Best of the rest: Top available NHL free agents by position

With free agency underway, here's a roundup of all the best players still available. The biggest names are off the board, but some potentially helpful talent remains up for grabs.

Left wing

• Thomas Vanek
• Patrick Marleau
• Pat Maroon
• Jamie McGinn
• Magnus Paajarvi
• Oscar Lindberg
• Gabriel Bourque
• Micheal Haley

Center

• Derick Brassard
• Brian Boyle

Right wing

• Justin Williams
• Jason Pominville
• Troy Brouwer
• Drew Stafford
• Tobias Rieder
• Dmitrij Jaskin
• Stefan Noesen
• Devante Smith-Pelly

Defensemen

• Ben Hutton
• Dan Girardi
• Michael Stone
• Andrew MacDonald
• Marc Methot
• Adam McQuaid
• Joe Morrow
• Dion Phaneuf
• Fredrik Claesson
• Alex Petrovic
• David Schlemko
• Luca Sbisa

Goalie

• Chad Johnson
• Al Montoya