Age: 33
Shoots: Right
2016-17 stats: 68 GP, 15 G, 35 A, 50 pts, Minus-18
Contract status: In third year of four-year contract that has a salary cap hit of $7.5 million.
Did you know: Spezza's mom entered him in a beautiful baby contest when he was 1, and he won. That led to modeling gigs on television (Minute Maid) and in print (Kmart, "Baby," the musical)
2016-17 Recap: Spezza struggled with injuries and with Lindy Ruff's usage. Ruff moved Spezza to the wing a great deal, and that created some confusion in his role.