With just a few weeks left in the 2010 NHL playoffs and 26 teams already looking towards the 2010 summer offseason and free agency market, the buzz for much of the league has been reduced to mostly rumors.
But that doesn't mean the contract discussions aren't heating up around the league, and the "needs and wants" lists aren't already being compiled. With a large number of UFA's and RFA's coming to the last few months of their contracts with teams around the league, the July free agency market may not be crowded with superstars, but it is most definitely crowded with solid players.
In the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division, which only fielded one playoff team, Washington, who was shockingly eliminated in Round 1 by an upstart Montreal squad, the talks have been looking towards mid-summer for quite a while now.
While there aren't any major stars ...
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Article written by Mark Jones