Alex's Top 3 Unrestricted Free Agents

1. Jarome Iginla 

After a decade as captain of the Calgary Flames, Jarome Iginla this year made the decision to pack his bags and leave the Saddledome with his team at the bottom of the Western Conference standings to join championship chasing Pittsburgh Penguins who acquired him in exchange for one their first round draft picks in this years draft! But after a good start scoring 11 points in 13 regular season games- the Penguins were swept by the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference final with Iginla failing to step up when needed and this leaves his Pittsburgh future in doubt. At 35 Iginla still has some miles left in him and no doubt there will be a stampede of offers for him because each franchise needs a frequent goal scorer like him (take note of this Tortorella)

2. Nathan Horton 

This man has been at the helm of the Boston Bruins recent success since his arrival from Florida in 2011, but recently Horton has run into trouble with Bruins management over an article stating his intent not to re-sign for the 2013-14 season. If this does indeed turn out to be the case then one NHL team will be getting a right winger who is yet to hit his prime and Horton is a consistent point scorer who has the ability to turn a game on its head- as he demonstrated during the Bruins run to the final! His possible destination, well it’s anyone’s guess because he will not be short of offers.

3. Niklas Backstrom

Backstrom has been a consistent starting goaltender for Minnesota since arriving in 2007 and for the first half of last season he impressed in net but was sadly riddled with injuries during the second half and was unable to play during their 1^st round playoff series loss to Chicago. Still his stats of 24 wins and 3 shutouts were still not to be sneered at! But with the Wild looking to advance their new look team, Backstrom’s days could well be numbered and the 35 year old will make a great bit of business for any team and brings with him a solid set of numbers.