The NHL offseason has already been plenty eventful. Both the Seattle Kraken expansion draft and the 2021 NHL draft have taken place, while numerous big trades have shaken up the landscape of the league.
There's still plenty more to come, though. Free agency begins Wednesday at noon ET, so teams will start to negotiate with the top players available on the market. And while some may return to their former teams, others could join new ones ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Here's some of the latest offseason buzz from around the NHL.