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There are a lot of big names still on the board through the early stages of free agency today. The one position that there's been no shortage of movement at? Goalie. Goalies are changing teams left and right today and the effects of some of the moves are going to be pretty wide-ranging. Let's take a look at some of the moves that have taken place and what they might mean. All of the exhaustive contract details are via TSN.

Jose Theodore to the Capitals- It's a two-year, $9 million deal and Eric's got the details below. Theodore did seem to regain some of his form this past year with the Avalanche, but he melted down in the playoffs against the Red Wings while suffering from a bad case of the flu. He'll probably give the Caps an upgrade over what Olie the Goalie was giving them earlier in the year, but he won't carry them the way Huet did down the stretch last year. And $4.5 million seems like a lot of money for a guy that just might be washed up, doesn't it?

Cristobal Huet to the Blackhawks- With a ton of moneyalready tied up in Nikolai Khabibulin (~$7 million a year), the 'Hawks are now paying Huet $5.635 a year as well. Huet's an upgrade over what the Blackhawks have, for sure, but I'm trying to wrap my mind around paying more than $12 million a year for their top two goalies.

More goalie moves after the jump.

Andrew Raycroft to the Avalanche- It looks like he'll be backing up Peter Budaj, who's first in line to take over Theodore's spot. Backing someone up is where Raycroft should be (because he's not very good, you see).

Alex Auld to the Senators- Hey, someone's gotta back up Martin Gerber and Auld can probably do that as well as Ray Emery without the drama.

Olaf Kolzig to the Lightning- Allegedly, Kolzig went 15 minutes without someone making an offer for him, so the Lightning just signed him. OK, I made that up but it totally seems true, right?

Patrick Lalime to Buffalo- I used to love Patrick Lalime because I was a stupid kid, he had an awesome start with the Pens, and we had the same first name. Now he's going to be backing up Ryan Miller, presumably by thinking of more "Yo Momma" jokes to smite JS Aubin with.

Ty Conklin to Detroit- And every Penguin fan in the world just died a little on the inside.

Curtis Joseph to the Maple Leafs- Sentimental backup signing likely made entirely because of Joseph's one game reemergence in the playoffs. Seriously, CuJo's been terrible the last couple years.