A list of some of the more popular UFAs and where they'll go:
Maxim Afinogenov - VAN Jaroslav Spacek - TOR Erik Cole - CAR Craig Anderson - ATL Saku Koivu - MTL Mike Komisarek - EDM / ATL Alexei Kovalev - DET Mathieu Schneider - Alex Tanguay - NJ Brian Gionta - VAN / NJ. If PIT had more cap room and didn't sign Guerin, I'd say them because Gionta has expressed interest in playing with Crosby before. John Madden - CHI / NJ / MIN Nik Antropov - TB Mike Knuble - CAR Ruslan Fedotenko - PIT / MIN / ANA Hal Gill - NYI Rob Scuderi - PIT. Will berserker rage if he doesn't. Mike Cammalleri - DAL / CGY Martin Havlat - NYI Nikolai Khabibulin - LA Sammy Pahlsson - CHI / MIN Joe Sakic - COL / Retire Mike Peca - WSH Sergei Zubov - DAL Chris Chelios - Just retire. Marian Hossa - LA Mikael Samuelsson - DAL Ales Kotalik - COL Dwayne Roloson - TB Marian Gaborik - VAN / LA / DAL / FLA Martin Skoula - COL Greg Zanon - FLA Steve Sullivan - NSH Mike Grier - DAL Mats Sundin - VAN / MTL Henrik Sedin - I have a weird feeling the twins will end up in Atlanta if they don't resign in VAN. Daniel Sedin -
If I'm right on more than 2 I'll be shocked.
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Maxim Afinogenov - KHL Jaroslav Spacek - CLB Erik Cole - CAR Craig Anderson - WAS Saku Koivu - ANA Mike Komisarek - NYI Alexei Kovalev - MTL Mathieu Schneider - RETIRES Alex Tanguay - EDM Brian Gionta - NJ John Madden - CHI Nik Antropov - TB Mike Knuble - LA Ruslan Fedotenko - ATL Hal Gill - TOR Rob Scuderi - LA Mike Cammalleri - MIN Martin Havlat - ATL Nikolai Khabibulin - CHI Sammy Pahlsson - CHI Joe Sakic - RETIRES (Unfortunately, class act but I think injuries will have a play in it) Mike Peca - TOR Sergei Zubov - DAL Chris Chelios - RETIRES (Hopefully) Marian Hossa - TB Mikael Samuelsson - MIN Ales Kotalik - BUF Dwayne Roloson - EDM Marian Gaborik - VAN Martin Skoula - FLA Greg Zanon - NAS Steve Sullivan - NSH Mike Grier - TOR Mats Sundin - NYR Henrik Sedin - TOR Daniel Sedin - TOR (Though I hope both sign back in Vancouver, if they don't sign before UFA begins, then I think they'll go with Burke and Nonis)
-- Edited by BluesGM on Tuesday 30th of June 2009 10:15:14 PM
Maxim Afinogenov - KHL Jaroslav Spacek - ATL Erik Cole - CAR Craig Anderson - EDM Saku Koivu - MTL Mike Komisarek - NYR Alexei Kovalev - MTL Mathieu Schneider - MTL Alex Tanguay - COL Brian Gionta - NJ John Madden - NYI Nik Antropov - PHO Mike Knuble - PHI Ruslan Fedotenko - TB Hal Gill - ATL Rob Scuderi - NAS Mike Cammalleri - ATL Martin Havlat - LA Nikolai Khabibulin - CHI Sammy Pahlsson - NAS Joe Sakic - VAN Mike Peca - TOR Sergei Zubov - RETIRES Chris Chelios - CHI Marian Hossa - NAS Mikael Samuelsson - MIN Ales Kotalik - EDM Dwayne Roloson - LA Marian Gaborik - VAN Martin Skoula - NYI Greg Zanon - NAS Steve Sullivan - NSH Mike Grier - ANH Mats Sundin - RETIRES Henrik Sedin - TOR Daniel Sedin - TOR Martin Biron - CLB
Better than trading for Heatley - who has an 8M cap hit and doesn't even want to play in Edmonton LMAO
Seriously though, Bob has gone a little off the deep end I agree, and I'm pretty upset about the fact that it looks like they are just ditching Koivu... but overall he's done what he had to do.
First line of Gomez-Gionta-Cammalleri is better than last year Koivu-Kovalev-Tanguay
