Handshakes have been exchanged. Victory laps have been skated.
And the Tampa Bay Lightning have dived headlong into another championship offseason.
But while that means Lightning players need to get rings sized and days with the Stanley Cup planned, it also means the rest of the teams in the NHL have begun the chase for a title in 2021-22.
The standings for each of the 32 clubs—welcome, Seattle Kraken—will officially read 0-0 until play begins on Oct. 12, but that doesn't mean everyone's starting from the same spot.
The next generation of superstars was virtually introduced to the hockey-watching world across seven rounds of the NHL draft Friday and Saturday.