The 2023 NHL offseason hasn't been notable for any trades or free-agent signings involving big-name talent.
A marginal rise in the salary cap by $1 million to $83.5 million for 2023-24 is one reason. With a large number of teams carrying limited cap space, they lack sufficient room to add top-tier talent to their rosters. A free-agent market thin on big-name stars in their playing prime also accounted for a lack of blockbuster contract signings.
As for the trade market, most of the activity before and after free agency began on July 1 involved cost-cutting trades for secondary talent or aging stars such as Taylor Hall and Corey Perry.