We're getting close to August, which has become about the only month on the calendar when nothing hockey-related happens. July doesn't have a lot either, but there is free agency, arbitration and usually a few trades.
In August, it's pretty much impossible to get any hockey person on the phone. Everybody is on vacation and doesn't want to be bothered. Until then, we can still talk some hockey.
A few signings and minor trades continue to trickle in, and there are always barstool debates to be had, too. That means it's time for another NHL Twitter Mailbag, where I take questions from Twitter followers and paste them in here.
Let's get started.
Though they didn't add a big name through a trade and didn't draft some can't-miss kid, I still say the Tampa Bay Lightning won the offseason.
Rather than losing star center Steven Stamkos to free agency, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman not only persuaded him to stay, but got him to sign a deal that wouldn't break the team's budget. Stamkos could have earned more than the $68 million ov ...
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NHL Twitter Mailbag: Which Team Is Winning the Offseason?
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