This is a listing of NHL teams by order of remaining cap space as of July 4. The Islanders top the list with approximately $23M left to spend. The Sharks have just under $2M remaining. The list is helpful in determining which team are closest to filling out their 2009-10 lineup. As one can see, there is much work to be done at both ends of the spectrum. The numbers figures are based on totals given by NHL Numbers.com.
1 – New York Islanders: $23.265 (18)
UFA: Andy Hilbert C 28, Dean McAmmond C 36, Mike Sillinger C 38, Thomas Pock D 27, Yann Danis G 28, Joey MacDonald G 29.
RFA: Nate Thompson C 24, Jeremy Colliton C 24, Jamie Fraser D 23, Jack Hillen D 23.
2 – Phoenix Coyotes: $21.972 (18)
UFA: Brian McGrattan R 27, Dmitri Kalinin D 29, Ken Klee D 38.
RFA: Nigel Dawes L 24, Joakim Lindstrom C 25, Enver Lisin R 23, Scottie Upshall R 25, Daniel Winnik C 24, Keith Yandle D 22.
3 – Atlanta Thrashers: $19.599 (15)
RFA: Eric Perrin C 33.
UFA: Kari Lehtonen G 25, Colby Armstrong R 26, Jim Slater C 26, Boris Valabik D 23.
4 – Nashville Predators: $17.913 (16)
UFA: Radek Bonk C 33, Scott Nichol C 34, Greg de Vries D 36.
RFA: Ryan Jones R 25, Antti Pihlstrom L 24,.
5 – New York Rangers: $16.436 (13)
UFA: Blair Betts C 29, Mark Bell L 28, Patrick Rissmiller C 30, Paul Mara D 29, Derek Morris D 30.
RFA: Christopher Higgins R 26, Ryan Callahan R 24, Brandon Dubinsky C 23, Lauri Korpikoski L 22, Nikolai Zherdev L 24, Corey Potter D 25.
6 – Anaheim Ducks: $14.295 (17)
UFA: Rob Niedermayer F 34, Todd Marchant C 33, Francois Beauchemin D 29, Bret Hedican D 38.
RFA: James Wisniewski D 25.
7 – Tampa Bay Lightning: $14.295 (17)
UFA: Matt Pettinger L 28, Wade Brookbank L 31, Jason Ward R 30, Marek Malik D 34, Josef Melichar D 30, Cory Murphy D 31, Noah Welch D 26.
RFA: Martins Karsums R 23, Radek Smolenak L 22, Matt Lashoff D 22, Matt Smaby D 24, Mike Lundin D 24, Karri Ramo G 22, Mike McKenna G 26.
8 – Columbus Blue Jackets: $13.313 (20)
UFA: Chris Gratton C 33, Manny Malhotra C 29, Michael Peca C 35, Jason Williams C 28, Christian Backman D 29.
RFA: Jiri Novotny C 25, Marc Methot D 24, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D 25.
9 – Dallas Stars: $13.193 (19)
UFA: Sergei Zubov D 38, Brendan Morrison C 33, Joel Lundqvist C 27, Mark Parrish R 32, Landon Wilson R 34, Tobias Stephan G 25, Darryl Sydor D 37.
RFA: Mark Fistric D 23.
10 – St. Louis Blues: $12.295 (22)
UFA: Trent Whitfield C 32, Dan Hinote R 32, Jay McKee D 31, Manny Legace G 36.
RFA: Brandon Crombeen R 23, Chris Porter C 25, Steve Regier L 24, Roman Polak D 23, Jeff Woywitka D 25, Marek Schwarz G 23.
11 – New Jersey Devils: $12.129
UFA: Brendan Shanahan L 40, Kevin Weekes G 34, Niclas Havelid D NJ.
RFA: Travis Zajac C 24.
12 – Toronto Maple Leafs: $12.022 (20)
UFA: Brad May L 37, Bates Battaglia L 33, Andre Deveaux C 25, Boyd Devereaux C 31, Jeff Hamilton C 31, Kris Newbury C 27, Ben Ondrus R 27, Jay Harrison D 26, Jamie Heward D 38, Martin Gerber G 34, Olaf Kolzig G 39, Curtis Joseph G 42.
RFA: Jeremy Williams R 25, Justin Pogge G 23, Jaime Sifers D 26, Ryan Hollweg C 26.
13 – Chicago Blackhawks: $11.797
UFA: Aaron Johnson D 26.
RFA: Cam Barker D 23, Troy Brouwer R 23, Ben Eager L 25, Colin Fraser C 24, Kris Versteeg R 23.
14 – Colorado Avalanche: $11.654 (15)
UFA: Joe Sakic F 39, Ben Guite R 30, Brian Willsie R 31, Andrew Raycroft G 29.
RFA: Kyle Cumiskey D 22, David Jones R 24, Cody McCormick C 26.
15 – Montreal Canadiens: $10.454 (16)
UFA: Alexei Kovalev F 36, Saku Koivu C 34, Alex Tanguay L 29, Robert Lang C 38, Mathieu Schneider D 40, Tom Kostopoulos R 30, Mathieu Dandenault D 33, Patrice Brisebois D 38, Francis Bouillon D 33, Marc Denis G 31.
RFA: Tomas Plekanec C 26, Matt D’Agostini R 22, Guillaume Latendresse R 22, Kyle Chipchura C 23, Gregory Stewart L 23.
16 – Los Angeles Kings: $10.285 (21)
UFA: Derek Armstrong F 36, Denis Gauthier D 32, Kyle Calder L 30.
RFA: Jack Johnson D 22, Teddy Purcell R 23.
17 – Washington Capitals: $9.720 (15)
UFA: Viktor Kozlov C 34, Alexandre Giroux C 28, Bryan Helmer D 26, Brent Johnson G 32.
RFA: Jeff Schultz D 23, Shaone Morrisonn D 26, Milan Jurcina D 26, Eric Fehr R 23, Boyd Gordon R 25.
18 – Buffalo Sabres: $8.976 (16)
UFA: Matt Ellis L 24, Dominic Moore C 28, Andrew Peters L 29, Teppo Numminen D 40, Maxim Afinogeno F 29,
RFA: Andrej Sekera D 23, Drew Stafford R 23, Clarke MacArthur L 24, Patrick Kaleta R 23.
19 – Florida Panthers: $8.405 (18)
UFA: Ville Peltonen L 36, Richard Zednik L 33, Jassen Cullimore D 36, Nick Boynton D 30.
RFA: Anthony Stewart C 24, Steve Eminger D 25, Tanner Glass L 25.
20 – Carolina Hurricanes: $8.083 (18)
UFA: Ryan Bayda L 28, Dennis Seidenberg D 27.
RFA: Tuomo Ruutu C 26, Anton Babchuk D 25.
21 – Vancouver Canucks: $7.282 (18)
UFA: Mats Sundin C 38, Jason Krog C 33, Rob Davison D 29, Ossi Vaananen D 28, Curtis Sanford G 29, Michel Ouellet R 27.
RFA: Shane O’ Brien D 25. Kyle Wellwood C 26, Jannik Hansen R 23.
22 – Minnesota Wild: $6.296 (20)
UFA: Stephane Veilleux L 27, Krys Kolanos C 27, Marc-Andre Bergeron D 28, Kurtis Foster D 27, Martin Skoula D 29.
RFA: Dan Fritsche C 23, Benoit Pouliot L 22, Kyle Brodziak C 25, Josh Harding G 25.
23 – Edmonton Oilers: $6.404 (20)
UFA: Ales Kotalik R 30, Dany Sabourin G 28.
RFA: Liam Reddox L 23, Gilbert Brule C 22, Ryan Potulny C 24, Rob Schremp C 22, Denis Grebeshkov D 25, Ladislav Smid D 23.
24 – Detroit Red Wings: $5.554 (16)
UFA: Darren McCarty R 37, Aaron Downey R 34, Chris Chelios D 47.
RFA: Jiri Hudler C 25, Ville Leino L 25.
25 – Boston Bruins: $5.340 (18)
UFA: Stephane Yelle F 35, P.J. Axelsson L 34, Manny Fernandez G 34.
RFA: Phil Kessel F 21, Matt Hunwick D 24.
26 – Ottawa Senators: $4.649 (22)
UFA: Mike Comrie C 28.
RFA: Brendan Bell D 26, Brian Elliott G 24.
27 – Pittsburgh Penguins: $3.137 (19)
UFA: Mike Zigomanis C 28, James Connor L 26, Miroslav Satan L 34, Petr Sykora R 32, Janne Pesonen L 27, Philippe Boucher D 36.
RFA: Paul Bissonnette R 24, Tim Wallace R 24, Ben Lovejoy D 25, John Curry G 25.
28 – Calgary Flames: $3.053 (19)
UFA: Todd Bertuzzi R 34, Andre Roy R 34, Rhett Warrener D 33.
RFA: Dustin Boyd C 22.
29 – Philadelphia Flyers: $2.125 (20)
UFA: Josh Gratton L 26, Boyd Kane L 31, Andrew Alberts D 28, Lasse Kukkonen D 27, Martin Biron G 31, Antero Niittymaki G 29.
RFA: Jared Ross C 26, Danny Syvret D 24.
30 – San Jose Sharks: $1.774 (16)
UFA: Claude Lemieux R 43, Jeremy Roenick C 39, Tom Cavanagh R 27, Alexei Semenov D 28, Mike Grier R 34, Marcel Goc C 25, Tomas Plihal L 26, Lukas Kaspar L 23.
RFA: Torrey Mitchell C 24, Thomas Greiss G 23, Brad Staubitz R 24.
