The NHL offseason may be coming later than usual this year, but there's still likely to be some notable movement and storylines to follow after the 2019-20 season is concluded. And because of that, there's already plenty of buzz about potential free-agent signings and trades that could take place.
For the seven teams that won't be part of the NHL's expanded playoffs upon its return, they'll be able to focus more on the offseason, although they likely won't be making many moves until later in the year.
And while the other 24 teams still have games to play, it's not too early to start looking ahead to 2020-21.