Our NHL bloggers have put together cheat sheets with their team needs on them, breaking down this whole free agent frenzy thing into small portions that are easily digestible. Here's a glimpse. Be sure to click through to the team blogs for much more detail.
Team | Key need | Blog |
Anaheim | all the defense they can get | Anaheim Calling |
Atlanta | number 2 goalie and a forward | Bird Watchers Anonymous |
Boston | get rid of Tim Thomas | Stanley Cup of Chowder |
Buffalo | PP QB, D depth, 3rd line C, RW | Die By The Blade |
Calgary | Top-6 forward, 1 or 2 bottom-6 | Matchsticks & Gasoline |
Carolina | low on cap space, won't do much | Canes Country |
Chicago | winger, 3rd pairing D | Second City Hockey |
Colorado | Kovalchuk? | Mile High Hockey |
Columbus | a little of everything | The Cannon |
Dallas | backup goalie, defensive help | Defending Big D |
Detroit | veteran forward, tough guy | Winging It In Motown |
Edmonton | a lot of everything | The Copper & Blue |
Florida | need to improve everywhere | Litter Box Cats |
Los Angeles | sniper, second-pair defenseman | Jewels From The Crown |
Minnesota | #2 C, scoring winger, puck-moving D | Hockey Wilderness |
Montreal | backup goalie | Eyes On The Prize |
Nashville | top line leader, backup goalie | On the Forecheck |
New Jersey | 3rd line center, offensive dman | In Lou We Trust |
NY Islanders | defense, defense | Lighthouse Hockey |
NY Rangers | dont do anything stupid | Blueshirt Banter |
Ottawa | need a solid defenseman | Silver Seven |
Philadelphia | goalie, third-pair D, scoring winger | Broad Street Hockey |
Phoenix | fill holes up front, add a dman | Five For Howling |
Pittsburgh | defense, defense, defense | Pensburgh |
San Jose | solid veteran goaltending | Fear The Fin |
St. Louis | offense, especially at LW | St. Louis Game Time |
Tampa Bay | a defenseman, goaltending | Raw Charge |
Toronto | goals! | Pension Plan Puppets |
Vancouver | third liners, defense | Nucks Misconduct |
Washington | 2nd line center | Japers' Rink |