Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: There is going to be lots of uncertainty with free agency this offseason with the NHL economy due to the pandemic. Teams have to deal with the flat salary cap, while some may be told by ownership to reduce payroll.
Free agents like Alex Pietrangelo, Torey Krug and Taylor Hall should be fine. Things are a little more up in the air for players like Wayne Simmonds.
Simmonds said he has no idea what lies ahead in free agency but states that he’s 100 percent healthy now.