| 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 |
| Craig Anderson | G | 28 | Signed | Florida | Colorado | 2 | $3,625,000 |
| 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 | ||
| Tyler Arnason | C | 30 | Signed | Colorado | NY Rangers | ||
| Adrian Aucoin | D | 36 | Signed | Calgary | Phoenix | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| Cam Barker | D | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $9,250,000 |
| Ryan Bayda | LW | 28 | 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 | ||
| Shawn Belle | D | 24 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Blair Betts | C | 29 | Signed | NY Rangers | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Bryan Bickell | LW | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | |
| Martin Biron | G | 32 | Signed | Philadelphia | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Rob Blake | D | 39 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| Michael Blunden | RW | 22 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Troy Bodie | LW | 24 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Dave Bolland | C | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 5 | $16,875,000 |
| David Booth | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Florida | Florida | 6 | $25,500,000 |
| Brian Boucher | G | 32 | Signed | San Jose | Philadelphia | 2 | $1,850,000 |
| Francis Bouillon | D | 34 | Signed | Montreal | Nashville | 1 | |
| Chris Bourque | LW | 23 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 25 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 1 | |
| Brian Boyle | C | 24 | Signed | Los Angeles | NY Rangers | ||
| Nick Boynton | D | 30 | Signed | Florida | Anaheim | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Donald Brashear | LW | 37 | Signed | Washington | NY Rangers | 2 | $1,400,000 |
| Tim Brent | C | 25 | Signed | Chicago | Toronto | 1 | |
| Wade Brookbank | LW | 32 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Troy Brouwer | RW | 24 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | $2,050,000 |
| Dane Byers | LW | 23 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| Joe Callahan | D | 26 | 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 |
| Erik Christensen | C | 25 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Scott Clemmensen | G | 32 | Signed | New Jersey | Florida | 3 | $3,500,000 |
| Ryane Clowe | LW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 4 | $14,000,000 |
| Erik Cole | LW | 31 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $5,800,000 |
| 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 | 25 | Signed | Dallas | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Jeff Cowan | LW | 33 | Signed | Vancouver | Buffalo | ||
| Adam Cracknell | RW | 24 | Signed | Calgary | St. Louis | ||
| Corey Crawford | G | 24 | 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 | |
| Kyle Cumiskey | D | 22 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| John Curry | G | 25 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 2 | |
| Matt D'Agostini | RW | 23 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Yann Danis | G | 28 | Signed | NY Islanders | New Jersey | ||
| Mathieu Darche | LW | 32 | Signed | Buffalo | Montreal | 1 | |
| Joe DiPenta | D | 30 | Signed | Swedish Elite | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Derek Dorsett | RW | 22 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Jake Dowell | C | 24 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago | 2 | |
| Brandon Dubinsky | C | 23 | Re-signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | 2 | $3,700,000 |
| Philippe Dupuis | C | 24 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Chris Durno | C | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Ben Eager | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $965,000 |
| Brian Elliott | G | 24 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 2 | |
| Matt Ellis | LW | 28 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Steve Eminger | D | 26 | Signed | Florida | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Drew Fata | D | 26 | Signed | Ottawa | Boston | 1 | $550,000 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 39 | Signed | Washington | KHL | 2 | |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 30 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $1,800,000 |
| Eric Fehr | RW | 24 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Brett Festerling | D | 23 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | |
| Vernon Fiddler | LW | 29 | Signed | Nashville | Phoenix | 2 | $2,200,000 |
| Mark Flood | D | 25 | Signed | Carolina | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Colin Fraser | C | 24 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $700,000 |
| Marian Gaborik | RW | 27 | Signed | Minnesota | NY Rangers | 5 | $37,500,000 |
| Mathieu Garon | G | 31 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Columbus | 2 | |
| Hal Gill | D | 34 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Montreal | 2 | |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 30 | Signed | New Jersey | Montreal | 5 | $25,000,000 |
| Mike Glumac | C | 29 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Alex Goligoski | D | 24 | Re-signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 3 | $5,500,000 |
| Boyd Gordon | C | 26 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Mikhail Grabovski | C | 25 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 3 | $8,700,000 |
| Andy Greene | D | 27 | Re-signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 2 | $1,475,000 |
| Thomas Greiss | G | 23 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 2 | |
| Mike Grier | RW | 34 | Signed | San Jose | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Nate Guenin | D | 26 | Signed | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Bill Guerin | RW | 39 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Ryan Hamilton | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Toronto | Toronto | 1 | |
| 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 | ||
| Matt Hendricks | C | 28 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Alex Henry | D | 30 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Shaun Heshka | D | 24 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Christopher Higgins | LW | 26 | Signed | Montreal | NY Rangers | 1 | $2,250,000 |
| Jack Hillen | D | 23 | Signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 2 | |
| Jeff Hoggan | LW | 31 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| Ryan Hollweg | LW | 26 | Signed | Toronto | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Marian Hossa | RW | 30 | Signed | Detroit | Chicago | 12 | $62,800,000 |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 24 | Signed | Boston | Boston | ||
| Kent Huskins | D | 30 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| Doug Janik | D | 29 | Signed | Montreal | Detroit | 1 | |
| Aaron Johnson | D | 26 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 1 | $540,000 |
| Brent Johnson | G | 32 | Signed | Washington | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Jack Johnson | D | 22 | 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 |
| Milan Jurcina | D | 26 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Patrick Kaleta | RW | 23 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Martins Karsums | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Lukas Kaspar | RW | 24 | Signed | San Jose | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Mike Knuble | RW | 37 | Signed | Philadelphia | Washington | ||
| David Koci | LW | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Colorado | 1 | |
| Saku Koivu | C | 35 | Signed | Montreal | Anaheim | 1 | $3,250,000 |
| Krys Kolanos | C | 28 | Signed | Minnesota | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Mike Komisarek | D | 27 | Signed | Montreal | Toronto | 5 | $22,500,000 |
| Tomas Kopecky | RW | 27 | Signed | Detroit | Chicago | 2 | $2,400,000 |
| Lauri Korpikoski | LW | 23 | Signed | NY Rangers | Phoenix | 2 | |
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | 30 | Signed | Montreal | Carolina | 3 | $2,750,000 |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 30 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Rangers | 3 | $9,000,000 |
| Alexei Kovalev | RW | 36 | Signed | Montreal | Ottawa | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| Jason LaBarbera | G | 29 | Signed | Vancouver | Phoenix | 2 | $2,000,000 |
| Dan LaCosta | G | 23 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Robert Lang | C | 38 | Signed | Montreal | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Ian Laperriere | C | 35 | Signed | Colorado | Philadelphia | 3 | $3,500,000 |
| Drew Larman | RW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Boston | 1 | |
| Chad LaRose | RW | 27 | Signed | Carolina | Carolina | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| Matt Lashoff | D | 23 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | |
| Guillaume Latendresse | LW | 22 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | |
| Chris Lee | D | 29 | Signed | NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | ||
| Guillaume Lefebvre | LW | 28 | Signed | -- | Boston | 1 | |
| Scott Lehman | D | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| 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 |
| Jordan Leopold | D | 29 | Signed | Calgary | Florida | 1 | $1,750,000 |
| Grant Lewis | D | 24 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Enver Lisin | RW | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | NY Rangers | ||
| Corey Locke | C | 25 | Signed | Minnesota | NY Rangers | ||
| Ben Lovejoy | D | 25 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Mike Lundin | D | 25 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Clarke MacArthur | LW | 24 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Joey MacDonald | G | 29 | Signed | NY Islanders | Toronto | 1 | |
| John Madden | C | 36 | Signed | New Jersey | Chicago | 1 | $2,750,000 |
| Manny Malhotra | C | 29 | Signed | Columbus | San Jose | ||
| Paul Mara | D | 30 | Signed | NY Rangers | Montreal | 1 | $1,675,000 |
| Todd Marchant | C | 36 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Brad May | LW | 37 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Cody McCormick | C | 26 | Signed | Colorado | Buffalo | 1 | |
| Evan McGrath | C | 23 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | |
| Jay McKee | D | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Cody McLeod | LW | 25 | Re-signed | Colorado | Colorado | 3 | $3,100,000 |
| Marc Methot | D | 24 | Signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Stefan Meyer | LW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Torrey Mitchell | C | 24 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 3 | |
| Travis Moen | LW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | Montreal | 3 | $4,500,000 |
| Steve Montador | D | 29 | 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 | |
| Joey Mormina | D | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Derek Morris | D | 31 | Signed | NY Rangers | Boston | 1 | $3,300,000 |
| Brendan Morrison | C | 34 | Signed | Dallas | Washington | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | D | 26 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Matt Moulson | LW | 26 | Signed | Los Angeles | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Chris Neil | RW | 30 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 4 | $8,000,000 |
| Kris Newbury | C | 27 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Scott Nichol | C | 34 | Signed | Nashville | San Jose | 1 | |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 34 | 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 |
| Petteri Nokelainen | C | 23 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Shane O'Brien | D | 26 | Re-signed | Vancouver | Vancouver | 1 | $1,600,000 |
| Johnny Oduya | D | 28 | Signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 3 | $10,500,000 |
| Mattias Ohlund | D | 33 | Signed | Vancouver | Tampa Bay | 7 | $25,250,000 |
| 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 | |
| Ryan Oulahen | C | 24 | Re-signed | Detroit | Detroit | 1 | |
| Samuel Pahlsson | C | 31 | Signed | Chicago | Columbus | 3 | $7,950,000 |
| P.A. Parenteau | LW | 26 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| Scott Parse | C | 25 | Re-signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| Pascal Pelletier | C | 26 | Signed | Chicago | Columbus | 1 | |
| Janne Pesonen | LW | 27 | Signed | Pittsburgh | KHL | ||
| Richard Petiot | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Chicago | 1 | |
| Alexandre Picard | LW | 24 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 1 | |
| Steven Pinizzotto | RW | 25 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 2 | |
| Joe Piskula | D | 25 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| Tomas Plekanec | C | 27 | Signed | Montreal | Montreal | 1 | $2,750,000 |
| Roman Polak | D | 23 | Re-signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Corey Potter | D | 25 | Signed | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | ||
| 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 | |
| Andrew Raycroft | G | 29 | Signed | Colorado | Vancouver | 1 | $500,000 |
| Mark Recchi | RW | 41 | Signed | Boston | Boston | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Danny Richmond | D | 25 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Dwayne Roloson | G | 40 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Islanders | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Mathieu Roy | D | 26 | Signed | Edmonton | Columbus | 1 | |
| Mike Rupp | C | 29 | Signed | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | 2 | $1,650,000 |
| Dany Sabourin | G | 29 | Signed | Edmonton | Boston | 1 | $600,000 |
| Brian Salcido | D | 24 | Re-signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 32 | Signed | Detroit | Vancouver | 3 | $7,500,000 |
| Curtis Sanford | G | 30 | Signed | Vancouver | Montreal | 1 | |
| Rob Schremp | C | 23 | Signed | Edmonton | NY Islanders | ||
| Jeff Schultz | D | 23 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Rob Scuderi | D | 30 | 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 | |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 23 | Signed | Buffalo | Buffalo | ||
| Alexei Semenov | D | 28 | Signed | San Jose | NY Rangers | ||
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 40 | Signed | New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | |
| Jonathan Sigalet | D | 23 | Re-signed | Columbus | Columbus | 2 | |
| Brett Skinner | D | 26 | Signed | Atlanta | Colorado | ||
| Martin Skoula | D | 30 | Signed | Minnesota | Pittsburgh | 1 | $575,000 |
| Jim Slater | C | 26 | Re-signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Matt Smaby | D | 25 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | |
| Ladislav Smid | D | 23 | Re-signed | Edmonton | Edmonton | 2 | |
| Derek Smith | D | 25 | Signed | Ottawa | Ottawa | 1 | |
| Wyatt Smith | C | 32 | Signed | Phoenix | Pittsburgh | 1 | |
| Radek Smolenak | LW | 22 | Re-signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | |
| Jaroslav Spacek | D | 35 | Signed | Buffalo | Montreal | 3 | |
| David Spina | LW | 26 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| 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 | |
| Anthony Stewart | RW | 24 | Signed | Florida | Atlanta | ||
| Sean Sullivan | D | 25 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | ||
| Steve Sullivan | LW | 35 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | $7,500,000 |
| 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 | |
| Barry Tallackson | RW | 26 | Signed | New Jersey | St. Louis | ||
| Alex Tanguay | LW | 30 | Signed | Montreal | Tampa Bay | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Nate Thompson | C | 25 | Signed | NY Islanders | NY Islanders | 1 | |
| Chris Thorburn | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| 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 | 24 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Lauri Tukonen | RW | 23 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | ||
| Scottie Upshall | RW | 26 | Re-signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| Boris Valabik | D | 23 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | ||
| Stephane Veilleux | LW | 28 | Signed | Minnesota | Tampa Bay | ||
| Kris Versteeg | RW | 23 | Re-signed | Chicago | Chicago | 3 | $9,250,000 |
| Ryan Vesce | RW | 27 | Signed | San Jose | San Jose | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Jason Ward | RW | 30 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Philadelphia | 1 | |
| Joel Ward | RW | 28 | Signed | Nashville | Nashville | 2 | |
| Mike Weaver | D | 31 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 1 | $800,000 |
| Tyler Weiman | G | 25 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Noah Welch | D | 27 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Atlanta | ||
| Kevin Westgarth | RW | 25 | Signed | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 3 | |
| Trent Whitfield | C | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Boston | 1 | |
| Jason Williams | RW | 29 | Signed | Columbus | Detroit | 1 | |
| Jeremy Williams | RW | 25 | Signed | Toronto | Detroit | 1 | |
| Brian Willsie | RW | 31 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | ||
| Kyle Wilson | C | 24 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | |
| Brad Winchester | LW | 28 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||
| Daniel Winnik | C | 24 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 1 | |
| James Wisniewski | D | 25 | Signed | Anaheim | Anaheim | 1 | |
| Andy Wozniewski | D | 29 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Boston | 1 | |
| Keith Yandle | D | 23 | Signed | Phoenix | Phoenix | 2 | |
| Greg Zanon | D | 29 | Signed | Nashville | Minnesota | 3 | $5,800,000 |
| Total: | $631,355,000 | ||||||