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Top 25 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents on April 19th, 2011
MyNHLtraderumors.com brings you it’s 2011 Top 25 NHL unrestricted free agents. In creating the list we didn’t just list rank on talent alone. We took into consideration: age, position, and likelihood of signing with a different team.
Take a look at the complete lists of 2011 Unrestricted Free Agents and 2011 Restricted Free Agents by Team.
| # | Player | Pos. | 2010-2011 Team |
10-11 Cap #
|
2011-2012 Team |
| 1 | Brad Richards | C | Dallas Stars |
$7,800,000
|
Signed with the Rangers. 9 years, $58.5 million |
| 2 | Christian Ehrhoff | D | Vancouver Canucks |
$3,100,000
|
Signed with the Sabres. 10 years, $40 million. |
| 3 | James Wisniewski | D | Montreal Canadiens |
$3,250,000
|
Signed with the Blue Jackets. 6 years, $33 million. |
| 4 | Joni Pitkanen | D | Carolina Hurricanes |
$4,000,000
|
Re-signed with the Hurricanes. 3 years $13.5 million. |
| 5 | Tomas Kaberle | D | Boston Bruins |
$4,250,000
|
Signed with the Hurricanes. 3 years, $12.75 million. |
| 6 | Jussi Jokinen | LW | Carolina Hurricanes |
$1,700,000
|
Re-signed with the Hurricanes. 3 years, $9 million. |
| 7 | Tomas Vokoun | G | Florida Panthers |
$5,700,000
|
Signs with the Capitals. 1 year, $1.5 million |
| 8 | Tomas Fleischmann | C/LW | Colorado Avalanche |
$2,600,000
|
Signs with the Panthers. 4 years, $18 million |
| 9 | Ville Leino | LW | Philadelphia Flyers |
$800,000
|
Signs with the Sabres. 6 years, $27 million |
| 10 | Ed Jovanovski | D | Phoenix Coyotes |
$6,500,000
|
Signs with the Panthers. 4 years, $16.5 million |
| 11 | Tim Connolly | C | Buffalo Sabres |
$4,500,000
|
Signs with the Maple Leafs. 2 years, $9.5 million |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | Tampa Bay Lightning |
$5,250,000
|
Signs with the Kings. 2 years, $7 million |
| 13 | Erik Cole | LW/RW | Carolina Hurricanes |
$2,900,000
|
Signs with the Canadiens. 4 years, $18 million |
| 14 | Michal Handzus | C | Los Angeles Kings |
$4,000,000
|
Signed with the Sharks. 2 years, $5 million |
| 15 | Jason Arnott | C | Washington Capitals |
$4,500,000
|
|
| 16 | Ian White | D | San Jose Sharks |
$2,999,999
|
Signs with the Red Wings. 2 years, $5.75 million |
| 17 | Roman Hamrlik | D | Montreal Canadiens |
$5,500,000
|
Signs with the Capitals. 2 years, $7 million |
| 18 | Tyler Kennedy | C/W | Pittsburgh Penguins |
$725,000
|
Re-signed with the Penguins. 2 years, $4 million. |
| 19 | Scottie Upshall | LW | Columbus Blue Jackets |
$2,250,000
|
Signed with the Panthers. 4 years, $14 million |
| 20 | Bryan McCabe | D | New York Rangers |
$5,750,000
|
|
| 21 | Roman Vrbata | W | Phoenix Coyotes |
$3,000,000
|
Re-signed with the Coyotes. 3 years, $9 million |
| 22 | Joel Ward | C | Nashville Predators |
$1,500,000
|
Signed with the Capitals. 4 years, $12 million |
| 23 | Michael Ryder | RW | Boston Bruins |
$4,000,000
|
Signed with the Stars. 2 years, $7 million |
| 24 | Tomas Kopecky | C/LW | Chicago Blackhawks |
$1,200,000
|
Re-signed with the Panthers. 4 years, $12 million. |
| 25 | Dwayne Roloson | G | Tampa Bay Lightning |
$2,500,000
|
Re-signed with the Lightning. 1 year, $3 million. |
Players we took off the Top 25 list after they re-signed include Ilya Bryzgalov, Brooks Laich, Kevin Bieksa, Andrei Markov, Curtis Glencross, Alex Tanguay, Eric Brewer and Milan Hejduk.
Buffalo Sabres Have Signed Jordan Leopald
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
The Buffalo Sabres Have Signed free agent defencemen Jordan Leopold to a 3 year deal. Terms not disclosed.
Chris Mason Signs With Atlanta Thrashers-Atlanta also Trades for Ladd
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
The Atlanta Thrashers have signed free agent goaltender Chris Mason. The deal is worth $3.7 Million over 2 years with a $1.850 Million cap hit.
I’m surprised that Mason went so cheap but this appears to be a bad year to be an un-restricted free agent goaltender. It seems like teams are only willing to pay blue chip, franchise goaltenders and the list that qualify for that title is small and shrinking.
UPDATE: The Atlanta Thrashers have acquired Andrew Ladd from The Chicago Blackhawks for defencemen Ivan Vishnevsky and a second round pick.
Dan Hamhuis Signs With The Vancouver Canucks
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
The Vancouver Canucks have signed the highly coveted free agent defencemen Dan Hamhuis.
The deal is worth $4.5 Million, terms of the deal not released yet. I will update as the terms are available.
UPDATE: The term is reportedly for 6 years. This is a great signing for the Canucks.
Devils Sign Defencemen Henrik Tallinder-Oilers Sign Kurtis Foster
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
The New Jersey Devils Sign Defencemen Henrik Tallinder to a 4 year, $13.5 Million dollar deal. That’s a $3.375 Million dollar cap hit.
Also, The Edmonton Oilers have signed defencemen Kurtis Foster to a 2 year, $3.6 million dollar deal. That’s a $1.8 million dollar cap hit.
Ray Whitney Signs With Phoenix Coyotes
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
The Phoenix Coyotes have made another move signing free agent winger Ray Whitney to 2 year, $6Million dollar contract. The is a good signing for the `Yotes, bringing in a veteran presence as they try to continue their climb in the Western Conference landscape.
Paul Martin Signs with Pittsburgh Penguins
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
Paul Martin has signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The deal is reported to be 5 years, $25 Million dollars. This would be a $5 Million dollar cap hit.
Tampa Bay Signs Goaltender Dan Ellis
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
Steve Yzerman is continuing to make a splash in the free agent market signing goaltender Dan Ellis to a 2 year deal reportedly worth $1.5 Million dollars.
Ellis was traded to the Montreal Canadiens last week for Jaro Halak but was unwilling to play back up to Carey Price.
San Jose Sharks sign Goaltender Antero Niittimaki
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors on July 1st, 2010
The San Jose Sharks have signed Goaltender Antero Niittimaki to a 2 year, $4 Million dollar deal.
The Montreal Canadiens sign Goaltender Alex Auld
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Rumors on July 1st, 2010
The Montreal Canadiens sign Goaltender Alex Auld to a 1 year, 1 Million dollar deal. Look for Dan Ellis to sign elsewhere.
Ottawa Senators sign Sergei Gonchar
Posted by Derek in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Opinion, NHL Trades on July 1st, 2010
Veteran defenceman Sergei Gonchar has signed a three-year contract with the Ottawa Senators worth $5.5 million per year.
The contract also includes a no-trade clause. Gonchar had 11 goals and 39 assists for the Pens last season. This gives the Sens a great puck-moving defencemen for the power play for the next couple years, after which they will likely be in the re-building mode.
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