After doing a team update for the Mike Cammalleri signing, I hesitate to do another one here, but the Canadiens have made yet another splash in the free agent market this week, by adding Brian Gionta to the mix, signing him to a 5-year, $25 million deal, adding more speed and scoring ability to the team.Gionta played in 81 games in 2009, scoring 20 goals and adding 40 assists with the Devils. He will be relied upon to bring that sort of offense on a consistent basis to this Montreal team in 2010.
Havlat enjoyed one of his better career years, playing in 81 games with the Blackhawks, ending up with 77 points (29G, 48A) to lead the team in scoring. He ranked 32nd in pool scoring in the league, which was incredibly high in his career. He does bring a lot of flash and dash, but much like his predecessor, he does come with an injury-prone tag, despite his 81-game season.
The Wild have spent their money wisely over the last couple seasons, now sitting with 18 players on their line-up sheet at a reasonable cap cost of $49.3 million, leaving plenty of room to fill some gaps, if they so choose. They could do well with spending an average of $1.5 million on their remaining players under the cap.
In 2009, Gaborik had his share of health problems again, playing in only 17 games, but still registering 23 points (13G, 10A). Gaborik is a superstar talent, there is no question, but he has been marred with injury bugs. It will be interesting to see if coming out of the Northwest Division will be a benefit to his health or not. It was quite the grind playing against Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Colorado.
Cammalleri comes onto a team that didn't score a lot of points and by last season's numbers, he comes in as the best player on the team after a 82-point effort in 81 games played for Calgary. Cammalleri scored 39 goals for the Flames in 2009, which was what he was expected to do and with Gomez possibly centering him in Montreal, he has a shot at going that high once again. He shouldn't have less of a season than what he did in Calgary, but there is still some chemistry to be found before you can truly make that call.
Hossa had himself a great season in 2009, scoring 40 goals and adding 31 assists in 74 games with the Red Wings, helping them to a great record in the Western Conference. Hossa was also quite good leading up to the Stanley Cup Finals, where he disappeared when it came time to face the Penguins. Hossa should be considered a great pick-up for the Blackhawks and should mesh well with the young centres they have on the team. That being said, he should be an even better fantasy draft pick-up, now that he's in Chicago.
In 2009, David Booth was third on the Panthers in pool scoring with 31 goals & 29 assists in 72 GP. That also ranks him 77th in league pool scoring, 58th among forwards. Those are some great numbers for the 24-year old forward. He'll be a good fantasy player for years to come in Florida. He does a lot of that good work with a somewhat limited talent pool.
Ohlund has spent his entire career with the Vancouver Canucks, playing 770 games with the Canucks and registering 325 points in the process. In 2009, Ohlund played in all 82 games, picking up 25 points. That ranks him 352nd in pool points throughout the league and 71st among defensemen.
In 2009, the twins both played all 82 games, registering 82 points a piece. Daniel finished with 31 goals, while Henrik was the playmaker with 60 assists. This put them 22nd and 23rd in pool rankings, which would make them some top picks in any fantasy pool.
Lehtinen, 36, has had some injury troubles over the past few seasons, which has really hampered his production values, moving down the rankings as the seasons go by. In 2009, he finished the season with only 48 games played and scoring 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists) in the process. When he is healthy, he is a good player for the team, especially on the defensive side, but fantasy-wise, his injury-prone status has now shifted him off of some lists.
In 2009, Oduya finished second among Devils defenders with 29 points (7 goals & 22 assists) in all 82 GP. He ranked 57th among all defensemen in pool points, which makes him a necessity on someone's team come fantasy draft time, as he doesn't sit too deep in the rankings. He isn't considered one of the most offensive defenders, but he does put enough points on the board to make a small difference. His durability is also a very good quality to pick-up for your team.
In 2009, Blake marked an improvement year with 10 goals and 35 assists in 73 GP, which ranked him 171st in pool scoring in the league, 15th among all blueliners. He marked a 14-point improvement over his last season in Los Angeles, which has to mean great things for the Sharks, especially since they have another good power play defenseman in 
In 2009, Budaj split the goaltending duties with 
In the regular season, Guerin was still good for 21 goals and 27 assists in 78 games between Long Island and Pittsburgh and was a key veteran addition in the Spring. With 21 goals and 48 points, he can still be considered a reasonable fantasy player, if you go a little deeper in the draft. He could even see an increase in scoring, especially since he will be playing a full season with talent like 
The Blues did a little bit more to help out their salary cap situation for the free agent frenzy by unconditionally waiving 
The Flames managed to pull off the deal for the most coveted potential free agent this summer. The Flames have sent 
The Ducks make the first splash in the trade market, as they dealt 
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