11 Offseason Predictions That Could Define the NHL Summer

The offseason is where hope gets traded, overpaid, or occasionally redeemed, and this list tries to separate the plausible from the pipe dream. Eleven predictions give a pretty clear sense of where the league may be headed, from roster churn to the kind of moves that make GMs look brilliant in October and ridiculous in July. The next few weeks will tell you which front offices are reading the room and which ones are still pretending the room does not exist.