Guest Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Not 100% sure of the accuracy of this list but its a working point for us to discuss.Let me know of any major omissions and i'll update. Centers – 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Player-Team-Age-2010/11 Cap # Brad Richards Dallas Stars 30 $7,800,000 Michael Nylander Washington Capitals 37 $4,875,000 Tim Connolly Buffalo Sabres 29 $4,500,000 Jason Arnott Washington Capitals 35 $4,500,000 Michal Handzus Los Angeles Kings 33 $4,000,000 Tomas Fleischmann Colorado Avalanche 26 $2,600,000 Todd White New York Rangers 35 $2,375,000 Vaclav Prospal New York Rangers 35 $2,100,000 Brooks Laich Washington 28 $2,000,000 (re-signed with Caps) Chad LaRose Carolina Hurricanes 28 $1,700,000 (re-signed with Canes) Chris Higgins Vancouver Canucks 27 $1,600,000 Kris Draper Detroit Red Wings 39 $1,583,000 Rob Niedermayer Buffalo Sabres 35 $1,250,000 Mike Modano Detroit Red Wings 40 $1,250,000 John Madden Minnesota Wild 37 $1,250,000 Tomas Kopecky Florida Panthers 28 $1,200,000 (re-signed with Florida) Marty Reasoner Florida Panthers 33 $1,150,000 Todd Marchant Anaheim Ducks 36 $1,125,000 (retired) Vernon Fiddler Phoenix Coyotes 30 $1,100,000 Petr Prucha Phoenix Coyotes 27 $1,100,000 Patrick Rissmiller Florida Panthers 31 $1,000,000 Brian Sutherby Dallas Stars 28 $812,000 Marcel Goc Nashville Predators 26 $775,000 Scott Nichol San Jose Sharks 35 $760,000 Jerred Smithson Nashville Predators 31 $738,000 Ryan Carter Florida Panthers 26 $625,000 Andrew Murray Columbus Blue Jackets 28 $625,000 Ryan Shannon Ottawa Senators 27 $625,000 Jeff Halpern Montreal Canadiens 35 $600,000 Jamie Lundmark Nashville Predators 29 $600,000 Zenon Konopka New York Islanders 29 $600,000 Jason Krog Atlanta Thrashers 34 $550,000 Rick Rypien Vancouver Canucks 26 $550,000 Adam Mair New Jersey Devils 32 $515,000 Cody McCormick Buffalo Sabres 27 $500,000 Alexandre Giroux Edmonton Oilers 29 $500,000 Andrew Ebbett Phoenix Coyotes 27 $500,000 Ryan Craig Pittsburgh Penguins 28 $500,000 Left Wingers – 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Simon Gagne Tampa Bay Lightning 30 $5,250,000 Cory Stillman Carolina Hurricanes 36 $3,533,000 Marco Sturm Washington Capitals 31 $3,500,000 Alexei Ponikarovsky Los Angeles Kings 30 $3,200,000 Alexander Frolov New York Rangers 28 $3,000,000 (signed in KHL) Pascal Dupuis Pittsburg 32 $3,000,000 (re-signed with Pens) Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes 31 $2,900,000 Sergei Samsonov Florida Panthers 31 $2,533,000 Antti Miettinen Minnesota Wild 29 $2,333,000 Andrew Brunette Minnesota Wild 36 $2,333,000 Ethan Moreau Columbus Blue Jackets 34 $2,000,000 Nikolai Zherdev Philadelphia Flyers 25 $2,000,000 Jussi Jokinen Carolina Hurricanes 27 $1,700,000 (re-signed with Canes) Alex Tanguay Calgary Flames 30 $1,700,000 (re-signed by Calgary) Donald Brashear Atlanta Thrashers 38 $1,400,000 Jarkko Ruutu Anaheim Ducks 34 $1,300,000 Aaron Voros Toronto Maple Leafs 28 $1,000,000 Ryan Jones Edmonton Oilers 26 $975,000 Ben Eager San Jose Sharks 26 $965,000 Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers 26 $800,000 Darcy Hordichuk Vancouver Canucks 29 $775,000 Brad Winchester Anaheim Ducks 29 $700,000 Eric Boulton Atlanta Thrashers 33 $650,000 Drew Miller Detroit Red Wings 26 $650,000 Jon Sim New York Islanders 32 $650,000 Tanner Glass Vancouver Canucks 26 $625,000 David Koci Colorado Avalanche 29 $575,000 Jeff Taffe Chicago Blackhawks 29 $550,000 Chris Durno Tampa Bay Lightning 29 $550,000 Steve MacIntyre Edmonton Oilers 29 $500,000 Jeff Tambellini Vancouver Canucks 26 $500,000 Sean Bergenheim Tampa Bay Lightning 26 $700,000 Right Wingers – 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Alexei Kovalev Pittsburgh Penguins 37 $5,000,000 Teemu Selanne Anaheim Ducks 40 $4,500,000 Michael Ryder Boston Bruins 30 $4,000,000 Steve Sullivan Nashville Predators 35 $3,750,000 Radim Vrbata Phoenix Coyotes 29 $3,000,000 Jamie Langenbrunner Dallas Stars 34 $2,800,000 Mike Knuble Washington Capitals 37 $2,800,000 (re-signed with Was) Chris Clark Columbus Blue Jackets 34 $2,633,000 Chuck Kobasew Minnesota Wild 28 $2,333,000 Scottie Upshall Columbus Blue Jackets 26 $2,250,000 Mark Recchi Boston Bruins 42 $1,950,000 Radek Dvorak Atlanta Thrashers 33 $1,700,000 Mike Grier Buffalo Sabres 35 $1,500,000 Joel Ward Nashville Predators 29 $1,500,000 Matt Bradley Washington Capitals 32 $1,000,000 Michael Rupp Pittsburgh Penguins 30 $825,000 Boyd Gordon Washington Capitals 26 $800,000 Patrick Eaves Detroit Red Wings 26 $750,000 Eric Godard Pittsburgh Penguins 30 $750,000 Fredrik Sjostrom Toronto Maple Leafs 27 $750,000 Jonas Andersson Nashville Predators 29 $675,000 Jamal Mayers San Jose Sharks 35 $600,000 Cam Janssen St. Louis Blues 26 $600,000 Adam Hall Tampa Bay Lightning 29 $600,000 (re-signed by T.B.) Wade Belak Nashville Predators 33 $575,000 Brandon Segal Dallas Stars 26 $550,000 Craig Adams Pittsburgh Penguins 33 $550,000 Pat Dwyer Carolina Hurricanes 27 $500,000 Defenseman – 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Ed Jovanovski Phoenix Coyotes 34 $6,500,000 Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Red Wings 40 $6,200,000 (re-signed with Det) Bryan McCabe New York Rangers 35 $5,750,000 Andrei Markov Montreal Canadiens 32 $5,750,000 (re-signed with Habs) Roman Hamrlik Montreal Canadiens 36 $5,500,000 Scott Hannan Washington Capitals 31 $4,500,000 Eric Brewer Tampa Bay Lightning 31 $4,250,000 (re-signed with TB) Tomas Kaberle Boston Bruins 32 $4,250,000 Joni Pitkanen Carolina Hurricanes 26 $4,000,000 (re-signed with Canes) Kevin Bieksa Vancouver 30 $3,750,000 (re-signed with Nucks) Craig Rivet Columbus Blue Jackets 35 $3,500,000 Sami Salo Vancouver Canucks 35 $3,500,000 James Wisniewski Columbus 26 $3,250,000 Christian Ehrhoff Buffalo Sabres 27 $3,100,000(signed with Sabres) Ian White San Jose Sharks 26 $3,000,000 Tom Preissing Colorado Avalanche 31 $2,750,000 Steve Staios Calgary Flames 36 $2,700,000 Niclas Wallin San Jose Sharks 35 $2,500,000 Brent Sopel Montreal Canadiens 33 $2,333,000 Jim Vandermeer Edmonton Oilers 30 $2,300,000 Jan Hejda Columbus Blue Jackets 32 $2,000,000 Kent Huskins San Jose Sharks 31 $1,700,000 Shane O’Brien Nashville Predators 26 $1,600,000 Steve Montador Buffalo Sabres 30 $1,550,000 Radek Martinek New York Islanders 33 $1,500,000 Anton Babchuk Calgary Flames 26 $1,400,000 Karlis Skrastins Dallas Stars 35 $1,375,000 Adam Foote Colorado Avalanche 38 $1,250,000 John Erskine Washington Capitals 30 $1,250,000 Steve Eminger New York Rangers 26 $1,125,000 Andrew Alberts Vancouver Canucks 28 $1,050,000 (re-signed with Nucks) Brad Lukowich Dallas Stars 33 $1,000,000 (re-signed with Dallas) Sean O’Donnell Philadelphia Flyers 38 $1,000,000 Jonathan Ericsson Detroit Red Wings 26 $900,000 Paul Mara Montreal Canadiens 31 $750,000 Ruslan Salei Detroit Red Wings 35 $750,000 Andy Greene New Jersey Devils 27 $738,000 Jason Strudwick Edmonton Oilers 34 $725,000 Adam Pardy Calgary Flames 26 $700,000 David Hale Ottawa Senators 29 $675,000 Jeff Woywitka Dallas Stars 26 $650,000 Alexander Sulzer Florida Panthers 26 $650,000 Jordan Hendry Chicago Blackhawks 26 $600,000 Peter Harrold Los Angeles Kings 27 $583,000 Nathan Paetsch Florida Panthers 27 $525,000 Jay Harrison Carolina Hurricanes 27 $500,000 Staffan Kronwall Calgary Flames 27 $500,000 Derek Meech Detroit Red Wings 26 $500,000 Clay Wilson Florida Panthers 27 $500,000 Rob Davison New Jersey Devils 30 $500,000 Jay Leach New Jersey Devils 30 $500,000 Goaltenders – 2011 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents Jean-Sebastien Giguere Toronto Maple Leafs 33 $6,000,000 Tomas Vokoun Florida Panthers 33 $5,700,000 Ilya Bryzgalov Philadelphia Flyers 30 $4,250,000 (signed with Phi) Pascal Leclaire Ottawa Senators 27 $3,800,000 Dwayne Roloson Tampa Bay Lightning 40 $2,500,000 (re-signed with T.B.) Mike Smith Tampa Bay Lightning 28 $2,200,000 Johan Hedberg New Jersey Devils 37 $1,500,000 Chris Osgood Detroit Red Wings 37 $1,417,000 Marty Turco Chicago Blackhawks 34 $1,300,000 Ty Conklin St. Louis Blues 34 $1,300,000 Peter Budaj Colorado Avalanche 27 $1,250,000 Mathieu Garon Columbus Blue Jackets 32 $1,200,000 Josh Harding Minnesota Wild 26 $1,200,000 Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers Edmonton Oilers 26 $1,050,000 Alex Auld Montreal Canadiens 29 $1,000,000 Jason Labarbera Phoenix Coyotes 30 $1,000,000 Brian Boucher Philadelphia Flyers 33 $925,000 Erik Ersberg Los Angeles Kings 28 $750,000 Patrick Lalime Buffalo Sabres 35 $600,000 Curtis McElhinney Ottawa Senators 27 $535,000 Henrik Karlsson Calgary Flames 26 $500,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 If markov/wiz is signed, no we won't do too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHC-4-Life Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I doubt the Canadiens will be very active, but we will likely sign Markov or another high end free agent defenceman. These are the players that I would be looking at if I were Gauthier (the highlighted ones especially): Brooks Laich Washington Capitals 27 $2,067,000 Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks 28 $1,200,000 Jeff Halpern Montreal Canadiens 35 $600,000 Alexander Frolov New York Rangers 28 $3,000,000 Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes 31 $2,900,000 Antti Miettinen Minnesota Wild 29 $2,333,000 Ben Eager San Jose Sharks 26 $965,000 Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers 26 $800,000 Sean Bergenheim Tampa Bay Lightning 26 $700,000 Joel Ward Nashville Predators 29 $1,500,000 Andrei Markov Montreal Canadiens 31 $5,750,000 Kevin Bieksa Vancouver Canucks 29 $3,750,000 James Wisniewski Montreal Canadiens 26 $3,250,000 Christian Ehrhoff Vancouver Canucks 27 $3,100,000 Alex Auld Montreal Canadiens 29 $1,000,000 Mathieu Garon Columbus Blue Jackets 32 $1,200,000 Johan Hedberg New Jersey Devils 37 $1,500,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsology2 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Here's my list of fav's: Centres: Tomas Fleischmann Colorado Avalanche 26 $2,600,000 Brooks Laich Washington Capitals 27 $2,067,000 John Madden Minnesota Wild 37 $1,250,000 LW: Pascal Dupuis Pittsburgh Penguins 31 $1,400,000 Jarkko Ruutu Anaheim Ducks 34 $1,300,000 Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes 31 $2,900,000 Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers 26 $800,000 Nikolai Zherdev Philadelphia Flyers 25 $2,000,000 Jussi Jokinen Carolina Hurricanes 27 $1,700,000 Alex Tanguay Calgary Flames 30 $1,700,000 Sean Bergenheim Tampa Bay Lightning 26 $700,000 RW: Jamie Langenbrunner Dallas Stars 34 $2,800,000 Mike Knuble Washington Capitals 37 $2,800,000 Patrick Eaves Detroit Red Wings 26 $750,000 D: Eric Brewer Tampa Bay Lightning 31 $4,250,000 Joni Pitkanen Carolina Hurricanes 26 $4,000,000 Kevin Bieksa Vancouver Canucks 29 $3,750,000 Tomas Kaberle Boston Bruins 32 $4,250,000 James Wisniewski Montreal Canadiens 26 $3,250,000 Christian Ehrhoff Vancouver Canucks 27 $3,100,000 Anton Babchuk Calgary Flames 26 $1,400,000 Tom Preissing Colorado Avalanche 31 $2,750,000 G: Marty Turco Chicago Blackhawks 34 $1,300,000 Jason Labarbera Phoenix Coyotes 30 $1,000,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsinottawa Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I doubt the Canadiens will be very active, but we will likely sign Markov or another high end free agent defenceman. These are the players that I would be looking at if I were Gauthier (the highlighted ones especially): Brooks Laich Washington Capitals 27 $2,067,000 Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks 28 $1,200,000 Jeff Halpern Montreal Canadiens 35 $600,000 Alexander Frolov New York Rangers 28 $3,000,000 Erik Cole Carolina Hurricanes 31 $2,900,000 Antti Miettinen Minnesota Wild 29 $2,333,000 Ben Eager San Jose Sharks 26 $965,000 Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers 26 $800,000 Sean Bergenheim Tampa Bay Lightning 26 $700,000 Joel Ward Nashville Predators 29 $1,500,000 Andrei Markov Montreal Canadiens 31 $5,750,000 Kevin Bieksa Vancouver Canucks 29 $3,750,000 James Wisniewski Montreal Canadiens 26 $3,250,000 Christian Ehrhoff Vancouver Canucks 27 $3,100,000 Alex Auld Montreal Canadiens 29 $1,000,000 Mathieu Garon Columbus Blue Jackets 32 $1,200,000 Johan Hedberg New Jersey Devils 37 $1,500,000 I agree with you on every single one of those players except for Frolov. I don't think he is worth us offering valuable cap space for. Now Ville Leino, I'd offer him 4 years/2.5-3 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabGirlYVR Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Should remove Frolov from the list - he signed a 3-year deal with Avangard in May. I would love to see Bieksa with the Habs. Besides Kesler, he's my favourite Canuck. I also wouldn't mind seeing Leino - I like him, and I'd rather he not stay long enough in Philly to become a goon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Leino could be a nice fit; I'd love to get a Finn back on the team. I wonder what kind of $$ he'll be looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losthab Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Leino could be a nice fit; I'd love to get a Finn back on the team. I wonder what kind of $$ he'll be looking for. i would get kobasew from ninn he would fit in perfect in martins system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob616 Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Of course I want Bieksa to play beside Markov, but I really doubt Vancouver will let him walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Of course I want Bieksa to play beside Markov, but I really doubt Vancouver will let him walk. He's been pretty straightforward and said that he doesn't want to leave Vancouver. Just like Ehrhoff and Salo, he'd even be willing to stay at a discount. I'd love to have Bieksa or Ehrhoff in Montreal but I really doubt they're going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabGirlYVR Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Buzz around Ehrhoff is that he's more interested in the money than in staying, whereas Bieksa's made it pretty clear he wants to stay, even at a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Buzz around Ehrhoff is that he's more interested in the money than in staying, whereas Bieksa's made it pretty clear he wants to stay, even at a discount. Interesting, I heard on TSN even Ehrhoff was willing to take a paycut. The clip I'm referring to is from last week though, maybe things have changed in the meantime. I certainly wouldn't mind adding Ehrhoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabGirlYVR Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Interesting, I heard on TSN even Ehrhoff was willing to take a paycut. The clip I'm referring to is from last week though, maybe things have changed in the meantime. I certainly wouldn't mind adding Ehrhoff I read that in... it was either the Province or the 24hrs, on Friday, so take it for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorFutureGM Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I think the Canadiens will be active come July 1st. It's the easiest way to improve the team without hurting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I think the Canadiens will be active come July 1st. It's the easiest way to improve the team without hurting it. If the Habs sign Gorges,Weber,Markov and Wisniewski they won't have room for another defenceman.If Jagr signs that would pretty much seal the deal until next summer.Garon instead of Auld perhaps as backup but that's all she wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 TSN is reporting that clubs and agents are being told the salary cap is rising to $64 million next season, with a floor of $48 million. $5 million increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest olddude Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 TSN is reporting that clubs and agents are being told the salary cap is rising to $64 million next season, with a floor of $48 million. $5 million increase. Who do we sign with the extra cash, Markov or Wiz? I think I would go with Wiz, I like Markov, but there are concerns about his knee. Florida needs to spend 30 million just to reach the floor, Gomez could help them with that problem and we could then afford both, get her done PG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 TSN is reporting that clubs and agents are being told the salary cap is rising to $64 million next season, with a floor of $48 million. $5 million increase. we have 16.5ish right now, after signing Patches. So, 21.5 going forward if it goes up the 5M. Not too bad, we can still make a decent signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 we have 16.5ish right now, after signing Patches. So, 21.5 going forward if it goes up the 5M. Not too bad, we can still make a decent signing. Or two perhaps 21.5 million is more than enough to get the players the Habs really need IMO... could be an exciting summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Or two perhaps 21.5 million is more than enough to get the players the Habs really need IMO... could be an exciting summer. Agreed! The only problem is that everyone else has that extra room now, too... meaning that we could see some pretty steep overpayment for some of the free agents. Even if we can afford them this year, a few bad long-term contracts could still severely handicap us going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddienmike Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 The extra cash also means that a few players will stay where they are,because clubs will be able to give them the raises that they want,because it seems to me not many players actually want to change teams.So I think we will see the free trade market shrink. GO HABS GO :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 The extra cash also means that a few players will stay where they are,because clubs will be able to give them the raises that they want,because it seems to me not many players actually want to change teams.So I think we will see the free trade market shrink.GO HABS GO :lol: That could also translate to less demand and less competition over what players remain... no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaas Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 TSN is reporting that clubs and agents are being told the salary cap is rising to $64 million next season, with a floor of $48 million. $5 million increase. The floor is very interesting. Too bad Gomez' salary doesnt decrease significantly this year (goes down to $5.5m with a cap hit of $7.3 next year) because there are several teams (8 i believe) who are right at, or below that $48m floor. Several of them are very cash poor teams so the idea of having a guy on the roster that will put them well over the league minimum but only cost them a part of that money in "real" dollars has to be appealing. The fact that he can still be serviceable makes a trade a definite possibility. the question is whether or not a team would take him now - possibly for nothing or future considerations, rather than next year when he may have some interest from multiple teams. With the cap going up by $5m its probably less crucial that we move Gomez this summer, but think of what we could do with the extra $5m AND $7m of Gomez' salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js713 Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 The floor is very interesting. Too bad Gomez' salary doesnt decrease significantly this year (goes down to $5.5m with a cap hit of $7.3 next year) because there are several teams (8 i believe) who are right at, or below that $48m floor. Several of them are very cash poor teams so the idea of having a guy on the roster that will put them well over the league minimum but only cost them a part of that money in "real" dollars has to be appealing. The fact that he can still be serviceable makes a trade a definite possibility. the question is whether or not a team would take him now - possibly for nothing or future considerations, rather than next year when he may have some interest from multiple teams. With the cap going up by $5m its probably less crucial that we move Gomez this summer, but think of what we could do with the extra $5m AND $7m of Gomez' salary. If this were at all feasible, Montreal could get into the bidding for Brad Richards, and I can certainly get behind that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs-24 Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I think the Canadiens will be active come July 1st. It's the easiest way to improve the team without hurting it. you may see one or two bottom 6 role players added but not much beyond that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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