On July 1, unrestricted free agency begins in the NHL. Well, officially. It's comical how much matchmaking is done before free agency opens, like rushing into an electronics store at midnight on Black Friday and having your Nintendo Switch already bagged at the register.
There are going to be winners and losers. There are going to be general managers that will be praised for inaction, and demonized for reaches. There are going to be players congratulated for smart moves, and decried for being overpaid.
Here are seven individuals facing a bunch of pressure around free agency, and all the transactions that surround it:
Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion.