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Anaheim Ducks - Bryan Allen - D - Two years remaining at $3.5M Allen was the Ducks' worse possession defenseman with the 3rd highest quality of competition. It's a stretch that he'll be bought out, but Anaheim's worst contracts are with players they can't afford to lose and both were just signed. Los Angeles Kings - Willie Mitchell - D - One year remaining at $3.5M Signed after the age of 35, even if Mitchell retired due to his concussion problems, his contract would still count against the cap. The Kings are up against the wall with 4 restricted free agent defensemen, and captain chea...

Player Name/position: Bryan Allen, D Overall Grade: D Contract Status: Two more years at $3.5 million cap hit/salary per 2013 Stats: 41 GP, 0G 6A 6P, 34 PIM, plus-1, 18:44 TOI/G, 63 Hits, 66 Blocked Shots Playoff Stats: 7 GP, 0-1-1, 2 PIM, plus-1, 17:22 TOI/G, 14 Hits, 14 Blocked Shots Offense: Not really a factor in anything he does. Frankly, any time he was in the offensive zone I just wanted him to start heading back, because the way he skates it takes a while to get back there. Defense: I really wanted to like Bryan Allen, coming into the season. I knew that event though he was a...

Player Name/position: Ben Lovejoy, D Overall Grade: A Acquired a few days after Jarret Stoll injured Cam Fowler for a fifth-round draft pick in 2014, Lovejoy was probably expected to be a serviceable third pairing defenseman until Fowler's return. Instead, he evolved into an extremely reliable defender, putting into perspective the $9.5 million in salary going to Sheldon Souray, Bryan Allen, and Luca Sbisa. Contract Status: UFA, $525,000 salary and cap hit in 2013 2013 Stats: GP G A P +/- PIM With Pittsburgh 3 0 0 0 -2 0 With Anaheim 32 0 0 10 6 29 Season Total 35 0 0 10 4 29 ...

Anaheim Ducks right wing Emerson Etem, right, celebrates his goal along with defenseman Bryan Allen during the first period in Game 7 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

CORRECTS TO GAME 3, INSTEAD OF GAME 2 - Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Cleary (11) checks Anaheim Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen (55) during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

CORRECTS TO GAME 3, INSTEAD OF GAME 2 - Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Cleary (11) checks Anaheim Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen (55) during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Red Wings right wing Daniel Cleary (11) checks Anaheim Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen (55) during the second period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

ANAHEIM – Early in Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen's NHL career, making the playoffs was a routine occurrence. As a wide-eyed 20-year-old, he was called up for his debut with the Vancouver Canucks during the final six games of the 2001 regular season...

Final Score: Ducks 3, Canucks 1 As noted in the game preview, Anaheim was playing without Bobby Ryan (flu), Luca Sbisa (lower body) and scratched Ryan Getzlaf, Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu and Bryan Allen. Amazingly after all of those scratches and Andrew Cogliano moving to center, Emerson Etem still couldn't find his way off the fourth line. First Period Recap: The Ducks had the better of a rather uneventful first period. They got the first power play opportunity of the game on an Alexandre Burrows hook, and as you might expect the Getzlaf-less PP unit was less than impressiv...

San Jose Sharks' Ryane Clove hits Anaheim Ducks' Bryan Allen during a fight in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

Final Score: Ducks 3, Sharks 5 First Period Recap: The first period was all San Jose, all the time. The Ducks could barely match their pressure and intensity. Joe Thornton, who is about as nimble on his skates as a moose, out-skates Luca Sbisa and Bryan Allen (back in tonight, Toni Lydman rested) to get behind them and shoot. Viktor Fasth allows a huge rebound straight to Brent Burns, who misses the net. Minutes later, Allen is beaten by Thornton again and he chips the puck to Michael Hanzus. Sbisa, focusing on the hit instead of the puck, allows Hanzus to pass the puck to Burn...

Anaheim Ducks' Peter Holland (74) is congratulated by Bryan Allen (55) and Luca Sbisa (5), of Italy, after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Final Score: Ducks 2, Blues 1 OT First Period Recap: This game began promisingly, when Saku Koivu scored his eighth goal of the season (and 798th career point) late in the first period. The Ducks prevented some crucial Blues clears in the moments preceding the goal, and Cam Fowler set up the goal with a cross-ice feed to Bryan Allen. The puck deflected off Koivu, and went top shelf on Blues goaltender Jake Allen. Those of you who still hold grudges against Allen: he's doing what we pay him to do. The Blues had some good scoring opportunities even earlier in the period, includin...

Anaheim Ducks' goalie Jonas Hiller, right, of Switzerland, blocks St. Louis Blues' Jaden Schartz (9) as Ducks' Bryan Allen looks on in the third period of an NHL hockey game is St. Louis. The Blues won 2- in overtime. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)

St. Louis Blues' Chris Stewart, right, battles with Anaheim Ducks' Bryan Allen (55) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in St. Louis. The Blues won 2-1 in overtime. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)