As the 16-team field for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs have now been finalized, the postseason is far from the minds of some general managers throughout the NHL.
The New Jersey Devils didn't qualify for the league's restart this summer, while the New York Rangers are left to pick up the pieces from their qualifying round sweep at the hands of the Carolina Panthers.
Two prominent stars from those teams were the subject of rumors in recent days ahead of the offseason. P.K. Subban wrapped up a generally underwhelming year for the Devils to cast some doubt on his future in New Jersey, while Henrik Lundqvist's Rangers tenure might be nearing an end regardless of the fact he's signed through 2020-21.