A look at the NHL's top 10 free agents of the summer.

While playoff hockey is extremely exciting for a lot of fans many people forget that half the teams in the NHL aren't playing at the moment, and fans of those teams are already looking ot the future. In an ideal world every team would like to rebuild or retool through the draft however that is no longer the reality we live in. Instead teams that wish to seriously compete for a championship will need to spend big bucks on players in free agency just for a shot at the Cup. Here's our list of this summers top 10 free agents. 10. Christian Ehrhoff - Pittsburgh 9. Paul Martin - Pittsburgfh 8. Matt Beleskey - Anaheim 7. Martin St. Louis - New York Rangers 6. Antoine Vermette - Chicago 5. Cody Franson -Nashville 4.Carl Soderberg - Boston 3. Mike Green - Washington 2.Mike Ribeiro - Nashville 1. Devan Dubnyk - Minnesota As you can tell from the list there aren't that many big name players on the list, meaning that the battle to acquire these men will be a fierce one. This is good news for the players who will all likely get multiple offers to choose from.