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2008 NHL free agents and signings

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SIGNED: Corey Perry (Ducks), Brendan Morrison (Canucks), David LeNeveu (Rangers) Steve Montador (Panthers), Brennan Evans (Sharks). Josh Green (Canucks), Drew Miller (Ducks), Joakim Lindstrom (Blue Jackets, trade)

LOST: Doug Weight (Islanders), Todd Bertuzzi (Flames

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Joe DiPenta, F Mike Hoffman, D Jay Leach, F Mark Mowers, F Teemu Selanne, F Darryl Bootland

RESTRICTED: F Shane Hynes, F Geoff Platt

SIGNED: Ron Hainsey(Blue Jackets), Eric Boulton (Thrashers), Jason Williams (Blackhawks), Kari Lehtonen (Thrashers), Marty Reasoner (Oilers), Junior Lessard (Lightning)

LOST: Bobby Holik (Devils), Mark Recchi (Lightning)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Kevin Doell, F Darren Haydar, D Joel Kwiatkowski, D Steve McCarthy, F Steve Rucchin

RESTRICTED: F Brett Sterling

SIGNED: Blake Wheeler (Coyotes), Michael Ryder (Canadiens), F Petteri Nokelainen (Bruins),Dennis Wideman (Bruins), Martin St. Pierre (trade, Blackhawks), Stephane Yelle (Flames)

LOST: G Alex Auld (Senators), Glen Metropolit (Flyers), Jeff Hoggan (Coyotes), Pascal Pelletier (traded to Blackhawks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Bobby Allen, G Jordan Sigalet, F Alex Zhamnov, F Glen Murray

RESTRICTED: D Johnny Boychuk

SIGNED: Paul Gaustad (Sabres), Patrick Lalime (Blackhawks), Daniel Paille(Sabres), Clarke MacArthur (Sabres), Teppo Numminen (Sabres)

LOST: Dmitri Kalinin (Rangers), Steve Bernier (trade, Canucks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Nolan Pratt, F Michael Ryan, G Jocelyn Thibault

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Curtis Glencross(Oilers), Jim Vandermeer (Flames), Peter Vandermeer (Coyotes), Daymond Langkow (Flames), Craig Conroy (Flames), Eric Nystrom (Flames), Curtis McIlhinney (Flames), Todd Bertuzzi (Ducks), Andre Roy (Lightning)

LOST: Curtis Joseph (Maple Leafs), Kristian Huselius (Blue Jackets), Eric Godard (Penguins), David Hale (Coyotes), Owen Nolan (Wild), Stephane Yelle (Bruins)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Mark Smith

RESTRICTED: None

SIGNED: Ryan Bayda (Hurricanes),Wade Brookbank (Hurricanes), Tim Conboy (Hurricanes), Anton Babchuk (Avangard Omsk), Josef Melichar (Swedish Elite), Tuomo Ruutu (Hurricanes), Dennis Seidenberg (Hurricanes), Chad Larose (Hurricanes), Matt Murley (Coyotes)

LOST: Darcy Hordichuk (Canucks), Keith Aucoin (Capitals)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: G John Grahame, D Bret Hedican, F Trevor Letowski

RESTRICTED: F Brandon Nolan

SIGNED: Cristobal Huet (Capitals), Brian Campbell (Sharks), Matt Walker (Blues), Aaron Johnson (Islanders), Colin Fraser (Blackhawks), Doug Janik (Lightning), Corey Crawford(Blackhawks), Pascal Pelletier (Bruins, trade), Tim Brent (Penguins)

LOST: Rene Bourque(trade, Flames), Patrick Lalime (Sabres), David Koci (Lightning), Martin St. Pierre (traded to Bruins)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Kevyn Adams, G Wade Flaherty, F Yanic Perreault, D Andrei Zyuzin

RESTRICTED: D Jordan Hendry, D Joey Mormina, D Danny Richmond

SIGNED: Adam Foote (Avs),John-Michael Liles (Avs), Darcy Tucker (Maple Leafs), Andrew Raycroft (Maple Leafs), F Wojtek Wolski (Avs), Daniel Tjarnqvist (Russian Continental), Cody McCormick (Avs), Cody McLeod (Avs), Tyler Weiman (Avs), Jason Bacashihua (Avs), Brian Willsie (Kings), Nathan Smith (Penguins), Marek Svatos (Avs), Joe Sakic, (Avs)

LOST: Jose Theodore (Capitals), Jeff Finger (Maple Leafs), Kurt Sauer (Coyotes), F Andrew Brunette (Wild), Wyatt Smith (Lightning)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Peter Forsberg, F Jaroslav Hlinka, D Dale Purinton

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SIGNED: Mike Commodore (Senators), Kristian Huselius (Flames), R.J. Umberger (trade, Flyers), Alexandre Picard (Blue Jackets), Marc Methot (Blue Jackets), Derek Mackenzie (Blue Jackets), Michael Peca (Blue Jackets), Steve Kelly (Wild), Clay Wilson (Blue Jackets), Craig MacDonald (Lightning), Aaron Rome (Blue Jackets), Mike York (Coyotes)

LOST: Ron Hainsey (Thrashers), F Dan Fritsche (traded to Rangers), Zenon Konopka(Lightning), Joakim Lindstrom (traded to Ducks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Dick Tarnstrom, F David Vyborny

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Sean Avery (Rangers), Brandon Crombeen (Stars)

LOST: Niklas Hagman (Maple Leafs), Antti Miettinen (Wild), Nolan Baumgartner (Canucks), Brad Winchester (Blues)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Stu Barnes, G Johan Holmqvist, D Dan Jancevski, D Bryce Lampman

RESTRICTED: F Chris Connor, G Tobias Stephan

SIGNED: Andreas Lilja (Red Wings), Brad Stuart (Red Wings), Ty Conklin (Penguins), Marian Hossa (Penguins), Jimmy Howard (Red Wings), Jonathan Ericsson (Red Wings), Valtteri Filppula (Red Wings), Aaron Downey (Red Wings), Chris Chelios (Red Wings),Kyle Quincey (Red Wings), Darren McCarty (Red Wings)

LOST: Dallas Drake (retirement)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Mark Hartigan, D Garrett Stafford

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Zach Stortini (Oilers), Jason Strudwick (Rangers)

LOST: Joni Pitkanen(trade, Hurricanes), Jarret Stoll (trade, Kings), Curtis Glencross (Flames), Marty Reasoner (Thrashers)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Allan Rourke, F Geoff Sanderson,

RESTRICTED: F Jean-Francois Jacques, F Marc-Antoine Pouliot

SIGNED: Cory Stillman (Senators), Rory Fitzpatrick (Flyers), Jay Bouwmeester(Panthers), Drew Larman (Panthers)

LOST: Steve Montador (Ducks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Jassen Cullimore, D Magnus Johansson, D Branislav Mezei

RESTRICTED: F Gregory Campbell, D Martin Lojek, F Stefan Meyer, F Rostislav Olesz, F Anthony Stewart

SIGNED: Denis Gauthier (Flyers, trade), Gabe Gauthier (Kings), Erik Ersberg (Kings),Matt Moulson(Kings), Peter Harrold(Kings), Brad Richardson (Kings), Jarret Stoll (Kings)

LOST: Rob Blake (Sharks), Brian Willsie (Avalanche), ), Jean-Sebastien Aubin (Flyers)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Kevin Dallman, F Jeff Giuliano, D Jon Klemm, F Ladislav Nagy, F Scott Thornton,

RESTRICTED: F Patrick O'Sullivan

SIGNED: Andrew Brunette (Avalanche), Kurtis Foster (Wild), Craig Weller (Coyotes), Antti Miettinen (Stars), Tomas Mojzis (Russian Continental), Owen Nolan (Flames), Corey Locke (Canadiens), Stephane Veilleux (Wild), Pierre-Marc Bouchard(Wild)

LOST: Todd Fedoruk (Coyotes), Aaron Voros (Rangers), Brian Rolston (trade, Lightning), Pavol Demitra (Canucks), Steve Kelly (Blue Jackets), Matt Foy (Blues), Joel Ward (Predators), Sean Hill, (Biel, Switzerland)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Keith Carney, D Petteri Nummelin, F Branko Radivojevic

SIGNED: F Andrei Kostitsyn (Canadiens), Georges Laraque (Penguins), Marc Denis (Lightning), Jaroslav Halak (Canadiens), D Ryan O'Byrne, (Canadiens), Josh Gorges(Canadiens), Mike Glumac (Blues), Patrice Brisebois (Canadiens)

LOST: Mark Streit (Islanders), Michael Ryder (Bruins), Mikhail Grabovski (trade, Maple Leafs), Corey Locke (Wild)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Mathieu Biron, F Bryan Smolinski

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Kevin Klein(Predators), Josh Gratton (Rangers), Joel Ward (Wild), Rich Peverley (Predators), Ville Koistinen (Predators)

LOST: Brandon Bochenski (Lightning), Jan Hlavac (Sweden)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Martin Gelinas, F Josh Langfeld

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Bryce Salvador (Devils), Jay Pandolfo (Devils), Barry Tallackson (Devils), David Clarkson (Devils), Brian Rolston (Lightning), Bobby Holik (Thrashers), Fedor Fedorov (Moscow Dynamo), Rod Pelley (Devils)

LOST: Arron Asham (Flyers)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Sergei Brylin, F Noah Clarke, D Richard Matvichuk, D Karel Rachunek

RESTRICTED: D Olli Malmivaara

SIGNED: Mark Streit (Canadiens), Doug Weight (Ducks), Sean Bergenheim (Islanders), Jeff Tambellini (Islanders), Jeremy Colliton (Islanders), Ben Walter (Islanders), Frans Nielsen (Islanders), Bruno Gervais(Islanders)

LOST: Miroslav Satan (Penguins), Ruslan Fedotenko (Penguins), Drew Fata (Coyotes), Aaron Johnson (Blackhawks), Steve Regier (Blues), Rob Davison (Canucks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Bryan Berard, F Kip Brennan, G Wade Dubielewicz, F Josef Vasicek, F Matt Keith

RESTRICTED: D Matt Spiller

SIGNED: Wade Redden (Senators), Michal Rozsival (Rangers), Aaron Voros (Wild), Patrick Rissmiller (Sharks), Andreas Jamtin (Sweden), G Stephen Valiquette (Rangers), Markus Naslund (Canucks), Dmitri Kalinin (Sabres), Paul Mara (Rangers), Dan Fritsche (Rangers), Nigel Dawes (Rangers), Greg Moore (Rangers), Fredrik Sjostrom (Rangers)

LOST: Sean Avery (Stars), Martin Straka (Czechoslovakia), Jaromir Jagr (Avangard Omsk), David LeNeveu (Ducks), Jason Strudwick (Oilers), Josh Gratton (Predators)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Darius Kasparaitis, D Marek Malik, F Brendan Shanahan

RESTRICTED: D Ivan Baranka

SIGNED: Alex Auld (Bruins), Jarkko Ruutu (Penguins), Shean Donovan (Senators), Jason Smith (Flyers), Brendan Bell (Coyotes), Antoine Vermette (arbitration), Brad Isbister (Canucks)

LOST: Cory Stillman (Panthers), Wade Redden (Rangers), Mike Commodore (Blue Jackets), Andrej Meszaros (trade, Lightning)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: G Ray Emery, F Martin Lapointe, D Luke Richardson, F Randy Robitaille, F Oleg Saprykin

RESTRICTED: F Josh Hennessy

SIGNED: Jeff Carter (Flyers), Glen Metropolit (Bruins), Nate Raduns (Worcester, AHL), Ossi Vaananen (Sweden), Sean Curry (Providence, AHL), Riley Cote (Flyers), Randy Jones (Flyers), Arron Asham (Devils), Jean-Sebastien Aubin (Kings)

LOST: Vinny Prospal (Lightning, trade), Denis Gauthier (Kings, trade), Rory Fitzpatrick (Panthers), Patrick Thoresen (European league TBD), Jason Smith (Senators)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Jesse Boulerice, F Jim Dowd, D Jaroslav Modry, F Keith Primeau, F Darren Reid

RESTRICTED: D Steve Eminger, D Nate Guenin, F Stefan Ruzicka

SIGNED: Kurt Sauer (Avalanche), Todd Fedoruk (Wild), David Hale (Flames), Matt Jones (Coyotes), Drew Fata (Islanders), Brian McGrattan (Coyotes), Jeff Hoggan (Bruins), Ryan Lannon (Pittsburgh),Dan Carcillo (Coyotes), Joel Perrault (Coyotes)

LOST: Radim Vrbata (Lightning), Craig Weller (Wild), Bill Thomas (Penguins), Brendan Bell (Senators), Michael York, (Blue Jackets), Matt Murley (Hurricanes)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: G David Aebischer, F Pavel Brendl, D Ryan Caldwell, F Niko Kapanen, F Mathias Tjarnqvist, F Joey Tenute, F Marcel Hossa

RESTRICTED: G Al Montoya

SIGNED: Pascal Dupuis (Penguins), Mark Eaton (Penguins), Eric Godard (Flames), Brooks Orpik (Penguins), Matt Cooke (Capitals), Miroslav Satan (Islanders), Janne Pesonen (Finnish Elite), Ruslan Fedotenko (Islanders), Kris Beech (Penguins), Ryan Stone (Penguins), Bill Thomas (Coyotes), Jeff Taffe(Penguins), Jonathan Filewich (Penguins)

LOST: Gary Roberts (Lightning, trade), Ty Conklin (Red Wings), Marian Hossa (Red Wings), Jarkko Ruutu (Senators), Adam Hall (Lightning), Georges Laraque (Canadiens), Ryan Lannon (Coyotes), Nathan Smith (Avalanche), Tim Brent (Blackhawks)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Alain Nasreddine, F Connor James,

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Jody Shelley (Sharks), Rob Blake (Kings), Christian Ehrhoff (Sharks), Tom Cavanagh (Sharks), Marcel Goc (Sharks), Brad Staubitz (Sharks), Ryane Clowe (Sharks), Lukas Kaspar (Sharks)

LOST: Brian Campbell (Blackhawks), Patrick Rissmiller (Rangers)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Curtis Brown, D Sandis Ozolinsh, D Alexei Semenov, F Mike Iggulden, G Dmitri Patzold, F Tomas Plihal

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: David Backes (Blues), Yan Stastny (Blues), Brad Winchester (Stars), Jeff Woywitka (Blues), Jay McClement(Blues), Steve Regier (Islanders), Matt Foy (Wild), D Andy Wozniewski (Maple Leafs), Mike Weaver (Blues)

LOST: Ryan Johnson (Canucks), Matt Walker (Blackhawks), Mike Glumac (Canadiens)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Petr Cajanek, D Micki Dupont, F Mike Johnson, F Martin Rucinsky

RESTRICTED: G Hannu Toivonen

SIGNED: Gary Roberts (Penguins, trade); Ryan Malone (Penguins, trade) Vinny Prospal (Flyers, trade). Radim Vrbata (Coyotes), Olaf Kolzig (Capitals), F Ryan Craig(Lightning),D Janne Niskala (Flyers), David Koci (Blackhawks), Adam Hall (Penguins), Wyatt Smith (Avalanche), Evgeny Artyukhin (CSKA Moscow), Mark Recchi (Thrashers), Chris Gratton (Lightning), Brandon Bochenski (Predators), Zenon Konopka (Blue Jackets)

LOST: Brian Rolston (Devils), Marc Denis (Canadiens), Doug Janik (Blackhawks), Andre Roy (Flames), Craig MacDonald (Blue Jackets), Junior Lessard (Thrashers)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: F Mathieu Darche, F Andreas Karlsson, F Tim Taylor, F Kyle Wanvig

RESTRICTED: F Karl Stewart

SIGNED: Curtis Joseph (Flames), Jeff Finger (Avalanche), Niklas Hagman (Stars), Matt Stajan(Leafs), Ben Ondrus (Leafs), Alex Foster (Leafs)

LOST: Darcy Tucker (Avalanche), Andrew Raycroft (Avalanche), Andy Wozniewski (Blues)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: G Scott Clemmensen, F Dominic Moore, F John Pohl, F Mats Sundin

RESTRICTED:

SIGNED: Ryan Johnson (Blues), Curtis Sanford (Canucks), Darcy Hordichuk (Hurricanes), Nolan Baumgartner (Stars), Pavol Demitra (Wild), Jason Krog (Chicago Wolves/AHL), Rob Davison (Islanders), Steve Bernier (Sabres), Rick Rypien (Canucks), Ryan Shannon (Canucks), Mike Brown (Canucks), D Zach Fitzgerald (Canucks), D Nathan Mciver (Canucks)

LOST: Markus Naslund (Rangers), Brendan Morrison (Ducks), Mike Weaver (Blues), Josh Green (Ducks), Brad Isbister (Senators)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED: D Aaron Miller, F Byron Ritchie

RESTRICTED: G Drew MacIntyre, F Kyle Wellwood

SIGNED: Mike Green (Capitals), Jose Theodore (Avalanche), Keith Aucoin (Capitals), Sergei Fedorov (Capitals), Brooks Laich(Capitals), Boyd Gordon (Capitals), Shaone Morrisonn (Capitals)

LOST: Cristobal Huet (Blackhawks), Olaf Kolzig (Lightning), Matt Cooke (Penguins)

Remaining

UNRESTRICTED:

RESTRICTED: