NHL free agency has been ongoing for the better part of a month, but there are still a number of top players who have yet to find their homes for the upcoming season.
The league and the NHLPA are targeting a Jan. 1 start date for the 2020-21 campaign, but top talent, including veterans Ilya Kovalchuk and Zdeno Chara and Florida Panthers winger Mike Hoffman are still without a team as the free agent market thins.
Here's the latest updates on their free agent searches thus far, and some predictions as to where they might end up come January.