2009 All Free Agent Team

MARIAN HOSSA
2008-09 Team: Red Wings
2008-09 Salary: $7.45 million
The Stats: 74 GP, 40 G, 71 PTS
Signs With: Blackhawks
New Contract: 12-Years, $62.8M
Lowdown: For the second straight year, Hossa could be the biggest prize in the free agent pool. He departed Pittsburgh for Detroit in search of a Cup ring, but there's a strong possibility that he could stay put this time around with the Red Wings.

MARTIN HAVLAT
2008-09 Team: Blackhawks
2008-09 Salary: $6 million
The Stats: 82 GP, 25 G, 71 PTS
Signs With: Wild
New Contract: 6-Years, $30M
Lowdown: For the first time in his career, the Czech-born gamebreaker remained healthy for an entire season. There are few players with Havlat’s skill, but his injury-plagued history may scare off some general managers.

MIKE CAMMALLERI
2008-09 Team: Flames
2008-09 Salary: $3.6 million
The Stats: 81 GP, 39 G, 82 PTS
Signs With: Canadiens
New Contract: 5-years, $30M
Lowdown: Cammalleri picked the perfect time for a career season and should reap the benefits come July 1. While the Flames may not have enough money under the cap to sign the speedy sniper, there should be no lack of suitors for Cammalleri including the team he cheered for growing up, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

HENRIK SEDIN
2008-09 Team: Canucks
2008-09 Salary: $3.575 million
The Stats: 82 GP, 60 A, 82 PTS
Signs With: Canucks
New Contract: 5-Years, $30.5M
Lowdown: The Sedin brothers are perceived as a package deal so they will need a team with a great deal of available cap space to secure their services. Leafs general manager Brian Burke made a big splash originally acquiring them on draft day, is it time for a sequel?

ALEX KOVALEV
2008-09 Team: Canadiens
2008-09 Salary: $4.5 million
The Stats: 78 GP, 26 G, 65 PTS
Signs With: Senators
New Contract: 2-Years, $10M
Lowdown: After a spectacular season one year ago, the Habs' centennial campaig was a bit of a disaster for the enigmatic Russian. Kovalev was never able to re-establish the chemistry with Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn. It might be time for Kovalev to move on to the next step of his career in a new location.

SAKU KOIVU
2008-09 Team: Canadiens
2008-09 Salary: $4.75 million
The Stats: 65 GP, 34 A, 50 PTS
Signs With: Ducks
New Contract: 1-Year, $3.25M
Lowdown: Of all of the Canadiens unrestricted free agents, it appeared that Koivu is the most likely to return to Montreal. He has been the Habs captain and emotional leader for nearly a decade. However, the Wild could open the purse strings for him to join brother Mikko in St. Paul.

BRIAN GIONTA
2008-09 Team: Devils
2008-09 Salary: $4 million
The Stats: 81 GP, 40 A, 60 PTS
Signs With: Canadiens
New Contract: 5-years, $25M
Lowdown: Now four seasons removed from a 48-goal campaign, Gionta enjoyed a solid season in the swamp picking up 60 points. He may well be looking for a change of scenery where he can be more of a focus of the team’s offence, but any team expecting 50 goals is fooling themselves.

NIK ANTROPOV
2008-09 Team: Maple Leafs/Rangers
2008-09 Salary: $2.15 million
The Stats: 81 GP, 28 G, 59 PTS
Signs With: Thrashers
New Contract: 4-Years, $16M
Lowdown: The lanky Kazakh set career highs in goals, assists and shots and flourished during his short spell in the Big Apple. Several GMs will likely be intrigued by his size and soft hands, but buyer beware because Antropov has shown the propensity in the past to miss extended stretches due to injuries.

JAY BOUWMEESTER
2008-09 Team: Panthers
2008-09 Salary: $4.875 million
The Stats: 82 GP, 42 PTS, 9 PPG
Signs With: Flames
New Contract: 5-Years, $33.4M
Lowdown: Bouwmeester was supposed to be the biggest fish in the NHL trade deadline pool, but the Panthers chose to keep him in an attempt to make the postseason. Scouts drool at his combination of age, size and skating ability, but he faded down the stretch when the Panthers needed him most. His rights were traded to Calgary at the draft.

ROB BLAKE
2008-09 Team: Sharks
2008-09 Salary: $5 million
The Stats: 73 GP, 45 PTS, +15
Signs With: Sharks
New Contract: 1-Year, $3.5M
Lowdown: Many thought Blake’s career was virtually over after a dismal campaign with the Kings, but he bounced back in a big way with the Sharks this season. Blake has made it no secret that he wants to play on the West Coast, so a return to San Jose may well be a given.

JOHNNY ODUYA
2008-09 Team: Devils
2008-09 Salary: $600,000
The Stats: 82 GP, 29 PTS, +21
Signs With: Devils
New Contract: 3-Years, $10.5M
Lowdown: Oduya quietly enjoyed a second straight banner season in New Jersey, with nearly 30 points with a plus-21 rating. He is rock solid in his own zone and could be a real steal for a contender in need of defensive help.

NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN
2008-09 Team: Blackhawks
2008-09 Salary: $6.75 million
The Stats: 42 GP, 25 W, .919 SV%, 2.33 GAA
Signs With: Oilers
New Contract: 4-Years, $15M
Lowdown: The ‘Bulin Wall’ shook off trade rumours to post stellar numbers this season and help the young Blackhawks earn their first playoff berth since 2002 and a trip to the conference final. His great athleticism, focus and big game experience means he will be a prize acquisition for a team looking for help in net.

KEITH TKACHUK
2008-09 Team: Blues
2008-09 Salary: $4.5 million
The Stats: 79 GP, 25 G, 49 PTS
Signs With: Blues
New Contract: 1-Year, $2.15M
Lowdown: The veteran American workhorse is likely looking for one last shot at the Stanley Cup. No longer the two-way force he once was, Tkachuk could still be a valuable power play specialist in the right situation.

SERGEI ZUBOV
2008-09 Team: Stars
2008-09 Salary: $5.35 million
The Stats: 10 GP, 4 PTS, -4
Signs With:St. Petersburg (KHL)
New Contract:
Lowdown: The two-time Stanley Cup champion was limited to only a handful of games due to hip surgery, but could return to help a contender in a more limited role. While he may have lost a step, Zubov remains one of the most intelligent blueliners in the game and could flourish somewhere in a reduced role.