Free Agency 2011: The 10 Most Intriguing Defensemen Available

Christian Ehrhoff is one of the brightest stars among the NHL Free Agents and could be looking to cash come July 1st

Yesterday, Cycle Down Low looked at who is available to help bolster your teams front lines in hopes of making a run at Lord Stanley’s Mug this upcoming season.  With the Free Agent market set to open on Friday at noon, there will be teams looking to solidify the backend of their rosters and fill the holes in their D-corps.

Unlike the forwards, the talent pool for defensemen is a bit deeper.  Most fans often want to see their team acquire a D-man who will give them immediate impact on the score sheet and completely overhaul their teams defense — a cornerstone defenseman.  This pool does offer some very good top pairing defesemen, but they will most likely get slotted in at the two-four spot on the teams depth chart.  Respectable for a player that you’ll merely have to throw money at, blindly, in hopes they turn out, right?  Right.

With that, let’s look at the ten most intriguing defensmen in the UFA pool: