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

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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

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

Center

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  • Derick Brassard
  • Brian Boyle

Right wing

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

Defensemen

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  • 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

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  • Chad Johnson
  • Al Montoya

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