Free Agent Frenzy Continues, Follow It All Here!

by Carlos Figueiredo

This post will be updated continuously as I find information about player news, signings and/or trades.

I’m doing the work so you won’t have to. Christmas is around the corner (or July 1st for true hockey fans) and I like my jerseys a little loose. An authentic size 56 should be just fine….Just sayin’. 

Remember to check back often throughout the next few days as this list will continue to grow!
Here’s all the activity, starting 6/29:

7/14
Mathieu Roy (D)-Signed, Columbus Blue Jackets- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Edmonton Oilers)
- Tom Kostopoulos (RW)-Signed, Carolina Hurricanes- 3 years, $2.75M
(former team: Montreal Canadiens)

7/13
TRADE: Phoenix Coyotes acquired Lauri Korpikoski from the New York Rangers for Enver Lisin.
- Ryan Callahan (W)-Re-signed, New York Rangers- 2 years, $4.6M
James Wisniewski (D)-Re-signed, Anaheim Ducks- 1 year, $2.75
- Chris Minard (W)-Signed, Edmonton Oilers- N/A
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
Boyd Gordon (C/RW)-Re-signed, Washington Capitals- 1 year, $761K

7/11
- Joe DiPenta (D)-Signed, Buffalo Sabres- 1 year, $550K
(former team: Anaheim Ducks)
Brian McGrattan (RW)-Signed, Calgary Flames- 1 year, $550K
(former team: Phoenix Coyotes)
- Kyle Chipchura (C)-Re-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 1 year, $500K

7/10
Travis Moen (LW)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 3 years, $4.5M
(former team: San Jose Sharks)
- Brendan Morrison (C/LW)-Signed, Washington Capitals- 1 year, $1.5M
(former team: Dallas Stars)
Jay McKee (D)-Signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 1 year, $800K
(former team: St. Louis Blues)
- Paul Mara (D)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 1 year, $1.675M
(former team: New York Rangers)
Yann Danis (G)-Signed, New Jersey Devils -N/A
(former team: New York Islanders)
- Antero Niittymaki (G)-Signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 1 year, $600K
(former team: Philadelphia Flyers)

7/9
Matt Ellis (LW)-Re-signed, Buffalo Sabres- N/A
- Rickard Wallin (C)-Signed, Toronto Maple Leafs- N/A
(former team: Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL))
Richard Petiot (D)-Signed, Chicago Blackhawks- N/A
(former team: Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Ales Kotalik (RW)-Signed, New York Rangers- 3 years, $9M
(former team: Edmonton Oilers)
Kent Huskins (D)-Re-signed, San Jose Sharks- 2 years, N/A
- Nick Boynton (D)-Signed, Anaheim Ducks- 1 year, $1.5M
(former team: Florida Panthers)

7/8
Kurtis Foster (D)-Signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Minnesota Wild)
- Steven Goertzen (RW)-Signed, Carolina Hurricanes- N/A
(former team: Phoenix Coyotes)
TRADE:Ottawa Senators traded G Alex Auld to the Dallas Stars for a sixth-round pick in the 2010 draft
- Doug Janik (D)-Signed, Detroit Red Wings- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Montreal Canadiens)
Jim Slater (C/W)-Re-signed, Atlanta Thrashers- 1 year, N/A
- Brian Boyle (C)-Signed, New York Rangers- N/A
(former team: Los Angeles Kings)
Saku Koivu (C)-Signed, Anaheim Ducks- 1 year, $3.25M
(former team: Montreal Canadiens)
- Kris Versteeg (LW)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 3 years, $9.25M
(and the other big player in Chicago who could have become a FA signs)

7/7
Jeff Taffe (LW/C)-Signed, Florida Panthers- 2 years, N/A
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Drew Fata (D)-Signed, Boston Bruins- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Ottawa Senators)
Dany Sabourin (G)-Signed, Boston Bruins- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Edmonton Oilers)
- Jeff Woywitka (D)-Signed, Dallas Stars- 2 years, $1.3M
(former team: St. Louis Blues)
Stephane Veilleux (LW)-Signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 1 year, $750K
(former team: Minnesota Wild)
- Todd Marchant (C)-Re-signed, Anaheim Ducks- 2 years, $2.25
Jamie Lundmark (C/W)-Re-signed, Calgary Flames- N/A
- Jonas Gustavsson (G)-Signed, Toronto Maple Leafs- 1 year, $900K
(former team: Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL))

7/6
Cam Barker (D)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 3 years, $9.25M
(looks like Chicago didn’t want to wait for the NHLPA grievance to play out)
- Warren Peters (C/LW)-Signed, Dallas Stars- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Calgary Flames)
Colin Fraser (C)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 1 year, $700K
- Ben Eager (LW)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 1 year, $965K
Troy Brouwer (RW)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 1 year, $1.25M
- Ville Koistinen (D)-Signed, Florida Panthers- 2 years, $2.4M
(former team: Nashville Predators)
Ville Leino (W/C)-Re-signed, Detroit Red Wings- 2 years, $1.6M
- Shane O’Brien (D)-Re-signed, Vancouver Canucks- 1 year, $1.6M
Alexei Kovalev (RW)-Signed, Ottawa Senators- 2 years, $10M
(former team: Montreal Canadiens)
- Francois Beauchemin (D)-Signed, Toronto Maple Leafs- 3 years, $11.4M
(former team: Anaheim Ducks)
David Jones (RW)-Re-signed, Colorado Avalanche- N/A
- Andrew Raycroft (G)-Signed, Vancouver Canucks- 1 year, $500K
(former team: Colorado Avalanche)
Chris Higgins (LW)-Re-signed, New York Rangers- 1 year, $2.25M
- B.J. Crombeen (RW)-Re-signed, St. Louis Blues- 2 years, $1.75M
(nothing major here, but I had to include him just for his name)

7/5
Chris Conner (RW)-Signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 1 year, N/A
(former team: Dallas Stars)

7/4 – Happy Fourth of July Everyone!
- TRADE:The Colorado Avalanche have traded Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings for Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a fifth-round pick.

7/3
Ryan Clowe (LW)-Re-signed, San Jose Sharks- 4 years, $14M
- Shane Hnidy (D)-Signed, Minnesota Wild- 1 year, $750K
(former team: Boston Bruins)
Ruslan Fedotenko (LW)-Re-signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 1 year, $1.8M
- Corey Locke (C/LW)-Signed, New York Rangers- N/A
(former team: Minnesota Wild)
Mikael Samuelsson (RW)- Signed, Vancouver Canucks- 3 years, $7.5M
(former team: Detroit Red Wings)
- Tyler Arneson (C)-Signed, New York Rangers- N/A
(former team: Colorado Avalanche)

7/2
Stefan Meyer (LW)-Re-signed, Phoenix Coyotes- 1 year, N/A
- Jordan Leopold (D)-Signed, Florida Panthers- 1 year, $1.75M
(former team: Calgary Flames)
Chad LaRose (LW)-Re-signed, Carolina Hurricanes- 2 years, $3.4M
- Jeremy Reich (W)-Signed, New York Islanders- N/A
(former team: Boston Bruins)
Scott Munroe (G)-Signed, New York Islanders- N/A
(former team: Philadelphia Flyers)
- Nolan Baumgartner (D)-Re-signed, Vancouver Canucks- N/A
Lawrence Nycholat (D)-Signed, Vancouver Canucks- N/A
(former team: Colorado Avalanche)
- Rob Scuderi (D)-Signed, Los Angelas Kings- 4 years, $13.6M
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
Mikhail Grabovski (C)-Re-signed, Toronto Maple Leafs-3 years, $8.7M
- Karlis Skrastins (D)-Signed, Dallas Stars- 2 years, $2.75M
(former team: Florida Panthers)
Riley Armstrong (W)-Signed, Calgary Flames- N/A
(former team: San Jose Sharks)
- Garth Murray (W/C)-Signed, Calgary Flames- N/A
(former team: Phoenix Coyotes)
Adrian Aucoin (D)-Signed, Phoenix Coyotes- 1 year, $2.25M
(former team: Calgary Flames)
- Nik Antropov (RW/C)-Signed, Atlanta Thrashers- 4 years, $16M
(former team: New York Rangers)
Mark Recchi (W)-Re-signed, Boston Bruins- 1 year, $1M
- Chris Thorburn (RW)-Re-signed, Atlanta Thrashers -N/A
Ilkka Pikkarainen (RW)-Signed, New Jersey Devils- 1 year, $500K
(former team: HIFK Helsinki)

7/1
- Martin Havlat (RW)-Signed, Minnesota Wild- 6 years, $30M
(former team: Chicago Blackhawks)
Jason LaBarbera (G)-Signed, Phoenix Coyotes- 2 year, N/A
(former team: Vancouver Canucks)
- Fredrik Sjostrom (W)-Signed, Calgary Flames- 2 years, $1.5M
(former team: New York Rangers)
Chris Neil (RW)-Re-signed, Ottawa Senators- 4 years, $8M
- Brian Gionta (RW)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 5 years, $25M
(former team: New Jersey Devils)
John Madden (C)-Signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 1 year, $2.75M
(former team: New Jersey Devils)
- Steve Sullivan (LW)-Re-signed, Nashville Predators- 2 years, $7.5M
Sami Pahlsson (C)-Signed, Columbus Blue Jackets- 3 years, $9.75M
(former team: Chicago Blackhawks)
- Jason Strudwick (D)-Re-signed, Edmonton Oilers- 1 year, $700K
Mathieu Garon (G)-Signed, Columbus Blue Jackets- 2 years, $2.4M
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Marian Gaborik (RW)-Signed, New York Rangers- 5 years, $37.5M
(former team: Minnesota Wild)
Mike Cammalleri (C)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 5 years, $30M
(former team: Calgary Flames)
- Byron Bitz (RW)-Re-signed, Boston Bruins- N/A
Greg Zanon (D)-Signed, Minnesota Wild- 3 years, $5.2M
(former team: Nashville Predators)
- Vernon Fiddler (C/W)-Signed, Phoenix Coyotes- 2 years, $2.2M
(former team: Nashville Predators)
TRADE:Toronto trades Pavel Kubina and Tim Stapleton to the Atlanta Thrashers for Garnet Exelby and Colin Stuart.
- Mike Komisarek (D)-Signed, Toronto Maple Leafs- 5 years, $22.5M
(former team: Montreal Canadiens)
Steve Begin (W/C)-Signed, Boston Bruins- 1 year, $850K
(former team: Dallas Stars)
- Ian Laperriere (RW)-Signed, Philadelphia Flyers- 3 years, $3.5M
(former team: Colorado Avalanche)
Mike Rupp (W)-Signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 2 years, $1.65M
(former team: New Jersey Devils)
- Hal Gill (D)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 2 years, $4.5M
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
Kent Huskins (D)-Re-signed, San Jose Sharks- 2 years, $3.4M
- David Koci (LW)-Signed, Colorado Avalanche- 1 year, $575K
(former team: Tampa Bay Lightning)
Nikolai Khabibulin (G)-Signed, Edmonton Oilers- 4 years, $15M
(former team: Chicago Blackhawks)
- Erik Cole (W)-Re-signed, Carolina Hurricanes- 2 years, $5.8M
Scott Clemmensen (G)-Signed, Florida Panthers- 3 years, $3.6M
(former team: New Jersey Devils)
- Lukas Krajicek (D)-Re-signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 1 year, N/A
Aaron Rome (D)-Signed, Vancouver Canucks- 1 year, $550K
(former team: Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Joel Ward (W)-Re-signed, Nashville Predators- 2 years, $3M
Brian Boucher (G)-Signed, Philadelphia Flyers (REALLY!)- 2 years, $1.85M
(former team: San Jose Sharks)
- Jaroslav Spacek (D)-Signed, Montreal Canadiens- 3 years, $11.5M
(former team: Buffalo Sabres)
Mike Knuble (RW)-Signed, Washington Capitals- 2 years, $5.6M
(former team: Philadelphia Flyers)
- Donald Brashear (LW)-Signed, New York Rangers- 2 years, $2.8M
(former team: Washington Capitals)
Scott Niedermayer (D)-Re-signed, Anaheim- 1 year, $6M
- Ty Conklin (G)-Signed, St. Louis Blues- 2 years, $2.6M
(former team: Pittsburgh Penguins)
Matt Walker (D)-Signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 4 years, $6.8M
(former team: Chicago Blackhawks)
- Tomas Kopicky (LW)-Signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 2 years, $2.4M
(former team: Detroit Red Wings)
Dwayne Roloson (G)-Signed, New York Islanders- 2 years, $5M
(former team: Edmonton Oilers)
- Steve Montador (D)-Signed, Buffalo Sabres- 2 years, $3.1M
(former team: Boston Bruins)
David Booth (LW)-Re-signed, Florida Panthers- 6 years, $25.5M
- Craig Anderson (G)-Signed, Colorado Avalanche- 2 years, N/A
(former team: Florida Panthers)
Marian Hossa (RW)-Signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 12 years, $62.4M
(former team: Detroit Red Wings
- Radek Dvorak (W)-Re-signed, Florida Panthers- 2 years, $3.4M
Andy Greene (D)-Re-signed, New Jersey Devils- 2 years, $1.475M
- Colton Orr (RW)-Signed, Toronto Maple Leafs- 4 years, $4M
(former team: New York Rangers)
Mattias Ohlund (D)-Signed, Tampa Bay Lightning- 7 years, $24.5M
(former team: Vancouver Canucks)
- Erik Christensen (C/W)-Re-signed, Anaheim Ducks- 1 year, N/A
Daniel Sedin (LW)-Re-signed, Vancouver Canucks- 5 years, $30.5M
- Henrik Sedin (C)-Re-signed, Vancouver Canucks- 5 years, $30.5M

6/30
Rob Blake (D)-Re-signed, San Jose Sharks- 1 year, $3.5M
- Johnny Oduya (D)-Re-signed, New Jersey Devils- 3 years, $10.5M
TRADE:Montreal Canadiens aquired Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Michael Busto from the New York Rangers for Christopher Higgins, Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik.
- Jere Lehtinen (RW)-Re-signed, Dallas Stars- 1 year, $1.5M
Jay Bouwmeester (D)-Re-signed, Calgary Flames – 5 years, $33M

6/29
- Craig Adams (W)-Re-signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 2 years, N/A
Jussi Jokinen (W/C)-Re-signed, Carolina Hurricanes- 2 years, $3.4M
- David Bolland (C)-Re-signed, Chicago Blackhawks- 5 years, $16.875M
Peter Budaj (G)-Re-signed, Colorado Avalanche- 1 year, $1.25M
- Brad Winchester (W)-Re-signed, St. Louis Blues- 1 year, $800K
Mike Weaver (D)-Re-signed, St. Louis Blues- 1 year, $800K
Bill Guerin (RW)-Re-signed, Pittsburgh Penguins- 1 year, $2M

Tags: Alexei Kovalev, Brian Gionta, Chris Higgins, Francois Beauchemin, Free Agents, Ilkka Pikkarainen, John Madden, Johnny Oduya, Jonas Gustavsson, Marian Hossa, Mark Recchi, Martin Havlat, Mikael Samuelsson, Mike Cammalleri, Mike Knuble, Mike Komisarek, Mike Rupp, NHL, Pavel Kubina, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Smyth, Scott Clemmensen, Scott Gomez, Scott Niedermayer, Sedin, UFA