Im really curious to see what Vegas does. They have 5 forwards becoming UFA: Stephenson, Marchessault, Carrier, Amadio and Mantha.
Plus Hanifin and Martinez on D.
these 7 players take up less than 20M cap space right now (19M), and with Stone and Hertl (combined 16M) in the picture next season, they'll need some movement to fit everyone.
And thats ignoring that they're courting Hanifin for an extension. How does it all work? Who moves out?
Habs are another team to watch. I don't expect any big UFA signings but we have a boatload of defenceman that we will have to make some decisions on this summer. Could make for some fun trades
Genuinely curious as a fellow Habs fan. Who are the boatload of defensemen and which ones might we be looking to trade for significant value?
Savard seems like the only obvious one but that will probably wait to TDL. Maybe Harris, Struble? But I doubt they fetch anything significant?
Personally, I dont think Montreal will have an eventful Summer. Development time for the kids, and the old guys left are probably valuable only as playoff rentals.