The bulk of NHL free agency movement occurs within 24 hours of the market opening, so now that we’re a week removed from July 1, it’s safe to start casting judgment on what went down across the league.
With a weak UFA class, this hasn’t been the splashiest offseason for anybody, but here are a few standout winners and losers (so far) of the offseason.
Winner: Carolina Hurricanes
The East was Carolina’s to win this spring after Boston sputtered, but the Canes couldn’t quite learn from the Bruins’ slip-up against Matthew Tkachuk. So what did Carolina do?