The Hit List

So with the off season coming up pretty quick (and looking like some good golfing for the Oilers), I thought I'd make a quick list of impending UFA's and RFA's this summer. These are all players you need to keep an eye on no matter who you cheer for, because landing one of these guys could be crucial to your teams success next season.

UFA'S
Francois Beachemin
Eric Perrin
Mike Cammalleri
David Moss
Martin Havlat
Samuel Pahlsonn
Johan Franzen
Marian Hossa
Mikael Samuelson
Ales Kotalik
Jay Bouwmeester
Marian Gaborik
Saku Koivu
Alex Kovalev
Robert Lang
Brian Gionta
Doug Weight
Nikolai Antropov
Mike Knuble
Bill Guerin
Petr Sykora

RFA'S
Erik Christenson
Colby Armstrong
Kari Lehtonen
Phil Kessel
David Krejci
Drew Stafford
Cam Barker
David Bolland
Kris Versteeg
Kyle Brodziak (for the Oilers fans)
Rob Schremp
Denis Grebeshkov
Ladislav Smid
David Booth
Jack Johnson
Chris Higgins
Matt D'Agostini
Guillaume Lattendresse
Travis Zajac
Nikolai Zherdev
Brandon Dubinsky
Ryan Clowe
Jay McClement
Mikhail Grabovski (for THE leaf fan)

So cross 'em off as they go, and make sure you know where these guys go next year, each could make big impacts wherever they land, or stay, and remember, its not about the money....its about winning the Stanley Cup....

On a side note, sounds like Mac-T will be staying behind the bench for the Oilers after Daryl Katz texted Bob Stauffer on the Oilers pregame show, infuriated at all the talk of firing Mactavish...and the boss knows best.

-Sporer