Here is the TSN list of free agents that have signed today as seen by the link.
Today’s list of Free Agent Signings:
| DATE | NAME | POS | TO | Total | Years | Avg/Yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Fedotenko, Ruslan | LW | NYR | $1.4M | 1 | $1.4M |
| Jul 1 | Bergenheim, Sean | LW | Fla | $11M | 4 | $2.75M |
| Jul 1 | Handzus, Michal | C | SJ | $5M | 2 | $2.5M |
| Jul 1 | Ebbett, Andrew | C | Van | $525K | 1 | $525K |
| Jul 1 | Glass, Tanner | LW | Win | $750K | 1 | $750K |
| Jul 1 | Carcillo, Dan | LW | Chi | $775K | 1 | $775K |
| Jul 1 | Potter, Corey | D | Edm | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Potulny, Ryan | C | Was | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Elliott, Brian | G | StL | $1.2M | 2 | $600K |
| Jul 1 | Giguere, Jean-Sebastien | G | Col | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Lessard, Francis | RW | Ott | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Kobasew, Chuck | RW | Col | $2.5M | 2 | $1.25M |
| Jul 1 | Belanger, Eric | C | Edm | $5.25M | 3 | $1.75M |
| Jul 1 | Sanford, Curtis | G | Col | $600K | 1 | $600K |
| Jul 1 | Fleischmann, Tomas | LW | Fla | $18M | 4 | $4.5M |
| Jul 1 | Vandermeer, Jim | D | SJ | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 1 | Souray, Sheldon | D | Dal | $1.65M | 1 | $1.65M |
| Jul 1 | Ponikarovsky, Alexei | LW | Car | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
| Jul 1 | Sturm, Marco | LW | Van | $2.25M | 1 | $2.25M |
| Jul 1 | Leino, Ville | LW | Buf | $27M | 6 | $4.5M |
| Jul 1 | Pouliot, Benoit | LW | Bos | $1.1M | 1 | $1.1M |
| Jul 1 | Ryder, Michael | RW | Dal | $7M | 2 | $3.5M |
| Jul 1 | Hedberg, Johan | G | NJ | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Auld, Alex | G | Ott | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 1 | Barker, Cam | D | Edm | $2.25M | 1 | $2.25M |
| Jul 1 | Hordichuk, Darcy | LW | Edm | $800K | 1 | $800K |
| Jul 1 | Cole, Erik | RW | Mon | $18M | 4 | $4.5M |
| Jul 1 | Hamrlik, Roman | D | Was | $7M | 2 | $3.5M |
| Jul 1 | Ward, Joel | RW | Was | $12M | 4 | $3M |
| Jul 1 | Reasoner, Marty | C | NYI | $2.7M | 2 | $1.35M |
| Jul 1 | Sullivan, Steve | LW | Pittsburgh | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Commodore, Mike | D | Detroit | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| Jul 1 | Rupp, Michael | C | NY Rangers | $4.5M | 3 | $1.5M |
| Jul 1 | Tlusty, Jiri | C | Carolina | $525K | 1 | $525K |
| Jul 1 | Budaj, Peter | G | Montreal | $2.3M | 2 | $1.15M |
| Jul 1 | Boucher, Brian | G | Carolina | $1.9M | 2 | $950K |
| Jul 1 | Meech, Derek | D | Winnipeg | $700K | 1 | $700K |
| Jul 1 | Talbot, Maxime | C | Philadelphia | $9M | 5 | $1.8M |
| Jul 1 | Vrbata, Radim | RW | Phoenix | $9M | 3 | $3M |
| Jul 1 | Goc, Marcel | C | Florida | $5.1M | 3 | $1.7M |
| Jul 1 | Hejda, Jan | D | Colorado | $13M | 4 | $3.25M |
| Jul 1 | Brunette, Andrew | LW | Chicago | $2M | 1 | $2M |
| Jul 1 | Lilja, Andreas | D | Philadelphia | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | Fiddler, Vernon | LW | Dallas | $5.4M | 3 | $1.8M |
| Jul 1 | Jovanovski, Ed | D | Florida | $16.5M | 4 | $4.125M |
| Jul 1 | D’Agostini, Matt | RW | St. Louis | $2.3M | 2 | $1.15M |
| Jul 1 | Brent, Tim | C | Carolina | $1.5M | 2 | $750K |
| Jul 1 | Gordon, Boyd | C | Phoenix | $2.65M | 2 | $1.325M |
| Jul 1 | Jagr, Jaromir | RW | Philadelphia | $3.3M | 1 | $3.3M |
| Jul 1 | Mancari, Mark | RW | Vancouver | $525K | 1 | $525K |
| Jul 1 | Torres, Raffi | LW | Phoenix | $3.5M | 2 | $1.75M |
| Jul 1 | Smith, Mike | G | Phoenix | $4M | 2 | $2M |
| Jul 1 | Upshall, Scottie | RW | Florida | $14M | 4 | $3.5M |
| Jul 1 | Dvorak, Radek | RW | Dallas | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
| Jul 1 | Halpern, Jeff | C | Washington | $825K | 1 | $825K |
| Jul 1 | O’Donnell, Sean | D | Chicago | $850K | 1 | $850K |
| Jul 1 | Pardy, Adam | D | Dallas | $4M | 2 | $2M |
| Jul 1 | Theodore, Jose | G | Florida | $3M | 2 | $1.5M |
| Jul 1 | Eager, Ben | LW | Edmonton | $3.3M | 3 | $1.1M |
| Jul 1 | Mayers, Jamal | RW | Chicago | $550K | 1 | $550K |
| Jul 1 | Garon, Mathieu | G | Tampa Bay | $2.6M | 2 | $1.3M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Greene, Andy | D | New Jersey | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| Jul 1 | McCormick, Cody | LW | Buffalo | $3.6M | 3 | $1.2M |
| Jul 1 | Miller, Drew | LW | Detroit | $1.65M | 2 | $825K |
| Jul 1 | Kennedy, Tyler | RW | Pittsburgh | $4M | 2 | $2M |
| Jul 1 | Higgins, Chris | LW | Vancouver | $3.8M | 2 | $1.9M |
| Jul 1 | Wisniewski, James | D | Columbus | $33M | 6 | $5.5M |
| Jul 1 | Salo, Sami | D | Vancouver | $2M | 1 | $2M |
| Jul 1 | Harding, Josh | G | Minnesota | $750K | 1 | $750K |
| Jul 1 | Eaves, Patrick | RW | Detroit | $3.6M | 3 | $1.2M |
Humorously we tried to change the fonts around but the song remains the same. There were a ton of signings today. The Florida Panthers made a splash that felt like a tsunami in the kiddie pool with a wave of signings that got them within a few hundred thousand of the cap floor just like that. Whether these moves will actually work is a subject up for high debate. Give them credit for at least trying, even if they did drive up the price of free agents to levels that are ridiculous.
The question becomes now where will Brad Richards ultimately sign? The Rangers, Maple Leafs, Kings, and several others are believed to be in the mix depending on what you have read. Now the question we ask you before we wrap this all up over the weekend is this. Well there are actually two. Who will help positively for their new hockey teams and who will help their fantasy rosters the most?
Just as a postscript, we will have more analysis over the weekend or when some more top UFA’s sign, whichever comes first.
