2014 NHL Free Agency Live Discussion Thread: Stars Sign Hemsky, Lindback, Acquire Spezza
Who is going to pay Matt Niskanen a ridiculous sum of money to be Matt Niskanen?
2014 NHL Free Agent Frenzy- Live discussion thread number two.
The Dallas Stars struck early and often this morning, acquiring Jason Spezza and signing UFAs Ales Hemsky and G Anders Lindback. Brandon and I are in Frisco and the "all clear" has yet to be given, but that doesn't much. They may or may not be done...
Here are some notable signings, including Dallas' former depth player Chris Mueller...
| Player | Position | From | To | Total | Years | Avg/Yr | |
| 1-Jul | Mueller, Chris | C | Dallas | NY Rangers | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1-Jul | Stralman, Anton | D | NY Rangers | Tampa Bay | $22.5M | 5 | $4.5M |
| 1-Jul | Tlusty, Jiri | RW | Carolina | Carolina | $2.95M | 1 | $2.95M |
| 1-Jul | Komarov, Leo | LW | Toronto | Toronto | $11.8M | 4 | $2.95M |
| 1-Jul | Iginla, Jarome | RW | Boston | Colorado | $16M | 3 | $5.333333M |
| 1-Jul | Havlat, Martin | RW | San Jose | New Jersey | $1.5M | 1 | $1.5M |
| 1-Jul | Moulson, Matt | LW | Minnesota | Buffalo | $25M | 5 | $5M |
| 1-Jul | Moore, Dominic | C | NY Rangers | NY Rangers | $3M | 2 | $1.5M |
| 1-Jul | Glass, Tanner | LW | Pittsburgh | NY Rangers | $4.35M | 3 | $1.45M |
| 1-Jul | Robidas, Stephane | D | Anaheim | Toronto | $9M | 3 | $3M |
| 1-Jul | Vanek, Thomas | LW | Montreal | Minnesota | $19.5M | 3 | $6.5M |
| 1-Jul | Hiller, Jonas | G | Anaheim | Calgary | $9M | 2 | $4.5M |
| 1-Jul | Thornton, Shawn | RW | Boston | Florida | $2.4M | 2 | $1.2M |
| 1-Jul | Perreault, Mathieu | C | Anaheim | Winnipeg | $9M | 3 | $3M |
| 1-Jul | Gionta, Brian | RW | Montreal | Buffalo | $12.75M | 3 | $4.25M |
| 1-Jul | Orpik, Brooks | D | Pittsburgh | Washington | $27.5M | 5 | $5.5M |
| 1-Jul | Hemsky, Ales | RW | Ottawa | Dallas | $12M | 3 | $4M |
| 1-Jul | Greiss, Thomas | G | Phoenix | Pittsburgh | $1M | 1 | $1M |
| 1-Jul | Lindback, Anders | G | Tampa Bay | Dallas | $925K | 1 | $925K |
| 1-Jul | Miller, Ryan | G | St. Louis | Vancouver | $18M | 3 | $6M |
| 1-Jul | Montoya, Al | G | Winnipeg | Florida | $2.1M | 2 | $1.05M |
| 1-Jul | Weaver, Mike | D | Montreal | Montreal | $1.75M | 1 | $1.75M |
| 1-Jul | Bolland, Dave | C | Toronto | Florida | $27.5M | 5 | $5.5M |
