With the NHL back on pre-pandemic schedule, this will be a particularly busy week for teams.
First up is the draft: The Detroit Red Wings hold picks No. 9 and No. 17 in Wednesday's Round 1 and picks 41, 42, 43, 73, 117, 137, 169 and 201 in Rounds 2-7 on Thursday. General manager Steve Yzerman and his staff already are in Nashville, Tennessee, which is this year's host.
Two days after the draft ends, free agency opens on Saturday. This was common until COVID disrupted the flow (last year the draft was July 7-8; free agency began a week later, on July 13).