NHL Free Agency 2012: One Pending Free Agent Every Team Must Re-Sign

June 5th, 2012 by Al Daniel Leave a reply »
Within the last week, one Original Six NHL franchise has lost an award-winning goaltender to a self-assigned sabbatical. Meanwhile, another has lost its ornate, durable captain to retirement.

Both of those teams, to the best of their ability, can fill the resultant voids by simply ensuring they have a new contract with one of their established players before free agents are turned loose on July 1.

Two other teams, Montreal and Winnipeg, need to draft a new contract in the coming weeks if they are to bring back their own starting goalie. Another two, Nashville and New Jersey, need to take the same action to ensure they do not lose their captain.

In alphabetical order, the free agent these and the rest of the NHL’s 24 other member clubs must especially make sure to retain are presented as follows.

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