Contract: UFA ($900,000 cap hit this year)
Introduction: When the Buffalo Sabres signed Carlo Colaiacovo this offseason, the first thing most Sabres fans did is resign themselves to the fact that they would never spell his name right. Their second thought was on where Vowels would fit in the lineup. As it turned out, Colaiacovo played the role of defenseman #6-8 throughout the year, filling in as needed but never really playing much of an important role on the ice.
Key Stat: -11. We all know +/- isn't the be-all-end-all stat it once was, but Colaiacovo's -11 was tied for the second worst among Sabres defenseman, despite playing in half the games of the man he's tied with, Zach Bogosian.