Our NHL bloggers have put together cheat sheets with their team needs on them, breaking down this whole free agent frenzy thing into small portions that are easily digestible. Here’s a glimpse. Be sure to click through to the team blogs for much more detail.
2010 NHL Free Agency: Team-By-Team Cheat Sheets From SB Nation
| Team | Key need | Blog |
| Anaheim | all the defense they can get | Anaheim Calling |
| Atlanta | number 2 goalie and a forward | Bird Watchers Anonymous |
| Boston | get rid of Tim Thomas | Stanley Cup of Chowder |
| Buffalo | PP QB, D depth, 3rd line C, RW | Die By The Blade |
| Calgary | Top-6 forward, 1 or 2 bottom-6 | Matchsticks & Gasoline |
| Carolina | low on cap space, won't do much | Canes Country |
| Chicago | winger, 3rd pairing D | Second City Hockey |
| Colorado | Kovalchuk? | Mile High Hockey |
| Columbus | a little of everything | The Cannon |
| Dallas | backup goalie, defensive help | Defending Big D |
| Detroit | veteran forward, tough guy | Winging It In Motown |
| Edmonton | a lot of everything | The Copper & Blue |
| Florida | need to improve everywhere | Litter Box Cats |
| Los Angeles | sniper, second-pair defenseman | Jewels From The Crown |
| Minnesota | #2 C, scoring winger, puck-moving D | Hockey Wilderness |
| Montreal | backup goalie | Eyes On The Prize |
| Nashville | top line leader, backup goalie | On the Forecheck |
| New Jersey | 3rd line center, offensive dman | In Lou We Trust |
| NY Islanders | defense, defense | Lighthouse Hockey |
| NY Rangers | dont do anything stupid | Blueshirt Banter |
| Ottawa | need a solid defenseman | Silver Seven |
| Philadelphia | goalie, third-pair D, scoring winger | Broad Street Hockey |
| Phoenix | fill holes up front, add a dman | Five For Howling |
| Pittsburgh | defense, defense, defense | Pensburgh |
| San Jose | solid veteran goaltending | Fear The Fin |
| St. Louis | offense, especially at LW | St. Louis Game Time |
| Tampa Bay | a defenseman, goaltending | Raw Charge |
| Toronto | goals! | Pension Plan Puppets |
| Vancouver | third liners, defense | Nucks Misconduct |
| Washington | 2nd line center | Japers' Rink |
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