We are effectively near the midway point of the NHL’s summer season. Free agency has slowed down with teams looking for bargains while the last few players of note are holding out hope that a team will improve their offer or find a way to make a trade to open up extra cap space. Meanwhile, the trade market has stayed cool but that could change at any time.
So, with a general lull in the summer period, it’s a good time to reopen the mailbag to talk about what has happened and what could still be coming. Our last call for questions saw enough submissions to fill three columns. The first included discussion about Bowen Byram’s future in Buffalo, the state of goaltending, and the K’Andre Miller trade. Topics in the second included Washington’s potential forward logjam, tanking in professional sports, and the best and worst summers so far. Lastly, the third covered what’s next for Montreal, why the Devils haven’t been able to clear Ondrej Palat’s deal, contenders for the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes, and more.
You can submit a question by using #PHRMailbag on Twitter/X or by leaving a comment down below. The mailbag will run this weekend.
Now that rosters have settled a bit, who has the…
– Worst goaltending roster
– Best goaltending roster
– Best goaltending prospects
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