Ranking the 15 most valuable pending UFAs left on the board after the frenzy.
15.Lubomir Visnovsky
2014-15 team: New York Islanders
Age: 38
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $4.75 million
Contract year report: Though limited to just 53 games in 2014-15, the veteran still put up 20 points and averaged top-four minutes on the Islanders? back end.
Latest dirt: In an interview on iihf.com, the Czech blueliner said that he and the Islanders have begun negotiations on a one-year deal. He has no interest in joining the KHL, but the NHL dream is alive and well.
?During this summer I will have a recovery with a specialist from Zilina,? Visnovsky told the website. ?Hopefully somebody will want to sign me even when I had so many injuries last few seasons.?
14.Marek Zidlicky
2014-15 teams: New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings
Age: 38
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $3 million
Contract year report: Don?t look at his age; look at his results. The Czech blueliner put up 34 points last season and averaged more than 20 minutes per game.
Latest dirt: Agent Allan Walsh announced on Twitter in June that Zidlicky ?is 100% committed to playing in the NHL next season.? Quiet in terms of rumours, but the veteran could provide power-play help at a low cost and short term.
13.Lee Stempniak
2014-15 teams: New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets
Age: 32
Position: Right wing
2014-15 cap hit: $900,000
Contract year report: A solid if unspectacular two-way forward, Stempniak scored a respectable 15 goals and added 13 assists in 2014-15 while posting his best plus/minus (+8) ever.
Latest dirt: For the second straight season, Stempniak was traded to a playoff-bound club mid-season. And again, it sounds like he won?t be retained.
12.Brad Boyes
2014-15 team: Florida Panthers
Age: 33
Position: Right wing
2014-15 cap hit: $2.625 million
Contract year report: The most shocking of the 2015 buyouts, Boyes chipped in 38 points and was a plus-11 player for a non-playoff club.
Latest dirt: Boyes has become a shootout specialist ? a commodity NHL teams should value more than they do. Sniping 44.8 per cent of his attempts, Boyes has 39 shootout goals, 12 of them game-deciders. Expect some team to scoop him up for cheap.
11.David Schlemko
2014-15 teams: Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames
Age: 28
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $1.187 million
Contract year report: Played nicely as a stay-at-home, No. 5 blueliner for coach Bob Hartley, staying out of the penalty box and finishing as a plus-6.
Latest dirt: With most of the big blueline names going early, look for a team ? don?t rule out Calgary yet, to take a flyer on Schlemko for depth. He?s younger than most UFA alternatives.
10.Eric Fehr
2014-15 team: Washington Capitals
Age: 29
Position: Centre
2014-15 cap hit: $1.5 million
Contract year report: An impressive year for the depth centre. Fehr scored 19 goals and added 14 assists in a support role for the Caps.
Latest dirt: ?We will continue to talk with Eric Fehr,? Washington GM Brian McLellan has told reporters. The Edmonton Oilers are said to have kicked tires on a player who is coming off successful elbow surgery. Fehr has gone on record saying he?d love to remain a Capital.
9. Sean Bergenheim
2014-15 teams: Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild
Age: 31
Position: Left wing
2014-15 cap hit: $2.75 million
Contract year report: After a decent start in Florida (18 points through 39 games), the Finnish winger?s trial with the Wild never panned out (one point in 20 games).
Latest dirt: Don?t expect a Minnesota return, but Bergenheim could help out a club?s second or third line at a reduced rate.
15.Lubomir Visnovsky
2014-15 team: New York Islanders
Age: 38
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $4.75 million
Contract year report: Though limited to just 53 games in 2014-15, the veteran still put up 20 points and averaged top-four minutes on the Islanders? back end.
Latest dirt: In an interview on iihf.com, the Czech blueliner said that he and the Islanders have begun negotiations on a one-year deal. He has no interest in joining the KHL, but the NHL dream is alive and well.
?During this summer I will have a recovery with a specialist from Zilina,? Visnovsky told the website. ?Hopefully somebody will want to sign me even when I had so many injuries last few seasons.?
14.Marek Zidlicky
2014-15 teams: New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings
Age: 38
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $3 million
Contract year report: Don?t look at his age; look at his results. The Czech blueliner put up 34 points last season and averaged more than 20 minutes per game.
Latest dirt: Agent Allan Walsh announced on Twitter in June that Zidlicky ?is 100% committed to playing in the NHL next season.? Quiet in terms of rumours, but the veteran could provide power-play help at a low cost and short term.
13.Lee Stempniak
2014-15 teams: New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets
Age: 32
Position: Right wing
2014-15 cap hit: $900,000
Contract year report: A solid if unspectacular two-way forward, Stempniak scored a respectable 15 goals and added 13 assists in 2014-15 while posting his best plus/minus (+8) ever.
Latest dirt: For the second straight season, Stempniak was traded to a playoff-bound club mid-season. And again, it sounds like he won?t be retained.
12.Brad Boyes
2014-15 team: Florida Panthers
Age: 33
Position: Right wing
2014-15 cap hit: $2.625 million
Contract year report: The most shocking of the 2015 buyouts, Boyes chipped in 38 points and was a plus-11 player for a non-playoff club.
Latest dirt: Boyes has become a shootout specialist ? a commodity NHL teams should value more than they do. Sniping 44.8 per cent of his attempts, Boyes has 39 shootout goals, 12 of them game-deciders. Expect some team to scoop him up for cheap.
11.David Schlemko
2014-15 teams: Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames
Age: 28
Position: Defence
2014-15 cap hit: $1.187 million
Contract year report: Played nicely as a stay-at-home, No. 5 blueliner for coach Bob Hartley, staying out of the penalty box and finishing as a plus-6.
Latest dirt: With most of the big blueline names going early, look for a team ? don?t rule out Calgary yet, to take a flyer on Schlemko for depth. He?s younger than most UFA alternatives.
10.Eric Fehr
2014-15 team: Washington Capitals
Age: 29
Position: Centre
2014-15 cap hit: $1.5 million
Contract year report: An impressive year for the depth centre. Fehr scored 19 goals and added 14 assists in a support role for the Caps.
Latest dirt: ?We will continue to talk with Eric Fehr,? Washington GM Brian McLellan has told reporters. The Edmonton Oilers are said to have kicked tires on a player who is coming off successful elbow surgery. Fehr has gone on record saying he?d love to remain a Capital.
9. Sean Bergenheim
2014-15 teams: Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild
Age: 31
Position: Left wing
2014-15 cap hit: $2.75 million
Contract year report: After a decent start in Florida (18 points through 39 games), the Finnish winger?s trial with the Wild never panned out (one point in 20 games).
Latest dirt: Don?t expect a Minnesota return, but Bergenheim could help out a club?s second or third line at a reduced rate.
