Top 25 2012 NHL Free Agents – Unrestricted

Not everyone will agee with it, but here is our Top 25 NHL free agent list for 2012 unrestricted free agents. In creating this list we took into account a players age, position, and likelihood of re-signing with current team.

Teemu Selanne was not included as we assumed that they will re-sign with their current team or retire.

Rk. Player
’11-’12 Team
Pos.
’11-’12 Cap Hit
Notes
1 Zach Parise
NJ
LW
$6,000,000
Signed with the Wild. 13 years, $98 million
2 Ryan Suter
NAS
D
$3,500,000
Signed with the Wild. 13 years, $98 million
3 Alexander Semin
WAS
LW
$6,700,000
Signed with the Hurricanes. 1 year, $7 million
4 Justin Schultz
ANA
D
Signed with the Oilers. 2 years, $7.55 million
5 Matt Carle
PHI
D
$3,438,000
Signed with the Lightning. 6 years, $33 million
6 Jiri Hudler
DET
C
$2,875,000
Signed with the Flames. 4 years, $16 million
7 Shane Doan
PHO
RW
$4,550,000
Re-signed with the Coyotes. 4 years, $21.2 million.
8 P.A. Parenteau
NYI
RW
$1,250,000
Signed with the Avalanche. 4 years, $16 million
9 Jason Garrison
FLA
D
$675,000
Signed with the Canucks. 6 years, $26.7 million
10 Martin Brodeur
NJ
G
$5,200,000
Re-signed with the Devils. 2 years, $9 million
11 Ray Whitney
PHO
LW
$3,000,000
Signed with the Stars. 2 years, $9 million.
12 Paul Gaustad
NAS
C
$2,300,000
Re-signed with the Predators. 4 years, $13 million
13 Brandon Prust
NYR
$800,000
Signed with the Canadiens. 4 years, $10 million.
14 Olli Jokinen
CAL
C
$3,000,000
Signed with the Jets. 2 years, $9 million
15 Andrei Kostitsyn
NASH
LW
$3,250,000
 
16 Jaromir Jagr
PHI
RW
$3,300,000
Signed with the Stars. 1 year, $4.5 million.
17 Dustin Penner
LA
LW
$4,250,000
Re-signed with the Kings. 1 year, $3.25 million
18 Filip Kuba
OTT
D
$3,700,000
Signed with the Panthers. 2 years, $8 million
19 Pavel Kubina
PHI
D
$3,850,000
 
20 Ryan Smyth
EDM
LW
$6,250,000
Re-signed with the Oilers. 2 years, $4.5 milion
21 Bryce Salvador
NJ
D
$2,900,000
Re-signed with the Devils. 3 years, $9.5 million
22 Bryan Allen
CAR
D
$2,900,000
Signed with the Ducks. 3 years, $10.5 million
23 Carlo Colaiacovo
STL
D
$2,125,000
Signed with the Red Wings. 2 years, $5 million.
24 Guillaume Latendresse
MIN
LW
$2,500,000
Signed with the Senators. 1 year, $1.2 million
25 Sheldon Souray
DAL
D
$1,650,000
Signed with the Ducks. 3 years, $11 million