Puck Pedia: Teams that will have a second buyout window once their final arbitration case is settled/awarded:
Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and the Florida Panthers.
The Draft Lottery
Jason Gregor: “A few GMs have told me they’d like to see draft lottery go back to only being able to move up four spots, like Devils in 2011, they won and went 8th to 4th, but three worst teams still picked 1, 2 and 3.