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2011 free agents list: The restricted version

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James

(Want a list of the unrestricted free agents? Click here. You might also find it relevant to consult this post about 2011 compensation for offer sheets.)

When it comes to dreaming up scenarios with the hottest unrestricted free agents, it’s really all about whether or not you think your team can afford them. In the case of restricted ones, offer sheets, arbitration hearings and qualifying offers make things a little more complicated.

To keep it simple, here is a list of some of the most relevant restricted free agents. We’ll use a strike-thru to note players who entered salary arbitration, so you can adjust your daydreaming accordingly.

Top 50 restricted forwards (For the full list, click here.)

(Note: Forwards listed in order of previous cap hit after Steven Stamkos and Zach Parise because I mean ... come on.)

Steven StamkosTBL21$3,725,000
Zach PariseNJD26$3,125,000
Tyler BozakTOR25$3,725,000
Kyle TurrisPHO21$2,695,833
Andrew LaddWIN25$2,350,000
Ryan CallahanNYR26$2,300,000
Blake WheelerWIN24$2,200,000
Steve BernierFLA26$2,000,000
Brandon DubinskyNYR25$1,850,000
Mikkel BoedkerPHO21$1,725,000
Josh BaileyNYI21$1,725,000
Michael FrolikCHI23$1,275,000
T.J. OshieSTL24$1,275,000
Jakub VoracekPHI21$1,270,833
Brandon SutterCAR22$1,225,000
Viktor TikhonovPHO23$1,175,000
Clarke MacArthurTOR26$1,100,000
Daniel CarcilloPHI26$1,075,000
Troy BrouwerWAS25$1,025,000
Andrew CoglianoEDM24$1,000,000
Jamie McGinnSAN22$996,667
Nicklas BergforsFLA24$900,000
Brad RichardsonLAK26$900,000
Bobby ButlerOTT24$900,000
Nick SpalingNAS22$891,667
Oscar MollerLAK22$875,000
T.J. GaliardiCOL23$875,000
Ryan WhiteMTL23$850,000
Vladimir ZharkovNJD23$850,000
Nathan GerbeBUF23$850,000
Viktor StalbergCHI25$850,000
David JonesCOL26$837,500
Jannik HansenVAN25$825,000
Brad MarchandBOS23$821,667
Wayne SimmondsPHI22$821,667
Rob SchrempWIN24$750,750
Ted PurcellTBL25$750,000
Tyler KennedyPIT24$725,000
Darroll PoweMIN26$725,000
Lauri KorpikoskiPHO24$700,000
Blake ComeauNYI25$650,000
Anthony StewartWIN26$632,500
Patrick O’SullivanMIN26$600,000
Mike SantorelliFLA25$600,000
Victor OreskovichVAN24$575,000
Cal O’ReillyNAS24$562,500
Sergei KostitsynNAS24$550,000
Matt D’AgostiniSTL24$550,000
Jake DowellCHI26$525,000
Brian BoyleNYR26$525,000

Top 25 restricted defensemen (For the full list, click here.)

Shea WeberNAS25$4,500,000
Drew DoughtyLAK21$3,475,000
Zach BogosianWIN20$3,375,000
Luke SchennTOR21$2,975,000
Anton StralmanCLB24$1,950,000
Matt GilroyNYR26$1,750,000
Karl AlznerWAS22$1,675,000
Chris CampoliCHI26$1,400,000
Ladislav SmidEDM25$1,300,000
Keith YandlePHO24$1,200,000
Ty WishartNYI23$1,121,667
Josh GorgesMTL26$1,100,000
Marc MethotCLB26$1,012,500
Andrej SekeraBUF25$1,000,000
Ryan O’ByrneCOL26$941,667
Yannick WeberMTL22$875,000
Boris ValabikBOS25$762,500
Mike LundinTBL26$750,000
Kyle CumiskeyCOL24$600,000
Matt LashoffTOR24$550,000
Theo PeckhamEDM23$550,000
Mike WeberBUF23$550,000
Jack HillenNYI25$525,000
Matt SmabyTBL26$525,000
Marc-Andre GragnaniBUF24$500,000

Top 10 restricted goalies (For the full list, click here.)

Leland IrvingCGY23$1,193,333
Ben ScrivensTOR24$900,000
Ben BishopSTL24$893,333
Jhonas EnrothBUF23$866,667
Brian ElliottCOL26$850,000
Alex StalockSAN23$850,000
Chad JohnsonNYR25$850,000
Semyon VarlamovWAS23$821,667
Riku HeleniusTBL23$821,667
Tyler PlanteFLA24$687,500