The first two-plus months of free agency have seen several NHL teams open their wallets -- including the huge signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter by Minnesota on July 4. But we're now nearly two weeks into September and there are still dozens of unrestricted free agents looking for a home, either with the club they played for in 2011-12 or one that has a hole it's looking to fill.
Here's a look at 30 of the top UFAs still on the market:
| FORWARDS |
| NAME |
2011-12 TEAM |
STATS |
SKINNY |
| Shane Doan |
Phoenix |
79 GP 22-28-50 |
Longtime Phoenix captain says he has a deal worked out to stay in the desert after the team's ownership situation is resolved. |
| Kristian Huselius |
Columbus |
2 GP 0-0-0 |
Injuries wiped out most of 2010-11 and almost all of last season for 33-year-old after he averaged 26 goals from 2006-07 through 2009-10 |
| Jason Arnott |
St. Louis |
72 GP 17-17-34 |
He's now 37 and isn't the offensive force he used to be, but the 400-goal scorer is still capable of providing points and leadership |
| Tom Kostopoulos |
Calgary |
81 GP 4-8-12 |
Feisty fourth-line forward gives everything he's got, will stand up for teammates and even contribute a little bit offensively |
| Mike Knuble |
Washington |
72 GP 6-12-18 |
40-year-old forward is looking for a new home after dropping from 24 goals in '10-11 to six this past season |
| Tomas Holmstrom |
Detroit |
74 GP 11-13-24 |
The 39-year-old isn't the scoring force he once was, but he remains an unmovable force in front of the net on the power play |
| Andrew Brunette |
Chicago |
78 GP 12-15-27 |
Soon-to-be 39-year-old may have a tough time finding a new home; he scored only 12 goals and 27 points last season after scoring 22, 25 and 18 goals in the previous three seasons |
| Jason Blake |
Anaheim |
45 GP 7-5-12 |
Now 38, Blake is coming off a serious injury and his worst offensive season in a decade |
| Mathieu Darche |
Montreal |
61 GP 5-7-12 |
Late-blooming 35-year-old's offensive production dropped sharply in '11-12 |
| Jochen Hecht |
Buffalo |
22 GP 4-4-8 |
35-year-old German forward is a reliable checker who can contribute offensively but missed most of last season with concussion-related problems |
| Brian Rolston |
Boston |
70 GP 7-17-24 |
The 39-year-old was reinvigorated when he landed with the Bruins last season, scoring 15 points in 21 games |
| Daymond Langkow |
Phoenix |
73 GP 11-19-30 |
35-year-old center has 1,090 NHL games and 270 goals on his resume, but is no longer a top-six forward |
| Dominic Moore |
San Jose |
79 GP 4-21-25 |
Veteran center just turned 32 and figures to be headed for 10th NHL team. He's still useful as a role player in the right situation. |
| Radek Dvorak |
Dallas |
73 GP 4-17-21 |
Still a useful third-liner and checker who can contribute a little offense as he approaches 1,200 games played |
| Petr Sykora |
New Jersey |
82 GP 21-23-44 |
Made Devils at camp and proved his scoring touch hadn't disappeared |
| DEFENSEMEN |
| NAME |
2011-12 TEAM |
STATS |
SKINNY |
| Brett Clark |
Tampa Bay |
82 GP 2-13-15 |
Points dropped from 31 to 15; minus-26 rating was also a big drop from 2010-11. But he blocked 199 shots and even at 35 is still useful as bottom-pair defenseman. |
| Carlo Colaiacovo |
St. Louis |
64 GP 2-17-19 |
Solid second-pair defenseman who can move puck well but has had injury problems |
| Matt Gilroy |
Ottawa |
67 GP 3-17-20 |
2009 Hobey Baker winner has nice offensive skills but has yet to turn them into a regular berth on an NHL blue line |
| Jaroslav Spacek |
Carolina |
46 GP 5-10-15 |
Big blueliner still possess a big shot, and is reliable defensively - plus-64 last seven seasons |
| Pavel Kubina |
Philadelphia |
69 GP 3-12-15 |
Not the offensive force he was when he was younger, but still has size and a big shot |
| Colin White |
San Jose |
51 GP 1-3-4 |
Two-time Cup winner with New Jersey can still be a useful third-pair defenseman in the right scenario |
| Kent Huskins |
St. Louis |
25 GP 2-5-7 |
Veteran depth defenseman still useful at 33 but has to prove he can stay healthy after injury-plagued 2011-12 season |
| Mike Mottau |
Boston |
35 GP 0-2-2 |
34-year-old won 2000 Hobey Baker Award at BC but has never lived up to that promise in NHL and will have to prove himself after struggling in '11-12 |
| Kurtis Foster |
Minnesota |
51 GP 4-10-14 |
Big shot but has never matched offensive numbers he put up with Tampa Bay in '09-10 |
| Milan Jurcina |
N.Y. Islanders |
65 GP 3-8-11 |
Big guy with a big shot but coming off career-worst minus-34 season with Isles |
| Chris Campoli |
Montreal |
43 GP 2-9-11 |
Smooth-skating 28-year-old defenseman wasn't retained by Montreal after missing nearly half of the 2011-12 season with a freak hamstring injury |
| GOALIES |
| NAME |
2011-12 TEAM |
STATS |
SKINNY |
| Dan Ellis |
Anaheim |
1-5-0, 2.72 GAA |
Veteran backup lost much of last season due to injury |
| Ty Conklin |
Detroit |
5-6-1, 3.28 GAA |
36-year-old lost his backup job in Detroit last season and figures to have trouble finding a new team |
| Dwayne Roloson |
Tampa Bay |
13-16-3, 3.66 GAA |
Coming off worst season of career and has to show he has something left in the tank at age 42 |
| Brent Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
6-7-2, 3.11 GAA |
35-year-old backup is coming off injury and might have to scramble in tight market |
