That triumvirate stands to play a critical role in the Rangers' future. New York has three key pending RFAs: Filip Chytil, Alexis Lafreniere and K'Andre Miller. It's no secret that how Toronto fares in the upcoming playoffs will play a major role in that outcome. The most defining decision of the Leafs' offseason will be whether to renew Dubas' pact or bring on a new GM to take his place. Toronto's GM Kyle Dubas is on an expiring contract. Next seven days: CAR (March 25), NSH (March 26), vs. Can New Jersey lock Meier up on an extension instead? Or are the Devils prepared to pay such a high price for one more season - with the same long-term status question looming down the road? 4. But what's next? Meier is a pending restricted free agent owed $10 million on his qualifying offer. New Jersey swung for the fences getting Timo Meier at the deadline. Is Kochetkov the Hurricanes' starter-to-be? If not, who is? And will GM Don Waddell look outside of Andersen and Raanta for that answer? 3. Meanwhile, 23-year-old Pyotr Kochetkov is signed to a four-year, $8 million deal that kicks in next season. Both Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta are pending unrestricted free agents. TB (March 28), DET (March 30)Ĭarolina has a choice to make in net. If the Bruins go on a long playoff run, will that satisfy Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci into retirement? If Boston doesn't, will those veterans return for another season? And, after giving up a first-round pick to acquire Tyler Bertuzzi, will Boston attempt to - or be capable of - keeping him long term? The future isn't always so clear when a team's present is this exciting. CBJ (March 30)īoston's big summer decisions likely hinge on what happens in the next two months. Points percentages are through Thursday's games. Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the most recent edition, published March 17. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors rates teams against one another - taking into account game results, injuries and upcoming schedule - and those results are tabulated to produce the list featured here. Whether it's decisions on which pending free agents to re-sign, trades to make or personnel changes behind the bench or in the front office, all 32 teams have some big questions to answer.įor this week's edition of the NHL Power Rankings, we identify those big summer questions for each club. While the playoff races head down the final stretch, it's never too early to ponder the moves that teams are going to be making this offseason.
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