Ultimate Guide to NHL Free Agency 2015

June 30th, 2015 by Dave Lozo Leave a reply »

Let the Matt Beleskey sweepstakes begin!

No, wait, that’s not going to inspire enthusiasm. Let’s try this again.

Enter now for your chance to win Johnny Oduya!

Boy, this isn’t all that exciting.

Well, no matter how you look at it, when the NHL’s free-agency period opens Wednesday, there will be zero names available that are worthy of “star” status. Thanks to teams signing their best players to long-term deals before they ever reach the open market, we are left with second- and third-tier players looking for new contracts.

This year’s crop of unrestricted free agents might be the least impressive since the NHL moved to a salary-cap system a decade ago.



Goaltender Devan Dubnyk, arguably the top UFA, agreed to a six-year contract Saturday to remain with the Minnesota Wild.

Two pending UFAs—center Carl Soderberg and goaltender Antti Niemi—had their rights traded before the start of free agency. Soderberg agreed to a five-year deal with the Avalanche and Niemi signed for three years with the Stars.

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