The greatest teams in the NHL draft well, make the right trades at the deadline, and use free agency to their advantage. While many teams have improved during the offseason, others teams have either taken a step backwards or failed to improve.
Some of these teams will remain competitive, but fail to progress as far as they did last year, while others are primed for a huge fall.
The following are 10 teams that have taken a step backwards during the free agency period.
Credit to USA Today for their information about free agents and the NHL.com Trade Tracker for information about offseason trades.
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NHL: 10 Teams That Took a Step Back After the Free Agent Period
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