After a few weeks' worth of wheeling, dealing and expansion drafting, the NHL has a very different look to it. Last season's Cup contenders could give way to younger, faster, cheaper teams ready to make a run.

In signing free agent defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and re-signing blueliner Brendan Smith, the Rangers bolstered their back end, while the Stars checked the most important boxes on their list of off-season priorities.

Canada Day coincided with the start of NHL free agency, giving hockey fans north of the border two holidays to celebrate in one day.

The Devils made Nico Hischier the highest-drafter Swiss player in history, while the Flyers went with center Nolan Patrick at No. 2. Dallas looked to the blue line, nabbing Finnish defenseman Miro Heiskanen to round out the top three picks at the 2017 NHL draft.

A look back at the top picks selected in every NHL Entry Draft, from Hischier to Ramage, dating back to 1979—the first draft conducted after the NHL-WHA merger.

The top-rated North American goalie prospect in the upcoming draft, Jake Oettinger makes scouts and coaches alive rave about his elite mental game and humble work ethic.

Sidney Crosby cemented his place as an all-time great by lifting the Penguins to a repeat Stanley Cup championship, but he could not have known what he and his team would have to go up against to get there.

The Penguins sealed back-to-back titles on Sunday, 25 years after another Pittsburgh team pulled off a repeat of its own. That group discusses its past success and what it thinks of the accomplishment by this current crop of Pens.

Sidney Crosby continues to find new ways to assert his influence over the game, and in doing so, the Penguins' star is working his way up the register of the NHL's most elite.