With the players and owners agreeing to end the lockout, when will we see players (and rivalries like the Habs and Bruins) back on the ice? (File/Associated Press)
The 30 NHL general managers will be overwhelmed signing free agents to round out their rosters in the next week. Player agents will be engaged in a hectic stretch trying to find homes for their unrestricted free agents.
Here is a comprehensive list of each team's free agents.
Anaheim Ducks
Group 2 FAs: Luca Caputi, Mathieu Carle, Kyle Cumiskey.
Group 3 UFAs: Mark Bell, Jason Blake, Troy Bodie, Dan Ellis, Niklas Hagman, Petri Kontiola, Rod Pelley.
Group 6 UFAs: Ryan O'Marra, Sean Zimmerman.
UFAs: Dale Mitchell, Richard Schofield, Iiro Tarkki.
Boston Bruins
Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Josh Hennessy, Zach McKelvie, Mike Mottau, Michel Ouellet, Brian Rolston, Marty Turco.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Jamie Arniel, Stefan Chaput, Adam Courchaine.
Buffalo Sabres
Group 2 FAs: Dennis Persson, Paul Szczechura.
Group 3 UFAs: Jochen Hecht, Ales Kotalik, Drew MacIntyre, Shaone Morrisonn, Michael Ryan, Colin Stuart, Derek Whitmore.
Group 6 UFAs: Travis Turnbull.
UFAs: None.
Calgary Flames
Group 3 UFAs: Raitis Ivanans, Tom Kostopoulos, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond.
Group 6 UFAs: Stefan Meyer.
UFAs: Ryley Grantham, Logan MacMillan.
Carolina Hurricanes
Group 2 FAs: Evgeni Dadonov, Mike Murphy.
Group 3 UFAs: Chris Durno, Mathieu Roy, Jaroslav Spacek.
Group 6 UFAs: Justin Soryal.
UFAs: Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Kyle Lawson, Matthew Pistilli.
Chicago Blackhawks
Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Andrew Brunette, Cristobal Huet, Sami Lepisto, Brendan Morrison, Sean O'Donnell.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Simon Danis-Pepin, Christopher DiDomenico.
Colorado Avalanche
Group 2 FAs: Jonas Holos, Ryan O'Reilly.
Group 3 UFAs: David Liffiton, Joakim Lindstrom, Greg Mauldin, Danny Richmond, Patrick Rissmiller.
Group 6 UFAs: Evan Brophey, Justin Mercier.
UFAs: Trevor Cann, Zach Cohen, Jake Newton.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Group 2 FAs: Maksim Mayorov.
Group 3 UFAs: Darryl Boyce, Alexandre Giroux, Kristian Huselius, Brett Lebda, Radek Martinek, Curtis Sanford.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Taylor Ellington, Shawn Hunwick, Brent Regner.
Dallas Stars
Group 2 FAs: Jamie Benn.
Group 3 UFAs: Radek Dvorak, Brad Lukowich, Vojtech Polak, Andrew Raycroft, Raymond Sawada, Dan Spang.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Angelo Esposito, Jake Hauswirth, Michael Neal, Mikhail Stefanovich.
Detroit Red Wings
Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Fabian Brunnstrom, Ty Conklin, Tomas Holmstrom, Doug Janik, Jamie Johnson, Chris Minard.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Travis Ehrhardt, Logan Pyett.
Edmonton Oilers
Group 2 FAs: Linus Omark.
Group 3 UFAs: Josh Green, Ryan Keller, Bryan Rodney.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Cam Barker, Milan Kytnar, Johan Motin, Hunter Tremblay.
Florida Panthers
Group 2 FAs: Roman Derlyuk, Dmitry Kulikov, Michal Repik, Eric Selleck.
Group 3 UFAs: Mark Cullen, John Madden, Greg Rallo, Marco Sturm, Sean Sullivan, Bill Thomas.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Justin Bernhardt, Ondrej Roman, Keith Seabrook.
Los Angeles Kings
Group 2 FAs: Justin Azevedo.
Group 3 UFAs: Corey Elkins, Johan Fransson, Trent Hunter, Ethan Moreau, Brady Murray, Scott Parse.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Ray Kaunisto.
Minnesota Wild
Group 2 FAs: Cody Almond, Dennis Endras, David McIntyre, Carson McMillan, Jarod Palmer, Nick Palmieri.
Group 3 UFAs: Erik Christensen, Jon DiSalvatore, Kurtis Foster, Mike Lundin, Jed Ortmeyer, Jeff Taffe.
Group 6 UFAs: Jeff Penner.
UFAs: Kris Fredheim.
Montreal Canadiens
Group 2 FAs: Andreas Engqvist, P.K. Subban.
Group 3 UFAs: Joe Callahan, Chris Campoli, Mathieu Darche, Alex Henry, Brad Staubitz, Brian Willsie.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Hunter Bishop, Andrew Conboy, Olivier Fortier, Dany Masse, Mark Mitera, Robert Slaney.
Nashville Predators
Group 2 FAs: Atte Engren, Teemu Laakso, Alexander Radulov, Ryan Thang.
Group 3 UFAs: Sebastien Caron, Andrei Kostitsyn, Antti Pihlstrom.
Group 6 UFAs: Ryan Flynn, Zack Stortini.
UFAs: Brodie Dupont.
New Jersey Devils
Group 2 FAs: Vladimir Zharkov.
Group 3 UFAs: Jay Leach, Brad Mills, Tim Sestito, Petr Sykora, Petr Vrana.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Kory Nagy, Timo Pielmeier.
New York Islanders
Group 2 FAs: Sean Backman, Justin DiBenedetto, Mark Katic, Mikko Koskinen, Tomas Marcinko, Rhett Rakhshani.
Group 3 UFAs: Jeremy Colliton, Mark Eaton, Trevor Frischmon, Trevor Gillies, John Grahame, Milan Jurcina, Jay Pandolfo, Steve Staios.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Yuri Alexandrov, Tyler McNeely, Yannick Riendeau, Tony Romano.
New York Rangers
Group 2 FAs: Michael Del Zotto, Cameron Talbot, Pavel Valentenko, Casey Wellman, Mats Zuccarello.
Group 3 UFAs: Sean Avery, Ivan Baranka, Brendan Bell, Andre Deveaux, Ilkka Heikkinen.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Lee Baldwin, Francois Bouchard, Chris Chappell, Sam Klassen, Andreas Thuresson.
Ottawa Senators
Group 2 FAs: Nikita Filatov.
Group 3 UFAs: Alex Auld, Tim Conboy, Matt Gilroy, Mattias Karlsson, Francis Lessard, Corey Locke, Mark Parrish, Jesse Winchester.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Craig Schira.
Philadelphia Flyers
Group 2 FAs: Ben Holmstrom, Tom Sestito, Harry Zolnierczyk.
Group 3 UFAs: Jason Bacashihua, Johan Backlund, Blair Betts, Dan Jancevski, Pavel Kubina, Ian Laperriere, Stefan Ruzicka.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Andrew Rowe.
Phoenix Coyotes
Group 2 FAs: Brett MacLean, Viktor Tikhonov.
Group 3 UFAs: Dean Arsene, Matt Beaudoin, Daymond Langkow, Patrick O'Sullivan, Nathan Oystrick, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Kurt Sauer.
Group 6 UFAs: Justin Pogge, Brock Trotter, Matt Watkins.
UFAs: Gilbert Brule, Colin Long, Nick Ross.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Group 2 FAs: Carl Sneep.
Group 3 UFAs: Ryan Craig, Brent Johnson, Colin McDonald, Scott Munroe, Richard Park, Jason Williams.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Marc Cheverie, Mattias Modig, Cal O'Reilly, Alexandre Picard, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Boris Valabik.
St. Louis Blues
Group 2 FAs: Jay Barriball, Jori Lehtera.
Group 3 UFAs: Jason Arnott, Jonathan Cheechoo, Brennan Evans, Jonathan Filewich, Kyle Hagel, Kent Huskins, Brett Sterling.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: None.
San Jose Sharks
Group 2 FAs: Tim Kennedy, Nick Petrecki, James Sheppard.
Group 3 UFAs: Ben Guite, Dominic Moore, Antero Niittymaki, Jim Vandermeer, Colin White, Brad Winchester.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Tony Lucia, Cameron MacIntyre, James Marcou, Tyson Sexsmith.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Group 2 FAs: Jaroslav Janus, Evan Oberg.
Group 3 UFAs: Brett Clark, Mike Commodore, Richard Petiot, Paul Ranger, Dwayne Roloson, Ryan Shannon.
Group 6 UFAs: Scott Jackson, Jon Kalinski, Alexandre Picard.
UFAs: Sebastien Piche.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Group 2 FAs: Cody Franson, Korbinian Holzer, Juraj Mikus, Marcel Mueller.
Group 3 UFAs: Jeff Finger, Mike Zigomanis.
Group 6 UFAs: Matt Lashoff, Jay Rosehill.
UFAs: Richard Greenop.
Vancouver Canucks
Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Byron Bitz, Matt Climie, Samuel Pahlsson, Steven Reinprecht, Eric Walsky.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Mike Duco, Victor Oreskovich, Ryan Parent.
Washington Capitals
Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Sean Collins, Kyle Greentree, D.J. King, Mike Knuble, Jacob Micflikier, Zach Miskovic.
Group 6 UFAs: Jordan Henry.
UFAs: None.
Winnipeg Jets
Group 2 FAs: Brett Festerling, Arturs Kulda.
Group 3 UFAs: Mark Flood, Jason Jaffray, Randy Jones, Peter Mannino, Tim Stapleton.
Group 6 UFAs: Kenndal McArdle.
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