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Pickings slim on Day 2 of NHL free agency

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny (26) looks on before a face off against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. NHL teams can begin making deals with free agents Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny (26) looks on before a face off against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. NHL teams can begin making deals with free agents Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Day 2 of NHL free agency will have a hard time living up to the first.

The biggest names and best players agreed to deals, or signed contracts, on Tuesday.

Paul Stastny, Jarome Iginla, Matt Niskanen and Ryan Miller were among the notable players snatched up soon after the market opened, signing deals with new teams.

Relatively notable players available Wednesday are: Radim Vrbata, Dany Heatley, Mike Ribeiro, David Legwand, Mikhail Grabovski, Ville Leino, Nikolai Kulemin, Steve Ott, Olli Jokinen and Martin Brodeur, the NHL’s all-time winningest goalie.

“There are still some players out there,” Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland insisted Tuesday night.