July 2, 2009

 

 

 

PLAYER	OLD TEAM	NEW TEAM	$	YEARS
Daniel Sedin	Vancouver	Vancouver	$30.5M	5
Henrik Sedin	Vancouver	Vancouver	$30.5M	5
Though technically not free agents, by signing an hour or so before the period began, the twins set the tone for the rest of the day forcing teams anxious to bid on the prolific forwards to look elsewhere.
Marian Hossa	Detroit	Chicago	$62.8M	12
Proven sniper went for the long-term deal and will add a huge veteran presence to fast-track the Blackhawks development.
Mattias Ohlund	Vancouver	Tampa	$26.25M	7
Big deal for Swedish defenceman, who will be a significant veteran help in rearing top draft pick, Victor Hedman.
Mike Cammalleri	Calgary	Montreal	$30M	5
Cashes in on career-best 39 goal season. Was thought to be on Leafs radar but opted for their Original Six rival.
Brian Gionta	New Jersey	Montreal	$25M	5
Busy day for Habs GM Bob Gainey as he gets another big-name forward after trading for Scott Gomez earlier in the week.
Marian Gaborik	Minnesota	N.Y. Rangers	$28.75M	5
Injuries limited him last season, but former Wild child can score when he's healthy.
Mike Komisarek	Montreal	Toronto	$22.5M	5
Immediately adds toughness to Leafs blueline and saves GM Burke from an unproductive day.
Dwayne Roloson	Edmonton	N.Y. Islanders	$5M	2
Veteran Oiler is moving on.
Nikolai Khabibulin	Chicago	Edmonton	$15M	4
Oilers GM Steve Tambellini moves quickly to replace Roloson.
David Booth	Florida	Florida	$25.5M	6
Panthers didn't want to let this developing scorer get away and paid the price to keep him.
Mike Knuble	Philadelphia	Washington	$5.6M	2
He'll go to the net both to his own benefit and that of his future linemate, superstar Alex Ovechkin.
Chris Neil	Ottawa	Ottawa	$8M	4
Leafs and Rangers were in the picture but it is believed the scrapper took a discount to stay with Sens.
Scott Niedermayer	Anaheim	Anaheim	$6M	1
As expected, 35-year-old captain decided to remain just Ducky.
Erik Cole	Carolina	Carolina	$5.8M	2
'Canes wondered if they would be able to keep him.
Martin Havlat	Chicago	Minnesota	$30M	6
Should help compensate for the loss of Gaborik.
Hal Gill	Pittsburgh	Montreal	$4.5M	2
He has his Stanley Cup ring and decided to move on.
Scott Clemmensen	New Jersey	Florida	$3.6M	3
Brodeur's backup will stop pucks in the Sunshine State.
Jaroslav Spacek	Buffalo	Montreal	$11.5M	3
Defenceman had 45 points with Sabres last year.
John Madden	New Jersey	Chicago	$2.75M	1
A Devil no more, he adds some grit to young Hawks lineup.