Now that we’re past the NHL Draft, it’s time to shift full focus to July 1 and the start of NHL free agency. Just days away, we’ve already had a flurry of activity as RFA’s and UFA’s have begun signing on the dotted line, and teams looking to balance competitiveness and financial constraint within the salary cap.
Even though it was never going to happen, you can put away the Erik Karlsson pipe dream as the superstar defenseman re-upped with the Sharks last week for 8-years, $92 million. Ole friend John Davidson and the Rangers swung a trade for RFA defenseman Jacob Trouba from the Jets.