NHL Free Agency opens on July 1 and it’s going to be a rather bizarre class. Operating as a preamble for the mammoth 2026 class which could be headlined by Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, this year is light on true star power, but lands at a time where every team is desperate to get better.
This could mean that this free agency is more a lesson in restraint than spending. It’s the kind of free agency that could see teams easily over-extend in a desire to get better right now at the expense of their future cap solvency. With so few elite players and cap space to burn
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