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Moore had six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 73 games with the Rangers last season. He was a very valuable piece to the Rangers Stanley Cup push and the 2014 Bill Masterton Trophy winner will be a key member of their bottom six this upcoming season.

Holden, 27, had a strong season with the Avalanche in 2013-14. He scored 10 goals with 15 assists and a plus-12 rating in 54 games in his first full NHL season and first with Colorado. He should be amongst their top-6 blueliners in 2014-15.

Robidas, 37, is a rugged, hard-working defenseman who recorded 10 points (5G / 5A) in 38 games with the Stars and Ducks last season. He broke his leg on two separate occasions, but he is expected to be fine heading into 2014-15. He should replace Tim Gleason on the Leafs blueline.

Thornton had eight points (5G / 3A) with 74 penalty minutes in 64 games with the Bruins last season.

Lindback was 8-12-2 with a 2.90 GAA and .891 SV% in 18 regular season starts with the Lightning last season. He was forced to start in the playoffs because of an injury to Ben Bishop and went 0-3 with a 3.92 GAA and .881 SV%. He becomes Kari Lehtonen's back-up on a Stars team who got a ton better today.

Kostka had four goals and seven assists (11 points) with a plus-10 rating in 28 games with the Lightning and Blackhawks last season. He will fight for playing time as the sixth or seventh defenseman in New York.

It was always pretty obvious that Vanek wanted to go to Minnesota. While playing for three different teams (BUF, NYI, MTL) he posted 27 goals and 41 assists (68 points) in 78 games. However, he struggled in the postseason, so much so we saw him bumped down to the Habs bottom six. He rejoins former teammate Jason Pominville on a Minnesota team who look extremely dangerous on paper.

Aulie, 25, only had one assist with a minus-3 rating in just 15 games with the Lightning this season. He heads to an Oilers team with a young and inexperienced blueline, so he will be given a chance to battle for playing time.

Hiller, 32, was kind of pushed out of town because of Frederik Andersen and John Gibson, but he signs with a team where the crease is clearly his. He was 29-13-7 with a 2.48 GAA and .911 SV% with Anaheim last year. The Flames will be a more difficult team to play behind, but having the number-1 job secured, his fantasy value remains high.

Perreault, 26, is under-sized at 5-foot-10, but has been a steady offensive producer over the last three seasons. He had 18 goals and 25 assists (43 points) in 69 games with the Ducks and should be in the Jets top-6, likely playing with Blake Wheeler.

Orpik, 33, has spent his entire 12 year career with the Penguins but will be in Washington for the 2014-15 season. He is a strong stay-at-home defenseman who managed to post 13 points (2G / 11A) in 72 games last year. He also had a strong Olympics, but at $5.5 million annual cap-hit and all the injuries he's had in recent years, this is a risky signing.

Gionta, 35, will very likely be handed the C after signing a three-year deal with the Sabres this afternoon. He had 18 goals and 22 assists (40 points) in 81 games with the Canadiens last season. He will be comfortably in the Sabres top-6 and should be able to top the 40 point plateau.

Greiss, 28, was 10-8-5 with a 2.29 GAA and .920 SV% as the Coyotes back-up to Mike Smith. Smith went down with injury and Greiss stepped in and played well like he had all season. He will be a strong spot-start option again this season as he goes to a strong Penguins squad.

Comeau had 16 points (5G / 11A) in 61 games with the Blue Jackets. He is not fantasy relevant, but will help solidify the Penguins forward depth.

Montoya, 29, went 13-8-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV% with the Jets last season. Ondrej Pavelec struggled, so Montoya was leaned on heavily at times, and he played very well. He will assume the back-up role behind Roberto Luongo in Florida.

Hemsky had four goals and 13 assists (17 points) in 20 games with Ottawa after being traded from Edmonton. He will join his linemate Jason Spezza in Dallas, a team who now has an extremely dangerous top-6.

Miller, 33, was 25-30-4 with a 2.64 GAA and .918 SV% between the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues in 2013-14. The Canucks had the look of a team in a rebuilding mode, but with the signing of Miller it looks like they are going to try and push for the playoffs. Miller will undoubtedly be the Canucks starter, but Eddie Lack proved to be a more than capable NHL goalie last season.

After coming over from the Panthers in a trade, Weaver had seven points (1G / 6A) and was a plus-9 in 17 regular season games and had four points (1G / 3A) and a plus-8 in 17 postseason games with the Habs. He will likely shuffle in and out of the lineup as a sixth and seventh defenseman in 2014-15.

Stoner, 29, is not know for what he does in the offensive zone, but he managed to tally three points (1G / 2A) in 13 postseason games with the Wild last season. He is a big-boy at 6-foot-4, 213 lbs. and should slide right onto the Ducks third pairing after they traded Luca Sbisa and lost Stephane Robidas in free agency.

Gilbert, 31, had 28 points (3G / 25A) in 73 games with the Panthers last season. He is a good puck moving defenseman who will likely slide into the hole left by the Josh Gorges trade.