Free Agency List

[Dr.Sens(e)]

HFNHL Free Agent List – 2004
* Please note this list does NOT take into account player retirements. Any signing bonus to a player will be lost in the event the player retires before the start of the 2004-2005 HFNHL season.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

UFA FORWARDS
Paul Kariya, St. Louis
Luc Robitaille, St. Louis
Markus Naslund, Ottawa
Brett Hull, Ottawa
Peter Bondra, Washington
Pavel Bure, Buffalo
Michael Nylander, Calgary
Scott Walker, NY Rangers
Martin Lapointe, Detroit
Joe Nieuwendyk, Detroit
Cliff Ronning, NY Islanders
Dave Andreychuk, Chicago
Turner Stevenson, Nashville
Chris Simon, Dallas
Dallas Drake, Phoenix
Yanic Perreault, Buffalo
Georges Laraques, Los Angeles
Theo Fleury, Los Angeles
Darcy Tucker, Los Angeles
Dave Lowry, Los Angeles
Scott Parker, Los Angeles
Jim Dowd, Los Angeles
Jonas Hoglund, Los Angeles
Tyler Wright, Phoenix
Donald Brashear, Edmonton
Tim Taylor, Buffalo
Peter Ferraro, Calgary
Sandy McCarthy, Calgary
Steve Thomas, Montreal
Bill Muckalt, New Jersey
Igor Larionov, Washington
Sergei Brylin, Washington
Jochen Hecht, Washington
Trent Whitfield, Washington
Pascal Rheume, Washington
Mikael Samuelsson, Tampa Bay
Adam Graves, Ottawa
Rob Zamuner, Carolina
Turner Stevenson, Nashville
Donald Audette, Nashville
Kelly Buchburger, Carolina
Brent Gilchrist, Phoenix
Bill Lindsay, Carolina
Ted Donato, Philadelphia
Greg Johnson, Tampa Bay
Travis Brigley, New Jersey
Kamil Piros, Tampa Bay
Willie Levesque, New Jersey
David Harlock, Calgary
Tom Fitzgerald, Calgary
Kent Manderville, Buffalo
Domenic Pittis, Carolina
Jonathan Gagnon, Toronto
Morgan Warren, Toronto
Eric Gooldy, Toronto
Steve Brule, Detroit
Jason Ulmer, Buffalo
Michael Schutte, Detroit
Cory Larose, Detroit
Dmitre Yakushin, Buffalo
Jeff Hamilton, Buffalo
Sean Haggerty, Buffalo
Jason Botteril, Florida
Brad Larsen Florida
Keith Aucoin, Florida
Billy Tibbetts, Edmonton
Vladimir Chebartukin, Edmonton
Tom Kostoupolis, Pittsburgh
Greg Crozier, Pittsburgh
Derek Schutz, Colorado
Reid Simpson, Colorado
Paul Ranheim, Colorado
Erik Anderson, Carolina
Blake Robson, Carolina
Jay Henderson, Carolina
Frank Bahma, NY Rangers
Daniel Tkaczuk, NY Rangers
Chris Herperger, Dallas
Carl Corazzini, Vancouver
Ryan Barnes, Vancouver
Jeremy Reich, Vancouver
Colin Forbes, Vancouver
Shjon Podein, Vancouver
Rob Valicivec, Vancouver
Aaron Gavey, Vancouver
Sergei Berezin, Vancouver
Lucas Lawson, San Jose
Mark Lawrence, Minnesota
Bryan Lundbolm, Columbus
Mikael Renberg, Columbus
Darryl Laplante, Columbus
Joe Sacco, Columbus
Matt Doman, Columbus
Patrick Foley, Columbus

UFA DEFENCEMEN
Sergei Zubov, Washington
Eric Weinrich, Montreal
Vladimir Malakhov, Boston
Chris Therien, Chicago
Eric Desjardins, NY Rangers
Jason Wooley, Boston
Igor Kravchuk, Nashville
Scott Ferguson, Carolina
Jyrke Lumme, Phoenix
Marc Bergevin, Tampa Bay
Lyle Odelein, Pittsburgh
Tommy Albelin, Anaheim
Jesse Wallin, Florida
Patrick Traverse, Florida
Bill Houlder, Ottawa
Ian Moran, Tampa Bay
Joel Bouchard, Montreal
Nikos Tselios, New Jersey
Julien Vauclair, Vancouver
Jaroslav Obsut, Florida
Mike Farrell, Washington
Dallas Eakins, Carolina
Curtis Murphy, Carolina
Sean Connolly, New Jersey
Allan Roarke, Toronto
Mark Cullen, NY Islanders
Paul Elliott, Columbus

UFA GOALIES
Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton
Byron Dafoe, Florida
Felix Potvin, Columbus
Milan Hnilicka, Buffalo (Europe)
Manny Legace, Detroit
Garth Snow, Los Angeles
J-F Damphousse, Los Angeles
Jamie McLennan, Carolina
Trevor Kidd, Chicago
Alfie Michaud, Edmonton
Derek Gustafson, Calgary
Robbie Tallas, Dallas
Jamie Storr, Los Angeles
Jamie Hodson, Toronto
Wade Flaherty, Buffalo
Martin Brochu, Vancouver
Brandon Boxma, Toronto
Scott Myers, Buffalo
Chad Alban, Ottawa
Scott Meyer, Detroit
Frederic Cloutier, Detroit
Chad Alban, Ottawa
Tom Lawson, NY Islanders



RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

RFA FORWARDS
Ilya Kovalchuk, Calgary
Pavel Datsyuk, Calgary
Patrik Stefan, Edmonton
Vaclav Prospal, Calgary
Richard Zednik, Calgary
Justin Williams, New Jersey
Denis Arkhipov, NY Rangers
David Legwand, Montreal
Dave Scatchard, Atlanta
Scott Nichol, Colorado
Andre Roy, Pittsburgh
Shawn Bates, Buffalo
Ales Kotalik, Phoenix
Chad Kilger, Carolina
Tyson Nash, Atlanta
Ron Petrovicky, NY Rangers
Ethan Moreau, NY Rangers
Jarkko Ruutu, NY Rangers
Alex Ponikarovsky, Toronto
Michal Rozsival, Pittsburgh
Chris Neilson, Dallas
John Jakopin, Dallas
Jody Shelley, Tampa Bay

RFA DEFENCEMEN
Derek Morris, Calgary
Sheldon Souray, San Jose
Jason Strudwick, Calgary
Toni Lydman, Calgary
Willie Mitchell, NY Islanders
Jeff Jillson, Boston
Brendan Witt, St. Louis
Jim Fahey, San Jose
Tom Poti, Anaheim
Brian Pothier, NY Rangers
Lance Ward, Carolina
Andrew Ference, Pittsburgh
Joel Kwiatkowski, Dallas
Richard Jackman, Dallas
Nolan Pratt, Tampa Bay
Wade Brookbank, Atlanta
Nolan Baumgartner, St. Louis

RFA GOALIES
Roberto Luongo, Calgary
Andrew Raycroft, Calgary
Pasi Nurminen, NY Islanders
Curtis Sanford, Phoenix
Tim Thomas, NY Rangers
Scott Fankhouser, St. Louis

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[kasper11]

Nick, for your records John Grahame is property of the Florida Panthers, not the New Jersey Devils.

 

[Brock]

Also regarding John Grahame for your records Nick, The Panthers locked him up as soon as they acquired him at the trade deadline last year, so it was a while ago...lol

Thank god I managed to hang on to that email cause I just went through cleaning out a bunch of old HFNHL stuff to make room.

Nick, I could forward that email to you if you want. It was the same one where we had the contract talks with regarding Jeff Halpern, Scott Barney, Wade Dubielewicz among others.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Right you are Brock. I simply pulled that name from the New Jersey negotiations.

Of note, this is probably not the only edit that will take place. Others may be removed from the list (or added) as I'm enlightened about other signings on record.

 

[BlueAndWhite]

Just curious, but would the reason that Washington and Los Angeles have so many UFA is the fact that their respectives GM's did not make any qualifying offers or offers period ?

If that is the case, wouldn't it be in the best interest of the league to do something ?

 

[Hossa]

Just curious, but would the reason that Washington and Los Angeles have so many UFA is the fact that their respectives GM's did not make any qualifying offers or offers period ?

If that is the case, wouldn't it be in the best interest of the league to do something ?

LA must have re-signed Blake and Leetch, so they haven't been totally inactive with respect to signing impending free agents. I don't know the answer, but seemingly they haven't simply done nothing to bring back players.

 

[BlueAndWhite]

LA must have re-signed Blake and Leetch, so they haven't been totally inactive with respect to signing impending free agents. I don't know the answer, but seemingly they haven't simply done nothing to bring back players.

Gotcha. Andrew's had some family concerns, so he hasn't been able to make offers to his guys it seems...

 

[HFNHL Red Wings]

Nick,
I'm not sure how you are handling released prospects this season.

Traditionally, for the convienence of the player agent at least, we have done the once per annum prospect releases about this time. That way, in the event that another GM wanted to sign a released prospect, all offers would be submitted at the same time.
I rarely sign them but for some reason every year someone signs at least one of my throw away trash prospects and I wouldn't want anyone to miss the opportunity this year.

If Mr. Swingstein has decided to process these at a later date please let us know when or how you wish to proceed.

BTW, as per my earlier e-mail you can add David Holmqvist to that prospect release list.

 

[Wildman]

Re: Scott Fergusson

NIck,

I just noticed that Scott Fergusson is under UFA and RFA list. I think he should be UFA due tio his age.

 

[Tampa GM]

Nick,

BTW, as per my earlier e-mail you can add David Holmqvist to that prospect release list.

Dont you know that Mr Holmqvist is a former MODO player? The new rule is that you cant release former MODO players

 

[Ohio Jones]

Thanks for all teh hard work Nick/Reggie! I do believe the released prospects have gotten added onto that list as a seperate category in past years.

One minor correction: Paul Elliott (CBJ) is a defenceman, not a forward. As if anyone cares!

 

[HFNHL Red Wings]

Dont you know that Mr Holmqvist is a former MODO player? The new rule is that you cant release former MODO players

Hmmm. It appears we know which one of my throw aways will be signed this year

 

[Tampa GM]

I wouldnt even spend 25.000$/year on Holmqvist. I will reach NHL before him

 

[Tampa GM]

What about the players who has already left for Europe? Mikael Renberg, Jonas Höglund, Kent Manderville, Daniel Tkaczuk, Shjon Podein and probably a few more players. Will they still be able to play in hfnhl 04/05 or will they be removed from the free agency list?

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

What about the players who has already left for Europe? Mikael Renberg, Jonas Höglund, Kent Manderville, Daniel Tkaczuk, Shjon Podein and probably a few more players. Will they still be able to play in hfnhl 04/05 or will they be removed from the free agency list?

Similar to retired players, teams are free to sign these free agents so that in the event the player does play in North America, they will play for the team they have signed with.

If they are signed, and play the season in Europe however (as per a commitment date, usually in September), then they will be moved to the team's prospect roster. The risk teams undertake by signing these players is the payment of a signing bonus, in addition to the prospect fee of $50,000 per season.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

In terms of the prospect releases, I realize this is usually done now, but I really don't have the time to collect these lists right now. If a volunteer could step forward to send out a notice, receive the lists, and then compile them team by team for both a free agent list as well as providing to Josh or Dion to update the prospect rosters, that would be greatly appreciated.

Otherwise, it will have to wait until later in the summer. I believe there is still a prospect limit of 50, so following the draft, there will probably be at least a few teams that will need to trim things to get down below the limit.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

The list shows a RFA D called "Sven Burenschon, Nashville". I think this should be "Sven Butenschon, Colorado". I re-signed him April 18th to a one year 495k deal, so he should be taken off the list.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Several updates, and probably not the last ones. Be sure to check the updated list on this message board before submitting your offers next week.

 

[Ohio Jones]

Should have noticed before... the goalie list isn't quite as bad as it first seems, since G Felix Potvin (Columbus) is also an Unrestricted Free Agent. Just don't trample me in your rush to sign him, folks!

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Should have noticed before... the goalie list isn't quite as bad as it first seems, since G Felix Potvin (Columbus) is also an Unrestricted Free Agent. Just don't trample me in your rush to sign him, folks!

Thanks Douglas - Potvin added.

 

[MatthewFlames]

Hey Fellas,

If noone has stepped forward to gather the lists of released prospects I would be happy to volunteer to help out with that... let me know

Matthew - GM Flames

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Note - Scott Walker, NY Rangers has been added to the UFA list.

Please let me know if I have missed any other that should be on the list. Amongst the literally hundreds of offers, a few have players missed being ported over from the master list in Excel to the message board. While these mistakes will be found on their own, it would be a pain to hold a special bidding period for a specific player ala Czerkawski last year - and perhaps, it will further add to the loyalty factor of the player in resigning with his previous team, should that team be the one giving the reminder to add them to their list. Honesty is often rewarded...

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Hey Fellas,

If noone has stepped forward to gather the lists of released prospects I would be happy to volunteer to help out with that... let me know

Matthew - GM Flames

That would be great Matt. If you could post a message on the message board with the instructions on sending the lists to you, and perhaps send out an e-mail to the league-wide list, that will certainly get the ball rolling.

But before you do that, can someone confirm the prospect limit? I believe it's 50, but we should be sure, as Matt should mention that in his message in terms of teams realizing they have a limit of 50 to consider now that they've added a bunch of draft picks. Also, I believe prospects from the last two drafts don't cost anything (in this case 2003 and 2004), where other prospects ultimately cost $50,000 each, so that is another consideration for General Managers.

Thanks Matt!! Perhaps you can create a deadline of July 10th or so, and then you can compile a list of the prospect UFA's which can be added to the 2nd round of bidding on regular UFA's. Once the list is done, Reggie can take it from there.

Matt, feel free to contact me directly at [email protected], although posting clarification questions on prospects here is probably as logical as any medium, given Matt G, Douglas and Drew know more about all detailed rules than I.

 

[Brock]

Nick, You can add Jason Botterill from the Panthers to list of UFA's.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Botteril added. Also added Eric Desjardins (thanks Sean G)