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The Chicago Blackhawks may be settling down from their victory parade on Thursday afternoon to help bring in the offseason, but that does not mean that the NHL is afforded any downtime.

With plenty of household names on the trading block, the NHL's free-agency pool will also be teeming with big-time talent.

Below is a list of notable free agents going into the offseason with a closer look at some of the most valuable ones.

Notable 2015 Unrestricted NHL Free Agents Name Pos. Age 2014-15 Team Francois Beauchemin D 35 Anaheim Ducks Matt Beleskey LW 27 Anaheim Ducks Daniel Briere RW 37 Colorado Avalanche Matt Cullen C 38 Nasvhille Predators Devan Dubnyk G 29 Minnesota Wild Patrick Eaves RW 31 Dallas Stars Christian Ehrhoff D 32 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Fehr RW 29 Washington Capitals Mike Fisher C 35 Nasvhille Predators Tomas Fleischmann LW 31 Anaheim Ducks Cody Franson D 27 Nasvhille Predators Michael Frolik LW 27 Winnipeg Jets Simon Gagne LW 35 Boston Bruins Sergei Gonchar D 41 Montreal Canadiens Mike Green D 29 Washington Capitals Dany Heatley LW 34 Anaheim Ducks Barret Jackman D 34 St. Louis Blues Paul Martin D 34 Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek D 32 St. Louis Blues Annti Niemi G 31 San Jose Sharks Johnny Oduya D 33 Chicago Blackhawks Rich Peverley C 32 Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro C 35 Nasvhille Predators Brad Richards C 35 Chicago Blackhawks Michael Ryder RW 35 New Jersey Devils Andrej Sekera D 29 Los Angeles Kings Devin Setoguchi RW 28 Calgary Flames Carl Soderberg C 29 Boston Bruins Martin St. Louis RW 40 New York Rangers Drew Stafford RW 29 Winnipeg Jets Antoine Vermette C 32 Chicago Blackhawks Joel Ward RW 34 Washington Capitals Justin Williams RW 33 Los Angeles Kings Marek Zidlicky D 37 Detroit Red Wings Complete UFA list courtesy of HockeyBuzz.com

Devan Dubnyk, G, Minnesota Wild

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Dubnyk might be the most chased-after free agent in the NHL this summer. Breaking into the league in 2009 with the Edmonton Oilers, he made stops in Nashville and Arizona before being dealt to the Wild 19 games into 2014-15.

With the Wild suffering from horrendous goaltending midway through the season, Dubnyk was brought in to provide help and never relinquished the role.

In 39 games, he went 27-9-2 with a .936 save percentage and 1.78 goals-against average. The only goalie who would come close to those numbers in that stretch was Montreal's Carey Price.

The Wild will be doing everything they can to hold on to Dubnyk, as he was the centerpiece of their playoff run last season. Dubnyk's agent, Mike Liut, spoke with ESPN's Pierre LeBrun about the goalie's situation.

"There’s always impediments to getting to an agreement, particularly in the free-agent/salary-cap world," Liut said. "But Devan, playing in Minnesota, you want that kind of success, you want to play in an environment where you have that and you want to build off it."

Dubnyk played behind a talented and fairly young defensive corps that includes Ryan Suter, Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba. It did plenty to help him stack those numbers during the season.

If he does test the waters, there won't be many teams offering that kind of defensive help.

Mike Green, D, Washington Capitals

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When healthy, Mike Green has proven that he is one of the most consistent defensemen in the NHL. After another solid season in which he recorded 45 points on 10 goals and 35 assists, Green is going to receive plenty of interest from the free-agency market.

Green posted a plus-15 rating on the season, and the Canadian Press' Stephen Whyno believes it will be a successful offseason for the defenseman:

Teams will be willing to make big-money offers to Green, which is a problem for Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan. ESPN's Craig Custance reports:

Green had a salary-cap hit of $6 million, and with the raises coming for the other Capitals free agents MacLellan wants to retain, that number doesn’t work. Any deal to stay in Washington would have to be less than that, likely significantly less, and this is Green’s last chance at another big contract in the NHL.

Sides lacking defensive depth that need an offensive-minded defenseman will be looking hard at Green. Ansar Khan of MLive.com and CSNPhilly.com's Tom Dougherty and Tim Riday suggested that the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers could pursue Green.

Mike Ribeiro, C, Nashville Predators

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Ribeiro will be garnering a lot of attention this offseason. The 35-year-old center has scored 15 or more goals in 10 of the last 11 seasons.

While his age will turn off some suitors, teams that are under that "win-now" mentality will take a chance on him.

But Ribeiro was an important asset to the Predators last season, and according to Kristopher Martel of Fox Sports Tennessee, he and fellow free-agent pivot Mike Fisher are "actively working alongside their respective agents and general manager David Poile to potentially resume their role with the Predators."



In his first year with Nashville in 2014-15, Ribeiro scored 15 goals and added 47 assists for 62 points on the season.

While both sides are trying to rework a deal to keep him in Nashville, Ribeiro's agent, Don Meehan, already has his game plan, explaining it to the Tennessean's Adam Vingan:



Our focus would be to be proactive with Nashville, for Mike to stay in Nashville. But that would all be conditional upon how Nashville reacts to that. If we have something that's fair, then we'll engage. If we don't, then we have no choice but to go to free agency, but that's not our priority. It's not our first choice. ... One year would be unacceptable. We would want something longer than one year. We've indicated that to (Poile).

Ribeiro will be an attractive option to teams looking for a center to anchor a second line that can help develop top-six wingers.

Stats courtesy of Hockey-Reference.com