| 2009 NHL Free Agents | |||||||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Craig Adams | RW | 32 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | $1,100,000 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 30 | Signed | Buffalo | Atlanta | 1 | $800,000 |
| Paul Albers | D | 22 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Andrew Alberts | D | 28 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Juha Alen | D | 24 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Chad Anderson | D | 27 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Craig Anderson | G | 28 | Signed | Florida | Colorado | 2 | $3,625,000 |
| Mike Angelidis | LW | 24 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Nik Antropov | C | 29 | Signed | NY Rangers | Atlanta | 4 | $16,000,000 |
| Colby Armstrong | RW | 27 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Derek Armstrong | C | 36 | Signed | Los Angeles | St. Louis | ||
| Riley Armstrong | RW | 25 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Tyler Arnason | C | 30 | Signed | Colorado | NY Rangers | ||
| Brent Aubin | C | 23 | RFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Jean-Sebastien Aubin | G | 32 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Mathieu Aubin | C | 23 | RFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Adrian Aucoin | D | 36 | Signed | Calgary | Phoenix | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| P.J. Axelsson | LW | 34 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Anton Babchuk | D | 25 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Noah Babin | D | 25 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Jason Bacashihua | G | 27 | RFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Christian Backman | D | 29 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Drew Bagnall | D | 26 | RFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Cam Barker | D | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $9,250,000 |
| Joe Barnes | C | 23 | RFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Bates Battaglia | LW | 34 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Nolan Baumgartner | D | 33 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Ryan Bayda | LW | 29 | Signed | Carolina | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Francois Beauchemin | D | 29 | Signed | Anaheim | Toronto | 3 | $11,400,000 |
| Steve Begin | LW | 31 | Signed | Dallas | Boston | 1 | |
| Brendan Bell | D | 26 | Signed | Ottawa | St. Louis | ||
| Mark Bell | LW | 29 | UFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Shawn Belle | D | 25 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Marc-Andre Bergeron | D | 29 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Adam Berti | LW | 23 | RFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Todd Bertuzzi | RW | 35 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Blair Betts | C | 29 | Signed | NY Rangers | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Bryan Bickell | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | |
| Michal Birner | LW | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Martin Biron | G | 32 | Signed | Philadelphia | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Sebastien Bisaillon | D | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Byron Bitz | RW | 25 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Rob Blake | D | 40 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| Michael Blunden | RW | 23 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Troy Bodie | RW | 25 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Eric Boguniecki | RW | 34 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Danny Bois | RW | 26 | UFA | Ottawa | Chicago | 1 | |
| Dave Bolland | C | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 5 | $16,875,000 |
| Radek Bonk | C | 34 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Jimmy Bonneau | RW | 23 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| David Booth | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 6 | $25,500,000 |
| Casey Borer | D | 24 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Brian Boucher | G | 33 | Signed | San Jose | Philadelphia | 2 | $1,850,000 |
| Philippe Boucher | D | 36 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Tyler Bouck | RW | 30 | UFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Francis Bouillon | D | 34 | Signed | Montreal | Nashville | 1 | |
| Jesse Boulerice | RW | 31 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Josef Boumedienne | D | 32 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Chris Bourque | LW | 24 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Alex Bourret | RW | 23 | RFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Jonathan Boutin | G | 24 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | D | 26 | Traded | Florida | Calgary | ||
| Darryl Boyce | C | 25 | RFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 26 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 1 | |
| Dustin Boyd | C | 23 | RFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Brian Boyle | C | 25 | Signed | Los Angeles | NY Rangers | ||
| Nick Boynton | D | 31 | Signed | Florida | Anaheim | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Donald Brashear | LW | 38 | Signed | Washington | NY Rangers | 2 | $1,400,000 |
| Tim Brent | C | 25 | Signed | Chicago | Toronto | 1 | |
| David Brine | C | 25 | RFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 39 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Kyle Brodziak | C | 25 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Wade Brookbank | LW | 32 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Troy Brouwer | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | $2,050,000 |
| David Brown | G | 24 | RFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Mike Brown | RW | 24 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Gilbert Brule | C | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Brendan Buckley | D | 32 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Peter Budaj | G | 27 | RFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Dane Byers | LW | 23 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Kyle Calder | LW | 31 | UFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Joe Callahan | D | 27 | Signed | NY Islanders | San Jose | 1 | |
| Ryan Callahan | RW | 24 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| Mike Cammalleri | LW | 27 | Signed | Calgary | Montreal | 5 | $30,000,000 |
| Darcy Campbell | D | 25 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Mike Card | D | 23 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Brett Carson | D | 24 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Tom Cavanagh | RW | 27 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Luca Cereda | C | 23 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Chris Chelios | D | 48 | UFA | Detroit | -- | ||
| Kyle Chipchura | C | 23 | RFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Erik Christensen | C | 26 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Kris Chucko | LW | 23 | RFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Scott Clemmensen | G | 32 | Signed | New Jersey | Florida | 3 | $3,500,000 |
| Matt Climie | G | 26 | RFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Dan Cloutier | G | 33 | UFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Ryane Clowe | LW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 4 | $14,000,000 |
| Erik Cole | LW | 31 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $5,800,000 |
| Jeremy Colliton | C | 24 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Blake Comeau | LW | 23 | Signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 2 | |
| Mike Comrie | C | 29 | Signed | Ottawa | Edmonton | 1 | |
| Ty Conklin | G | 33 | Signed | Detroit | St. Louis | 2 | $2,600,000 |
| Chris Conner | RW | 26 | Signed | Dallas | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Carl Corazzini | C | 30 | UFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Kevin Cormier | LW | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Patrick Coulombe | D | 24 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Jeff Cowan | LW | 33 | Signed | Vancouver | Buffalo | ||
| Joey Crabb | RW | 26 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Adam Cracknell | RW | 24 | Signed | Calgary | St. Louis | ||
| Corey Crawford | G | 25 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | $1,600,000 |
| B.J. Crombeen | RW | 24 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Mark Cullen | C | 31 | Signed | Vancouver | Chicago | 1 | |
| Jassen Cullimore | D | 37 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Kyle Cumiskey | D | 23 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| John Curry | G | 25 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | |
| Jakub Cutta | D | 28 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Matt D'Agostini | RW | 23 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Taylor Dakers | G | 23 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Mathieu Dandenault | RW | 34 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Yann Danis | G | 28 | Signed | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||
| Mathieu Darche | LW | 33 | Signed | Buffalo | Montreal | 1 | |
| Patrick Davis | RW | 23 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Rob Davison | D | 29 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Nigel Dawes | LW | 25 | RFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Greg de Vries | D | 37 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Marc Denis | G | 32 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Vladimir Denisov | D | 25 | RFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Adam Dennis | G | 25 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Andre Deveaux | C | 25 | Option Picked Up | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | |
| Boyd Devereaux | LW | 31 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Ryan Dingle | C | 25 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Joe DiPenta | D | 30 | Signed | Swedish Elite | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Jon DiSalvatore | RW | 28 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Derek Dorsett | RW | 23 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Jake Dowell | C | 24 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | |
| Aaron Downey | RW | 35 | UFA | Detroit | -- | ||
| Vladimir Dravecky | RW | 24 | RFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Wade Dubielewicz | G | 31 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Brandon Dubinsky | C | 23 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | 2 | $3,700,000 |
| Devan Dubnyk | G | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Philippe Dupuis | C | 24 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Chris Durno | C | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Radek Dvorak | RW | 32 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Patrick Dwyer | RW | 26 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Ben Eager | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $965,000 |
| Robbie Earl | LW | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Corey Elkins | C | 24 | RFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Brian Elliott | G | 24 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 2 | |
| Matt Ellis | LW | 28 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Julien Ellis-Plante | G | 24 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Steve Eminger | D | 26 | Signed | Florida | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Riley Emmerson | D | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Anders Eriksson | D | 35 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Drew Fata | D | 26 | Signed | Ottawa | Boston | 1 | $550,000 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 40 | Signed | Washington | KHL | 2 | |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 31 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $1,800,000 |
| Eric Fehr | RW | 24 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Manny Fernandez | G | 35 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Brett Festerling | D | 23 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Vernon Fiddler | LW | 29 | Signed | Nashville | Phoenix | 2 | $2,200,000 |
| Jonathan Filewich | RW | 25 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Mark Fistric | D | 23 | RFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Zach Fitzgerald | D | 24 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Ryan Flinn | LW | 29 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Mark Flood | D | 25 | Signed | Carolina | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Alex Foster | LW | 25 | RFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Kurtis Foster | D | 28 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| T.J. Fox | C | 24 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Matt Foy | RW | 26 | UFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Colin Fraser | C | 25 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $700,000 |
| Jamie Fraser | D | 24 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Mark Fraser | D | 23 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Colton Fretter | C | 27 | UFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Dan Fritsche | RW | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Mitch Fritz | LW | 29 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Michael Funk | D | 23 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Marian Gaborik | RW | 27 | Signed | Minnesota | NY Rangers | 5 | $37,500,000 |
| Aaron Gagnon | C | 23 | RFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Mathieu Garon | G | 32 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Columbus | 2 | |
| Denis Gauthier | D | 33 | UFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Randall Gelech | RW | 26 | UFA | Detroit | -- | ||
| Martin Gerber | G | 35 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Carsen Germyn | C | 27 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Hal Gill | D | 34 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Montreal | 2 | |
| Trevor Gillies | LW | 31 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Brian Gionta | RW | 31 | Signed | New Jersey | Montreal | 5 | $25,000,000 |
| Stephen Gionta | RW | 26 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Alexandre Giroux | LW | 28 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Jeff Glass | G | 24 | RFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| Tanner Glass | LW | 26 | RFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Mike Glumac | C | 29 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Marcel Goc | C | 26 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Steven Goertzen | RW | 25 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Alex Goligoski | D | 24 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 3 | $5,500,000 |
| Boyd Gordon | C | 26 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Stephane Goulet | RW | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| David Gove | C | 31 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Mikhail Grabovski | C | 26 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 3 | $8,700,000 |
| Triston Grant | LW | 26 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Chris Gratton | C | 34 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Josh Gratton | LW | 27 | RFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Denis Grebeshkov | D | 26 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Josh Green | LW | 32 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Andy Greene | D | 27 | Re-signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 2 | $1,475,000 |
| Kyle Greentree | LW | 26 | RFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Thomas Greiss | G | 24 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 2 | |
| Mike Grier | RW | 35 | Signed | San Jose | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Nate Guenin | D | 27 | Signed | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Bill Guerin | RW | 39 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Ben Guite | RW | 31 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Tim Hambly | D | 25 | RFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Jeff Hamilton | C | 32 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Ryan Hamilton | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | |
| Jannik Hansen | RW | 23 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Josh Harding | G | 25 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Chris Harrington | D | 26 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Jay Harrison | D | 27 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Derian Hatcher | D | 37 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Niclas Havelid | D | 36 | Signed | New Jersey | Swedish Elite | ||
| Martin Havlat | RW | 28 | Signed | Chicago | Minnesota | 6 | $30,000,000 |
| Darren Haydar | RW | 30 | Signed | Detroit | Colorado | ||
| Bret Hedican | D | 39 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Bryan Helmer | D | 37 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Dwight Helminen | C | 26 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Matt Hendricks | C | 28 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Trevor Hendrikx | D | 24 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Adam Henrich | LW | 26 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Alex Henry | D | 30 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Shaun Heshka | D | 24 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Jamie Heward | D | 38 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Christopher Higgins | LW | 26 | Signed | Montreal | NY Rangers | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| Andy Hilbert | C | 29 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Jack Hillen | D | 24 | Signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 2 | |
| Dan Hinote | RW | 33 | UFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Shane Hnidy | D | 34 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Mike Hoffman | RW | 29 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Jeff Hoggan | LW | 32 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| Bobby Holik | C | 39 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Ryan Hollweg | LW | 26 | Signed | Toronto | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Andreas Holmqvist | D | 23 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Chris Holt | G | 24 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Marian Hossa | RW | 31 | Signed | Detroit | Chicago | 12 | $62,800,000 |
| Jiri Hudler | LW | 26 | RFA | Detroit | -- | ||
| Dylan Hunter | LW | 24 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Matt Hunwick | D | 24 | Signed | Boston | Boston | ||
| Kent Huskins | D | 30 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Mike Iggulden | C | 27 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Jarkko Immonen | C | 27 | UFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Danny Irmen | C | 25 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Brad Isbister | RW | 32 | UFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Jason Jaffray | RW | 28 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Connor James | RW | 27 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Doug Janik | D | 29 | Signed | Montreal | Detroit | 1 | |
| Joe Jensen | C | 27 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Aaron Johnson | D | 26 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $540,000 |
| Brent Johnson | G | 32 | Signed | Washington | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Jack Johnson | D | 23 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | |
| Jussi Jokinen | LW | 26 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| Blair Jones | C | 23 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | ||
| David Jones | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Ryan Jones | LW | 25 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | $975,000 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 42 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Andrew Joudrey | C | 25 | RFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Milan Jurcina | D | 26 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Rylan Kaip | C | 24 | RFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Patrick Kaleta | RW | 23 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | 29 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Boyd Kane | LW | 31 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Mattias Karlsson | D | 24 | RFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| Martins Karsums | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Lukas Kaspar | RW | 24 | Signed | San Jose | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Justin Keller | LW | 23 | RFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Steve Kelly | C | 33 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| T.J. Kemp | D | 28 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Phil Kessel | RW | 22 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 37 | UFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Jason King | RW | 28 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Ken Klee | D | 38 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Mike Knuble | RW | 37 | Signed | Philadelphia | Washington | ||
| David Koci | LW | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Colorado | 1 | |
| Ville Koistinen | D | 27 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Saku Koivu | C | 35 | Signed | Montreal | Anaheim | 1 | $3,250,000 |
| Krys Kolanos | C | 28 | Signed | Minnesota | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Olaf Kolzig | G | 39 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Mike Komisarek | D | 28 | Signed | Montreal | Toronto | 5 | $22,500,000 |
| Petri Kontiola | C | 25 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Tomas Kopecky | RW | 28 | Signed | Detroit | Chicago | 2 | $2,400,000 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | LW | 23 | Signed | NY Rangers | Phoenix | 2 | |
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | 31 | Signed | Montreal | Carolina | 3 | $2,750,000 |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 31 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Rangers | 3 | $9,000,000 |
| Alexei Kovalev | RW | 36 | Signed | Montreal | Ottawa | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| Viktor Kozlov | RW | 34 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Brent Krahn | G | 27 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Lukas Krajicek | D | 26 | RFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| David Krejci | C | 23 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Jason Krog | C | 34 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Staffan Kronwall | D | 27 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Lasse Kukkonen | D | 28 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Jason LaBarbera | G | 30 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 2 | $2,000,000 |
| Loic Lacasse | G | 23 | RFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Dan LaCosta | G | 23 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Dan LaCouture | LW | 32 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Quintin Laing | LW | 30 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| John Lammers | LW | 24 | RFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Jon Landry | D | 24 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Robert Lang | C | 39 | Signed | Montreal | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Ryan Lannon | D | 27 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Ian Laperriere | C | 36 | Signed | Colorado | Philadelphia | 3 | $3,500,000 |
| Drew Larman | C | 24 | Signed | Florida | Boston | 1 | |
| Chad LaRose | RW | 27 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| Cory Larose | C | 34 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Brad Larsen | LW | 32 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Matt Lashoff | D | 23 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | |
| Guillaume Latendresse | LW | 22 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Olivier Latendresse | C | 23 | RFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Jordan LaVallee | LW | 23 | RFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Per Ledin | LW | 31 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Chris Lee | D | 29 | Signed | NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | ||
| Guillaume Lefebvre | LW | 28 | Signed | -- | Boston | 1 | |
| Manny Legace | G | 37 | UFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Scott Lehman | D | 24 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Yanick Lehoux | C | 27 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Jere Lehtinen | RW | 36 | Signed | Dallas | Dallas | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Kari Lehtonen | G | 26 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Ville Leino | LW | 26 | Signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | $1,600,000 |
| Claude Lemieux | RW | 44 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| David LeNeveu | G | 26 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Jordan Leopold | D | 29 | Signed | Calgary | Florida | 1 | $1,750,000 |
| Sami Lepisto | D | 25 | RFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Junior Lessard | RW | 29 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | RW | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Grant Lewis | D | 25 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Joakim Lindstrom | LW | 26 | RFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Charles Linglet | LW | 27 | UFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Enver Lisin | RW | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | NY Rangers | ||
| Corey Locke | C | 25 | Signed | Minnesota | NY Rangers | ||
| Ben Lovejoy | D | 25 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Ned Lukacevic | LW | 23 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Bryan Lundbohm | RW | 32 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Mike Lundin | D | 25 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Jamie Lundmark | C | 29 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Joel Lundqvist | C | 27 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Clarke MacArthur | LW | 24 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Craig MacDonald | C | 32 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Franklin MacDonald | D | 24 | RFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Joey MacDonald | G | 30 | Signed | NY Islanders | Toronto | 1 | |
| Daren Machesney | G | 23 | RFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Drew MacIntyre | G | 26 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Aaron MacKenzie | D | 28 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| John Madden | C | 36 | Signed | New Jersey | Chicago | 1 | $2,750,000 |
| Ryan Maki | RW | 24 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Manny Malhotra | C | 29 | Signed | Columbus | San Jose | ||
| Marek Malik | D | 34 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Olli Malmivaara | D | 27 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Mark Mancari | RW | 24 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Peter Mannino | G | 25 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Daniel Manzato | G | 26 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Paul Mara | D | 30 | Signed | NY Rangers | Montreal | 1 | $1,675,000 |
| Todd Marchant | C | 36 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Greg Mauldin | C | 27 | UFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| Brad May | LW | 38 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Dean McAmmond | LW | 36 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Darren McCarty | RW | 37 | UFA | Detroit | -- | ||
| Cody McCormick | C | 26 | Signed | Colorado | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Colin McDonald | RW | 25 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Curtis McElhinney | G | 26 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Evan McGrath | C | 24 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | |
| Brian McGrattan | RW | 28 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Nathan McIver | D | 25 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Jay McKee | D | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Mike McKenna | G | 26 | RFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Jim McKenzie | RW | 25 | RFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| Kyle McLaren | D | 32 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Kurtis McLean | RW | 29 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Cody McLeod | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 3 | $3,100,000 |
| Josef Melichar | D | 31 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Bjorn Melin | RW | 28 | UFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Marc Methot | D | 24 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Stefan Meyer | LW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Chris Minard | C | 28 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Graham Mink | C | 30 | UFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Torrey Mitchell | C | 25 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 3 | |
| Travis Moen | LW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | Montreal | 3 | $4,500,000 |
| Tomas Mojzis | D | 27 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Steve Montador | D | 30 | Signed | Boston | Buffalo | 2 | $3,100,000 |
| Dominic Moore | C | 29 | Signed | Buffalo | Florida | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Greg Moore | RW | 25 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Travis Morin | C | 26 | RFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Joey Mormina | D | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Derek Morris | D | 31 | Signed | NY Rangers | Boston | 1 | $3,300,000 |
| Mike Morris | RW | 26 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Brendan Morrison | C | 34 | Signed | Dallas | Washington | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | D | 27 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Joe Motzko | LW | 29 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Matt Moulson | LW | 26 | Signed | Los Angeles | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Scott Munroe | G | 28 | UFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Matt Murley | LW | 30 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Colin Murphy | C | 29 | UFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Cory Murphy | D | 31 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Ryan Murphy | LW | 30 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Brady Murray | C | 25 | RFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Garth Murray | C | 27 | RFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Alexander Naurov | LW | 24 | RFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Vaclav Nedorost | C | 26 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Chris Neil | RW | 30 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 4 | $8,000,000 |
| Derek Nesbitt | RW | 27 | UFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Kris Newbury | C | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Scott Nichol | C | 35 | Signed | Nashville | San Jose | 1 | |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 35 | Signed | Anaheim | New Jersey | 1 | |
| Scott Niedermayer | D | 36 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Antti Niemi | G | 26 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | |
| Antero Niittymaki | G | 29 | Signed | Philadelphia | Tampa Bay | 1 | $600,000 |
| Alexander Nikulin | C | 24 | RFA | Phoenix | -- | ||
| Marcus Nilson | LW | 31 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Janne Niskala | D | 28 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Petteri Nokelainen | C | 24 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Jonas Nordqvist | C | 27 | UFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Jiri Novotny | C | 26 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Teppo Numminen | D | 41 | Retired | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Lawrence Nycholat | D | 30 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Shane O'Brien | D | 26 | Re-signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 1 | $1,600,000 |
| Cal O'Reilly | C | 23 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Johnny Oduya | D | 28 | Signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 3 | $10,500,000 |
| Sergei Ogorodnikov | C | 21 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Mattias Ohlund | D | 33 | Signed | Vancouver | Tampa Bay | 7 | $25,250,000 |
| Peter Olvecky | LW | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Ben Ondrus | RW | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | |
| Colton Orr | RW | 27 | Signed | NY Rangers | Toronto | 4 | $4,000,000 |
| Jed Ortmeyer | RW | 31 | Signed | Nashville | San Jose | 1 | |
| Michel Ouellet | RW | 27 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Ryan Oulahen | C | 24 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | |
| Nathan Oystrick | D | 27 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Samuel Pahlsson | C | 32 | Signed | Chicago | Columbus | 3 | $7,950,000 |
| Chad Painchaud | LW | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Adam Pardy | D | 25 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| P.A. Parenteau | LW | 26 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| Mark Parrish | RW | 33 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Scott Parse | C | 25 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| Michael Peca | C | 35 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Pascal Pelletier | C | 26 | Signed | Chicago | Columbus | 1 | |
| Ville Peltonen | LW | 36 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Eric Perrin | C | 34 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Janne Pesonen | LW | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | KHL | ||
| Andrew Peters | LW | 29 | UFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Justin Peters | G | 23 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Warren Peters | C | 27 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Richard Petiot | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Chicago | 1 | |
| Jakub Petruzalek | RW | 24 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Matt Pettinger | LW | 29 | UFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Alexandre Picard | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Antti Pihlstrom | LW | 25 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Adam Pineault | RW | 23 | RFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Steven Pinizzotto | RW | 25 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 2 | |
| Joe Piskula | D | 25 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| Jason Pitton | LW | 23 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Denis Platonov | RW | 22 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Tomas Plekanec | C | 27 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | $2,750,000 |
| Tomas Plihal | C | 26 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Thomas Pock | D | 28 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Justin Pogge | G | 23 | Traded | Toronto | Anaheim | ||
| Petr Pohl | RW | 23 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Sasha Pokulok | D | 23 | RFA | Washington | -- | ||
| Roman Polak | D | 23 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Chris Porter | C | 25 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Corey Potter | D | 26 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| Ryan Potulny | C | 25 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 23 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Petr Prucha | LW | 27 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | |
| Teddy Purcell | RW | 24 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| Taylor Pyatt | LW | 28 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 1 | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Wacey Rabbit | C | 23 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Alexander Radulov | RW | 23 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Nate Raduns | RW | 25 | RFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Tim Ramholt | D | 25 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Karri Ramo | G | 23 | RFA | Tampa Bay | -- | ||
| Andrew Raycroft | G | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Vancouver | 1 | $500,000 |
| Marty Reasoner | C | 32 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Mark Recchi | RW | 42 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Liam Reddox | LW | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Kevin Regan | G | 25 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Steve Regier | LW | 25 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Jeremy Reich | LW | 30 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Steve Reinprecht | C | 33 | Traded | Phoenix | Florida | ||
| Erik Reitz | D | 27 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Danny Richmond | D | 25 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Jani Rita | LW | 27 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Nathan Robinson | C | 26 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Bryan Rodney | D | 25 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Jeremy Roenick | C | 40 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Andy Rogers | D | 23 | RFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| David Rohlfs | RW | 25 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Dwayne Roloson | G | 40 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Islanders | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Aaron Rome | D | 26 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Ashton Rome | RW | 24 | RFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Jared Ross | C | 27 | RFA | Philadelphia | -- | ||
| Andre Roy | LW | 35 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Mathieu Roy | D | 26 | Signed | Edmonton | Columbus | 1 | |
| Mike Rupp | C | 30 | Signed | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | 2 | $1,650,000 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | RW | 26 | RFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| Michael Ryan | C | 29 | UFA | Carolina | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Dany Sabourin | G | 29 | Signed | Edmonton | Boston | 1 | $600,000 |
| Joe Sakic | C | 40 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Brian Salcido | D | 24 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Anssi Salmela | D | 25 | RFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Martin Samuelsson | RW | 26 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 33 | Signed | Detroit | Vancouver | 3 | $7,500,000 |
| Curtis Sanford | G | 30 | Signed | Vancouver | Montreal | 1 | |
| Miroslav Satan | RW | 35 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Nolan Schaefer | G | 30 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Mathieu Schneider | D | 40 | UFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Rob Schremp | C | 23 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Islanders | ||
| Jeff Schultz | D | 23 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Jesse Schultz | RW | 27 | UFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Marek Schwarz | G | 23 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Rob Scuderi | D | 31 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles | 4 | $13,600,000 |
| Daniel Sedin | LW | 29 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 5 | $30,500,000 |
| Henrik Sedin | C | 29 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 5 | $30,500,000 |
| Brandon Segal | RW | 26 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Los Angeles | 2 | |
| Dennis Seidenberg | D | 28 | Signed | Carolina | Florida | 1 | |
| Aki Seitsonen | C | 24 | RFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Andrej Sekera | D | 23 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | ||
| Alexei Semenov | D | 28 | Signed | San Jose | NY Rangers | ||
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 41 | Signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | |
| David Shantz | G | 23 | RFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Jim Sharrow | D | 25 | RFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Jaime Sifers | D | 27 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Jonathan Sigalet | D | 23 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Mike Sillinger | C | 38 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Fredrik Sjostrom | RW | 26 | RFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Brett Skinner | D | 26 | Signed | Atlanta | Colorado | ||
| Martin Skoula | D | 30 | Signed | Minnesota | Pittsburgh | 1 | $575,000 |
| Karlis Skrastins | D | 35 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Jim Slater | C | 27 | Re-signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Matt Smaby | D | 25 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | |
| Ladislav Smid | D | 24 | Re-signed | Edmonton | Edmonton | 2 | |
| Derek Smith | D | 25 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 1 | |
| Nathan Smith | C | 28 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Trevor Smith | LW | 25 | RFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Wyatt Smith | C | 32 | Signed | Phoenix | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Radek Smolenak | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Carl Soderberg | C | 22 | RFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 35 | Signed | Buffalo | Montreal | 3 | |
| Matthew Spiller | D | 27 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| David Spina | LW | 26 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| Janis Sprukts | C | 28 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Tyler Spurgeon | C | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Martin St. Pierre | C | 26 | Signed | Boston | Ottawa | 1 | |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 24 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| Tim Stapleton | RW | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Atlanta | ||
| Brad Staubitz | RW | 25 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | |
| Tobias Stephan | G | 26 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Logan Stephenson | D | 23 | RFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Grant Stevenson | C | 28 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Anthony Stewart | RW | 25 | Signed | Florida | Atlanta | ||
| Gregory Stewart | LW | 23 | RFA | Montreal | -- | ||
| Ryan Stokes | D | 26 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Ryan Stone | C | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Clayton Stoner | D | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | -- | ||
| Jason Strudwick | D | 34 | UFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| Sean Sullivan | D | 25 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| Steve Sullivan | LW | 35 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| Mats Sundin | C | 38 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Alexander Svitov | C | 26 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Darryl Sydor | D | 37 | Signed | Dallas | St. Louis | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Petr Sykora | RW | 33 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Minnesota | 1 | $1,600,000 |
| Danny Syvret | D | 24 | Signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Jeff Taffe | C | 28 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Barry Tallackson | RW | 26 | Signed | New Jersey | St. Louis | ||
| Alex Tanguay | LW | 30 | Signed | Montreal | Tampa Bay | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Daniel Taylor | G | 23 | RFA | Los Angeles | -- | ||
| Mikael Tellqvist | G | 30 | UFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Bill Thomas | RW | 26 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Nate Thompson | C | 25 | Signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Chris Thorburn | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 33 | UFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Keith Tkachuk | LW | 37 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | $2,150,000 |
| Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 25 | Signed | Columbus | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Josh Tordjman | G | 25 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Lauri Tukonen | RW | 23 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | ||
| Dan Turple | G | 25 | RFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Scottie Upshall | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Ossi Vaananen | D | 29 | UFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Boris Valabik | D | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Stephane Veilleux | LW | 28 | Signed | Minnesota | Tampa Bay | ||
| Mike Vernace | D | 23 | RFA | Colorado | -- | ||
| Kris Versteeg | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $9,250,000 |
| Ryan Vesce | RW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | |
| John Vigilante | LW | 24 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Pavel Vorobiev | RW | 26 | UFA | Chicago | -- | ||
| Petr Vrana | LW | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Steve Wagner | D | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Matt Walker | D | 29 | Signed | Chicago | Tampa Bay | 4 | $6,800,000 |
| Tim Wallace | RW | 25 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | |
| Derrick Walser | D | 31 | UFA | Toronto | -- | ||
| Ben Walter | C | 25 | UFA | NY Islanders | -- | ||
| Jason Ward | RW | 31 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Joel Ward | RW | 29 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 34 | UFA | Calgary | -- | ||
| Geoff Waugh | D | 26 | RFA | Ottawa | -- | ||
| Mike Weaver | D | 31 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | $800,000 |
| Kevin Weekes | G | 34 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Tyler Weiman | G | 25 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Noah Welch | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Atlanta | ||
| Kyle Wellwood | C | 26 | RFA | Vancouver | -- | ||
| Brett Westgarth | D | 26 | UFA | San Jose | -- | ||
| Kevin Westgarth | RW | 26 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 3 | |
| Kyle Wharton | D | 23 | RFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Trent Whitfield | C | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Boston | 1 | |
| Jason Williams | RW | 29 | Signed | Columbus | Detroit | 1 | |
| Jeremy Williams | RW | 26 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Brian Willsie | RW | 31 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Clay Wilson | D | 26 | UFA | Atlanta | -- | ||
| Kelsey Wilson | LW | 24 | RFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Kyle Wilson | C | 25 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Landon Wilson | RW | 34 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
| Brad Winchester | LW | 28 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Daniel Winnik | C | 24 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Petteri Wirtanen | C | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | -- | ||
| Chad Wiseman | LW | 28 | UFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| James Wisniewski | D | 25 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Jeff Woywitka | D | 26 | RFA | St. Louis | -- | ||
| Andy Wozniewski | D | 29 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Boston | 1 | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Mikhail Yakubov | C | 26 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Keith Yandle | D | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 35 | UFA | Boston | -- | ||
| Nolan Yonkman | D | 28 | UFA | Nashville | -- | ||
| Mike York | C | 32 | UFA | Columbus | -- | ||
| Bryan Young | D | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2008-09 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS |
| Matt Zaba | G | 26 | RFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Marek Zagrapan | C | 23 | RFA | Buffalo | -- | ||
| Travis Zajac | C | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | -- | ||
| Greg Zanon | D | 29 | Signed | Nashville | Minnesota | 3 | $5,800,000 |
| Richard Zednik | RW | 34 | UFA | Florida | -- | ||
| Nikolai Zherdev | RW | 25 | RFA | NY Rangers | -- | ||
| Mike Zigomanis | C | 29 | UFA | Pittsburgh | -- | ||
| Sergei Zubov | D | 39 | UFA | Dallas | -- | ||
