Here's my list of the notable free-agents that will become available less than two-weeks away --- we all know what the Rangers are currently lacking and free agency is the perfect destination to find those missing pieces (albeit our missing salary cap space). The full list of free agents is much greater than my list, so I excluded a number of players that are virtually guaranteed a spot on their current roster (i.e. Callahan, Dubinsky). One thing is for sure --- I think we are all done talking about where and who Forsberg is going to play for! Ouch...my heel!Whoever said the off-season was boring in hockey? I think these are exciting times with the draft happening this week, free agency a blink away, and, next thing you know it, our boys are in a military camp swimming laps across the Hudson. I suppose Torts will send our boys somewhere else than West Point!!? Either way, enjoy the list below -- hope is upon us. (I also hope they leave Wade Redden and his contract in Hartford at the beginning of the season).
Here goes nothing...I have bolded players that will probably be on Slats radar:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTA THRASHERS
F Eric Perrin
F Marty Reasoner
BOSTON BRUINS
F PJ Axelsson
F Mark Recchi
F Stephane Yelle
D Shane Hnidy
D Steve Montador
G Manny Fernandez
BUFFALO SABRES
F Maxim Afinogenov
F Dominic Moore
F Andrew Peters
D Teppo Numminen
D Jaroslav Spacek
G Mikael Tellqvist
CAROLINA HURRICANES
F Ryan Bayda
F Erik Cole
F Chad LaRose
D Dennis Seidenberg
D David Tanabe
FLORIDA PANTHERS
F Radek Dvorak
F Ville Peltonen
F Richard Zednik
D Karlis Skrastins
D Jay Bouwmeester
D Nick Boynton
D Jason Cullimore
G Craig Anderson
MONTREAL CANADIENS
F Saku Koivu
F Tom Kostopoulos
F Alex Kovalev
F Robert Lang
F Alex Tanguay
F/D Mathieu Dandenault
D Francis Bouillon
D Patrice Brisebois
D Mike Komisarek
D Mathieu Schneider
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
F Brian Gionta
F Bobby Holik
F John Madden
F Michael Rupp
F Brendan Shanahan
D Johnny Oduya
D Niclas Havelid
G Scott Clemmensen
G Kevin Weekes
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
F Dean McAmmond
F Mike Sillinger
F Andy Hilbert
G Yann Danis
G Joey MacDonald
NEW YORK RANGERS
F Nik Antropov
F Blair Betts
F Colton Orr
D Paul Mara
D Derek Morris
OTTAWA SENATORS
F Mike Comrie
F Chris Neil
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
F Mike Knuble
D Andrew Alberts
G Martin Biron
G Antero Niittymaki
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
F Craig Adams
F Ruslan Fedotenko
F Bill Guerin
F Miroslav Satan
F Petr Sykora
D Philippe Boucher
D Hal Gill
D Rob Scuderi
G Mathieu Garon
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
D Marek Malik
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
F Boyd Devereaux
F Brad May
G Martin Gerber
G Curtis Joseph
G Olaf Kolzig
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
F Donald Brashear
F Sergei Fedorov
F Viktor Kozlov
G Brent Johnson
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ANAHEIM DUCKS
F Todd Marchant
F Rob Niedermayer
D Francois Beauchemin
D Bret Hedican
D Scott Niedermayer
CALGARY FLAMES
F Todd Bertuzzi
F Mike Cammalleri
F Jamie Lundmark
F Andre Roy
D Adrian Aucoin
D Jordan Leopold
D Andrew Pardy
D Rhett Warrener
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
F Martin Havlat
F Samuel Pahlsson
D Matt Walker
G Nikolai Khabibulin
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
F Chris Gratton
F Manny Malholtra
F Michael Peca
F Jason Williams
D Christian Backman
G Wade Dubielewicz
G Fredrik Norrena
COLORADO AVALANCHE
F Tyler Arnason
F Ben Guite
F Ian Laperriere
F Joe Sakic
D Daniel Tjarnqvist
G Andrew Raycroft
DALLAS STARS
F Steve Begin
F Jere Lehtinen
F Brendan Morrison
F Mark Parrish
D Darryl Sydor
D Sergei Zubov
DETROIT RED WINGS
F Marian Hossa
F Darren McCarty
F Mikael Samuelsson
D Chris Chelios
G Ty Conklin
EDMONTON OILERS
F Ales Kotalik
G Dwayne Roloson
LOS ANGELES KINGS
F Derek Armstrong
F Kyle Calder
D Denis Gauthier
MINNESOTA WILD
F Marian Gaborik
F Stephane Veilleux
D Marc-Andre Bergeron
D Kurtis Foster
D Martin Skoula
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
F Radek Bonk
F Vernon Fiddler
F Scott Nichol
F Steve Sullivan
F Joel Ward
D Greg de Vries
D Ville Koistinen
D Greg Zanon
PHOENIX COYOTES
F Brian McGrattan
F Steve Reinprecht
D Dmitri Kalinin
D Ken Klee
SAN JOSE SHARKS
F Mike Grier
F Travis Moen
F Jeremy Roenick
D Rob Blake
D Kent Huskins
G Brian Boucher
ST. LOUIS BLUES
F Dan Hinote
F Keith Tkachuk
F Brad Winchester
G Manny Legace
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
F Taylor Pyatt
F Daniel Sedin
F Henrik Sedin
F Mats Sundin
D Mattias Ohlund
D Ossi Vaananen
G Jason Labarbera
G Curtis Sanford
Who do you like?
tdr
No idea how this teams cap will be finagled in order to sign any one of these guys. Its pretty apparent that in this NHL, that one or two bad contracts can hinder your teams ability to compete for a half a decade. Unfortunately we have 4 really bad contracts. (Drury,Gomez, Redden, and Rosival). Dont know where they could come up with any sort of relief.
ReplyDeleteWe already know we need a lights out scorer. Hossa and Gaborik fit the bill, but at what cost? I see the Rangers more in the market for a mid level guy ala Havlat or Tanguay. On defense, they could use a big, gritty stay at home type, i like Komisarek. But again, the cap will be the issue.
Isn't life a bitch, Rudy?
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to get frustrated with the decisions made, but relief is on the way. Maybe since there is very little cap room, this franchise will finally be forced to realize the future lies in it's youth. If they are smart enough to dump Redden's contract in Hartford, essentially eating the bad deal, there will probably be one to two significant free agents signings - as Naslund was kind enough to free up a good portion of salary cap space, that might have otherwise been automatically going to him in his second year as a Ranger. I just wish Slats and Co. would just sign Callahan and Dubie and get those guys in the system, rather than making them wait. It's like a poker game....don't you keep the kings and aces and draw-out the 2's and 3's?
Torts will be involved. He'll get us that big D-man we've been waiting for (for 10 years), but I think he'll concentrate on quick 3-period playing forwards that will move the puck like he likes it.
We might be surprised come July 1. Cross fingers...
tdr
I would be very happy with a Mike Cammalleri signing...He has quietly become a top offensive player and hasn't been recognized nationally because he plays in Calgary and there is that Iginla guy there.
ReplyDeleteRedden should be buried in Hartford. Cablevision can afford to do that, and maybe he won't show up and we can suspend or even terminate his contract.
I'd like Camm in NY...this rumor stuff is fabulous. You want to believe everything you hear...the latest with ESPN calling for a straight trade with Chicago -- campbell for rozsival. THAT....would never happen.
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