Minnesota Wild | 2011 Free Agency Tracker
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Friday, 07.01.2011 / 10:00 AM
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Minnesota Wild
Print This page will be updated periodically throughout the first week of Free Agency.
July 7
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d alexander sulzer | after splitting last season between nashville and florida, the defenseman gets a one-year contract with the canucks. |
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lw brian mcgrattan | the 29-year-old who played in the ahl last season decides to stay with the ducks with a one-year deal. |
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RW Brian willsie | the winger heads to montreal after skating in the ahl last season and being called up for one game with the caps. |
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G matt climie |
the 28-year-old netminder heads north after splitting last season between phoenix and the ahl. |
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G drew macintyre | the 28-year-old played in the ahl last season and agrees to a one-year contract with buffalo. |
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lw colin stuart | the rochester native signs a one-year deal to stay with the sabres. |
July 6
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D Dean Arsene | the blueliner agrees to a one-year deal with phoenix after playing in the ahl last season. |
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D nathan oystrick | the 28-year-old signs a one-year contract with the coyotes. |
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c philippe dupuis | after 74 games with the avs last season, the 26-year-old agrees to a one-year contract with toronto. |
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lw jean-francois jacques | the winger agrees to a one-year deal with the ducks. |
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d radek martinek | after nine seasons with the islanders, the blueliner leaves for a one-year deal in columbus. |
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c tom pyatt |
the 24-year-old centerman heads south to the lightning. |
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c jason arnott |
st. louis gets another free agent off the charts, signing the 36-year-old veteran to a one-year agreement. |
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RW Jamie Langenbrunner |
the cloquet native agrees to a one-year deal with the blues after splitting last season between new jersey and dallas |
July 5
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G Nathan lawson | the netminder, who split last season between the NHL and AHL, inks a one year deal with montreal. |
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d tomas kaberle | one of the most sought after defenseman is off the board as carolina grabs him with a big, three-year deal. |
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d alexandre picard | after skating in 43 games with the canadiens, the defenseman agrees to a one-year deal with the pens on his 26th birthday. |
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d aaron johnson | the blueliner gets a one-year deal after playing last season with milwaukee in the ahl. |
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c zenon konopka | the sens sign the centerman who is not afraid of dropping the gloves to a one-year deal. |
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C Scott nichol | the 36-year-old ends two seasons with the sharks after agreeing to a one-year contract in st. louis. |
July 4
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D Anton Babchuck | after a few days on the open market, the ukranian blueliner decides to stick with the flames, who he played 65 games with last season after being acquired from carolina. |
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D Danny richmond | the 26-year-old chicago native agrees to a one-year contract with the caps. |
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LW Brett Sterling | After splitting last season between the nhl and ahl, the winger inks a one-year deal with the blues. |
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G curtis mcelhinney | the 28-year-old who totaled 28 games with anaheim and ottawa last season agrees to a one-year deal with phoenix. |
July 3
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rw steve pinizzotto | after five years in the capitals system, the 27-year-old ahl player signs with the canucks. |
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rw niclas bergfors | the 24-year-old swede signs a one-year deal with the preds after totaling 36 points with atlanta and florida last season. |
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lw josh green |
the 33-year-old agrees to a one-year contract after splitting last season between the nhl and ahl. |
July 2
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winnipeg | rw rick rypien | after dealing with on- and off-ice issues this past year, the winger moves on to winnipeg after six seasons in the vancouver organization. |
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D kent huskins | the 32-year-old's two-year stint in san jose ends after he agrees to a one-year contract with st. louis. |
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winnipeg | d randy jones | the 29-year-old agrees to a one-year deal with the jets after playing in 61 games with the lightning last season. |
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G tomas vokoun | after four seasons in florida, the czech netminder moves to d.c. with a one-year agreement. |
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d ian white | the 27-year-old heads to the motor city with a two-year deal after totaling 26 points with calgary, carolina and san jose last season. |
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c alex bolduc | the coyotes ink a one-year deal with the 26-year-old who has split time between the nhl and ahl over the past three seasons. |
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lw simon gagne | the kings lose the richards sweepstakes but do sign the talented 31-year-old to a two-year agreement. |
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lw anthony stewart | a two-year contract will keep the 26-year-old in the south after notching 39 points with atlanta last season. |
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C Tim Connolly | the long-time sabre signs a hefty, two-year contract that will move him north of the border. |
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d nolan baumgartner | the 35-year-old blueliner remains with the canucks organization after spending the past four seasons in the team's ahl system. |
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lw chris bourque | the 25-year-old played in both the khl and swiss leagues last season but will return to north america after agreeing to a one-year deal with the caps, an organization he previously played with for five years. |
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d matt gilroy | the 26-year-old heads south with a one-year contract after spending his first two years in the league within the rangers organization. |
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C brad richards | the wait is over as the summer's most coveted free agent chooses the big apple. multiple teams made in-person pitches the 31-year-old on the first day of free agency, but he doesn't waste much time deciding on a nine-year deal with the rangers. |
July 1
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lw ruslan fedotenko | the winger decides to stay with the rangers after agreeing to a one-year contract. |
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c michal handzus | the 34-year-old czech inks a two-year deal with the sharks to remain in cali. |
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lw sean bergenheim | the 27-year-old is rewarded for a stellar playoff performance with a hefty, four-year contract from the panthers. |
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c andrew ebbett | the former member of the wild heads to vancouver after splitting the year between the nhl and ahl. |
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winnipeg | lw tanner glass | for a team below the salary cap ceiling, winnipeg has been fairly quite during free agency. the jets grab glass for a one-year deal after two seasons in vancouver. |
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lw dan carcillo | the blackhawks add to their toughness factor by signing the winger, who won't be afraid to stand up for his more-skilled teammates, to a one-year contract. |
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d corey potter | the 27-year-old blueliner has spent the large majority of his career in the ahl and signs a one-year deal with edmonton. |
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C ryan potulny | the former gopher has bounced around over the past few seasons but will try to find a home in the caps organization. |
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RW Francis lessard | the 32-year-old who split last season between the nhl and ahl remains with the sens after agreeing to a one-year deal. |
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G Brian elliotT | right after the avs lock up a new netminder, the 26-year-old who ended the season in colorado heads to st. louis with a two-year contract. |
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G Jean-Sebastien Giguere | the former cup winner inks a two-year deal with the avs after appearing in 33 games with toronto last season. |
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rw chuck kobasew | after two seasons with minnesota, the 29-year-old heads to the rocky mountains, where he'll still see plenty of the wild, facing the team six times next season. |
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C Eric Belanger | the former wild centerman heads to oil country after agreeing to a three-year contract with Edmonton. |
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G curtis sanford | the veteran, who has spent the past two seasons in the ahl, signs a one-year contract with columbus. |
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c tomas fleischmann | Florida keeps on spending, this time agreeing to a four-year deal with the 27-year-old who spent his career with washington before playing 22 games with the avs last year. |
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D jim vandeRmeer | after posting 14 points with the oilers last season, the 31-year-old signs a one-year contract with the sharks. |
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D sheldon souray | the souray oilers saga ends as the blueliner agrees to a one-year deal with dallas. |
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lw alexei ponikarovsky | perhaps filling the winger spot of cole, the canes sign the 31-year-old to a one-year contract, |
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lw marco sturm | the 32-year-old german inks a one-year deal in vancouver after splitting last season between los angeles and washington. |
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LW Ville leino | one of the top ufa's is off the board as the 27-year-old finn inks a huge, six-year deal with the sabres. |
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lw benoit pouliot | the former wild first-round draft pick switches sides of one of the oldest NHL rivalries and signs a one-year contract with the bruins. |
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rw michael ryder | the 31-year-old's impressive playoff performance and stanley cup win is rewarded with a two-year contract in dallas. |
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G johan hedberg | are there even any goalies left? maybe the devils realize netminders are the day's hot commodity and lock up hedberg for the backup role for one more year. |
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G alex auld | the 30-year-old netminder returns to the senators after spending the 2008-09 season with the team. |
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D Cam Barker | barker's time in minnesota ends after the blueliner signs a one-year contract with edmonton. |
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LW Darcy hordichuk | the oilers get a new bodyguard for their many young and talented forwards. |
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rw erik cole | it seemed as though cole might end up with the team that he had spent his entire nine-year career with, but he ends up taking a big, four-year deal from montreal. |
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D roman hamrlik | the 37-year-old gets a two-year deal with the caps after posting 34 points last season. |
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RW Joel Ward | the former member of the wild gets rewarded for impressive play in nashville, getting a four-year contract from the capitals. |
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C Marty reasoner | the panthers find themselves on the other end of free agency as the 34-year-old leaves for a two-year deal on long island. |
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lw steve sullivan | pittsburgh makes its first ufa grab of the day by agreeing to a one-year deal with the 36-year-old forward. |
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D mike commodore | the blueliner who split time between the NHL and ahl last season gets a one-year deal with the red wings. |
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C Mike Rupp | the rangers lock up the 31-year-old ohio native on a three-year deal after he played 81 games with the pens in each of the past two seasons. |
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C Jiri Tlusty | the 23-year-old forward is the latest ufa to stick with his former team, signing a one-year contract. |
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g peter budaj | day one of free agency continues to be the day of backup goaltenders. the 28-year-old slovakian is the latest to move, heading to the habs on a two-year deal. |
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G Brian Boucher | the 34-year-old ends two seasons in philadelphia by inking a two-year contract to man the net in carolina. |
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winnipeg | D Derek Meech | the jets' first free agent signing is a one-year, two-way deal with the hometown 27-year-old. |
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C max talbot | the flyers continue to grab pittsburgh fan-favorites by giving the 27-year-old forward a five-year contract. |
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RW Radim Vrbata | the 30-year-old czech winger had the right to shop around but instead opts to re-sign with the coyotes on a three-year contract. |
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C marcel goc | the panthers continue to spend away towards the salary cap floor, signing the 27-year-old forward to a three-year deal. |
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D jan hejda | the avs had been quiet so far but make a big deal with a four-year contract for the 33-year-old czech defenseman. |
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D Andreas Lilja | the 35-year-old swedish blueliner joins the flyers on a one-year contract. |
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lw andrew brunette | bruno's second stint with the wild is officially over after he agrees to a one-year deal with chicago. |
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LW Vernon fidler | after two seasons with the coyotes, the eight-year veteran inks a three-year contract with the stars. |
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D Ed Jovanovski | the 35-year-old blueliner ends his five-year run in phoenix by signing a huge, four-year contract with the panthers. florida is giving plenty of effort in trying to reach next season's salary cap floor. |
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RW Matt D'Agostini | the 24-year old becomes an unrestricted free agent but winds up signing with the same team he scored 46 points for last season. |
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RW Radek Dvorak | the 34-year old won't be part of the new franchise in winnipeg as the winger inks a one-year deal with dallas instead of venturing to canada. |
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C Tim Brent | after spending most of his career back and forth between the NHL and AHL, the 27-year-old stuck with the maple leafs this past season and contributed 20 points. his output is rewarded with a two-year deal in carolina. |
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C Boyd Gordon | the former first-round pick had spent his entire career in the capitals organization, but will move west after a two-year deal with the coyotes. |
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RW Jaromir Jagr | the 39-year-old legend returns to the nhl after playing in the KHL for the past three seasons with a one-year contract from the flyers. |
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RW MarK ManCari | after four seasons with buffalo, the 25-year-old heads to vancouver with a one-year contract. |
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lw raffi torres | minnesota fans might be happy to see the 29-year-old less each season as he leaves the northwest division by signing a two-year deal in phoenix. |
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D Sean O'DonnelL | the first captain in the history of the Wild signs a one-year deal with the blackhawks after skating in all but one game for philly last season. |
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G Mike Smith | after tampa signed a new backup goalie, last year's no. 2 inks a two-year contract with the coyotes. |
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RW Scottie upshall | the 27-year-old winger gets a four-year contract from the panthers, which should settle him for a while after having already played for four teams in his young career. |
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D ADAM PARDY | after three seasons with the flames, the blueliner who only playeD in 30 games last season heads to dallas in a two-year deal. |
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G Jose Theodore | the writing was on the wall when harding re-signed with the wild this morning, but the jose theodore era in minnesota is now officially over. last year's wild backup goalie signs a two-year contract with florida. |
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LW Ben eager | the 27-year-old inks a three-year contract with edmonton after spliTting last season between atlanta and san jose. |
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rw jamal mayers | the 36-year old veteran leaves the left coast to sign a one-year deal with the blackhawks. |
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G mathieu garon | the first ufa to switch teams after the deadline is the 33-year-old veteran. after two seasons in columbus, garon signs a two-year deal with tampa to back up former wild goalie dwayne roloson. |
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D kyle medvec | minnesota signs the 23-year-old colorado native to an entry-level deal, even though he wouldn't have been an unrestricted free agent today. |
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G josh harding | harding will remain in a wild jersey, as the wild locks him up just a few hours before free agency begins with a one-year deal. the re-signing seems to signal that last year's no. 2 goalie, jose theodore, will move to another team, and harding will resume the backup role behind backstrom. |
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D drew bagnall | bagnall made his NHL debut with the wild last season and minnesota keeps him within the organization by signing him to a two-year, two-year contract hours before he would've become an unrestricted free agent |
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RW jed ortmeyer |
the nhl veteran saw time with the wild this season and played an important role in houston. minnesota keeps him in the system by re-signing him to a one-year, two-way contract hours before he would've become an unrestricted free agent. |
