NHL Signings & Free Agents

The Sharks also acquired Kennedy at the NHL Draft and have now re-signed the 26-year-old depth forward. He had 11 points in 46 games with Pittsburgh last season.

Hannan was acquired by the Sharks at the trade-deadline last season. He is no longer the 20-point player he was from 2002-2008 but he is a hard-nosed veteran who is a good value player at $1 million.

Scuderi will return to Pittsburgh where he played from 2003-2009. The 34-year-old brings a physical brand of hockey to a team who appeared to be pushed around by the Boston Bruins in Eastern Conference Finals.

With the Devils losing David Clarkson they bring in Clowe who plays a similar style game to that of Clarkson. The 30-year-old forward struggled early last season scoring no goals in 28 games with the Sharks before being traded to the Rangers. After being dealt he had eight points in 12 games.

Horton said that he wanted to go to a smaller market and that is likely why he chose the Blue Jackets. He had a great playoffs with the Bruins this season and will bring that to a Columbus team who doesn't have very much playoff experience. He will join the likes of Marian Gaborik and Sergei Bobrovsky on an emerging team who is headed to the Eastern Conference next season.

Greiss goes from Antti Niemi's backup in San Jose to Mike Smith's backup in Phoenix.

Ribeiro didn't get the long-term deal he was looking for in Washington but the Coyotes have given him a four-year deal. He tied for 10th in the NHL in scoring last season with 49 points in 48 games.

Gordon is good in the faceoff circle which will help an Edmonton team who struggled on the dot last season. He is a cheaper but similar option to Shawn Horcoff who the Oilers moved to Dallas.

After being a bust in Toronto and landing in the AHL last season, Komisarek brings a physical brand of hockey to a team in need of help on the back-end. At $700,000 for one-year this is a very low-risk move for the Hurricanes.

After spending 17 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Alfredsson is on his way to Detroit. He brings a ton of leadership to an already veteran lineup and will play with fellow Swedes NIklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson and of course Henrik Zetterberg. He had 26 points in 47 games last season but scored 27 goals just two years ago.

Emery was spectacular as the number 2 option in Chicago. He finished the season at 17-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA and .922 SV%. He will head back to Philadelphia where he played in 2009-10 and will battle Steve Mason for the number 1 job.

Ference is a hard-nosed defenseman that bolsters the Oilers blueline. He was the top D-man on the market and this is a good signing for a team who struggled in their own zone last season. He brings 120 games of playoff experience to an inexperienced roster.

Nabokov had a great year on Long Island this past season. He led the Islanders to the playoffs with a 23-11-7 record while posting a 2.50 GAA and .910 SV%.

Korpikoski had 11 points in 36 games for the Coyotes this season. The former first round pick in 2004 has 113 points in 336 career games with the Rangers and Coyotes.

Matthias was among the Panthers best players this past season. He posted 14 goals and seven assists (21 points) in 48 games.

A two-time 25-goal scorer, Giroux is the Flyers' top play-making offensive threat. He had 13 goals and 35 assists for 48 points in 48 games last season. Overall, he has 291 points (91 goals, 200 assists) in 333 career games spread over six seasons in Philadelphia.

Ballard provides the Wild with much needed help on the backend but he won't provide much offense.

Briere's playmaking ability should help bolster the top six and he should also find himself on the top powerplay unit. However, it's hard to believe that his opportunity with the Habs is better than he had in Philly.

Elias is 37 now and is still putting up respectable point totals. Elias appears to be as safe a draft pick as Selanne in the twilight years of his career.

Lecavalier has an opportunity to really excel on a Flyers team looking for a new identity after some high priced buyouts. With first line powerplay minutes and the potential for a Giroux-Lecavalier line, Lecavalier's fantasy stock is higher than it has been in recent years.