Friday Night/Preliminary FA Rankings
Posted 5:47 PM ET | Comments 4
So has anyone heard anything on the new Fantastic Four movie? I was considering going to see it tomorrow.
And now, what you've all been waiting for- FREE AGENT RANKINGS!!!
We'll start at the back and work our way up.
Goaltenders
Now before you fly off the handle and say "OMG WHERE THE HECK IS GIGUERE!?!?!?" Relax. He's not on here because I expect him to re-sign with the Ducks. Same with Hasek and several others. You'll notice this throughout the rankings- players I think will be re-signing with their current teams or retiring are not on here because it would be pointless to do so if they're not going to get contract offers. Also, all players' ages are as of June 30, 2006
1. David Aebischer, 28
2. Jussi Markkanen, 31
3. Kevin Weeks, 31
4. Jocelyn Thibault, 31
5. Mathieu Garon, 28
6. Sean Burke, 39
7. Ed Belfour, 41
8. Robert Esche, 28
9. Ty Conklin, 30
10. Brian Boucher, 29
11. Jean-Sebastien Aubin, 28
12. Jamie McLennan, 35 (I think the incident with Filppula hurt his stock. You just don't do that.)
13. Mike Dunham, 34
14. Wade Flaherty, 38
15. Karl Goehring, 27
Defensemen1. Kimmo Timonen, 31
2. Sheldon Souray, 29
3. Tom Poti, 29
4. Roman Hamrlik, 32
5. Danny Markov, 29
6. Jaroslav Modry, 35
7. Jamie Heward, 35 (Probably a little high for Jamie, but I think he's still got something left in the tank and he's got a wicked shot)
8. Ossi Vaananen, 25
9. Aaron Miller, 34
10. Cory Sarich, 27
11. Brent Sopel, 29
12. Vitaly Vishnevski, 26
13. Patrice Brisebois, 35
14. Joe DePenta, 27
15. Sandis Ozolinsh, 33
16. Janne Niinimaa, 31
17. Andy Sutton, 31
18. David Tanabe, 25
19. Jan Hejda, 28
20. Jon Klemm, 36
21. Bryan Berard, 29
22. Rory Fitzpatrick, 31 (But I think there will be a massive bidding war for him as the FA period drags on- I mean, who in their right mind wouldn't want a potential All-Star?)
23. Mike Weaver, 28
24. Joel Bouchard, 32
25. Sean Hill, 36
26. Lawrence Nycholat, 27
27. Eric Cairns, 32
28. Anders Eriksson, 31
29. Jason Strudwick, 30
30. Robert Scuderi, 27
31. Alex Brooks, 29
32. Yannick Tremblay, 30
33. Mathieu Darche, 29
34. Jason York, 36
35. Luke Richardson, 37
Wingers
1. Vyacheslav Kozlov, 34
2. Jason Blake, 32
3. Scott Hartnell, 24
4. Ryan Smyth, 30
5. Owen Nolan, 34
6. Martin Gelinas, 36
7. Ladislav Nagy, 27
8. Scott Walker, 32
9. Mike Johnson, 31
10. Bates Battaglia, 30
11. Jeff Friesen, 29
12. Nils Ekman, 30
13. Radek Bonk, 30
14. Vladimir Orszagh, 29
15. Tony Amonte, 35
16. Todd Bertuzzi, 31
17. Pascal Dupuis, 27
18. Petr Tenkrat, 29
19. Antti Laaksonen, 32
20. Brad May, 34
21. Todd Fedoruk, 27
22. Chris Simon, 34
23. Patrick Leahy, 27
24. Jaime Rivers, 31
25. Boyd Kane, 28
26. Brad Isbister, 29
27. Erik Rasmussen, 29
28. Mark Rycroft, 27
29. Shawn Thornton, 28
30. Eric Meloche, 30
31. Denis Hamel, 29
32. Matthew Barnaby, 33
33. Niko Dimitrakos, 27
34. Brad Larsen, 29
35. Matt Hussey, 27
Centers
1. Scott Gomez, 26
2. Todd White, 31
3. Micheal Nylander, 33
4. Viktor Kozlov, 31
5. Yanic Perreault, 35 (Yes, this is probably way too high for YP, but there is a certain young lady who would kill me if I didn't have him in the top 5
)
6. Keith Tkachuk, 34
7. Michal Handzus, 29
8. Jozef Stumpel, 33
9. Bryan Smolinski, 34
10. Wes Walz, 36
11. Mike Comrie, 25
12. Alexei Yashin, 35
13. Petr Sykora, 29
14. Robert Lang, 35
15. Eric Lindros, 33
16. Mike York, 28
17. Michael Peca, 32
18. Jan Bulis, 28
19. Eric Perrin, 30
20. Eric Belanger, 28
21. Patrik Stefan, 25
22. Scott Nichol, 31
23. Travis Green, 35
24. Toby Petersen, 27
25. Anson Carter, 32
26. Eric Boginecki, 31
27. Josef Vasicek, 25
(Since I can't post comments, I'm going to answer questions here.)
Maybe so, but I expect him to return to Ottawa this year.
And now, what you've all been waiting for- FREE AGENT RANKINGS!!!
We'll start at the back and work our way up.
Goaltenders
Now before you fly off the handle and say "OMG WHERE THE HECK IS GIGUERE!?!?!?" Relax. He's not on here because I expect him to re-sign with the Ducks. Same with Hasek and several others. You'll notice this throughout the rankings- players I think will be re-signing with their current teams or retiring are not on here because it would be pointless to do so if they're not going to get contract offers. Also, all players' ages are as of June 30, 2006
1. David Aebischer, 28
2. Jussi Markkanen, 31
3. Kevin Weeks, 31
4. Jocelyn Thibault, 31
5. Mathieu Garon, 28
6. Sean Burke, 39
7. Ed Belfour, 41
8. Robert Esche, 28
9. Ty Conklin, 30
10. Brian Boucher, 29
11. Jean-Sebastien Aubin, 28
12. Jamie McLennan, 35 (I think the incident with Filppula hurt his stock. You just don't do that.)
13. Mike Dunham, 34
14. Wade Flaherty, 38
15. Karl Goehring, 27
Defensemen1. Kimmo Timonen, 31
2. Sheldon Souray, 29
3. Tom Poti, 29
4. Roman Hamrlik, 32
5. Danny Markov, 29
6. Jaroslav Modry, 35
7. Jamie Heward, 35 (Probably a little high for Jamie, but I think he's still got something left in the tank and he's got a wicked shot)
8. Ossi Vaananen, 25
9. Aaron Miller, 34
10. Cory Sarich, 27
11. Brent Sopel, 29
12. Vitaly Vishnevski, 26
13. Patrice Brisebois, 35
14. Joe DePenta, 27
15. Sandis Ozolinsh, 33
16. Janne Niinimaa, 31
17. Andy Sutton, 31
18. David Tanabe, 25
19. Jan Hejda, 28
20. Jon Klemm, 36
21. Bryan Berard, 29
22. Rory Fitzpatrick, 31 (But I think there will be a massive bidding war for him as the FA period drags on- I mean, who in their right mind wouldn't want a potential All-Star?)
23. Mike Weaver, 28
24. Joel Bouchard, 32
25. Sean Hill, 36
26. Lawrence Nycholat, 27
27. Eric Cairns, 32
28. Anders Eriksson, 31
29. Jason Strudwick, 30
30. Robert Scuderi, 27
31. Alex Brooks, 29
32. Yannick Tremblay, 30
33. Mathieu Darche, 29
34. Jason York, 36
35. Luke Richardson, 37
Wingers
1. Vyacheslav Kozlov, 34
2. Jason Blake, 32
3. Scott Hartnell, 24
4. Ryan Smyth, 30
5. Owen Nolan, 34
6. Martin Gelinas, 36
7. Ladislav Nagy, 27
8. Scott Walker, 32
9. Mike Johnson, 31
10. Bates Battaglia, 30
11. Jeff Friesen, 29
12. Nils Ekman, 30
13. Radek Bonk, 30
14. Vladimir Orszagh, 29
15. Tony Amonte, 35
16. Todd Bertuzzi, 31
17. Pascal Dupuis, 27
18. Petr Tenkrat, 29
19. Antti Laaksonen, 32
20. Brad May, 34
21. Todd Fedoruk, 27
22. Chris Simon, 34
23. Patrick Leahy, 27
24. Jaime Rivers, 31
25. Boyd Kane, 28
26. Brad Isbister, 29
27. Erik Rasmussen, 29
28. Mark Rycroft, 27
29. Shawn Thornton, 28
30. Eric Meloche, 30
31. Denis Hamel, 29
32. Matthew Barnaby, 33
33. Niko Dimitrakos, 27
34. Brad Larsen, 29
35. Matt Hussey, 27
Centers
1. Scott Gomez, 26
2. Todd White, 31
3. Micheal Nylander, 33
4. Viktor Kozlov, 31
5. Yanic Perreault, 35 (Yes, this is probably way too high for YP, but there is a certain young lady who would kill me if I didn't have him in the top 5
)6. Keith Tkachuk, 34
7. Michal Handzus, 29
8. Jozef Stumpel, 33
9. Bryan Smolinski, 34
10. Wes Walz, 36
11. Mike Comrie, 25
12. Alexei Yashin, 35
13. Petr Sykora, 29
14. Robert Lang, 35
15. Eric Lindros, 33
16. Mike York, 28
17. Michael Peca, 32
18. Jan Bulis, 28
19. Eric Perrin, 30
20. Eric Belanger, 28
21. Patrik Stefan, 25
22. Scott Nichol, 31
23. Travis Green, 35
24. Toby Petersen, 27
25. Anson Carter, 32
26. Eric Boginecki, 31
27. Josef Vasicek, 25
(Since I can't post comments, I'm going to answer questions here.)
no tom priessing? he at least top 15 in FA D
Maybe so, but I expect him to return to Ottawa this year.
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23 Predators Sold
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30 The Rumor Mill
31 David Poile's Euro Binge
01 Latest Prospect News
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18 I'm Sorry, Flyers Fans... (Updated 8:26 PM ET)
19 The Flood Gates Are Open/FA Rankings
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02 Hornqvist Staying in Sweden for 07-08
02 Game Three/SC's Top RFAs
07 It's over... so soon?/Preds acquire Ellison
10 SC's Draft Do's and Don'ts
10 Hartnell Not Expected to Return
13 A Round of Updates/Expansion D'Jour!
13 Cory Sarich
14 Friday Night/Preliminary FA Rankings
18 I'm Sorry, Flyers Fans... (Updated 8:26 PM ET)
19 The Flood Gates Are Open/FA Rankings
20 Free Agency Outlook: Southeast Division
21 DUCKS RE-UP GIGUERE
no tom priessing? he at least top 15 in FA D
So Kariya is back with Nashville according to you, Nolan is way high, Add Curtis Sanford to your goalies(4-7)..St.Louis won't be qualifying him. Dvorak is missing unless you think the Blues resign....Anson Carter is pretty low....thats all.
Blake is way way way way too high for a guy that played one good contract year at 30. Why is smyth so low? Id put Bouche above conklin and esche. Great post, it takes some courage to write it cause every ones got an opinion thats going to be different then yours. You know what they say about opinions and A-holes? Everyones got one and they always stink. Ohh yeah and both captains back in Buff? Maybe.
Coyote cheapness will prohibit Coyote brass, from signing quality free agents.Doug Moss--should be fired. He controls Maloney.Moss is like a World Wrestling Organization thug.