| 2011 NHL Free Agents | ||||||||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Craig Adams | RW | 34 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | $1,350,000 | June 8, 2011 |
| Jonas Ahnelov | D | 24 | RFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Alberts | D | 30 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 2 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Karl Alzner | D | 23 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 2 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Mike Angelidis | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | June 16, 2011 | |
| Artem Anisimov | C | 23 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | July 8, 2011 | ||
| John Armstrong | C | 23 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Jason Arnott | C | 37 | Signed | Washington | St. Louis | 1 | $2,500,000 | July 6, 2011 |
| Dean Arsene | D | 31 | Signed | St. Louis | Phoenix | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Arron Asham | RW | 33 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $775,000 | June 29, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Alex Auld | G | 31 | RFA | TBD | TBD | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Dick Axelsson | LW | 24 | RFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Anton Babchuk | D | 27 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 2 | $5,000,000 | July 4, 2011 |
| Jason Bacashihua | G | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Philadelphia | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Richard Bachman | G | 24 | Re-signed | Dallas | Dallas | 1 | $550,000 | June 16, 2011 |
| Sean Backman | RW | 25 | RFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Drew Bagnall | D | 28 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Jason Bailey | RW | 24 | RFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Josh Bailey | C | 22 | Re-signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 2 | $2,100,000 | September 16, 2011 |
| Gord Baldwin | D | 24 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Michal Barinka | D | 25 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Cam Barker | D | 25 | Signed | Minnesota | Edmonton | 1 | $2,250,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Cody Bass | C | 25 | Signed | Ottawa | Columbus | 1 | July 13, 2011 | |
| Nolan Baumgartner | D | 35 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | July 2, 2011 | ||
| Matt Beaudoin | RW | 27 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Steve Begin | C | 33 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Eric Belanger | C | 34 | Signed | Phoenix | Edmonton | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Brendan Bell | D | 28 | Signed | TBD | NY Rangers | August 10, 2011 | ||
| Shawn Belle | D | 27 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Brett Bellemore | D | 23 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | July 8, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jordan Bendfeld | D | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Andre Benoit | LW | 28 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Sean Bergenheim | LW | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Florida | 4 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Marc-Andre Bergeron | D | 31 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | $2,000,000 | June 28, 2011 |
| Niclas Bergfors | RW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Nashville | 1 | $575,000 | July 3, 2011 |
| Patrik Berglund | C | 23 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 2 | May 31, 2011 | |
| Steve Bernier | RW | 26 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Alex Berry | RW | 25 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Stu Bickel | D | 25 | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Kevin Bieksa | D | 30 | Re-signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 5 | $23,000,000 | June 27, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ben Bishop | G | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Byron Bitz | RW | 27 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Mario Bliznak | C | 24 | RFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Michael Blunden | RW | 25 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Troy Bodie | RW | 27 | RFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Bodnarchuk | D | 23 | RFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Mikkel Boedker | RW | 22 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | August 18, 2011 | |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 21 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | 2 | $5,000,000 | September 14, 2011 |
| Alex Bolduc | C | 26 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Nick Bonino | C | 23 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Rob Bordson | C | 23 | RFA | Philadelphia | TBD | -- | ||
| Casey Borer | D | 26 | UFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Francois Bouchard | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Brian Boucher | G | 35 | Signed | Philadelphia | Carolina | 2 | $1,900,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Eric Boulton | LW | 35 | Signed | Atlanta | New Jersey | July 15, 2011 | ||
| Chris Bourque | LW | 26 | Signed | KHL | Washington | 1 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Darryl Boyce | C | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | July 14, 2011 | |
| Dustin Boyd | LW | 25 | RFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Brian Boyle | C | 27 | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Boynton | D | 33 | UFA | Philadelphia | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Tyler Bozak | C | 25 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Matt Bradley | RW | 33 | Signed | Washington | Florida | 2 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Tim Brent | C | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Carolina | 2 | $1,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Eric Brewer | D | 32 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 4 | $15,400,000 | June 24, 2011 |
| Mike Brodeur | G | 28 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Evan Brophey | C | 25 | Signed | Chicago | Colorado | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Troy Brouwer | LW | 26 | Signed | Chicago | Washington | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Trevor Bruess | -- | -- | RFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Brunette | LW | 38 | Signed | Minnesota | Chicago | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Fabian Brunnstrom | LW | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | October 3, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | G | 31 | Re-signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 9 | $51,000,000 | June 23, 2011 |
| Peter Budaj | G | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Montreal | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Bobby Butler | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 2 | July 14, 2011 | |
| Chris Butler | D | 25 | Signed | Buffalo | Calgary | 2 | $2,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Dane Byers | LW | 25 | Signed | Phoenix | Columbus | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Brady Calla | RW | 23 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Joe Callahan | D | 29 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Ryan Callahan | RW | 26 | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Campbell | D | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Chris Campoli | D | 27 | Signed | Chicago | Montreal | 1 | $1,750,000 | September 26, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Luca Caputi | LW | 23 | RFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Daniel Carcillo | LW | 27 | Signed | Philadelphia | Chicago | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Mathieu Carle | D | 24 | Traded | Montreal | Anaheim | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Hugo Carpentier | C | 23 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Brett Carson | D | 26 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 2 | $1,150,000 | June 9, 2011 |
| Ryan Carter | C | 28 | Signed | Florida | Florida | 1 | July 9, 2011 | |
| Michael Caruso | D | 23 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Stefan Chaput | C | 23 | RFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Jonathan Cheechoo | RW | 31 | Signed | TBD | St. Louis | 1 | July 13, 2011 | |
| Marc Cheverie | G | 24 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Kyle Chipchura | C | 25 | Signed | Anaheim | Phoenix | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Kris Chucko | LW | 25 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Matt Clackson | LW | 26 | UFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Chris Clark | RW | 35 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Marc-Andre Cliche | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Matt Climie | G | 28 | Signed | Phoenix | Vancouver | July 7, 2011 | ||
| Grant Clitsome | D | 26 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | June 10, 2011 | |
| Richard Clune | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Andrew Cogliano | C | 24 | Traded | Edmonton | Anaheim | July 12, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Erik Cole | RW | 33 | Signed | Carolina | Montreal | 4 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Sean Collins | D | 28 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Jeremy Colliton | C | 26 | UFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Blake Comeau | RW | 25 | Re-signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 1 | August 2, 2011 | |
| Mike Commodore | D | 32 | Signed | Columbus | Detroit | 1 | $1,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Mike Comrie | C | 31 | UFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| Tim Conboy | D | 29 | Signed | Buffalo | Ottawa | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Erik Condra | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Ty Conklin | G | 35 | Signed | St. Louis | Detroit | 1 | July 20, 2011 | |
| Brian Connelly | D | 25 | RFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Chris Conner | RW | 28 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Detroit | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Tim Connolly | C | 30 | Signed | Buffalo | Toronto | 2 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Matt Corrente | D | 23 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Joey Crabb | RW | 28 | Signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Adam Cracknell | RW | 26 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Ryan Craig | C | 30 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | June 13, 2011 | |
| Corey Crawford | G | 27 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $8,000,000 | May 19, 2011 |
| B.J. Crombeen | RW | 26 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 2 | $2,000,000 | June 22, 2011 |
| Mark Cullen | C | 33 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 1 | June 6, 2011 | |
| Jassen Cullimore | D | 39 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Kyle Cumiskey | D | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | September 9, 2011 | |
| Cam Cunning | LW | 26 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| John Curry | G | 27 | UFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| Matt D'Agostini | RW | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Matt Dalton | G | 25 | RFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Jean-michel Daoust | -- | -- | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Mathieu Darche | LW | 35 | Re-signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | $700,000 | June 10, 2011 |
| Kaspars Daugavins | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 1 | August 3, 2011 | |
| Patrick Davis | RW | 25 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Rob Davison | D | 31 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Nigel Dawes | LW | 26 | RFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Marvin Degon | D | 27 | UFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| John DeGray | D | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Mark Dekanich | G | 25 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| James DeLory | D | 23 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Guillaume Desbiens | RW | 26 | UFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| David Desharnais | C | 25 | RFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Desjardins | C | 25 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | June 27, 2011 | |
| Cedrick Desjardins | G | 26 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Colorado | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Jeff Deslauriers | G | 27 | Signed | Edmonton | Anaheim | 2 | July 12, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Andre Deveaux | C | 27 | Signed | TBD | NY Rangers | August 16, 2011 | ||
| Devin DiDiomete | LW | 23 | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Dodge | RW | 25 | UFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Drew Doughty | D | 22 | RFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Jake Dowell | C | 26 | RFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Tysen Dowzak | -- | -- | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Kris Draper | RW | 40 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Drazenovic | C | 25 | Signed | St. Louis | Columbus | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Brandon Dubinsky | LW | 25 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | 4 | $16,800,000 | July 21, 2011 |
| Mike Duco | RW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Vancouver | July 14, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Brodie Dupont | C | 24 | Traded | NY Rangers | Nashville | July 2, 2011 | ||
| Pascal Dupuis | RW | 32 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | $3,000,000 | June 28, 2011 |
| Philippe Dupuis | RW | 26 | Signed | Colorado | Toronto | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Chris Durno | C | 31 | UFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Radek Dvorak | RW | 34 | Signed | Atlanta | Dallas | 1 | $1,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Patrick Dwyer | RW | 28 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $1,250,000 | June 28, 2011 |
| Ben Eager | LW | 28 | Signed | San Jose | Edmonton | 3 | $3,300,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Robbie Earl | LW | 26 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Patrick Eaves | RW | 27 | Signed | Detroit | Detroit | 3 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Andrew Ebbett | C | 29 | Signed | Phoenix | Vancouver | July 5, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Tyler Eckford | D | 26 | Signed | New Jersey | Phoenix | 1 | July 4, 2011 | |
| Christian Ehrhoff | D | 29 | Signed | Vancouver | Buffalo | 10 | $40,000,000 | June 30, 2011 |
| Corey Elkins | C | 26 | RFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Brian Elliott | G | 26 | Signed | Colorado | St. Louis | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Matt Ellis | LW | 30 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | July 19, 2011 | ||
| Matt Ellison | RW | 26 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Ray Emery | G | 29 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Steve Eminger | D | 28 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | July 25, 2011 | ||
| Jhonas Enroth | G | 23 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | July 21, 2011 | ||
| Jonathan Ericsson | D | 27 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 3 | $9,750,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Garnet Exelby | D | 30 | Signed | Chicago | Detroit | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Brian Fahey | D | 30 | UFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Justin Falk | D | 23 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| T.J. Fast | D | 24 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 33 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Daniel Fernholm | D | 26 | UFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| Benn Ferriero | C | 24 | Re-signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Brett Festerling | D | 25 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Vernon Fiddler | C | 31 | Signed | Phoenix | Dallas | 3 | $5,400,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Robin Figren | RW | 23 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ilari Filppula | C | 30 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Joe Finley | D | 24 | RFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Randy Fitzgerald | LW | 30 | UFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Tomas Fleischmann | LW | 27 | Signed | Colorado | Florida | 4 | $18,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Adam Foote | D | 40 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Todd Ford | G | 27 | UFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Alex Foster | LW | 27 | UFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Johan Fransson | D | 26 | RFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Jamie Fraser | D | 26 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Mark Fraser | D | 25 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jeff Frazee | G | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Trevor Frischmon | C | 30 | Signed | Columbus | NY Islanders | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Tom Fritsche | LW | 25 | RFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Mitch Fritz | LW | 31 | UFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Michael Frolik | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $7,000,000 | July 15, 2011 |
| Alexander Frolov | LW | 29 | UFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Simon Gagne | LW | 31 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Los Angeles | 2 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Aaron Gagnon | C | 25 | Signed | Dallas | Winnipeg | July 4, 2011 | ||
| T.J. Galiardi | LW | 23 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | July 12, 2011 | |
| Mathieu Garon | G | 34 | Signed | Columbus | Tampa Bay | 2 | $1,300,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Dan Gendur | RW | 24 | RFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Colby Genoway | F | 26 | UFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Nathan Gerbe | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | June 29, 2011 | ||
| Martin Gerber | G | 37 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Bruno Gervais | D | 27 | Signed | NY Islanders | Tampa Bay | 1 | June 27, 2011 | |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 34 | Signed | Toronto | Colorado | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Stefano Giliati | LW | 22 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Hal Gill | D | 36 | Re-signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | $2,250,000 | May 31, 2011 |
| Colton Gillies | LW | 22 | Re-signed | Minnesota | Minnesota | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Trevor Gillies | LW | 33 | Re-signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 1 | June 17, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Matt Gilroy | D | 27 | Signed | NY Rangers | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Alexandre Giroux | LW | 30 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Joel Gistedt | G | 24 | RFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Tanner Glass | LW | 28 | Signed | Vancouver | Winnipeg | 1 | $750,000 | July 4, 2011 |
| Curtis Glencross | LW | 29 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 4 | $10,200,000 | May 16, 2011 |
| Marcel Goc | C | 28 | Signed | Nashville | Florida | 3 | $5,100,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Eric Godard | RW | 31 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Dallas | 2 | July 12, 2011 | |
| Josh Godfrey | D | 24 | RFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrew Gordon | RW | 26 | Signed | Washington | Anaheim | 2 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Boyd Gordon | C | 28 | Signed | Washington | Phoenix | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Josh Gorges | D | 27 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | July 22, 2011 | |
| Marc-Andre Gragnani | D | 24 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | August 11, 2011 | |
| John Grahame | G | 36 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Triston Grant | LW | 28 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Josh Green | LW | 34 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Andy Greene | D | 29 | Re-signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 4 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 26 | Re-signed | San Jose | San Jose | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Mike Grier | RW | 37 | UFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| Nate Guenin | D | 29 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Ben Guite | RW | 33 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Carl Gunnarsson | D | 25 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 2 | $1,650,000 | June 14, 2011 |
| Joey Haddad | -- | -- | RFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| David Hale | D | 30 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Micheal Haley | C | 25 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Matt Halischuk | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | $1,425,000 | July 7, 2011 |
| Adam Hall | RW | 31 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 35 | Signed | Montreal | Washington | 1 | $825,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Ryan Hamilton | LW | 26 | UFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 37 | Signed | Montreal | Washington | 2 | $7,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Michal Handzus | C | 34 | Signed | Los Angeles | San Jose | 2 | $5,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Scott Hannan | D | 33 | Signed | Washington | Calgary | 1 | $1,000,000 | August 13, 2011 |
| Jannik Hansen | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 3 | July 28, 2011 | |
| Christian Hanson | C | 25 | Signed | Toronto | Washington | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Josh Harding | G | 27 | Re-signed | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | $750,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Johan Harju | LW | 25 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Jay Harrison | D | 29 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $1,300,000 | June 16, 2011 |
| Peter Harrold | D | 28 | UFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Johan Hedberg | G | 38 | Re-signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Jan Hejda | D | 33 | Signed | Columbus | Colorado | 4 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Milan Hejduk | RW | 35 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | $2,600,000 | May 11, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Riku Helenius | G | 23 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Kevin Henderson | LW | 25 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Jordan Hendry | D | 27 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Josh Hennessy | C | 27 | RFA | TBD | TBD | -- | ||
| T.J. Hensick | C | 26 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 2 | June 6, 2011 | |
| Christopher Higgins | LW | 28 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Andy Hilbert | C | 31 | UFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Jack Hillen | D | 26 | Signed | NY Islanders | Nashville | 1 | $650,000 | August 8, 2011 |
| Ryan Hillier | LW | 22 | RFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Rob Hisey | C | 27 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Shane Hnidy | D | 36 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Holden | D | 24 | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Bud Holloway | C | 23 | RFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Ryan Hollweg | C | 28 | UFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Riley Holzapfel | C | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 31 | Signed | Florida | Edmonton | 1 | $825,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 26 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Kent Huskins | D | 32 | Signed | San Jose | St. Louis | 1 | $1,000,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Andrew Hutchinson | D | 31 | UFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| Carter Hutton | G | 26 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Leland Irving | G | 23 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 1 | $600,000 | July 6, 2011 |
| Brayden Irwin | C | 24 | RFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Scott Jackson | D | 25 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Jean-Francois Jacques | LW | 26 | Signed | Edmonton | Anaheim | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Jason Jaffray | C | 30 | Signed | Anaheim | Winnipeg | July 19, 2011 | ||
| Jaromir Jagr | RW | 39 | Signed | KHL | Philadelphia | 1 | $3,300,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Cam Janssen | RW | 27 | UFA | St. Louis | TBD | -- | ||
| Dustin Jeffrey | C | 23 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | July 12, 2011 | |
| Hugh Jessiman | RW | 27 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Jesse Joensuu | LW | 24 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Aaron Johnson | D | 28 | Signed | Nashville | Columbus | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Chad Johnson | G | 25 | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Johnson | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | June 4, 2011 | |
| Ryan Johnson | C | 35 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Jussi Jokinen | LW | 28 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 3 | $9,000,000 | June 30, 2011 |
| Blair Jones | C | 25 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| David Jones | RW | 27 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Randy Jones | D | 30 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Winnipeg | 1 | $1,150,000 | July 4, 2011 |
| Ryan Jones | RW | 27 | Re-signed | Edmonton | Edmonton | 2 | May 29, 2011 | |
| Derek Joslin | D | 24 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | July 8, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Andrew Joudrey | C | 27 | Signed | Washington | Columbus | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Ed Jovanovski | D | 35 | Signed | Phoenix | Florida | 4 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Tomas Kaberle | D | 33 | Signed | Boston | Carolina | 3 | $12,750,000 | July 5, 2011 |
| Jon Kalinski | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Petr Kalus | LW | 24 | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Tomas Kana | C | 24 | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Henrik Karlsson | G | 28 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 2 | $1,750,000 | June 20, 2011 |
| Bracken Kearns | C | 30 | UFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Matt Keetley | G | 25 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Ryan Keller | C | 28 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Tim Kennedy | LW | 25 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Tyler Kennedy | C | 25 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | $4,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Anton Khudobin | G | 25 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Geoff Kinrade | D | 26 | RFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Linus Klasen | LW | 25 | RFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Jakub Klepis | C | 25 | UFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Rob Klinkhammer | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Garrett Klotz | LW | 23 | RFA | Philadelphia | TBD | -- | ||
| Kyle Klubertanz | D | 26 | RFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Jordan Knackstedt | RW | 23 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Mike Knuble | RW | 39 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | $2,000,000 | April 11, 2011 |
| Chuck Kobasew | RW | 29 | Signed | Minnesota | Colorado | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| David Koci | LW | 30 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Dustin Kohn | D | 25 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Chad Kolarik | C | 26 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | June 29, 2011 | ||
| Siarhei Kolasau | D | 24 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Zenon Konopka | C | 31 | Signed | NY Islanders | Ottawa | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Tomas Kopecky | C | 30 | Signed | Chicago | Florida | 4 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Lauri Korpikoski | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | July 20, 2011 | |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | RW | 27 | Re-signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | June 9, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Alexei Kovalev | RW | 38 | Signed | Pittsburgh | KHL | 2 | August 1, 2011 | |
| Andrew Kozek | LW | 25 | RFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Brent Krahn | G | 29 | UFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Jason Krog | C | 36 | UFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Staffan Kronwall | D | 29 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Arturs Kulda | D | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Teemu Laakso | D | 24 | Re-signed | Nashville | Nashville | 1 | June 16, 2011 | |
| Jason LaBarbera | G | 32 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | $2,500,000 | June 8, 2011 |
| Andrew Ladd | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | 5 | $22,000,000 | July 5, 2011 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 28 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 6 | $27,000,000 | June 28, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| David Laliberte | RW | 25 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Patrick Lalime | G | 37 | UFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 36 | Signed | Dallas | St. Louis | 1 | $2,500,000 | July 6, 2011 |
| Maxim Lapierre | C | 26 | Signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 2 | June 29, 2011 | |
| Chad LaRose | RW | 29 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $3,400,000 | June 29, 2011 |
| Matt Lashoff | D | 25 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Nathan Lawson | G | 28 | Signed | NY Islanders | Montreal | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Jay Leach | D | 32 | Re-signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | $525,000 | June 22, 2011 |
| Pascal Leclaire | G | 29 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| David Leggio | G | 27 | RFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ville Leino | C | 28 | Signed | Philadelphia | Buffalo | 6 | $27,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| David LeNeveu | G | 28 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Sami Lepisto | D | 27 | Re-signed | Columbus | Chicago | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Francis Lessard | RW | 32 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Jean-Philippe Levasseur | G | 25 | RFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Grant Lewis | D | 27 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Trevor Lewis | C | 25 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 41 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | $6,200,000 | June 20, 2011 |
| David Liffiton | D | 27 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Andreas Lilja | D | 36 | Signed | Anaheim | Philadelphia | July 1, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Joe Loprieno | D | 25 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Jeff LoVecchio | LW | 26 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Trevor Ludwig | D | 26 | UFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Brad Lukowich | D | 35 | Re-signed | Dallas | Dallas | 1 | June 28, 2011 | |
| Josh Lunden | LW | 25 | RFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Mike Lundin | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Minnesota | 1 | July 9, 2011 | |
| Clarke MacArthur | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 2 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Joey MacDonald | G | 32 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Kirk MacDonald | RW | 28 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Spencer Machacek | RW | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ray Macias | D | 25 | RFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Drew MacIntyre | G | 28 | Signed | Montreal | Buffalo | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Steve MacIntyre | LW | 31 | Signed | Edmonton | Pittsburgh | 1 | $600,000 | July 12, 2011 |
| Brett MacLean | LW | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| John Madden | C | 38 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Olivier Magnan | D | 25 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Adam Mair | C | 32 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Tomi Maki | RW | 27 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Mark Mancari | RW | 26 | Signed | Buffalo | Vancouver | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Paul Mara | D | 32 | UFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Brad Marchand | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Boston | Boston | 2 | $5,000,000 | September 14, 2011 |
| Todd Marchant | C | 38 | Retired | Anaheim | TBD | June 29, 2011 | ||
| Tomas Marcinko | C | 23 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Andrei Markov | D | 33 | Re-signed | Montreal | Montreal | 3 | $17,250,000 | June 23, 2011 |
| Patrick Maroon | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | July 16, 2011 | |
| Matt Marquardt | LW | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Joel Martin | G | 29 | UFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Radek Martinek | D | 35 | Signed | NY Islanders | Columbus | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Alec Martinez | D | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Shawn Matthias | C | 23 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 2 | September 9, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Greg Mauldin | C | 29 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Ben Maxwell | C | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Jeff May | D | 24 | RFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Jamal Mayers | RW | 37 | Signed | San Jose | Chicago | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Kenndal McArdle | LW | 25 | Signed | Florida | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Bryan McCabe | D | 36 | UFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| John McCarthy | LW | 25 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Dennis McCauley | LW | 26 | RFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| Cody McCormick | LW | 28 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | July 1, 2011 | ||
| Matt Mccue | -- | -- | RFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | 28 | Signed | Ottawa | Phoenix | 1 | July 4, 2011 | |
| Jamie McGinn | LW | 23 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Brian McGrattan | RW | 30 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Zach McKelvie | D | 26 | RFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Mike McKenna | G | 28 | Signed | New Jersey | Ottawa | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Ian McKenzie | RW | 23 | RFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Frazer McLaren | LW | 24 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Patrick McNeill | D | 24 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 2 | June 15, 2011 | |
| Adam McQuaid | D | 25 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 3 | July 14, 2011 | |
| David Meckler | C | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Derek Meech | D | 27 | Signed | Detroit | Winnipeg | 1 | $700,000 | July 4, 2011 |
| Justin Mercier | C | 24 | RFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Marc Methot | D | 26 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 4 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Freddy Meyer | D | 31 | UFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Josh Meyers | D | 26 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Antti Miettinen | RW | 31 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Vladimir Mihalik | D | 25 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Brendan Mikkelson | D | 24 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Drew Miller | LW | 27 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Brad Mills | C | 28 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Graham Mink | C | 32 | UFA | St. Louis | TBD | -- | ||
| John Mitchell | C | 27 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | June 30, 2011 | ||
| Mike Modano | C | 41 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Fredrik Modin | LW | 37 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Oscar Moller | C | 23 | RFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Guillaume Monast | -- | -- | RFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Steve Montador | D | 32 | UFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| Kevin Montgomery | D | 23 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Greg Moore | RW | 27 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Brad Moran | C | 32 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ethan Moreau | LW | 36 | Signed | Columbus | Los Angeles | 1 | $600,000 | August 20, 2011 |
| Travis Morin | C | 28 | Re-signed | Dallas | Dallas | 2 | June 9, 2011 | |
| Brendan Morrison | C | 36 | Signed | Calgary | Calgary | 1 | July 16, 2011 | |
| Chris Mueller | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Nashville | Nashville | 1 | $550,000 | July 7, 2011 |
| Patrick Mullen | D | 25 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Andrew Murray | C | 30 | Signed | Columbus | San Jose | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Levi Nelson | C | 23 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Scott Nichol | C | 37 | Signed | San Jose | St. Louis | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 37 | UFA | Buffalo | TBD | -- | ||
| Nikita Nikitin | D | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | June 9, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Andreas Nodl | RW | 24 | Signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | June 27, 2011 | ||
| Brandon Nolan | C | 27 | UFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Maxim Noreau | D | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Michael Nylander | C | 39 | UFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Shane O'Brien | D | 28 | Signed | Nashville | Colorado | 1 | July 13, 2011 | |
| Ryan O'Byrne | D | 27 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | 2 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Sean O'Donnell | D | 40 | Signed | Philadelphia | Chicago | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Ryan O'Marra | C | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Cal O'Reilly | C | 25 | Re-signed | Nashville | Nashville | 1 | $1,050,000 | July 7, 2011 |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | C | 27 | Signed | Minnesota | Phoenix | 1 | August 5, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Mathis Olimb | LW | 26 | RFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Ben Ondrus | RW | 29 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Victor Oreskovich | RW | 25 | RFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Jed Ortmeyer | RW | 33 | UFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Oskar Osala | LW | 24 | RFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Chris Osgood | G | 39 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| T.J. Oshie | C | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Michel Ouellet | LW | 29 | RFA | TBD | TBD | -- | ||
| Jordan Owens | LW | 25 | RFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Nathan Oystrick | D | 29 | Signed | St. Louis | Phoenix | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Max Pacioretty | LW | 23 | RFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 28 | UFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Brett Palin | D | 27 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Jarod Palmer | RW | 25 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Adam Pardy | D | 27 | Signed | Calgary | Dallas | 2 | $4,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Francis Pare | C | 24 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | July 27, 2011 | |
| Zach Parise | LW | 27 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Mark Parrish | RW | 35 | Signed | Buffalo | Ottawa | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| Jordan Pearce | G | 25 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | July 27, 2011 | |
| Theo Peckham | D | 24 | Signed | Edmonton | Edmonton | 1 | July 4, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Matt Pelech | D | 24 | RFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Jeff Penner | D | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Alexander Perezhogin | RW | 26 | UFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Nathan Perkovich | RW | 26 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Joel Perrault | C | 28 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 24 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | July 13, 2011 | |
| Dennis Persson | D | 23 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Richard Petiot | D | 29 | Signed | Edmonton | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Alexandre Picard | D | 26 | Signed | Montreal | Pittsburgh | 1 | $600,000 | July 5, 2011 |
| Alexandre Picard | LW | 26 | Signed | Phoenix | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Steven Pinizzotto | RW | 27 | UFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Fernando Pisani | RW | 35 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Joni Pitkanen | D | 28 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 3 | $13,500,000 | June 28, 2011 |
| Bryan Pitton | G | 24 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Tyler Plante | G | 24 | RFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Justin Pogge | G | 25 | Signed | Carolina | Phoenix | 1 | July 27, 2011 | |
| Roman Polak | D | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 5 | $13,750,000 | June 2, 2011 |
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | 31 | Signed | Los Angeles | Carolina | 1 | $1,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Chris Porter | LW | 27 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | June 13, 2011 | |
| Kevin Porter | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | July 9, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Corey Potter | D | 28 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Edmonton | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Ryan Potulny | C | 27 | Signed | Ottawa | Washington | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 25 | Signed | Montreal | Boston | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Marc-Antoine Pouliot | C | 26 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Phoenix | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| Darroll Powe | LW | 26 | Signed | Philadelphia | Minnesota | 3 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Vinny Prospal | LW | 36 | Signed | NY Rangers | Columbus | 1 | July 23, 2011 | |
| Nate Prosser | D | 25 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Petr Prucha | C | 29 | UFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Teddy Purcell | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | July 20, 2011 | |
| Tom Pyatt | LW | 24 | Signed | Montreal | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Logan Pyett | D | 23 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Kevin Quick | D | 23 | RFA | Tampa Bay | TBD | -- | ||
| Michael Ratchuk | D | 23 | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Marty Reasoner | C | 34 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Ryan Reaves | RW | 25 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | July 18, 2011 | |
| Mark Recchi | LW | 44 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Liam Reddox | LW | 26 | RFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Harrison Reed | RW | 23 | RFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Dylan Reese | D | 27 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Eric Regan | D | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jeremy Reich | LW | 32 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| James Reimer | G | 23 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 3 | $5,400,000 | June 9, 2011 |
| Alec Richards | G | 24 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Brad Richards | C | 31 | Signed | Dallas | NY Rangers | 9 | $60,000,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Brad Richardson | C | 27 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | $2,350,000 | July 12, 2011 |
| Danny Richmond | D | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Washington | 1 | July 4, 2011 | |
| Patrick Rissmiller | LW | 33 | Signed | Florida | Colorado | 1 | July 12, 2011 | |
| Craig Rivet | D | 37 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Bryan Rodney | D | 27 | Signed | Carolina | Anaheim | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Dwayne Roloson | G | 42 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | $3,000,000 | June 29, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jay Rosehill | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Jared Ross | C | 29 | UFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Mathieu Roy | D | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Carolina | 1 | $600,000 | September 14, 2011 |
| Mike Rupp | LW | 32 | Signed | Pittsburgh | NY Rangers | 3 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Ryan Russell | C | 24 | Traded | Montreal | Columbus | July 7, 2011 | ||
| Jarkko Ruutu | LW | 36 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Michael Ryan | C | 31 | Signed | Philadelphia | Buffalo | 1 | August 9, 2011 | |
| Michael Ryder | RW | 31 | Signed | Boston | Dallas | 2 | $7,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Rick Rypien | C | 27 | Signed | Vancouver | Winnipeg | 1 | $700,000 | July 4, 2011 |
| Dany Sabourin | G | 31 | Re-signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | $525,000 | June 15, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Alexander Salak | G | 25 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | $1,200,000 | May 20, 2011 |
| Anssi Salmela | D | 27 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Sami Salo | D | 37 | Re-signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Sergei Samsonov | LW | 33 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Curtis Sanford | G | 32 | Signed | Montreal | Columbus | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Bobby Sanguinetti | D | 23 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 1 | $600,000 | July 15, 2011 |
| Mark Santorelli | C | 23 | RFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Mike Santorelli | C | 26 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 2 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Michael Sauer | D | 24 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | July 8, 2011 | ||
| Raymond Sawada | RW | 26 | Signed | Dallas | Dallas | 1 | July 19, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Dave Scatchard | C | 35 | UFA | St. Louis | TBD | -- | ||
| Colton Sceviour | C | 22 | Re-signed | Dallas | Dallas | 1 | June 9, 2011 | |
| Nolan Schaefer | G | 32 | UFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Nick Schaus | D | 25 | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Luke Schenn | D | 22 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 5 | September 16, 2011 | |
| Rob Schremp | C | 25 | RFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Greg Scott | RW | 23 | RFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Ben Scrivens | G | 25 | Signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Brandon Segal | RW | 28 | Signed | Dallas | Chicago | 1 | September 1, 2011 | |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 25 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | July 19, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Teemu Selanne | RW | 41 | UFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Tim Sestito | C | 27 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Tom Sestito | LW | 24 | Signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | June 27, 2011 | ||
| Devin Setoguchi | RW | 25 | Re-signed | San Jose | San Jose | 3 | $9,000,000 | June 23, 2011 |
| Dan Sexton | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Ryan Shannon | C | 28 | Signed | Ottawa | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 8, 2011 | |
| MacGregor Sharp | C | 26 | RFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| James Sheppard | LW | 23 | Traded | Minnesota | San Jose | August 7, 2011 | ||
| Sergei Shirokov | RW | 25 | RFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Jaime Sifers | D | 29 | UFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jonathan Sigalet | D | 25 | UFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Wayne Simmonds | RW | 23 | Signed | Los Angeles | Philadelphia | July 7, 2011 | ||
| Fredrik Sjostrom | LW | 28 | UFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| Jack Skille | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 2 | May 30, 2011 | |
| Karlis Skrastins | D | 37 | UFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Tyler Sloan | LW | 30 | Signed | Washington | Nashville | 1 | July 29, 2011 | |
| Matt Smaby | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Anaheim | 1 | July 14, 2011 | |
| Ladislav Smid | D | 26 | Re-signed | Edmonton | Edmonton | 2 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Derek Smith | D | 27 | Signed | Ottawa | Calgary | 1 | $700,000 | July 13, 2011 |
| Mike Smith | G | 29 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Phoenix | 2 | $4,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Trevor Smith | LW | 27 | Signed | Columbus | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Vladimir Sobotka | C | 24 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 3 | June 15, 2011 | |
| Brent Sopel | D | 35 | UFA | Montreal | TBD | -- | ||
| Justin Soryal | LW | 24 | Signed | NY Rangers | Carolina | 1 | July 2, 2011 | |
| Sheldon Souray | D | 35 | Signed | Edmonton | Dallas | 1 | $1,650,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Nick Spaling | C | 23 | Re-signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | $2,100,000 | July 7, 2011 |
| David Spina | LW | 28 | UFA | St. Louis | TBD | -- | ||
| Frederic St-Denis | D | 26 | Re-signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Martin St. Pierre | C | 28 | Signed | TBD | Columbus | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 4 | $16,000,000 | June 3, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Steve Staios | D | 38 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Viktor Stalberg | LW | 26 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | $1,750,000 | July 10, 2011 |
| Alex Stalock | G | 24 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | June 27, 2011 | |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 22 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 5 | $37,500,000 | July 19, 2011 |
| Brett Sterling | LW | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | St. Louis | 1 | July 4, 2011 | |
| Anthony Stewart | RW | 27 | Signed | Atlanta | Carolina | 2 | $1,800,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Brian Stewart | G | 26 | RFA | Philadelphia | TBD | -- | ||
| Gregory Stewart | LW | 25 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Cory Stillman | LW | 38 | UFA | Carolina | TBD | -- | ||
| Ryan Stoa | C | 24 | RFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ryan Stone | C | 26 | UFA | Calgary | TBD | -- | ||
| Zack Stortini | RW | 26 | Signed | Edmonton | Nashville | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Tyson Strachan | D | 27 | UFA | St. Louis | TBD | -- | ||
| Anton Stralman | D | 25 | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Jason Strudwick | D | 36 | UFA | Edmonton | TBD | -- | ||
| Colin Stuart | C | 29 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Marco Sturm | LW | 33 | Signed | Washington | Vancouver | 1 | $2,250,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Sean Sullivan | D | 27 | Re-signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | June 17, 2011 | |
| Steve Sullivan | LW | 37 | Signed | Nashville | Pittsburgh | 1 | $1,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Alexander Sulzer | D | 27 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Brian Sutherby | C | 29 | UFA | Dallas | TBD | -- | ||
| Brandon Sutter | C | 22 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 3 | $6,200,000 | July 13, 2011 |
| Brett Sutter | C | 24 | Re-signed | Carolina | Carolina | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Marek Svatos | RW | 29 | UFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Lee Sweatt | D | 26 | Signed | Vancouver | Ottawa | 1 | July 11, 2011 | |
| Michael Swift | -- | -- | RFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Danny Syvret | D | 26 | Signed | Philadelphia | St. Louis | 1 | August 8, 2011 | |
| Paul Szczechura | C | 26 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Buffalo | 1 | August 9, 2011 | |
| Jeff Taffe | C | 30 | Signed | Chicago | Minnesota | 1 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Julian Talbot | C | 26 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Maxime Talbot | C | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 5 | $9,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Jeff Tambellini | LW | 27 | UFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Alex Tanguay | LW | 32 | Re-signed | Calgary | Calgary | 5 | $17,500,000 | June 25, 2011 |
| Matt Taormina | D | 25 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Jamie Tardif | RW | 27 | Signed | Detroit | Boston | 2 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Jose Theodore | G | 35 | Signed | Minnesota | Florida | 2 | $3,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Brad Thiessen | G | 25 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $525,000 | July 5, 2011 |
| Bill Thomas | RW | 28 | UFA | Florida | TBD | -- | ||
| Patrick Thoresen | LW | 26 | UFA | Philadelphia | TBD | -- | ||
| Andreas Thuresson | RW | 24 | Traded | Nashville | NY Rangers | July 2, 2011 | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Viktor Tikhonov | LW | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | August 10, 2011 | |
| Jiri Tlusty | RW | 23 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Hannu Toivonen | G | 27 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 27 | UFA | Detroit | TBD | -- | ||
| Raffi Torres | LW | 30 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 2 | $3,500,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| T.J. Trevelyan | LW | 27 | UFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Marty Turco | G | 36 | UFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Travis Turnbull | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| Kyle Turris | C | 22 | RFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Scottie Upshall | RW | 28 | Signed | Columbus | Florida | 4 | $18,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Boris Valabik | D | 25 | Signed | Boston | Pittsburgh | 1 | $550,000 | July 3, 2011 |
| David Van der Gulik | RW | 28 | UFA | Colorado | TBD | -- | ||
| Jim Vandermeer | D | 31 | Signed | Edmonton | San Jose | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | 23 | RFA | Washington | TBD | -- | ||
| Alexander Vasyunov | LW | 23 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Mike Vernace | D | 25 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | June 15, 2011 | |
| Ivan Vishnevskiy | D | 23 | RFA | Chicago | TBD | -- | ||
| Tomas Vokoun | G | 35 | Signed | Florida | Washington | 1 | $1,500,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Jakub Voracek | RW | 22 | Signed | Columbus | Philadelphia | 1 | $2,250,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Aaron Voros | LW | 30 | UFA | Toronto | TBD | -- | ||
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Radim Vrbata | RW | 30 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 3 | $9,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Steve Wagner | D | 27 | UFA | Pittsburgh | TBD | -- | ||
| Tim Wallace | RW | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | NY Islanders | 1 | July 21, 2011 | |
| Niclas Wallin | D | 36 | UFA | San Jose | TBD | -- | ||
| Ben Walter | C | 27 | Signed | Colorado | Calgary | 2 | $1,075,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Joel Ward | RW | 31 | Signed | Nashville | Washington | 4 | $12,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Matt Watkins | RW | 25 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | July 6, 2011 | |
| Mike Weber | D | 24 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | July 4, 2011 | ||
| Shea Weber | D | 26 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 1 | August 3, 2011 | |
| Yannick Weber | D | 23 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 2 | $1,700,000 | June 29, 2011 |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Doug Weight | C | 41 | UFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Tyler Weiman | G | 27 | UFA | Vancouver | TBD | -- | ||
| Dale Weise | RW | 23 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | June 27, 2011 | ||
| Noah Welch | D | 29 | UFA | Atlanta | TBD | -- | ||
| Casey Wellman | C | 24 | RFA | Minnesota | TBD | -- | ||
| Kyle Wellwood | C | 28 | Signed | San Jose | Winnipeg | 1 | $700,000 | September 9, 2011 |
| Gustaf Wesslau | G | -- | RFA | Columbus | TBD | -- | ||
| Blake Wheeler | RW | 25 | Signed | Atlanta | Winnipeg | July 18, 2011 | ||
| Colin White | D | 34 | Signed | New Jersey | San Jose | 1 | August 3, 2011 | |
| Ian White | D | 27 | Signed | San Jose | Detroit | 2 | July 2, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Ryan White | C | 23 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | July 13, 2011 | |
| Todd White | C | 36 | UFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Trent Whitfield | C | 34 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 2 | July 1, 2011 | |
| Derek Whitmore | LW | 27 | Re-signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| Roman Wick | RW | 26 | RFA | Ottawa | TBD | -- | ||
| Cody Wild | D | 24 | RFA | Boston | TBD | -- | ||
| Jason Williams | RW | 31 | Signed | Dallas | Pittsburgh | 1 | $600,000 | July 26, 2011 |
| Jeremy Williams | C | 28 | UFA | NY Rangers | TBD | -- | ||
| Nigel Williams | D | 23 | RFA | Anaheim | TBD | -- | ||
| Brian Willsie | RW | 33 | Signed | Washington | Montreal | 1 | July 7, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Clay Wilson | D | 28 | Signed | Florida | Calgary | 2 | $1,050,000 | July 2, 2011 |
| Kelsey Wilson | LW | 26 | UFA | Nashville | TBD | -- | ||
| Kyle Wilson | C | 27 | Signed | Columbus | Nashville | 2 | July 5, 2011 | |
| Ryan Wilson | D | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | July 9, 2011 | |
| Brad Winchester | LW | 30 | Signed | Anaheim | San Jose | 1 | October 3, 2011 | |
| Chad Wiseman | LW | 30 | UFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Ty Wishart | D | 23 | RFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| James Wisniewski | D | 27 | Signed | Montreal | Columbus | 6 | $33,000,000 | July 1, 2011 |
| Jeff Woywitka | D | 28 | Signed | Dallas | Montreal | 1 | August 15, 2011 | |
| J.T. Wyman | RW | 25 | Signed | Montreal | Tampa Bay | 1 | July 1, 2011 | |
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | STATUS | 2010-11 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | DOLLARS | SIGNED |
| Jeremy Yablonski | RW | 31 | UFA | NY Islanders | TBD | -- | ||
| Keith Yandle | D | 25 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 5 | $26,250,000 | July 5, 2011 |
| Nolan Yonkman | D | 30 | UFA | Phoenix | TBD | -- | ||
| Steven Zalewski | C | 25 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Jeff Zatkoff | G | 24 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | July 15, 2011 | |
| John Zeiler | RW | 29 | UFA | Los Angeles | TBD | -- | ||
| Vladimir Zharkov | LW | 24 | RFA | New Jersey | TBD | -- | ||
| Nikolay Zherdev | RW | 27 | Signed | Philadelphia | KHL | 1 | August 8, 2011 | |
| Mike Zigomanis | C | 31 | Signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | July 12, 2011 | |
| Sean Zimmerman | D | 24 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | June 17, 2011 | |
