Here is a list of potential 2008 Unrestricted NHL Free Agents by position. Also check the list of NHL Restricted Free Agents and our Top 30 UFA's.

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Centers - 2008 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	Age	Team	07-08 Salary	Contract Notes
Joe Sakic	37	COL	$6,750,000
Sergei Fedorov	37	WAS	$6,080,000	Re-signed with the Capitals, 1 year, $4 million
Mats Sundin	36	TOR	$5,500,000
Peter Forsberg	33	COL	$5,000,000
Bobby Holik	36	ATL	$4,250,000	Signed with the Devils, 1 year, $2.5 million
Alexei Zhamnov	36	BOS	$4,100,000
Doug Weight	36	STL	$3,500,000	Signed with the Islanders, 1 years, $1.75 million base, plus incentives upto $4.3 total
Martin Straka	34	NYR	$3,300,000	Signing with European team
Brendan Morrison	31	VAN	$3,200,000	Signed with the Ducks, 1 year, $2.75 million
Craig Conroy	35	CGY	$2,850,000	Re-signed with Calgary
Daymond Langkow	30	CGY	$2,442,000	Re-signed with Calgary, 4 years, $18 million
Steve Rucchin	35	ATL	$2,400,000
Bryan Smolinski	35	MTL	$2,000,000
Sean Avery	27	NYR	$1,900,000	Signed with the Stars, 4 years, $15.5 million
Vaclav Prospal	32	TB	$1,900,000	Re-signed with the Lightning, multi-year deal
Jason Williams	26	CHI	$1,600,000	Signed with the Thrashers, 1 year
Sergei Brylin	34	NJ	$1.520,000	Signed with in the Russian CHL league.
Yanic Perreault	36	CHI	$1,500,000
Chris Gratton	31	TBL	$1,500,000	Re-signed with the Lightning, 1 year
Mike Peca	33	CLB	$1,300,000	Re-signed with the Blue Jackets, 1 year, $1.315 million
Chris Kelly	26	OTT	$1,262,000	Re-signed with the Senators, 4 years, $8.5 million
Stephane Yelle	33	CGY	$1,250,000
Mike York	29	PHX	$1,000,000	Signed with the Blue Jackets, 1 year
Marty Reasoner	30	EDM	$950,000	Signed with the Thrashers
Stu Barnes	36	DAL	$900,000
Niko Kapanen	29	PHX	$900,000
Ryan Johnson	31	STL	$800,000	Signed with the Canucks for 2 years, $2.4 million
Josef Vasicek	26	NYI	$750,000
Dominic Moore	26	TOR	$700,000	Re-signed with the Maple Leafs
Curtis Brown	31	SJS	$700,000
Byron Ritchie	30	VAN	$675,000
Kevyn Adams	32	CHI	$650,000
Randy Robitaille	31	OTT	$625,000
Jaroslav Hlinka	30	COL	$600,000
Trevor Linden	37	VAN	$600,000	Retired
Patrick Rissmiller	28	SJS	$595,000	Signed with the Rangers
Kris Beech	26	PIT	$585,000	Re-signed with the Penguins, 1 year
Mark Hartigan	29	DET	$550,000
Jason Krog	31	ATL	$500,000	Signed with the Canucks, 1 year
Glen Metropolit	33	BOS	$500,000	Signed with the Flyers for 2 years
Zenon Konopka	26	CLB	$500,000
Toby Peterson	29	DAL	$550,000	Re-signed with the Stars, 2 years, $1.1 million
Wyatt Smith	30	COL	$500,000
Jim Dowd	38	PHI	$500,000
Jeremy Roenick	37	SJS	$500,000	Re-signed with San Jose for 1 year.
Andreas Karlsson	31	TBL	$500,000
Craig MacDonald	30	TBL	$500,000	Signed with the Blue Jacks, 1 year, 2-way
Tim Taylor	38	TBL	$500,000	Retiring
Mike Glumac	27	STL	$495,000
Mark Smith	29	CGY	$488,000
Michael Ryan	27	BUF	$475,000
Krys Barch	27	DAL	$475,000
Brad Winchester	26	DAL	$475,000	Signed with the Blues, 1 year, $600,000
John Pohl	28	TOR	$475,000
Matt Foy				Signed with the Blues

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Defenseman - 2008 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	Age	Team	07-08 Salary	Contract Notes
Wade Redden	30	OTT	$6,500,000	Signed with the Rangers, 6 years, $39 million
Rob Blake	37	LAK	$6,000,000	Signed with the Sharks, 1 year, $5 million
Adam Foote	35	COL	$4,600,000	Re-signed with Colorado for 2 years
Mattias Norstrom	35	DAL	$4,250,000	Retired
Brad Stuart	27	DET	$3,500,000	Re-signed with the Red Wings, 4 years, $14 million
Darius Kasparaitis	34	NYR	$3,116,000
Paul Mara	27	NYR	$3,000,000	Re-signed with the Rangers, 1 year, $1.95 million
Aaron Ward	35	Bos	$2,275,000	Re-signed with the Bruins, 2 years, $5 million
Teppo Numminen	38	BUF	$2,600,000	Re-signed with the Sabres. 1 year
Oleg Tverdovsky	31	LAK	$2,500,000
Marek Malik	32	NYR	$2,500,000
Bret Hedican	36	CAR	$2,432,000
Michal Rozsival	28	NYR	$2,300,000	Re-signed with the Rangers, 4 years, $20 million
Dmitri Kalinin	26	BUF	$2,250,000	Signed with the Rangers, 1 year
Keith Carney	37	MIN	$2,100,000
Dick Tarnstrom	32	CLB	$2,000,000
Jason Smith	33	PHI	$1,976,000	Signed with the Senators, 2 years, $5.2 million
Brian Campbell	28	SJS	$1,750,000	Signed with the Blackhawks, 8 years, $56.8 million
Mark Eaton	30	PIT	$1,600,000	Re-signed with the Penguins, 2 years, $2 million
Bryce Salvador	31	NJD	$1,500,000	Re-signed with the Devils, 4 years, $11.6 million
Aaron Miller	35	VAN	$1,500,000
Andrei Zyuzin	29	CHI	$1,475,000
Glen Wesley	38	CAR	$1,400,000	Retired
John-Michael Liles	26	COL	$1,400,000	Re-signed with Colorado, 4 years, $16 million
Karel Rachunek	27	NJD	$1,400,000
Richard Matvichuk	34	NJD	$1,368,000
Mike Commodore	27	OTT	$1,300,000	Signed with the Blue Jackets, 5 years, $18.75 million
Jim Vandermeer	27	CAL	$1,225,000	Re-signed with the Flames
Nolan Baumgartner	31	DAL	$1,200,000	Signed with the Canucks
Jaroslav Modry	36	PHI	$1,200,000
Petteri Nummelin	34	MIN	$1,200,000
Brooks Orpik	27	PIT	$1,075,000	Re-signed with the Penguins, 6 years, $22.5 million
Jan Hejda	29	CLB	$1,000,000
Andreas Lilja	31	DET	$1,000,000	Re-signed with the Wings, 2 years, $2.5 million
Ron Hainsey	26	CLB	$900,000	Signed with the Thrashers, 5 years, $22.5 million.
Chris Chelios	45	DET	$850,000
Branislav Mezei	26	FLA	$850,000
Steve Montador	27	FLA	$800,000	Signed with the Ducks, 1 year
Steve McCarthy	26	ATL	$725,000
Bryan Berard	30	NYI	$725,000
Kurt Sauer	26	COL	$719,000	Signed with the Coyotes, 4 years, $7 million
Joe DiPenta	28	ANA	$700,000
Magnus Johansson	33	FLA	$700,000
Patrice Brisebois	36	MTL	$700,000
Alexei Semenov	26	SJS	$650,000
Sandis Ozolinsh	34	SJS	$625,000
Joel Kwiatkowski	30	ATL	$600,000
Mark Streit	29	MTL	$600,000	Signed with the Islanders, 5 years, $20.5 million
Matt Walker	27	STL	$600,000	Signed with the Blackhawks, 1 year
Mike Weaver	29	VAN	$600,000
David Hale	26	CGY	$590,000	Signed with the Coyotes
Nolan Pratt	31	BUF	$550,000
Rory Fitzpatrick	32	PHI	$550,000	Signed with the Panthers
Jassen Cullimore	34	FLA	$535,000
Alain Nasreddine	31	PIT	$535,000
Freddy Meyer	26	NYI	$525,000
Rob Davison	27	SJS	$525,000
Bobby Allen	28	BOS	$500,000
Dan Jancevski	26	DAL	$500,000	Re-signed with the Stars, 2 years
Jeff Jillson	26	COL	$500,000
Wade Brookbank	29	CAR	$500,000	Re-signed with the Hurricanes, 1 year, $475,000
Sheldon Brookbank	26	NJD	$500,000	Re-signed with the Devils
Andrew Hutchinson	27	NYR	$500,000	Signed with the Lightning, 2 years
Jason Strudwick	31	NYR	$500,000	Signed with the Oilers, 1 year, $650,000
Luke Richardson	38	OTT	$500,000
Micki DuPont	27	STL	$500,000
Dan Smith	31	CBJ	$500,000	Re-signed with the Blue Jackets
Garrett Stafford	27	DET	$500,000	Signed with the Stars, 2 years
Andy Wozniewski	27	TOR	$500,000	Signed with the Blues
Kevin Dallman	26	LAK	$490,000
Jeff Finger	27	COL	$475,000	Signed with the Maple Leafs, 4 years, $14 million
Allan Rourke	27	EDM	$475,000
Sean Hill	37	MIN	$475,000
Mike Mottau	29	NJD	$475,000	Re-signed with the Devils
Matt Carkner	26	OTT	$475,000	Re-signed with the Senators for 2 years
Ryan Caldwell	26	PHX	$475,000
Joe Callahan	25	PHX	$475,000	Signed with the Islanders, 1 year.
Brad Norton	32	SJS	$475,000
Doug Janik	27	TBL	$475,000	Signed with the Blackhawks, 1 year
Bruno St. Jacques	26	ANA	$475,000
Aaron Johnson	25	D	$475,000	Signed with the Blackhawks, 1 year
Josef Melichar	29			Signed with the Hurricanes, 1 year, $1 million

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Goaltenders - 2008 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	Age	Team	07-08 Salary	Contract Notes
Jose Theodore	30	COL	$6,000,000	Signed with the Capitals for 2 years
Olaf Kolzig	37	WAS	$5,450,000	Signed with teh Lightning for 1 year, $1.5 million base, plus bonuses
Marc Denis	30	TB	$2,800,000	Signed with the Canadiens
Cristobal Huet	31	WAS	$2,750,000	Signed with the Blackhawks, 4 years, $22.5 million
Ray Emery	25	OTT	$2,750,000	Signed with the Atlant Mytishchi of the Russian CHL league, 1 year, over $2 million
Dominik Hasek	42	DET	$2,050,000	Retiring
Andrew Raycroft	28	TOR	$2,000,000	Signed with the Avalanche, 1 year, $800,000
Curtis Joseph		TOR	1,500,000	Signed with the Maple Leafs, 1 year, $700,000
John Grahame	31	CAR	$1,400,000	Signed with a Russian Club
Johan Hedberg	34	ATL	$1,150,000	Re-signed with the Thrashers, multi-year deal
Johan Holmqvist	29	DAL	$1,000,000
Patrick Lalime	32	CHI	$950,000	Signed with the Sabres, 2 years, $2 million
Jocelyn Thibault	32	BUF	$760,000
Stephen Valiquette	29	NYR	$635,000	Re-signed with the Rangers,
David Aebischer	29	PHX	$600,000
Alex Auld	26	BOS	$600,000	Signed with the Senators, 2 years, $2 million
Curtis Sanford	27	VAN	$600,000	Re-signed with the Canucks
Michael Leighton	26	CAR	$550,000
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	29	ANA	$525,000
Mike Morrison	27	NJD	$525,000
Fred Brathwaite	34	ATL	$500,000
Frederic Cassivi	32	WAS	$500,000
Scott Clemmensen	29	TOR	$500,000	Signed with the Devils, 1 year
Ty Conklin	31	PIT	$500,000	Signed with the Red Wings, 1 year, $750,000
Dan Ellis	27	NAS	$500,000	Re-signed with the Predators, 2 years, $3.5 million
Jordan Sigalet	26	BOS	$500,000
Wade Dubielewicz	28	NYI	$500,000	Signed with a Russian team
Drew MacIntyre	24	G	$495,000	Signed with the Predators, 1 year, 2-way
Brian Boucher	30	SJ	$490,000	Re-signed with the Sharks for 1 year

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Left Wingers - 2008 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	Age	Team	07-08 Salary	Contract Notes
Markus Naslund	33	VAN	$6,000,000	Signed with the Rangers, 2 years, $8 million
Ladislav Nagy	28	LAK	$3,750,000
Martin Rucinsky	36	STL	$3,000,000	Signed with Sparta Prague
Ruslan Fedotenko	28	NYI	$2,900,000	Signed with the Penguins, 1 year, $2.5 million
Brendan Shanahan	38	NYR	$2,500,000
Gary Roberts	41	TB	$2,500,000	Signed with the Lightning for 1 year, $1.25 million base plus $10K per game
Petr Cajanek	31	STL	$2,000,000
Cory Stillman	33	OTT	$1,750,000	Signed with the Panthers, 3 years, $10.6 million
Andrew Brunette	33	COL	$1,600,000	Signed with the Wild, 3 years, $7 million
Matt Cooke	28	WAS	$1,525,000	Signed with the Penguins, 2 years, $2.4 million
Geoff Sanderson	35	EDM	$1,500,000
Scott Thornton	36	LAK	$1,500,000
Ryan Malone	27	TB	$1,450,000	Signed with the Lightning, 7 years, $31.5 million.
Kristian Huselius	28	CGY	$1,400,000	Signed with the Blue Jackets, 4 years, $19 million
Martin Gelinas	37	NAS	$1,250,000
Jarkko Ruutu	31	PIT	$1,150,000	Signed with the Senators, 3 years, $3.9 million
Donald Brashear	35	WAS	$1,100,000
Jason Chimera	28	CLB	$1,000,000
Antti Miettinen	26	DAL	$885,000	Signed with the Wild, 3 years
Pascal Dupuis	28	PIT	$880,000	Re-signed with the Penguins, 3 years, $4.2 million
Todd Fedoruk	28	MIN	$875,000	Signed with the Coyotes, 3 years, $3.175 million
Jay Pandolfo	32	NJD	$836,000	Re-signed with the Devils
Jan Hlavac	30	NAS	$700,000
Niklas Hagman	27	DAL	$675,000	Signed with the Maple Leafs, 4 years, $12 million
Jody Shelley	31	SJS	$650,000	Re-signed with the Sharks for 2 years
Josh Gratton	25	PHO	$550,000	Signed with the Predators, 2 years
Eric Boulton	30	ATL	$525,000	Re-signed with the Thrashers, 2 years, $1.2 million
David Koci	26	CHI	$525,000	Signed with the Lightning, 1 year, 2-way. $525K NHL, $100K minors
Brad Isbister	30	VAN	$525,000
Curtis Glencross	25	EDM	$522,000	Signed with the Flames
Darcy Hordichuk	26	NAS	$517,000	Signed with the Canucks for 2 years
Kip Brennan	26	NYI	$500,000
Riley Cote	26	PHI	$500,000	Signed with the Flyers, 3 years, $1.65 million
Steve Kelly	30	MIN	$500,000	Signed with the Blue Jackets, 1 year, 2-way, $500,000
Matt Murley	27	PHO	$500,000
Jeff Taffe	26	PIT	$500,000	Signed with the Penguins, 1 year
Ryan Bayda	26	CAR	$475,000	Re-signed with the Hurricanes, 1 year, $475,000
Raitis Ivanans	28	LAK	$475,000
Chris Simon	35	MIN	$475,000	Signed with a Russian team
Mathias Tjarnqvist	28	PHX	$475,000
Mathieu Darche	30	TBL	$475,000	Signed with the Sabres
Noah Clarke	28	NJD	$475,000
Jeff Giuliano	28	LAK	$475,000

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Right Wingers - 2008 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents
Player	Age	Team	07-08 Salary	Contract Notes
Jaromir Jagr	35	NYR	$8,360,000	Reported that he signed with Avangard Omsk (Rus.) for 2 years, $35 million
Marian Hossa	28	PIT	$7,000,000	Signed with the Red Wings, 1 year, $7.4 million
Pavol Demitra	32	MIN	$4,500,000	Signed with the Canucks, 2 years, $8 million
Miroslav Satan	32	NYI	$4,500,000	Signed with the Penguins, 1 year, $3.5 million
Glen Murray		BOS	$4,100,000
Todd Bertuzzi	33	ANA	$4,000,000	Signed with the Flames, 1 year, $1.95 million
Darcy Tucker	32	TOR	$3,000,000	Signed with the Avalanche, 2 years, $4.5 million
Michael Ryder	27	MTL	$2,950,000	Signed with the Bruins, 3 years, $12 million
Brian Rolston	34	TB	$2,432,000	Signed with the Devils, 4 years, $20 million
Martin Lapointe	33	OTT	$2,400,000
David Vyborny	32	CLB	$2,200,000
Owen Nolan	35	CGY	$1,750,000	Signed with the Wild, 2 years, $5.5 million
Mark Recchi	39	ATL	$1,750,000	Signed with the Lightning, 1 year, $1.25 million
Teemu Selanne	37	ANA	$1,500,000
Georges Laraque	30	PIT	$1,300,000	Signed with the Canadiens, 3 years, $4.5 million
Radim Vrbata	26	PHX	$1,225,000	Signed with the Lightning, 3 years, $9 million
Andre Roy	32	TBL	$1,000,000	Signed with the Flames
Shean Donovan	32	OTT	$925,000	Re-signed with the Senators for 2 years
Brian Willsie	29	LAK	$900,000	Signed with the Avalanche, 1 year
Trevor Letowski	30	CAR	$800,000
Mike Johnson	32	STL	$750,000
Arron Asham	29	NJD	$700,000	Signed with the Flyers, multi-year deal
Matt Bradley	29	WAS	$700,000	Re-signed with the Capitals, 3 years, $3 million
Branko Radivojevic	26	MIN	$680,000
Wade Belak	30	FLA	$625,000	Re-signed with Florida, 2 years.
Brandon Bochenski	25	NAS	$600,000	Signed with the Lightning, 2 years
Niko Dimitrakos	28	OTT	$575,000
Dallas Drake	38	DET	$550,000
Darren McCarty	35	DET	$535,000
Aaron Downey	32	DET	$525,000
Adam Hall	26	PIT	$525,000	Signed with the Lightning, 3 years, $1.8 million
Josh Langfeld	29	NAS	$500,000
Junior Lessard	27	TBL	$500,000	Signed with the Thrashers
Jeff Hoggan	29	BOS	$495,000	Signed with the Coyotes, 1 year, $500,000
Mark Mowers	33	ANA	$475,000
Darren Haydar	27	ATL	$475,000
Mike Hoffman		ANA	$475,000	Signed with the Thrashers
Keith Aucoin	28	CAR	$475,000	Signed with the Capitals, 2 years
Eric Godard	27	CGY	$475,000	Signed with the Penguins, 3 years
Scott Parker	29	COL	$475,000	Re-signed with the Avalanche, 1 year
Jesse Boulerice	28	PHI	$475,000
Grant Stevenson	26	CAL	$475,000	Signed with the Thrashers
Kyle Wanvig	26	TB	$475,000
Craig Weller	26	PHX	$475,000	Signed with the Wild, 2 years, $1.2 million

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