Although NHL free agency is not nearly as bombastic and league-altering as it is in the NBA and MLB, there is still plenty of drama to go around to appease the fans.
Two summers ago, John Tavares signed a massive, seven-year deal to return home to the Toronto Maple Leaves and transform them into an instant Stanley Cup contender. This past summer, Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky spurned the Columbus Blue Jackets for the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers, respectively. Historically, there have been plenty of other moves to shake up the league, including some of the best players of all time in Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr and Mark Messier hitting the market.