Free Agent Protection
These players will receive a minimum of a 30% raise.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
#1 Rod BrindAmour 4 years @ $3.9 million per year
#2 Keith Carney 4 years @ $1.56 million per year
#3 Jaroslav Spacek 4 years @ $650K per year
Atlanta Thrashers
#1 Hnat Dominichelli 4 years @ $650K per year
#2 Dan Snyder 4 years @ $390K per year
#3 Chris Clark 4 years @ $450K per year
Boston Bruins
#1 Brian Rolston 4 years @ $1.3 million per year
#2 Richard Jackman 4 years @ $1.05 million per year
#3 Jon Klemm 4 years @ $780K per year
Buffalo Sabres
#1 Anson Carter 4 years @ $1.95 million per year
#2 Kyle McLaren 4 years @ $1.625 million per year
#3 Stu Barnes 4 years @ $1.95 million per year
Calgary Flames
#1 Steve Begin 4 years @ $312K per year
#2 Sergei Fedorov 4 years @ $11.0 million per year
#3 Jeff Cowan 4 years @ $585K per year
Carolina Hurricanes
#1 Maxim Balmochynkh 4 years @ $880K per year
#2 Scott Pellerin 4 years @ $650K per year
#3 Janne Laukkanen 4 years @ $2.35 million per year
Chicago Blackhawks
#1 Jocelyn Thibault 4 years @ $3.6 million per year
#2 Kyle Calder 4 years @ $600K per year
#3 Steve McCarthy 4 years @ $1.0 million per year
Colorado Avalanche
#1 Patrick Roy 4 years @ $7.8 million per year
#2 Wade Redden 4 years @ $1.3 million per year
#3 Iggy Pops 4 years @ $850K per year
Columbus Blue Jackets
#1 Martin Skoula 4 years @ $195K per year
#2 Johan Witehall 4 years @ $325K per year
#3 Mark Denis 4 years @ $1.04 million per year
Dallas Stars
#1 Chris Therien 4 years @ $1.625 million per year
#2 Richard Matvichuk 4 years @ $1.625 million per year
#3 Darryl Sydor 4 years @ $4.16 million per year
Detroit Red Wings
#1 Jeff ONeill 4 years @ $2.4 million per year
#2 Daymond Langkow 4 years @ $1.63 million per year
#3 Radek Dvorak 4 years @ $1.63 million per year
Edmonton Oilers
#1 Francis Bouillon 4 years @ $390K per year
#2 Josh Green 4 years @ $650K per year
#3 Michael Henrich 4 years @ $1.0 million per year
Florida Panthers
#1 Donald Audette 4 years @ $2.4 million per year
#2 Roberto Luongo 4 years @ $1.25 million per year
#3 Ivan Novoseltsev 4 years @ $325K per year
Los Angeles Kings
#1 Felix Potvin 4 years @ $3.25 million per year
#2 Jozef Stumpel 4 years @ $1.7 million per year
#3 Stephane Fiset 4 years @ $1.3 million per year
Minnesota Wild
#1 Dan Cavanagh 4 years @ $1.75 million per year
#2 Willie Mitchell 4 years @ $1.5 million per year
#3 Filip Kuba 4 years @ $1.5 million per year
Montreal Canadiens
#1 Janne Niinimaa 4 years @ $2.1 million per year
#2 Darren McCarty 4 years @ $1.2 million per year
#3 Jiri Fischer 4 years @ $1.4 million per year
Nashville Predators
#1 Dmitri Yushkevich 4 years @ $2.34 million per year
#2 Thomas Vokoun 4 years @ $1.17 million per year
#3 Jan Bulis 4 years @ $1.1 million per year
New Jersey Devils
#1 Patrick Elias 4 years @ $1.65 million per year
#2 John Madden 4 years @ $560K per year
#3 Brian Rafalski 4 years @ $200K per year
New York Islanders
#1 Mariusz Czerkawksi 4 years @ $2.6 million per year
#2 Mats Lindgren 4 years @ $1.25 million per year
#3 Rick DiPietro 4 years @ $1.25 million per year
New York Rangers
#1 Nikolai Khabibulin 4 years @ $3.3 million per
year
#2 Andrei Vasiliev 4 years @ $1.25 million per year
#3 Boris Mironov 4 years @ $1.25 million per year
Ottawa Senators
#1 Ziggy Pallfy 4 years @ $3.9 million per year
#2 Patrick Marleau 4 years @ $1.95 million per year
#3 Patrick Lalime 4 years @ $1.05 million per year
Philadelphia Flyers
#1 P.J. Stock 4 years @ $545K per year
#2 Robert Lang 4 years @ $1.56 million per year
#3 Dan McGillis 4 years @ $1.3 million per year
Phoenix Coyotes
#1 Byron Dafoe 4 years @ $5.2 million per year
#2 Robert Esche 4 years @ $455K per year
#3 Daniil Markov 4 years @ $422K per year
Pittsburgh Penguins
#1 Chris Pronger 4 years @ $3.0 million per year
#2 Thomas Kaberle 4 years @ $780K per year
#3 Sami Kapanen 4 years @ $2.4 million per year
San Jose Sharks
#1 John Nabokov 4 years @ $1.0 million per year
#2 Daniel Alfredsson 4 years @ $2.925 million per year
#3 Petr Nedved 4 years @ $5.85 million per year
St. Louis Blues
#1 Jamal Mayers 4 years @ $520K per year
#2 Al MacInnis 4 years @ $4.55 million per year
#3 Brent Johnson 4 years @ $1.2 million per year
Tampa Bay Lightning
#1 Sascha Goc 4 years @ $700K per year
#2 Todd Warriner 4 years @ $800K per year
#3 Kyle Kos 4 years @ $1.2 million per year
Toronto Maple Leafs
#1 Mark Parrish 4 years @ $1.3 million per year
#2 Josh Holden 4 years @ $650K per year
#3 Glen Murray 4 years @ $780K per year
Vancouver Canucks
#1 Trevor Linden 4 years @ $4.875 million per year
#2 Ed Jovonovski 4 years @ $1.9 million per year
#3 Markus Naslund 4 years @ $2.4 million per year
Washington Capitals
#1 Sergei Gonchar 4 years @ $1.5 million per year
#2 Pavel Trnka 4 years @ $1.2 million per year
#3 Jason Marshall 4 years @ $1.1 million per year