10 years, $67 million
Gord Baldwin, D - Calgary (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Krys Barch, LW - Dallas (6/28/10), 2 years, $1.675 million
Oskars Bartulis, D - Philadelphia (12/2/09), 3 years, $1.8 million
Cody Bass, C - Ottawa (7/21/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $500,000
Jay Beagle, C - Washington (7/15/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Wade Belak, RW - Nashville (4/29/10), 1 year, $575,000
Niclas Bergfors, RW - Atlanta (9/13/10), 1 year, $900,000
Todd Bertuzzi, RW - Detroit (6/16/10), 2 years, $3.875 million
Blair Betts, C - Philadelphia (2/12/10), 2 years, $1.4 million
Bryan Bickell, LW - Chicago (7/24/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Paul Bissonnette, LW - Phoenix (3/29/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Bicholas Blanchard, LW - Carolina (7/7/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mario Bliznak, C - Vancouver (7/29/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Blunden, RW - Columbus (8/10/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Bodnarchuk, D - Boston (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Alexandre Bolduc, C - Vancouver (7/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jared Boll, RW - Columbus (7/13/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Casey Borer, D - Carolina (7/7/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Francis Bouillon, D - Nashville (6/17/10), 2 years, $2.7 million
Eric Boulton, LW - Atlanta (7/7/10), 1 year, $650,000
Rene Bourque, LW - Calgary (2/25/10), 6 years, $19.8 million
Johnny Boychuk, D - Boston (6/24/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Dustin Boyd, C - Montreal (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nick Boynton, D - Chicago (8/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Derick Brassard, C - Columbus (9/4/09), 4 years, $12.8 million
Tim Brent, C - Toronto (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Brodeur, G - Ottawa (5/26/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Sheldon Brookbank, D - Anaheim (6/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Evan Brophey, C - Chicago (7/24/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Gilbert Brule, C - Edmonton (7/27/10), 2 years, $3.7 million
Fabian Brunnstrom, RW - Dallas (7/23/10), 1 year, $675,000
Peter Budaj, G - Colorado (6/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dane Byers, LW - NY Rangers (6/8/10), 1 year, $500,000
Greg Campbell, C - Boston (7/15/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Chris Campoli, D - Ottawa (7/30/10), 1 year, $1.4 million
Daniel Carcillo, LW - Philadelphia (7/13/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Carkner, D - Ottawa (10/20/09), 2 years, $1.4 million
Mathieu Carle, D - Montreal (7/13/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brett Carson, D - Carolina (7/20/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Kyle Chipchura, C - Anaheim (6/18/10), 1 year, $650,000
Erik Christensen, C - NY Rangers (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Kris Chucko, RW - Calgary (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Clackson, LW - Philadelphia (7/22/10) - 1 year, $500,000
David Clarkson, RW - New Jersey (6/30/10), 3 years, $8 million
Marc-Andre Cliche, C - Los Angeles (7/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Grant Clitsome, D - Columbus (7/22/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Richard Clune, LW - Los Angeles (7/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Cal Clutterbuck, RW - Minnesota (2/25/10), 3 years, $4.2 million
Brayden Coburn, D - Philadelphia (7/1/10), 2 years, $6.4 million
Andrew Cogliano, C - Edmonton (9/10/10), 1 year, $1 million
Carlo Colaiacovo, D - St. Louis (7/3/10), 2 years, $4.25 million
Chris Conner, RW - Pittsburgh (7/13/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $550,000
Craig Conroy, C - Calgary (8/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Cooke, LW - Pittsburgh (6/22/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Adam Cracknell, RW - St. Louis (5/19/10), 1 year, $500,000
Jassen Cullimore, D - Chicago (7/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Cam Cunning, LW - Calgary (6/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt D'Agostini, RW - St. Louis (6/18/10), 1 year, $550,000
Mathieu Darche, LW - Montreal (6/22/10), 1 year, $550,000
Nathan Davis, C - Chicago (7/24/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick Davis, RW - New Jersey (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Dekanich, G - Nashville (8/9/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $550,000
David Desharnais, C - Montreal (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Desjardins, C - San Jose (6/26/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Cedrick Desjardins, G - Montreal (7/20/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jeff Deslauriers, G - Edmonton (7/31/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatore, RW - Minnesota (7/6/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Nick Dodge, C - Carolina (7/12/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Derek Dorsett, RW - Columbus (9/12/09), 2 years, $1.125 million
Steve Downie, RW - Tampa Bay (8/25/10), 2 years, $3.7 million
Nicholas Drazenovic, C - St. Louis (7/13/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Davis Drewiske, D - Los Angeles (10/23/09), 3 years, $1.8 million
Devan Dubnyk, G - Edmonton (7/13/10), 2 years, $1.6 million
Mike Duco, LW - Florida (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brodie Dupont, C - NY Rangers (7/14/10), 1 year, $500,000
Philippe Dupuis, C - Colorado (6/8/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ben Eager, LW - Atlanta (7/28/10), 1 year, $965,000
Robbie Earl, LW - Minnesota (7/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick Eaves, RW - Detroit (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Tyler Eckford, D - New Jersey (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Corey Elkins, C - Los Angeles (7/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Ellis, LW - Buffalo (8/31/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Deryk Engelland, D - Pittsburgh (5/19/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Loui Eriksson, RW - Dallas (10/2/09), 6 years, $25.5 million
Eric Fehr, RW - Washington (7/8/10), 2 years, $4.4 million
Andrew Ference, D - Boston (3/24/10), 3 years, $6.75 million
Zack Fitzgerald, D - Carolina (6/30/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Tomas Fleischmann, LW - Washington (7/27/10), 1 year, $2.6 million
Nick Foligno, LW - Ottawa (7/21/10), 2 years, $2.4 million
Adam Foote, D - Colorado (5/25/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Maxime Fortunus, D - Dallas (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Alex Foster, LW - Toronto (6/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Cody Franson, D - Nashville (9/8/10), 2 years, $1.6 million
Colin Fraser, C - Edmonton (7/1/10), 2 years, $1.65 million
Jamie Fraser, D - Minnesota (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Fraser, D - New Jersey (7/28/10), 1 year, $500,000
Trevor Frischmon, C - Columbus (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mitch Fritz, LW - Tampa Bay (7/1/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Sam Gagner, C - Edmonton (8/29/10), 2 years, $4.55 million
Aaron Gagnon, C - Dallas (7/10/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jason Garrison, D - Florida (7/7/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Trevor Gillies, LW - NY Islanders (4/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Stephen Gionta, C - New Jersey (8/26/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Dan Girardi, D - NY Rangers (7/9/10), 4 years, $13.3 million
Tanner Glass, LW - Vancouver (7/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Marcel Goc, C - Nashville (1/27/10), 1 year, $775,000
Andrew Gordon, RW - (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Boyd Gordon, C - Washington (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Marc-Andre Gragnani, D - Buffalo (8/5/10), 1 year, undisclosed
John Grahame, G - Colorado (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Grier, RW - Buffalo (5/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nicklas Grossman, D - Dallas (8/26/10), 2 years, $3.25 million
Jonas Gustavsson, G - Toronto (4/15/10), 2 years, $2.7 million
Jaroslav Halak, G - St. Louis (7/6/10), 4 years, $15 million
Josh Harding, G - Minnesota (7/14/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Hamilton, LW - Toronto (6/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jannik Hansen, RW - Vancouver (7/22/10), 1 year, $825,000
Christian Hanson, RW - Toronto (8/31/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Martin Hanzal, C - Phoenix (9/10/10), 2 years, $3.6 million
Jay Harrison, D - Carolina (5/28/10), 1 year, $500,000
Milan Hejduk, RW - Colorado (9/24/09), 1 year, $3 million
Darren Helm, C - Detroit (8/4/10), 2 years, $1.825 million
Jordan Hendry, D - Chicago (8/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Alex Henry, D - Montreal (7/30/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
T.J. Hensick, C - St. Louis (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jonas Hiller, G - Anaheim (1/30/10), 4 years, $18 million
Niklas Hjalmarsson, D - Chicago (7/12/10), 4 years, $14 million (matched offer sheet from San Jose)
Ryan Hollweg, LW - Phoenix (6/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Tomas Holmstrom, RW - Detroit (6/4/10), 2 years, $3.75 million
Patric Hornqvist, RW - Nashville (8/24/10), 3 years, $9.25 million
Jean-Francois Jacques, LW - Edmonton (7/13/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Doug Janik, D - Detroit (6/9/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Cam Janssen, RW - St. Louis (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brent Johnson, G - Pittsburgh (4/13/10), 2 years, $1.2 million
Erik Johnson, D - St. Louis (8/2/10), 2 years, $5.2 million
Nick Johnson, RW - Pittsburgh (6/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Blair Jones, C - Tampa Bay (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Derek Joslin, D - San Jose (8/5/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick Kaleta, RW - Buffalo (7/21/10), 2 years, $1.815 million
Tomas Kana, RW - Columbus (6/9/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Patrick Kane, RW - Chicago (12/3/09), 5 years, $31.5 million
Henrik Karlsson, G - Calgary (6/29/10), 1 year, undisclosed (acquired from San Jose on 6/26/10)
Matt Kassian, LW - Minnesota (6/30/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Matt Keetley, G - Calgary (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Duncan Keith, D - Chicago (12/3/09), 13 years, $72 million
Ryan Keller, LW - Ottawa (5/19/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Tim Kennedy, C - Buffalo (7/29/10), 1 year, $1 million
Ryan Kesler, C - Vancouver (3/19/10), 6 years, $30 million
Anton Khudobin, G - Minnesota (7/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
D.J. King, LW - St. Louis (7/28/10), 2 years, undisclosed (signed prior to his trade to Washington)
Geoff Kinrade, D - Ottawa (8/5/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Kevin Klein, D - Nashville (1/19/10), 3 years, $4.05 million
Rostislav Klesla, D - Columbus (10/3/09), 4 years, $11.9 million
David Koci, LW - Colorado (6/3/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dustin Kohn, D - NY Islanders (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Saku Koivu, C - Anaheim (7/1/10), 2 years, $5 million
Chad Kolarik, RW - Columbus (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Sergei Kolosov, D - Detroit (7/14/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Sergei Kostitsyn, RW - Nashville (7/6/10), 1 year, $550,000
Ilya Kovalchuk, LW - New Jersey (7/19/10), 17 years, $102 million (Contract later rejected by the NHL and later voided by an arbitrator, making him an unrestricted free agent)
Ilya Kovalchuk, LW - New Jersey (9/4/10), 15 years, $100 million (New contract approved by the NHL)
Brent Krahn, G - Dallas (6/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Nikolai Kulemin, LW - Toronto (7/2/10), 2 years, $4.7 million
Teemu Laakso, D - Nashville (7/1/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Andrew Ladd, LW - Atlanta (7/29/10), 1 year, $2.35 million
David Laliberte, RW - Philadelphia (7/14/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick Lalime, G - Buffalo (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Maxim Lapierre, C - Montreal (7/13/10), 1 year, $900,000
Guillaume Latendresse, LW - Minnesota (6/30/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Nathan Lawson, G - NY Islanders (7/2/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jay Leach, D - San Jose (7/7/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brian Lee, D - Ottawa (3/8/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Kari Lehtonen, G - Dallas (5/11/10), 3 years, $10.65 million
Michael Leighton, G - Philadelphia (6/30/10), 2 years, $3.1 million
Sami Lepisto, D - Phoenix (6/30/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kris Letang, D - Pittsburgh (3/30/10), 4 years, $14 million
Jean-Philippe Levasseur, G - Anaheim (6/30/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Trevor Lewis, RW - Los Angeles (7/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nicklas Lidstrom, D - Detroit (6/1/10), 1 year, $6.2 million
Bryan Little, RW - Atlanta (8/23/10), 3 years, $7.15 million
Jeff Lovecchio, LW - Boston (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ben Lovejoy, D - Pittsburgh (6/21/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Milan Lucic, LW - Boston (10/6/09), 3 years, $12.249 million
Trevor Ludwig, D - Dallas (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mike Lundin, D - Tampa Bay (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Roberto Luongo, G - Vancouver (9/2/09), 12 years, $64 million
Andrew MacDonald, D - NY Islanders (2/25/10), 4 years, undisclosed
Ray Macias, D - Colorado (6/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Cam MacIntyre, RW - San Jose (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Derek MacKenzie, C - Columbus (7/1/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Olivier Magnan-Grenier, D - New Jersey (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kirk Maltby, RW - Detroit (9/8/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $525,000
Mark Mancari, RW - Buffalo (8/11/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Peter Mannino, G - Atlanta (7/29/10), 2 years, $1.05 million
Patrick Marleau, C - San Jose (6/24/10), 4 years, $27.6 million
Jonathan Matusmoto, C - Carolina (7/1/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Kenndal McArdle, LW - Florida (7/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Cody McCormick, C - Buffalo (7/2/10) - 1 year, undisclosed
Zach McKelvie, D - Boston (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Patrick McNeill, D - Washington (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Adam McQuaid, D - Boston (7/15/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Derek Meech, D - Detroit (7/15/10), 1 year, $500,000
Vladimir Mihalik, D - Tampa Bay (7/29/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brendan Mikkelson, D - Anaheim (7/15/10), 1 year, $687,500
Drew Miller, LW - Detroit (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Zach Miskovic, D - Washington (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
John Mitchell, C - Toronto (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Al Montoya, G - Phoenix (6/30/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Moore, D - San Jose (2/16/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Derek Morris, D - Phoenix (7/1/10), 4 years, $11 million
Matt Moulson, LW - NY Islanders (7/27/10), 1 year, $2.45 million
Peter Mueller, RW - Colorado (9/10/10), 2 years, $4 million
Rick Nash, RW - Columbus (7/3/09), 8 years, $64.2 million
James Neal, LW - Dallas (9/16/10), 2 years, $5.75 million
Kris Newbury, C - NY Rangers (6/16/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Scott Nichol, C - San Jose (6/26/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Niskanen, D - Dallas (9/16/10), 2 years, $3 million
Petteri Nokelainen, C - Anaheim (7/29/09), 1 year, $950,000 (later traded to Phoenix, later bought out by the Coyotes, later signed a contract to play in Finland)
Shane O'Brien, D - Vancouver (7/12/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan O'Marra, C - Edmonton (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Steve Ott, C - Dallas (3/1/10), 4 years, $11.8 million
Daniel Paille, LW - Boston (7/1/10), 2 years, $2.15 million
Ryan Parent, D - Nashville (7/26/10), 2 years, $1.85 million
Scott Parse, LW - Los Angeles (5/26/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Ondrej Pavelec, G - Atlanta (7/22/10), 2 years, $2.3 million
Joe Pavelski, C - San Jose (6/24/10), 4 years, $16 million
Theo Peckham, D - Edmonton (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Pelech, D - Calgary (7/18/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Rod Pelley, C - New Jersey (7/2/10), 2 years, $1.1 million
David Perron, RW - St. Louis (7/21/10), 2 years, $4.3 million
Justin Peters, G - Carolina (7/5/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Toby Petersen, C - Dallas (4/5/10), 2 years, $1.55 million
Rich Peverley, C - Atlanta (10/20/09), 2 years, $2.6 million
Alexandre Picard, LW - Phoenix (7/26/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Tyler Plante, G - Florida (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Tomas Plekanec, C - Montreal (6/22/10), 6 years, $30 million
Justin Pogge, G - Carolina (7/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Kevin Porter, RW - Colorado (6/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Benoit Pouliot, LW - Montreal (6/28/10), 1 year, $1.375 million
Darroll Powe, C - Philadelphia (7/21/10), 1 year, $725,000
Carey Price, G - Montreal (9/2/10), 2 years, $5.5 million
Chris Pronger, D - Philadelphia (7/7/09), 7 years, $34.447 million
Vaclav Prospal, LW - NY Rangers (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nate Prosser, D - Minnesota (6/30/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brandon Prust, RW - NY Rangers (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Teddy Purcell, LW - Tampa Bay (7/6/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Taylor Pyatt, LW - Phoenix (6/21/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tom Pyatt, LW - Montreal (6/28/10), 1 year, $500,000
Jonathan Quick, G - Los Angeles (10/23/09), 3 years, $5.4 million
Kyle Quincey, D - Colorado (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tuukka Rask, G - Boston (11/5/09), 2 years, $2.5 million
Mason Raymond, LW - Vancouver (7/26/10), 2 years, $5.1 million
Ryan Reaves, RW - St. Louis (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Mark Recchi, RW - Boston (6/25/10), 1 year, $1 million
Liam Reddox, LW - Edmonton (8/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Dylan Reese, D - NY Islanders (7/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Peter Regin, C - Ottawa (7/29/10), 2 years, $2 million
Brad Richardson, LW - Los Angeles (7/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Pekka Rinne, G - Nashville (2/24/10), 2 years, $6.8 million
Mattias Ritola, LW - Detroit (5/19/10), 3 years, undisclosed
Stephane Robidas, D - Dallas (10/1/09), 4 years, $13.2 million
Bryan Rodney, D - Carolina (7/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Aaron Rome, D - Vancouver (6/15/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Kris Russell, D - Columbus (10/17/09), 3 years, $3.9 million
Ryan Russell, LW - Montreal (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Bobby Ryan, LW - Anaheim (9/14/10), 5 years, $25.5 million
Jerome Samson, RW - Carolina (6/22/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
Curtis Sanford, G - Montreal (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Santorelli, C - Florida (8/13/10), 1 year, $600,000 (signed after his trade from Nashville)
Mike Sauer, D - NY Rangers (7/15/10), 1 year, $500,000
Marc Savard, C - Boston (12/1/09), 7 years, $28.05 million
Raymond Sawada, RW - Dallas (7/16/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
David Schlemko, D - Phoenix (6/10/10), 3 years, $1.65 million
Cory Schneider, G - Vancouver (6/2/10), 2 years, $1.8 million
Rob Schremp, C - NY Islanders (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jeff Schultz, D - Washington (7/7/10), 4 years, $11 million
Dennis Seidenberg, D - Boston (6/5/10), 4 years, $13 million
Teemu Selanne, RW - Anaheim (8/9/10), 1 year, $3.25 million
Alexander Semin, RW - Washington (12/26/09), 1 year, $6 million
Tim Sestito, C - New Jersey (7/2/10), 1 year, $500,000
Tommy Sestito, LW - Columbus (7/15/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Devin Setoguchi, RW - San Jose (7/31/10), 1 year, $1.8 million
Ryan Shannon, C - Ottawa (2/26/10), 1 year, $625,000
James Sheppard, C - Minnesota (6/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jon Sim, LW - NY Islanders (8/3/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Juraj Simek, LW - Tampa Bay (8/11/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jack Skille, RW - Chicago (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jim Slater, C - Atlanta (6/8/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tyler Sloan, D - Washington (1/6/10), 2 years, $1.4 million
Derek Smith, D - Ottawa (7/13/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Vladimir Sobotka, C - St. Louis (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Marc Staal, D - NY Rangers (9/15/10), 5 years, $19.875 million
Matt Stajan, C - Calgary (3/1/10), 4 years, $14 million
Tim Stapleton, C - Atlanta (11/30/10), 2 years, $1.05 million
Brad Staubitz, RW - Minnesota (6/22/10), 2 years, $1.15 million (trade with SJ, 6/21/10)
David Steckel, C - Washington (1/6/10), 3 years, $3.3 million
Alex Steen, LW - St. Louis (7/1/10), 4 years, undisclosed
Lee Stempniak, RW - Phoenix (8/30/10), 2 years, $3.8 million
Anthony Stewart, LW - Atlanta (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Chris Stewart, RW - Colorado (9/2/10), 2 years, $6 million
Clayton Stoner, D - Minnesota (3/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Tyson Strachan, D - St. Louis (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Anton Stralman, D - Columbus (7/28/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jason Strudwick, D - Edmonton (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Stuart, D - Boston (7/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brett Sutter, LW - Calgary (7/20/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Paul Szczechura, C - Tampa Bay (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Julian Talbot, C - Colorado (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jamie Tardif, RW - Detroit (8/10/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nate Thompson, LW - Tampa Bay (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Shawn Thornton, RW - Boston (6/4/10), 2 years, $1.625 million
Andreas Thuresson, RW - Nashville (6/28/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Jiri Tlusty, LW - Carolina (5/28/10), 1 year, $500,000
Jonathan Toews, C - Chicago (12/3/09), 5 years, $31.5 million
Hannu Toivonen, G - Chicago (7/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jordin Tootoo, RW - Nashville (2/5/10), 2 years, $2.5 million
Scottie Upshall, LW - Phoenix (6/9/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Antoine Vermette, C - Columbus (9/15/09), 5 years, $18.75 million
Steve Wagner, D - Pittsburgh (6/14/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Niclas Wallin, D - San Jose (6/26/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Tom Wandell, C - Dallas (4/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Cam Ward, G - Carolina (9/30/09), 6 years, $37.8 million
Francis Wathier, LW - Dallas (6/30/10), 2 years, two-way contract, undisclosed
J.D. Watt, RW - Calgary (7/21/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Weber, D - Buffalo (7/2/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Doug Weight, C - NY Islanders (6/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Noah Welch, D - Atlanta (6/30/10), 1 year, two-way contract, $550,000
Blake Wheeler, RW - Boston (7/30/10), 1 year, $2.2 million
Ian White, D - Calgary (7/30/10), 1 year, $2,999,995
Derek Whitmore, LW - Buffalo (7/14/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Kelsey Wilson, LW - Nashville (5/17/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Brad Winchester, LW - St. Louis (7/2/10), 1 year, $700,000
Jesse Winchester, RW - Ottawa (7/1/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Daniel Winnik, C - Colorado (7/2/10), 2 years, undisclosed
James Wisniewski, D - Anaheim (7/30/10), 1 year, $3.25 million (signed prior to his trade to NY Islanders)
Wojtek Wolski, LW - Phoenix (6/24/10), 2 years, $7.6 million
J.T. Wyman, RW - Montreal (7/13/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brandon Yip, RW - Colorado (7/7/10), 2 years, undisclosed
Steven Zalewski, C - San Jose (7/24/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Marek Zidlicky, D - Minnesota (3/2/10), 3 years, $12 million
Sean Zimmerman, D - Vancouver (7/16/10), 1 year, undisclosed


FORMER NHL FREE AGENTS RETURNING TO THE NHL
Jonas Andersson, RW - Nashville (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Jason Bacashihua, G - Colorado (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Todd Ford, G - Washington (7/29/10), 1 year, $500,000
Martin Gerber, G - Edmonton (8/6/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Josh Green, LW - Anaheim (7/12/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Andrew Joudrey, C - Washington (7/15/10), 1 year, undisclosed
David LeNeveu, G - Columbus (7/7/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Brad Moran, C - Edmonton (7/8/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Travis Morin, C - Dallas (7/12/10), 1 year, two-way contract, undisclosed
Nolan Schaefer, G - Boston (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Peter Schaefer, LW - Vancouver (10/7/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Siklenka, RW - Atlanta (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Bill Thomas, RW - Florida (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed
T.J. Trevelyan, LW - San Jose (5/28/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Chad Wiseman, LW - New Jersey (7/29/10), 1 year, undisclosed
Nikolai Zherdev, RW - Philadelphia (7/9/10), 1 year, $2 million
Mike Zigomanis, C - Toronto (7/1/10), 1 year, undisclosed


The following is a list of players who were scheduled to become free agents on July 1, 2010, but have signed contracts to play in Europe for the 2010-11 season.

Maxim Afinogenov, RW - SKA St. Petersburg (KHL), Russia from Atlanta, 8/6/10
Andres Ambuhl, RW - ZSC Lions, Switzerland from NY Rangers, 4/17/10
Tyler Arnason, C - EHC Biel, Switzerland from NY Rangers, 10/14/10
Evgeny Artyukhin, LW - SKA St. Petersburg (KHL), Russia from Atlanta, 11/2/10
Ryan Bayda, LW - Nurnberg Ice Tigers, Germany from Pittsburgh, 7/18/10
Brendan Bell, D - Avangard Omsk (KHL), Russia from Columbus, 5/20/10
Rob Bellamy, RW - Nottigham, United Kingdom from Philadelphia, 10/6/10
Sean Bentivoglio, LW - Augersberger Panther, Germany from NY Islanders, 7/22/10
Brandon Bochenski, RW - Barys Astana (KHL), Russia from Tampa Bay, 5/6/10
Danny Bois, RW - Red Bulls Salzburg, Austria from Chicago, 7/23/10
Chris Bourque, LW - Atlant Mytischi (KHL), Russia from Washington, 6/23/10
Codey Burki, C - HC Lugano, Switzerland from Colorado, 8/30/10
Sebastien Caron, G - Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL), Russia from Philadelphia, 8/24/10
Andy Chiodo, G - Klagenfurter AC, Austria from Ottawa, 4/14/10
Sean Curry, D - Hamburg Freezers, Germany from Philadelphia, 11/14/10
Yann Danis, G - Amur Khabarovsk (KHL), Russia from New Jersey, 7/28/10
Jonathan D'Aversa, D - Augsberger Panther, Germany from Pittsburgh, 7/23/10
Andy Delmore, D - Lorenskog, Norway from Calgary, 10/25/10
Pavol Demitra, C - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL), Russia from Vancouver, 7/15/10
Robert Dietrich, D - Adler Mannheim, Germany from Nashville, 6/8/10
Frank Doyle, G - HC Fassa, Italy from San Jose, 7/1/10
Wade Dubielewicz, G - Kolner Haie, Germany from Minnesota, 9/30/10
Drew Fata, D - Sparta Sarpsborg, Norway from Boston, 11/1/10
Justin Fletcher, D - Augsberger Panther, Germany from St. Louis, 7/23/10
Jonas Frogren, D - Farjestads, Sweden from Toronto, 4/20/10
Carsen Germyn, RW - EHC Olten, Switzerland from Calgary, 5/15/10
Mike Glumac, RW - Kassel Huskies, Germany from Montreal, 7/16/10 (later signed with Adler Mannheim, Germany after Kassel dropped out of the German league, 9/29/10)
Philip Gogulla, LW - Kolner Haie, Germany from Buffalo, 6/8/10
Denis Grebeshkov, D - SKA St. Petersburg (KHL), Russia from Nashville, 7/28/10
Danny Groulx, D - Novgorod (KHL), Russia from San Jose, 7/1/10
Ilkka Heikkinen, D - Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL), Russia from NY Rangers, 5/21/10
Alexander Hellstrom, D - Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL), Russia from St. Louis, 5/11/10
Dwight Helminen, C - Lahti Pelicans, Finland from San Jose, 6/21/10
Josh Hennessy, C - HC Lugano, Switzerland from Ottawa, 5/6/10
Jordan Henry, D - Dynamo Minsk (KHL), Belarus from Florida, 7/25/10
Shaun Heshka, D - Red Bulls Salzburg, Austria from Phoenix, 9/7/10
Adam Hobson, C - Rogle, Sweden from Chicago, 6/17/10
Jeff Hoggan, LW - Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg, Germany from Phoenix, 7/29/10
Danny Irmen, RW - HC Bolzano, Italy from Minnesota, 10/12/10
Mikael Johansson, C - Farjestads, Sweden from Montreal, 5/18/10
Jonas Junland, D - Farjestad, Sweden from St. Louis, 5/1/10
Henrik Karlsson, G - Dynamo Riga (KHL), Latvia from San Jose, 6/14/10 (later traded to Calgary, signed with Calgary 6/29/10)
Vyacheslav Kozlov, LW - CSKA Moscow (KHL), Russia from Atlanta, 9/29/10
Lukas Krajicek, D - HC Ocelari Trinec, Czech Republic from Philadelphia, 9/17/10
Kamil Kreps, C - Karpat Oulu, Finland from Florida, 6/1/10
Tomas Kudelka, D - HC Budivelnyk Kiev (KHL), Ukraine from Ottawa, 5/20/10
Kevin Lalande, G - Vityaz Podolsk Chekhov (KHL), Russia from Columbus, 9/2/10
Daniel Larsson, G - HV-71, Sweden from Detroit, 5/19/10
Chris Lee, D - Kolner Haie, Germany from Pittsburgh, 8/3/10
Guillaume Lefebvre, LW - HC Ocelari Trinec, Czech Republic from Boston, 7/27/10
Manny Legace, G - Iserlohn, Germany from Carolina, 10/13/10
Mikko Lehtonen, RW - Skelleftea, Sweden from Boston, 8/18/10
Bryan Lerg, LW - HC Geneve-Servette, Switzerland from Edmonton, 9/3/10
Charles Linglet, LW - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL), Russia from Edmonton, 6/28/10
Enver Lisin, RW - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL), Russia from NY Rangers, 10/5/10
Ryan Maki, RW - Hannover Scorpions, Germany from Nashville, 9/2/10
Steve McCarthy, D - Turku, Finland from Atlanta, 10/6/10
Evan McGrath, C - Vasteras, Sweden from Detroit, 9/17/10
Glen Metropolit, C - EV Zug, Switzerland from Montreal, 8/2/10
Duncan Milroy, RW - HC Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic from Minnesota, 9/2/10
Joey Mormina, D - Kassel Huskies, Germany from Philadelphia, 8/5/10 (later signed with Red Bulls Salzburg, Austria after Kassel dropped out of the German League, later signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL, 10/11/10)
Scott Munroe, G - Nizhnekamsk (KHL), Russia from NY Islanders, 5/7/10
Cory Murphy, D - ZSC Lions, Switzerland from New Jersey, 6/4/10
Evgeni Nabokov, G - St. Petersburg (KHL), Russia from San Jose, 7/7/10
Robert Nilsson, LW - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL), Russia from Edmonton, 7/25/10
Petteri Nokelainen, C - Jokerit, Finland from Phoenix, 8/28/10
Cam Paddock, C - Iserlohn, Germany from St. Louis, 8/28/10
Richard Park, C - HC Geneve-Servette, Switzerland from NY Islanders, 9/9/10
Pascal Pelletier, LW - SC Langnou, Switzerland from St. Louis, 5/19/10
Joel Perrault, C - EV Zug, Switzerland from Phoenix, 5/11/10 (signed with Vancouver 7/1/10)
Matt Pettinger, LW - Kolner Haie, Germany from Vancouver, 8/6/10
Ilkka Pikkarainen, RW - Timra IK, Sweden from New Jersey, 5/27/10
Mark Popovic, D - HC Lugano, Switzerland from Atlanta, 9/21/10
Tomas Pospisil, RW - HC Kometa Brno, Czech Republic from Atlanta, 5/2/10
Brian Pothier, D - HC Geneve-Servette, Switzerland from Carolina, 7/27/10
Tom Preissing, D - Karpat Oulu, Finland from Colorado, 9/15/10
Mika Pyorala, C - Frolunda, Sweden from Philadelphia, 7/29/10
Daniel Rahimi, D - HV-71, Sweden from San Jose, 8/9/10
Kevin Regan, G - HC Valpellice, Italy from Boston, 7/22/10
Johan Ryno, LW - Oskarshamn, Sweden from Detroit, 5/20/10
Brian Salcido, D - HC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic from Anaheim, 7/14/10
Miroslav Satan, RW - Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia from Boston, 10/1/10
Christoph Schubert, D - Frolunda, Sweden from Atlanta, 9/15/10
Marty Sertich, C - EHC Olten, Switzerland from Colorado, 4/17/10
Juraj Simek, LW - Dynamo Riga (KHL), Latvia from Tampa Bay, 6/22/10 (re-signed by Tampa Bay 8/11/10)
Brett Skinner, D - Amur Khabarovsk (KHL), Russia from Colorado, 8/12/10
Martin Skoula, D - Avangard Omsk (KHL), Russia from New Jersey, 6/23/10
Nathan Smith, C - Augersberger Panther, Germany from Minnesota, 8/6/10
Radek Smolenak, LW - HC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic from Tampa Bay, 4/27/10
Martin St. Pierre, C - Nizhnekamsk (KHL), Russia from Ottawa, 6/6/10
Yan Stastny, LW - CSKA Moscow (KHL), Russia from Vancouver, 7/1/10
Barry Tallackson, RW - Augersberger Panther, Germany from St. Louis, 7/17/10
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, D - Modo, Sweden from Detroit, 5/13/10
Brock Trotter, C - Dynamo Riga (KHL), Latvia from Montreal, 7/28/10
Viatcheslav Trukhno, C - Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL), Russia from Edmonton, 7/16/10
Stephen Valiquette, G - CSKA Moscow (KHL), Russia from NY Rangers, 7/15/10
Stephane Veilleux, LW - Espoo, Finland from Tampa Bay, 10/16/10
Ryan Vesce, C - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL), Russia from San Jose, 6/28/10
Rickard Wallin, C - Farjestads, Sweden from Toronto, 5/26/10
Eric Walsky, RW - HC Geneve-Servette, Switzerland from Vancouver, 6/7/10
Craig Weller, RW - Cardiff Devils, United Kingdom from Florida, 11/1/10
Miika Wiikman, G - Lukko Rauma, Finland from Phoenix, 4/26/10
Andy Wozniewski, D - EV Zug, Switzerland from Boston, 5/20/10
Matt Zaba, G - HC Bolzano, Italy from NY Rangers, 9/1/10