The NHL’s unemployed free-agent defensemen club

Colin White made $3 million for the New Jersey Devils last season, the fifth year of a six-year contract worth $18 million. The team gave him a buyout and he ended up inking a 1-year, $1-million deal with the San Jose Sharks and includes a modified no-trade clause. So that's the market for a 33-year-old defensive defenseman at this point in the offseason. The free-agent frenzy's a distant memory. Some teams have spent to the cap. Some teams have spent to their budgets. Three have yet to hit the salary floor, according to Cap Geek. But there are still unemployed defensemen on the market, waiting for that call. Via Cap Geek, these were the leaders in total ice time among the remaining UFAs: Kevin Allen of USA Today puts McCabe at the top of the available defensemen list, writing: "The shortage of offensive-minded defensemen makes him more valuable. He can play on the power play and probably can register 10 goals from the blue line." He made $5.75 million against t...