I totally jacked this from NHL.com, but I'm citing them so it's a-ok.
This is the list of remaining availalbe FAs. Forwards, which is what the Pens need, are all over 30. What's the best option, if any. And given Doan's salary demands of expecting 4 years and $30 million, even though he's never won a Cup or anything, I'm starting to think he's not even worth it/ it's not even possible.
| FORWARDS | ||||
| NAME | 2011-12 TEAM | STATS | SKINNY | |
| Shane Doan | Phoenix | 79 GP 22-28-50 | Longtime Coyotes captain has shown he's not in any hurry to leave the only franchise he's ever played for | |
| Kristian Huselius | Columbus | 2 GP 0-0-0 | Injuries wiped out most of 2010-11 and almost all of last season for 33-year-old after he averaged 26 goals from 2006-07 through 2009-10 | |
| Jason Arnott | St. Louis | 72 GP 17-17-34 | At 37, 400-goal scorer isn't the offensive force he used to be, but he's still capable of providing points and leadership | |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Calgary | 81 GP 4-8-12 | Feisty fourth-line forward gives everything he's got, will stand up for teammates and even contribute a little bit offensively | |
| Mike Knuble | Washington | 72 GP 6-12-18 | 40-year-old forward looking for a new home after dropping from 24 goals in '10-11 to six this past season | |
| Tomas Holmstrom | Detroit | 74 GP 11-13-24 | The 39-year-old isn't the scoring force he once was, but he remains an unmovable force in front of the net on the power play | |
| Andrew Brunette | Chicago | 78 GP 12-15-27 | Soon-to-be 39-year-old may have a tough time finding a new home after scoring only 12 goals and 27 points last season after scoring 22, 25 and 18 goals in the previous three seasons | |
| Jason Blake | Anaheim | 45 GP 7-5-12 | Now 38, Blake is coming off a serious injury and his worst offensive season in a decade | |
| Mathieu Darche | Montreal | 61 GP 5-7-12 | Late-blooming 35-year-old's offensive production dropped sharply in '11-12 | |
| Jochen Hecht | Buffalo | 22 GP 4-4-8 | 35-year-old German is a reliable checker who can contribute offensively but missed most of last season with concussion-related problems | |
| Brian Rolston | Boston | 70 GP 7-17-24 | The 39-year-old was reinvigorated when he landed with the Bruins last season, scoring 15 points in 21 games | |
| Daymond Langkow | Phoenix | 73 GP 11-19-30 | 35-year-old center has 1,090 NHL games and 270 goals on his resume, but is no longer a top-six forward | |
| Dominic Moore | San Jose | 79 GP 4-21-25 | Veteran center turns 32 in August; could be headed for 10th NHL team. He's still useful as a role player in the right situation. | |
| Radek Dvorak | Dallas | 73 GP 4-17-21 | Still a useful third-liner and checker who can contribute a little offense as he approaches 1,200 games played | |
| Petr Sykora | New Jersey | 82 GP 21-23-44 | Made Devils at camp and proved his scoring touch hadn't disappeared | |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||
| NAME | 2011-12 TEAM | STATS | SKINNY | |
| Brett Clark | Tampa Bay | 82 GP 2-13-15 | Points dropped from 31 to 15; minus-26 rating was also a big drop from 2010-11. But he blocked 199 shots and even at 35 is still useful as bottom-pair defenseman. | |
| Carlo Colaiacovo | St. Louis | 64 GP 2-17-19 | Solid second-pair defenseman who can move puck well but has had injury problems | |
| Matt Gilroy | Ottawa | 67 GP 3-17-20 | 2009 Hobey Baker winner has nice offensive skills but has yet to turn them into a regular berth on an NHL blue line | |
| Jaroslav Spacek | Carolina | 46 GP 5-10-15 | Big blueliner still possess a big shot, and is reliable defensively - plus-64 last seven seasons | |
| Pavel Kubina | Philadelphia | 69 GP 3-12-15 | Not the offensive force he was when he was younger, but still has size and a big shot | |
| Michal Rozsival | Phoenix | 54 GP 1-12-13 | Hampered by injuries last two seasons and no longer a big offensive force, but solid in his own zone | |
| Scott Hannan | Calgary | 78 GP 2-10-12 | Never a big offensive force, but OK in own zone and can still play 20 minutes a night | |
| Steve Eminger | N.Y. Rangers | 42 GP 2-3-5 | 2002 first-rounder was effective third-pair defender before injuries hit | |
| Kurtis Foster | Minnesota | 51 GP 4-10-14 | Big shot but has never matched offensive numbers he put up with Tampa Bay in '09-10 | |
| Milan Jurcina | N.Y. Islanders | 65 GP 3-8-11 | Big guy with a big shot but coming off career-worst minus-34 season with Isles | |
| GOALIES | ||||
| NAME | 2011-12 TEAM | STATS | SKINNY | |
| Dan Ellis | Anaheim | 1-5-0, 2.72 GAA | Veteran backup lost much of last season due to injury | |
| Alex Auld | Ottawa | 2-4-2, 3.35 GAA | Well-traveled backup looking for a ninth NHL home | |
| Ty Conklin | Detroit | 5-6-1, 3.28 GAA | 36-year-old lost his backup job in Detroit last season and figures to have trouble finding a new team | |
| Dwayne Roloson | Tampa Bay | 13-16-3, 3.66 GAA | Coming off worst season of career and has to show he has something left in the tank at age 42 | |
| Brent Johnson | Pittsburgh | 6-7-2, 3.11 GAA | 35-year-old backup is coming off injury and might have to scramble in tight market | |
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