The madness started early this week with the Subban and Hall trades, kicking off what will very likely be a fairly mild free agent frenzy by comparison. With Stamkos staying in Tampa Bay, there aren't very many marquee names in the UFA pool. When Jason Demers is being talked about as the best defender available, you know things probably aren't going to be that interesting. Absent a few more nutty trades, that is.
Most of the Flames' work lies in the in the RFA realm. The team's cap situation will be unclear until both Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan are signed, meaning they are somewhat handicapped when it comes to wooing UFAs.