The Latest on Unrestricted Free Agents
Team-by-Team Summary of Player Moves
NHL Salary Arbitration Results
August 10 -
56 points in 71 games earned Michael Nylander a significant raise. The Washington Capitals avoided an arbitration hearing by re-signing Nylander to a one-year contract worth $2.675-million. The 30-year-old center earned $1.8 million last year.
Restricted free agents re-signing August 2-8:
- Center Curtis Brown and winger Ales Kotalik of the Buffalo Sabres.
- Right winger Mike Johnson of the Phoenix Coyotes.
- Forward Justin Papineau of the New York Islanders.
- Defenceman Niclas Havelid of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
August 1 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Center Steve Avery of the Los Angeles Kings.
- Forwards Shawn Horcoff, Marty Reasoner and Raffi Torres of the Edmonton Oilers.
- Center Artem Chubarov of the Vancouver Canucks.
- Forward Eric Boulton and defenseman Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres.
- Defenseman Steve McCarthy of the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Center Milan Kraft and right winger Matt Bradley of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
July 31 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Left winger Alex Henry of the Washington Capitals.
- Center Josef Stumpel of the Los Angeles Kings.
- Forwards Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Taylor Pyatt and
Steve Begin, and defenseman Dmitri Kalinin, of the Buffalo Sabres.
- Goaltender Andrew Raycroft of the Boston Bruins.
- Defenseman Andrei Zyuzin of the Minnesota Wild.
July 29 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Forwards Justin Williams and Radovan Somik of the Philadelphia Flyers.
- Defenseman Dick Tarnstrom of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Goaltender Manny Fernandez of the Minnesota Wild.
- Forwards Sheldon Keefe and Shane Willis of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Defenseman John Erskine of the Dallas Stars.
- Left winger Brad Isbister of the Edmonton Oilers.
- Forward Mark Bell of the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Forward Josh Holden of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
July 28 -
The captain of the Edmonton Oilers has a one-year contract. Defenseman Jason Smith accepted the team's qualifying offer, meaning he will get 10 per cent more than the $2.3-million he earned in 2002-03.
The Phoenix Coyotes have promising goaltender Zac Bierk under contract for one year. Bierk won just four of 16 starts last season, but posted an impressive 2.17 goals-against average and .932 save percentage.
Left winger Daniel Sedin and center Henrik Sedin have re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks. Daniel had 31 points last season, while Henrik recorded 39 points. The 22-year-old twins were selected second and third overall in the 1999 Entry Draft.
Other restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Defensemen Brad Norton and Maxim Kuznetsov of the Los Angeles Kings.
- Forward Marc Chouinard of the Minnesota Wild.
July 25 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Defenseman Rick Berry of the Washington Capitals.
- Forward Jonathan Cheechoo of the San Jose Sharks.
- Forward Reed Low and defenseman Matt Walker of the St. Louis Blues.
- Center Steve Kelly of the Los Angeles Kings.
July 24 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Right winger Mike Grier of the Washington Capitals.
- Defenseman Stephane Robidas of the Dallas Stars.
- Center Mike Ribiero of the Montreal Canadiens.
- Forward David Ling of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Forward Harold Druken of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
July 23 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski, defenseman/forward Lance Ward and center Samuel Pahlsson of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
- Defenseman Hal Gill of the Boston Bruins.
- Left winger Antti Laaksonen of the Minnesota Wild.
July 22 -
Restricted free agents re-signing today:
- Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders.
- Right winger Ben Clymer of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Right winger Stephen Peat of the Washington Capitals
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